National Women's Seedings - October 2025

The Seeding points have been updated with the results from the 2025 Mixed Doubles Championship.

Seeding Points are awarded for a player's finishing position in the National Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Women's Triples and Triples Championships. To obtain a National Seeding a player must take part in at least 3 of these tournaments in the last two years.

A Supplementary list showing those players who have gained points in 1 or 2 tournaments appears below the Seeding list.

Seeding List

		2023-24				2024-25					2025-26
Seed	Player	Singles	Doubles	Women's Triples	Triples	Mixed Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Women's Triples	Triples	Mixed Doubles	Total Points	No of Events	Seeding Points
1	Lippard, Joanne			46	42	36		44	46	42	48	304	7	43.43
2	To'vo, Leilani				44				46	42	40	172	4	43.00
3=	Jenkins, Pam		34	46		42		44	46	32	36	280	7	40.00
3=	Strichen, Christine		42	48	36	44		36	42	28	44	320	8	40.00
5	Wilson, Claire		42	48	36	44		36	42	28	42	318	8	39.75
6	Targett, Tina					46			38	34		118	3	39.33
7	Cannon, Sharon		26			42		36	48			152	4	38.00
8	Brock, Nicola			42	42			26				110	3	36.67
9	Davis, Lidya			42	34						30	106	3	35.33
10	Le Guen, Annick	42	42	42	42		6	38			34	246	7	35.14
11	Parnell, Barb	34	28	42	26	28	30	40	48	34		310	9	34.44
12	Priestley, Laurell	20	42	46	28	34		34	42	38	24	308	9	34.22
13=	Kirk-Smith, Virginia			42	26						34	102	3	34.00
13=	Maxwell, Michelle	28	26	48	36	34	42	28	42	28	28	340	10	34.00
13=	Taraunu, Nevaeh			42	24				36			102	3	34.00
16	Taraunu, Lani		14	42	24	48			44	28		200	6	33.33
17	Falco, Michelle					42		30	34	34	26	166	5	33.20
18	Paulo, Naomi		20	42	24	32		42	44	28		232	7	33.14
19	Newton, Jay	26	34	42	26	20	36	34	42	38		298	9	33.11
20	Chalmers, Robyn	10	26	44	38						44	162	5	32.40
21	Futcher, Yvonne							18	42	36		96	3	32.00
22=	Dixon, Christine					26			38	28		92	3	30.67
22=	Stephen, Karen					26			38	28		92	3	30.67
24	Lander, Tracy			36	26		26	26	42	30	26	212	7	30.29
25	Foden, Nicky		18			40			36		26	120	4	30.00
26=	MacDonald, Shirley		26			26		10	42	36		140	5	28.00
26=	Maxted, Angela							18	36	26	32	112	4	28.00
28	Kennedy, Maryan	18	10	40	28	38	26	8	42	36	26	272	10	27.20
29	George, Yasmine	12	12	40	28	42	2	18	48	42		244	9	27.11
30	Hamilton, Bernice		10			30		34	36	26	24	160	6	26.67
31	Bunce, Marilyn	2	26			34			44			106	4	26.50
32=	Inglis, Linda		12		34			18		30	36	130	5	26.00
32=	Smiler, Monica		22		22			32			28	104	4	26.00
32=	Sutherland, Jenn	20	14			28			34	34		130	5	26.00
35	Bradburn, Claire	18	28	38	20	18	26	12	34	36		230	9	25.56
36=	Bonfrer, Yvonne							8	42	30	22	102	4	25.50
36=	Eriksen, Ngaire						4	28	34	36		102	4	25.50
38	Gibbs, Lynette	10	10	40	28	34		8			46	176	7	25.14
39	Lyall, Cathryn		16		30					28		74	3	24.67
40	Butler, Debby	4	20	38	20	36	12	8	34	34	38	244	10	24.40
41=	Hide, Christine				34			6		30	26	96	4	24.00
41=	O'Shea, Pat	2	26						44			72	3	24.00
43	Daykin, Christine	2	28	38	20		4	28	34	36		190	8	23.75
44	Morton, Ros		18		26						26	70	3	23.33
45	Shields, Ann	18	12						36	26		92	4	23.00
46	Geiser, Betty		24		26			6				56	3	18.67

Supplementary List

Players who have played in one or two National Championships, but not enough to be seeded.

	2023-24				2024-25					2025-26
Player	Singles	Doubles	Women's Triples	Triples	Mixed Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Women's Triples	Triples	Mixed Doubles	Total Points	No of Events	Seeding Points
Atkinson, Judith							26				26	1	26.00
Ballantyne, Yvonne		18			18						36	2	18.00
Barker, Marlene							10				10	1	10.00
Beer, Maryon								40			40	1	40.00
Bensdorp, Karen								42			42	1	42.00
Biddle-Amoroa, Te Wai Haa Rangi										42	42	1	42.00
Black, Kristin										24	24	1	24.00
Bray, Aurelie							12				12	1	12.00
Calvo, Sue			44				6				50	2	25.00
Caulton, Jean			44								44	1	44.00
Clarke, Rachel						10	10				20	2	10.00
Davids, Wendy								34			34	1	34.00
Dillon, Naomi							2				2	1	2.00
Downes, Jayne					22					24	46	2	23.00
Doyle, Mark									26	34	60	2	30.00
Elliott, Heather										28	28	1	28.00
Field, Shelagh								34			34	1	34.00
Flawn, Corrina					18						18	1	18.00
Foley, Helen-Mary							2				2	1	2.00
Frost, Janet		36									36	1	36.00
Frost, Stefany								44		34	78	2	39.00
Galbraith, Patricia							4				4	1	4.00
Gardner, Bethne								42	38		80	2	40.00
Gibson, Susan						10	6				16	2	8.00
Glamuzina, Diana				34							34	1	34.00
Hales, Mary				26							26	1	26.00
Harawira, Theresa						8	16				24	2	12.00
Hay, Sandra								40			40	1	40.00
Healey, Joan								34			34	1	34.00
Hearne, Jenny								34			34	1	34.00
Johnson, Sherri			44								44	1	44.00
Jones, Adair								34			34	1	34.00
Juno, Cheryl						18					18	1	18.00
Kinloch, Caroline								34			34	1	34.00
Lander, Elizabeth			36								36	1	36.00
Lawson, Wendy							10				10	1	10.00
Leigh, Juliet			42								42	1	42.00
Lippard, Eileen			42								42	1	42.00
Maguigan, Alice								40			40	1	40.00
Maher, Margaret			44								44	1	44.00
Marks, Heather			44								44	1	44.00
Matthews, Heather				38			8				46	2	23.00
Milford, Jan					26						26	1	26.00
Noel, Renee										26	26	1	26.00
Peck, Anne						40					40	1	40.00
Peni, Pa										42	42	1	42.00
Penny, Margaret			42								42	1	42.00
Reid, Brenda			36	34							70	2	35.00
Ritchie, Bronwyn						2	10				12	2	6.00
Simpson, Nadine					20			36			56	2	28.00
Smith, Judith							4				4	1	4.00
Storey, Tasha										26	26	1	26.00
Tamagushiku, Kandy								44	28		72	2	36.00
Taylor, Deb									26	34	60	2	30.00
Thomson, Jamie					24						24	1	24.00
Thomson, Patricia					18						18	1	18.00
Trotter, Niki						10	26				36	2	18.00
Tuiono, Akaina									26	42	68	2	34.00
Wright, Sienna		20									20	1	20.00