May was the second consecutive month with no tennis results, so as I did in April, I am continuing the 12-year run of my Aces column by featuring 16 young players highlighted in previous years, all of whom went on to reach the ATP and WTA Top 100. Their best professional ranking with the date reached is noted at the end of the original caption.
Simona Halep - May ‘08
Shifting between ITF Women's Circuit and Junior Circuit events has been no problem for the 16-year-old from Romania. She won two $10,000 events in her home country last month, the third and fourth Women's Circuit tournaments of her career. She then claimed the Grade A Trofeo Bonfiglio Italian Open junior title as the tenth seed, defeating three players seeded above her, all in straight sets. WTA career-high 1; 10/9/17; French, Australian singles champion
Guido Pella - May ‘08
The 18-year-old from Argentina has played only a handful of junior tournaments, but hit the ITF circuit with a bang this spring. His 615 ATP ranking earned him a spot in the qualifying at the Grade A Trofeo Bonfiglio Italian Open, and nine victories later, he claimed his first major junior title. ATP career-high 20; 8/19/19
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