Year-end rankings; TV schedule; calendar

WORLD RANKINGS

   Players with Northern California ties ranked in the top 1,000 in the world (change from previous week in parentheses):

Men's singles

   No. 31 (no change) -- Sam Querrey, 29-year-old San Francisco native.
   No. 169 (no change) -- Dennis Novikov, 23-year-old resident of Milpitas in San Francisco Bay Area.

   No. 321 (-1) -- Mackenzie McDonald, 21-year-old resident of Piedmont in San Francisco Bay Area.
   No. 411 (no change) -- Dmitry Tursunov, 34-year-old resident of Folsom in Sacramento area, 

   No. 719 (-2) -- Ryan Haviland, 36-year-old former Stanford All-American.

   No. 807 (+25) -- John Lamble, 24-year-old Saratoga resident and former Santa Clara star.
   No. 864 (-3) -- Connor Farren, 22-year-old Hillsborough product.

Men's doubles

   No. 5 (no change) -- Bob Bryan, 38-year-old former NCAA singles and doubles champion from Stanford..
   No. 5 (no change) -- Mike Bryan, 38-year-old former NCAA doubles champion from Stanford.

   No. 48 (no change) -- Scott Lipsky, 35-year-old former Stanford All-American.
   No. 97 (-2) -- Sam Querrey, 29-year-old San Francisco native.
   No. 149 (no change) -- Dennis Novikov, 23-year-old resident of Milpitas in San Francisco Bay Area.

   No. 304 (no change) -- Mackenzie McDonald, 21-year-old resident of Piedmont in San Francisco Bay Area.

   No. 466 (-2) -- John Paul Fruttero, 35-year-old former Cal All-American.

   No. 542 (-2) -- John Lamble, 24-year-old Saratoga resident and former Santa Clara star.

Women's singles

   No. 35 (no change) -- Sloane Stephens, 23-year-old Fresno product. 

   No. 75 (career high, no change) -- CiCi Bellis, 17-year-old product of Atherton in San Francisco Bay Area.

   No. 89 (no change) -- Nicole Gibbs, 23-year-old former NCAA singles and doubles champion from Stanford..

   No. 230 (no change) -- Kristie Ahn, 24-year-old former Stanford All-American.

   No. 343 (no change) -- Maria Sanchez, 27-year-old Modesto product.

   No. 498 (-3) -- Carol Zhao, 21-year-old former Stanford star.

   No. 723 (+1) -- Michaela Gordon, 17-year-old resident of Saratoga in San Francisco Bay Area. 

Women's doubles

   No. 21 (no change) -- Raquel Atawo (formerly Kops-Jones), 34-year-old San Jose resident and 2003 NCAA doubles champion from Cal.
   No. 58 (no change) -- Maria Sanchez, 27-year-old Modesto product.
   No. 130 (+1) -- Nicole Gibbs, 23-year-old former NCAA singles and doubles champion from Stanford.

   No. 251 (-1) -- CiCi Bellis, 17-year-old product of Atherton in San Francisco Bay Area.
   No. 311 (no change) -- Carol Zhao, 21-year-old former Stanford star.   
   No. 391 (no change) -- Kristie Ahn, 24-year-old former Stanford All-American.
   No. 615 (+1) -- Maegan Manasse, 21-year-old Cal senior.

   No. 710 (no change) -- Michaela Gordon, 17-year-old resident of Saratoga in San Francisco Bay Area. 

   No. 716 (+1) -- Felicity Maltby, 19-year-old Sunnyvale resident.

   No. 743 (+3) -- Alexandra Facey, 23-year-old product of Cameron Park in Sacramento area. 
   No. 743 (+3) -- Kat Facey, 23-year-old product of Cameron Park in Sacramento area.
   No. 888 (+5) -- Sloane Stephens, 23-year-old Fresno product.  

TV SCHEDULE 
(All broadcasts on Tennis Channel; all times in California)

Wednesday 

   Hopman Cup, France vs. Great Britain, midnight.

Thursday

   Brisbane (men), early rounds, midnight, 2 p.m.
   Doha, quarterfinals, 1:30 a.m.

CALENDAR

   Jan. 16  (Jan. 15 in United States)-Jan. 29, 2017 -- AUSTRALIAN OPEN. 2016 champions: Novak Djokovic, Angelique Kerber, Jamie Murray-Bruno Soares, Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza, Elena Vesnina/Bruno Soares.
   Jan. 19-29 -- Les Petits A's, (14-under), Tarbes, France.
   Jan. 27-29 -- Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend, 30 campus sites.
   Feb. 3-5 -- Davis Cup, World Group, first round, United States vs. Switzerland in Birmingham, Ala.

   Feb. 10-13 -- Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Women's Team Indoor Championships, New Haven, Conn.
   Feb. 11-12 -- Fed Cup, World Group, first round, United States vs. Germany at Royal Lahaina Resort, Maui.

   Feb. 17-20 -- Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Men's Team Indoor Championships, Charlottesville, Va.

   March 6-19-- BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, Calif. 2016 champions: Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka, Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut, Bethanie Mattek-Sands/CoCo Vandeweghe.

Year-end rankings, calendar

WORLD RANKINGS

   Players with Northern California ties ranked in the top 1,000 in the world (change from last week in parentheses): 

Men

   Collin Altamirano, 20-year-old Sacramento resident -- No. 818 in singles (-1), 964 in doubles (+3).

   Bob Bryan, 37-year-old former Stanford star, part-time member of Sacramento-based California Dream in World TeamTennis in 2015 -- No. 4 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.

   Mike Bryan, 37-year-old former Stanford star, part-time member of Dream in 2015 -- No. 5 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.

   Bradley Klahn, 25-year-old former Stanford star -- No. 513 in singles (no change), No. 752 in doubles (-2).

   Scott Lipsky, 34-year-old former Stanford star -- No. 40 in doubles (no change).

   Mackenzie McDonald, 20-year-old resident of Piedmont in San Francisco Bay Area -- Career-high No. 371 in singles (+1), No. 547 in doubles (no change).

   Dennis Novikov, 22-year-old resident of Milpitas in San Francisco Bay Area -- No. 150 in singles (no change), No. 179 in doubles (no change).

   Sam Querrey, 28-year-old San Francisco native -- No. 59 in singles (no change), No. 38 in doubles (no change).

   Tennys Sandgren, 24-year-old member of California Dream -- No. 261 in singles (+2), No. 194 in doubles (+1).

   Matt Seeberger, 31-year-old San Francisco native and former UC Santa Cruz star -- No. 161 in doubles (no change).

   Neal Skupski, 25-year-old member of California Dream -- No. 102 in doubles (+1).
   Dmitry Tursunov, 33-year-old resident of Folsom in Sacramento area -- No. 258 in doubles (no change).

Women

   Kristie Ahn, 23-year-old former Stanford star -- No. 207 in singles (no change), No. 411 in doubles (+2).
   CiCi Bellis, 16-year-old resident of Atherton in San Francisco Bay Area -- No. 233 in singles (-2).
   Alexandra Facey, 22-year-old product of Cameron Park in Sacramento area -- No. 629 in doubles (-7). 
   Kat Facey, 22-year-old product of Cameron Park in Sacramento area -- No. 629 in doubles (-7).
   Jarmila Gajdosova, 28-year-old member of California Dream (2015) -- No. 105 in singles (no change), No. 144 in doubles (no change).
   Anabel Medina Garrigues, 33-year-old member of California Dream (2015) -- No. 32 in doubles (no change).
   Nicole Gibbs, 22-year-old former Stanford star -- No. 109 in singles (no change), career-high No. 171 in doubles (no change).
   Michaela Gordon, 16-year-old resident of Saratoga in San Francisco Bay Area -- No. 660 in singles (-1), No. 861 in doubles (+1). 
   Raquel Atawo (formerly Kops-Jones), 33-year-old San Jose resident and former Cal star -- No. 18 in doubles (no change).
   Maegan Manasse, 20-year-old Cal junior -- No. 529 in doubles (-4), No. 757 in singles (-1).
   Maria Sanchez, 26-year-old Modesto product -- No. 86 in doubles (no change), No. 193 in singles (no change).
   Carol Zhao, 20-year-old Stanford junior -- No. 193 in doubles (+1), No. 343 in singles (no change).

CALENDAR

   Through Saturday -- USTA National Winter Championships, boys and girls 18 and 16 singles and doubles, Scottsdale, Ariz.

   Through Saturday -- USTA National Winter Championships, boys and girls 14 and 12 singles and doubles, Tucson, Ariz.
   Jan. 18  (Jan. 17 in United States)-Jan. 31, 2016 -- AUSTRALIAN OPEN. 2015 champions: Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini, Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Lucie Safarova, Martina Hingis/Leander Paes.

   Jan. 21-31 -- Les Petits As (boys and girls 12-14), Tarbes, France.
   Jan. 22-24 -- Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend, 30 campus sites.
   Feb. 6-7, 2016 -- Fed Cup, first round, United States vs. Poland in World Group II, Kailua Kona, Hawaii.

   Feb. 5-8, 2016 -- Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Women's Team Indoor Championships, Madison, Wis.

   Feb. 12-15, 2016 -- Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Men's Team Indoor Championships, Charlottesville, Va.

   March 4-6, 2016 -- Davis Cup, first round, United States at Australia.

   March 7-20, 2016 -- BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, Calif. 2015 champions: Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep, Vasek Pospisil/Jack Sock, Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza.
   April 2-10 -- Easter Bowl, Indian Wells.

   April 16-17 -- Fed Cup semifinals.

Year-end rankings, calendar

YEAR-END WORLD RANKINGS

   Players with Northern California ties ranked in the top 1,000 in the world (change from last week in parentheses):

Men

   Collin Altamirano, 19-year-old Sacramentan -- No. 745 in singles (-2), No. 882 in doubles (-5).

   Bob Bryan, 36-year-old former Stanford star -- Career-high No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.

   Mike Bryan, 36-year-old former Stanford star -- Career-high No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.

   Bradley Klahn, 24-year-old former Stanford star -- No. 148 in singles (no change), No. 152 in doubles (no change).
   Scott Lipsky, 33-year-old former Stanford star -- No. 32 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.

   Mackenzie McDonald, 19-year-old Piedmont resident -- No. 642 in singles (-2), No. 587 in doubles (-1).

   Dennis Novikov, 21-year-old San Jose resident -- Career-high No. 291 in singles (no change), No. 425 in doubles (-2).
   Sam Querrey, 27-year-old San Francisco native and former Sacramento Capital in World TeamTennis (2012-13) -- No. 35 in singles (no change), No. 64 in doubles (no change).

   Matt Seeberger, 30-year-old Los Altos resident -- No. 402 in doubles (-3).
   Dmitry Tursunov, 32-year-old resident of Folsom in Sacramento area -- No. 110 in singles (no change), No. 179 in doubles (no change).

Women

   Kristie Ahn, 22-year-old former Stanford star -- No. 637 in singles (+1), No. 698 in doubles (+3).

   CiCi Bellis, 15-year-old resident of Atherton in San Francisco Bay Area -- Career-high No. 254 in singles (no change), career-high No. 814 in doubles (+1).

   Hadley Berg, 18-year-old resident of Greenbrae in San Francisco Bay Area -- No. 934 in doubles (+2).

   Alexandra Facey, 21-year-old resident of Cameron Park in Sacramento area -- No. 727 in doubles (+5).

   Kat Facey, 21-year-old resident of Cameron Park in Sacramento area -- No. 727 in doubles (+5).
   Nicole Gibbs, 21-year-old former Stanford star -- No. 96 in singles (no change), No. 825 in doubles (+1). 

   Michaela Gordon, 15-year-old resident of Saratoga in San Francisco Bay Area -- No. 699 in singles (-1).

    Lejla Hodzic, 28-year-old former Stanford standout -- No. 733 in doubles (+5).

    Raquel Kops-Jones, 32-year-old San Jose resident and former Cal star -- No. 12 in doubles (no change), No. 792 in singles (+2).

   Maria Sanchez, 25-year-old Modesto product -- Career-high No. 79 in doubles (no change), No. 238 in singles (+2).

   Karina Vyrlan, 16-year-old Sacramentan -- No. 959 in singles (no change).

   Allie Will, 23-year-old native of San Mateo in San Francisco Bay Area -- No. 158 in doubles (no change), No. 533 in singles (+4).
   Carol Zhao, 19-year-old Stanford sophomore -- No. 293 in singles (+2), No. 507 in doubles (+2).

TV SCHEDULE

   No tournaments scheduled this week. 

CALENDAR

   Through Friday -- USTA National Winter Championships, boys and girls 18 and 16 singles and doubles, Scottsdale, Ariz. phoenixtennis.com
   Through Friday -- USTA National Winter Championships, boys and girls 14 and 12 singles and doubles, Tucson, Ariz. reffkintenniscenter.com
   Jan. 19-Feb. 1, 2015 (Jan. 18-31, 2015, in United States) -- AUSTRALIAN OPEN. 2014 champions: Stan Wawrinka, Li Na, Lukasz Kubot/Robert Lindstedt, Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci, Kristina Mladenovic/Daniel Nestor. ausopen.com

   Feb. 7-8, 2015 -- Fed Cup first round, United States at Argentina. fedcup.com

   Feb. 13-16, 2015 -- Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Indoor Championships, Chicago. itatennis.com

   March 6-8, 2015 -- Davis Cup first round, United States at Great Britain. daviscup.com

   March 9-22, 2015 -- BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, Calif. 2014 champions: Novak Djokovic, Flavia Pennetta, Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan, Hsieh Su-Wei/Peng Shuai. bnpparibasopen.com 

Year-end rankings; TV schedule; calendar

PRO RANKINGS

     Following are the year-end world rankings of professional players with Northern California ties (change from last week in parentheses):

Men

   Bob Bryan, 35 years old, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- Career-high No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.

   Mike Bryan, 35 years old, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- Career-high No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
   Mardy Fish, 32 years old, Sacramento Capitals of World TeamTennis (2012-13) -- No. 373 in singles (+1), No. 125 in doubles (no change).
   Bradley Klahn, 23 years old, 2010 NCAA singles champion and 2011 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- Career-high No. 97 in singles (no change), No. 147 in doubles (no change).
   Scott Lipsky, 32 years old, 2002 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- No. 31 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
   Sam Querrey, 26 years old, San Francisco native, Capitals (2012-13) -- No. 46 in singles (no change), No. 216 in doubles (no change).
   Ryan Sweeting, 26 years old, Capitals (2012-13) -- No. 667 in singles (-1), No. 1,112 in doubles (-3).
   Dmitry Tursunov, 31 years old, trains at Gorin Tennis Academy in Sacramento suburb of Granite Bay -- No. 29 in singles (no change), No. 139 in doubles (-1).

Women

   Mallory Burdette, 22 years old, NCAA singles runner-up in 2012 and NCAA doubles champion in 2011 and 2012 from Stanford -- No. 140 in singles (no change), No. 690 in doubles (-2).
   Nicole Gibbs, 20 years old, NCAA singles champion in 2012 and 2013 and NCAA doubles champion in 2012 from Stanford -- No. 185 in singles (no change), No. 438 in doubles (-1).

   Macall Harkins, Redding resident -- No. 287 in doubles (-1), No. 694 in singles (no change).
   Raquel Kops-Jones, 31 years old, 2003 NCAA doubles champion from Cal -- No. 23 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.

   Megan Moulton-Levy, 28 years old, Capitals (2013) -- No. 56 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.

   Maria Sanchez, 24 years old, Modesto product -- No. 144 in doubles (no change), No. 176 in singles (-1).

   Taylor Townsend, 17 years old, Capitals (2013) -- No. 197 in doubles (-1), No. 365 in singles (-3).

TV SCHEDULE

   Friday
(All times PST)

   Brisbane (women), semifinals, Tennis Channel, 2:30-4:30 a.m. (live), 7-11 a.m. (replay).
   Brisbane (men), quarterfinals, Tennis Channel, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (delay).
   Auckland (women), semifinals, Tennis Channel, 5-7 p.m. (delay).
   Chennai (men), quarterfinals, Tennis Channel, 7-11 p.m. (delay).

Saturday

   Brisbane (women), final, Tennis Channel, 9-11 a.m. (repeat).
   Brisbane (men), semifinals, Tennis Channel, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (delay).
   Auckland (women), final, Tennis Channel, 3-5 p.m. (delay).
   Hopman Cup, United States vs. Czech Republic, women's singles, 5-7 p.m. (delay); men's singles, 7-9 p.m. (delay); mixed doubles 9-10:30 p.m. (delay).  

Sunday

   Chennai (men), final, Tennis Channel, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (delay).
   Brisbane (men), final, Tennis Channel, 1-3  p.m. (delay).
   Hopman Cup, final, women's singles, 5-7 p.m. (delay); men's singles, 7-9 p.m. (delay); mixed doubles 9-10:30 p.m. (delay). 

CALENDAR

   Jan. 13-26, 2014 -- AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne, www.australianopen.com. 2013 champions: Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka, Bob Bryan-Mike Bryan, Sara Errani-Roberta Vinci, Jarmila Gajdosova-Matthew Ebden.

   Jan. 14 -- College spring season begins. Pacific men at Stanford, 1:30 p.m. 

   Jan. 31-Feb. 2 -- Davis Cup, first round, Great Britain vs. United States in San Diego, www.daviscup.com.

   Feb. 8-9 -- Fed Cup, first round, defending champion Italy vs. United States in Cleveland, www.fedcupcom.

   Feb. 26 -- Champions Shootout (Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, James Blake), 7 p.m., Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, Calif., www.powersharesseries.com.

   March 3-16 -- BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, Calif., www.bnpparibasopen.com. 2013 champions: Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, Bob Bryan-Mike Bryan, Ekaterina Makarova-Elena Vesnina.

How NorCal pros fared this year

   It was a balanced year for professional players with Northern California ties.
   Eight had a great year, eight a good year and eight a fair year. Nobody had a terrible 2012, even though some players' rankings plummeted because of limited activity. 
   Highlighting the year were Bob and Mike Bryan tying the record for most Grand Slam men's doubles titles and winning their first Olympic gold medal, and doubles specialist Mark Knowles retiring after an illustrious, 21-year career.
   Following are year-end world rankings (change from 2011 in parentheses), plus comments:

Great year

   Bob Bryan, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- No. 2 in doubles (-1), unranked in singles. Bob and twin Mike won U.S. Open for their 12th Grand Slam men's doubles title, tying all-time record of John Newcombe and Tony Roche, and earned their first Olympic gold medal in London. 

   Mike Bryan, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- Career-high No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles. See above for comment.

   Mallory Burdette, NCAA singles runner-up in 2012 and NCAA doubles champion in 2011 and 2012 from Stanford -- No. 145 in singles (unranked in 2011), No. 432 in doubles (unranked in 2011). Turned pro in September, forgoing senior year at Stanford, after winning Vancouver Challenger and reaching third round of U.S. Open as wild card. Lost to third seed and 2006 champion Maria Sharapova at Flushing Meadows.  

   Bradley Klahn, 2010 NCAA singles champion and 2011 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- Career-high No. 250 in singles (+419), No. 565 in doubles (+3). Two months after turning pro, diminutive left-hander qualified for U.S. Open and beat former top-10 player Jurgen Melzer in first round before losing to 13th-seeded Richard Gasquet in second round. Reached quarterfinals of four Challengers.

   Raquel Kops-Jones, 2003 NCAA doubles champion from Cal; San Jose resident -- Career-high No. 13 in doubles (+24), No. 1,120 in singles (-404). Doubles specialist won four WTA titles (Carlsbad, Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka) and reached Wimbledon quarterfinals, all with Abigail Spears.
   Sam Querrey, San Francisco native, Sacramento Capitals (2012) of World TeamTennis -- No. 22 in singles (+71), No. 45 in doubles (-7). Bounced back admirably from 2011 elbow surgery. Won singles title at Los Angeles, where he grew up, for third time. Unfortunately for him, tournament will move to Colombia beginning next year. Gained three ATP World Tour semifinals (Queen's, Washington and Winston-Salem) and the quarterfinals of Paris Masters (defeating Novak Djokovic). In doubles, won at Houston with James Blake and advanced to final at Indian Wells with John Isner and at Washington with Kevin Anderson. Finished second in men's singles playing part-time for WTT runner-up Capitals.

   Maria Sanchez, Modesto resident -- No. 115 in doubles (+153), career-high No. 127 in singles (+560). In first full year as a pro, won two Challengers in singles (Sacramento and Albuquerque) and three in doubles (Rancho Santa Fe, Surprise and Charlottesville). Reached four other Challenger finals, two in singles and two in doubles. Made Grand Slam main-draw debut, reaching second round of U.S. Open doubles with Irina Falconi.

   Pedro Zerbini, All-Pacific-10 Conference first team at Cal (2009-11) -- Career-high No. 522 in singles (unranked in 2011), No. 647 in doubles (unranked in 2011). Brazilian reached three singles and two doubles finals on Futures circuit, winning one each, after graduating from University of California at Berkeley last December in economic development and launching pro career in March.

Good year

   Kevin Anderson, Capitals (2012) -- No. 37 in singles (-5), No. 91 in doubles (+19). Won Delray Beach for second career ATP singles title and reached five other quarterfinals. Doubles runner-up at San Jose (with Frank Moser) and Washington (with Querrey). Won both of his sets, men's singles and men's doubles, in Capitals' 20-19 loss to Washington in WTT Finals. 

   Nick Andrews, Cal All-American in 2012, resident of Folsom in the Sacramento area -- No. 1,065 in doubles (unranked in 2011), No. 1,500 in singles (unranked in 2011). Reached four doubles semifinals on Futures circuit after completing eligibility at Cal in May.
   Vania King, Capitals (2010-12) -- No. 22 in doubles (-16), No. 70 in singles (+6). In doubles, reached quarterfinals at Australian Open and French Open with Yaroslava Shvedova and three WTA finals (Stanford with Jarmila Gajdosova, Carlsbad with Nadia Petrova and Seoul with Akgul Amanmuradova). Singles semifinalist at Washington. Won 2010 Wimbledon and U.S. Open women's doubles crowns with Shvedova.

   Scott Lipsky, 2002 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- No. 25 in doubles (+4), unranked in singles. Doubles specialist reached quarterfinals of Australian Open and Wimbledon with Rajeev Ram and won Newport and Winston-Salem with Santiago Gonzalez.
   Yasmin Schnack, resident of Elk Grove in the Sacramento area, Capitals (2011-12) -- No. 170 in doubles (+11), No. 552 in singles (-152). Struggled in singles but collected five Challenger doubles titles (Rancho Santa Fe, Surprise and Charlottesville with Sanchez, and Sacramento and Albuquerque with Capitals teammate Asia Muhammad). Made Grand Slam main-draw debut, losing in first round of Wimbledon doubles with close friend King.

   Romana Tedjakusuma, Tracy resident -- No. 465 in singles (+188), No. 1,116 in doubles (not available).  Five-foot-two veteran reached quarterfinals of Sacramento Challenger at 35 years old.

    Ryan Thacher, 2011 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- Career-high No. 669 in doubles (+81), Career-high 1,051 in singles (unranked in 2011). Won three doubles titles, including two straight this month, on Futures circuit after completing eligibility at Stanford in June. Three-time Pacific-12 Conference All-Academic first-team selection  plans to become a surgeon after tennis career.

   CoCo Vandeweghe, Capitals (2009, 2012) -- No. 98 in singles (+29), No. 501 in doubles (not available). Became first lucky loser to reach a WTA final in seven years, falling to Serena Williams at Stanford. Also advanced to final of Nottingham Challenger as qualifier and quarterfinals at Washington, D.C.

Fair year

   Mardy Fish, Capitals (2012) -- No. 27 in singles (-19), No. 725 in doubles (-605). Missed 2 1/2 months early in year because of heart palpitations but recovered to reach round of 16 at Wimbledon and U.S. Open. Hasn't played since Flushing Meadows. Will turn 31 on Dec. 9.
   John Paul Fruttero, Cal All-American in 2001 and 2002 -- No. 130 in doubles (-13), unranked in singles.  Doubles specialist won two Challengers in Asia and advanced to a Challenger final in Australia early in year, all with Raven Klaasen, but hasn't played since early August.
   Artem Ilyushin, resident of Granite Bay in the Sacramento area -- No. 1,098 in singles (-390), No. 1,500 in doubles (-477). Gained two singles quarterfinals and one doubles semifinal on Futures circuit in limited action after completing eligibility at Mississippi State in May.
   Mark Knowles, Capitals (2001-07, 2009-12), three-time World TeamTennis Male MVP (2001, 2005 and 2007)  -- Retired just before 41st birthday (Sept. 4) with 55 men's doubles titles, fourth among active players and tied for 15th in Open Era. Won three Grand Slam crowns in men's doubles (2002 Australian Open, 2004 U.S. Open and 2007 French Open, all with Daniel Nestor) and one in mixed doubles (2009 Wimbledon with Anna-Lena Groenefeld). Climbed to No. 1 in world in men's doubles in 2002 and 2004.  Won San Jose doubles trophy in February with Xavier Malisse, becoming first player 40 years or older to capture ATP title since John McEnroe took San Jose doubles crown in 2006 with Jonas Bjorkman.
   Alex Kuznetsov, Capitals (2012) -- No. 222 in singles (-53), No. 222 in doubles (+151). Qualified for Australian Open before losing to Rafael Nadal in first round. In November Challengers, reached singles final at Charlottesville and won doubles title at Knoxville with Mischa Zverev. 
   Asia Muhammad, Capitals (2012) -- No. 162 in doubles (not available), No. 469 in singles (-84). Struggled in singles but won Sacramento and Albuquerque Challengers doubles titles with Schnack.
   Ryan Sweeting, Capitals (2012) -- No. 142 in singles (-70), No. 1,090 in doubles (-243). Advanced to second round of Wimbledon and Queen's as qualifier and to Houston quarterfinals as defending champion. 

   Dmitry Tursunov, Folsom resident -- No. 125 in singles (-85), No. 208 in doubles (+29). Right-hander with two-handed backhand struggled for most of year with lingering left wrist injury and motivation following death of father, Dmitry's first coach, in July 2011. Won back-to-back Challengers in Turkey in September and gained final of Nottingham Challenger. Doubles runner-up at s-Hertogenbosch on ATP World Tour with Juan Sebastian Cabal of Colombia.

CALENDAR

   Jan. 14-27, 2013 -- AUSTRALIAN OPEN, www.australianopen.org. 2012 champions: Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka, Leander Paes-Radek Stepanek, Svetlana Kuznetsova-Vera Zvonareva.
   Jan. 15 -- Sacramento State men at Stanford in spring season opener for both teams, 1:30 p.m, www.hornetsports.com, www.gostanford.com.
   Jan. 18 -- Stanford women open spring season at Freeman Invitational in Las Vegas and at NCTC Classic in Indian Wells, Calif., times TBA, www.gostanford.com. UC Davis women open spring season vs. Northern Arizona in Tempe, Ariz., 1 p.m., www.ucdavisaggies.com.
   Jan. 19 -- UC Davis men at Santa Clara in spring season opener for both teams, 10 a.m., www.ucdavisaggies.com, www.santaclarabroncos.com.
   Feb. 1 -- Sacramento State women open spring season at Arizona, 12:30 p.m., www.hornetsports.com.
   Feb. 1-3, 2013 -- Davis Cup, first round, Brazil at United States, www.daviscup.com.
   Feb. 9-10, 2013 -- Fed Cup, first round, United States at Italy, www.fedcup.com.
   Feb. 11-17, 2013 -- SAP Open, HP Pavilion in San Jose, www.sapopentennis.com. 2012 champions: Milos Raonic, Mark Knowles-Xavier Malisse.
   March 4-17, 2013 -- BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, Calif., www.bnpparibasopen.com. 2012 champions: Roger Federer, Victoria Azarenka, Marc Lopez-Rafael Nadal, Liezel Huber-Lisa Raymond.
   April 26-28 -- Big Sky Conference men's and women's tournament, Gold River Racquet Club, Gold River, Calif., www.bigskyconf.com.

Year-end rankings released; junior Winter Nationals

   The year-end men's and women's world rankings feature three players with Northern California connections in the top 10 in doubles and three in the top 100 in singles.
   Former Stanford All-Americans Bob and Mike Bryan, the twin sons of Sacramento Capitals coach Wayne Bryan, ended the year No. 1 in doubles for the third straight year and record seventh overall. They also broke John McEnroe's record of 270 weeks at No. 1.
   Vania King of the Capitals slipped from fourth to sixth in women's doubles. She and Yaroslava Shvedova failed to win a Grand Slam title, falling 7-6 in the third set of the U.S. Open final to Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, after winning Wimbledon and the U.S. Open last year.
   Dmitry Tursunov, a Russian living in the Sacramento area, jumped from No. 157 to No. 40 in singles. The 29-year-old Moscow native had plunged from a career-high No. 20 in 2006 to No. 526 last year after undergoing three operations on his left ankle or foot between April 2009 and February 2010.
   Sam Querrey knows all about physical problems, too. The San Francisco native, 6-foot-6, fell through a glass table and gashed his right arm in 2009 and underwent operations for bone spurs in his elbow and an umbilical infection last summer. He plummeted from No. 18, one spot below his career high in January, to No. 93 this year.  
   King, who's listed at 5-5, improved from No. 86 in singles to No. 76.
   Following are the 2011 year-end world rankings of professional players with Northern California ties (change from last year in parentheses):

Great year

   Bob Bryan, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
   Mike Bryan, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- No. 1 in doubles (no change), unranked in singles.
   John Paul Fruttero, Cal All-American in 2001 and 2002 -- Career-high No. 117 in doubles (+242), unranked in singles.

Good year

   Vania King, Capitals (2010-11) -- No. 6 in doubles (-2), No. 76 in singles (+10).
   Dmitry Tursunov, Folsom resident -- No. 40 in singles (+157), No. 237 in doubles (-116).
   Scott Lipsky, 2002 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- No. 29 in doubles (+30), unranked in singles.
   Raquel Kops-Jones, 2003 NCAA doubles champion from Cal -- No. 37 in doubles (+26), No. 721 in singles (-45).
   Jimmy Wang, Folsom resident -- No. 274 in singles (+523), No. 522 in doubles (unranked at end of 2010).

   Yasmin Schnack, Elk Grove resident, Sacramento Capitals of World TeamTennis (2011) -- No. 181 in doubles (approximately No. 500 at end of 2010), No. 412 in singles (+180).
   Maria Sanchez, Modesto resident -- No. 268 in doubles (in college at end of 2010), No. 696 in singles (in college at end of 2010).
   Kiryl Harbatsiuk, three-time Big Sky Conference MVP (2009-11) at Sacramento State -- No. 763 in singles (+134), No. 1,245 in doubles (-626).

 Fair year

    David Martin, 2002 NCAA doubles runner-up from Stanford -- No. 105 in doubles (-3), No. 755 in singles (+138).

Bad year

   Sam Querrey, San Francisco native -- No. 93 in singles (-75), No. 38 in doubles (-8).
   Mark Knowles, Sacramento Capitals of World TeamTennis (2001-07, 2009-11) -- No. 58 in doubles (-30), unranked in singles.
   Conor Niland, 2006 Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year and two-time All-American at Cal -- No. 286 in singles (-157), unranked in doubles (No. 877 at end of 2010).
   Dusan Vemic, Capitals (2010-11) -- No. 500 in doubles (-436), No. 1,510 in singles (no ranking at end of 2010).
   National junior tournament -- Three Northern Californians reached the third round of boys 18 singles Wednesday at the USTA Winter National Championships in Scottsdale, Ariz. Advancing were 11th-seeded Andrew Ball of Palo Alto, 17th-seeded Richard Pham of Saratoga and unseeded Michael Guzman of Napa.
   Also reaching the third round were:
   --Collin Altamirano (17) of Yuba City and Logan Staggs of Tracy in boys 16 singles.
   --Ayla Aksu of San Francisco and Paige Cline of Kentfield in girls 16 singles.
   Moving into the round of 16 in Tucson, Ariz., were:
   --Catherine Bellis (22) of Atherton and Jenna Friedel (31) of Mill Valley in girls 14 singles. 
   --Sam Riffice (3) of Roseville, Paul Barretto (21) of Bel Tiburon and Jenson Brooksby (22) of Sacramento in boys 12 singles.