Tennis Europe News - Issue 120 by Tennis Europe

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European Junior Championships special issue Another busy summer on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour is drawing to a close, with the European Junior Championships for individuals and team competitions for players of all age groups taking place in recent weeks. This issue features all the news from our flagship tournaments, plus the latest on the race for places at the last major event of the season, the season-ending Tennis Europe Junior Masters in Reggio Calabria.

Inside this issue European Junior Championships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Tennis Europe Nations Challenge by HEAD . . . .6 European Summer Cups (16 & Under). . . . . . . . 7 European Summer Cups (18 & Under) . . . . . . . 9 Race to European Tennis Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 European Beach Tennis Championships. . . . . 11 In the Spotlight: Kuhn & Molleker . . . . . . . . . . 12 SMS INC. Wimbledon Equipment Census . . . 14 European Senior Championships in Sofia . . . 16 Tennis Europe Junior Tour Rankings. . . . . . . . . 20 Race to Junior Masters Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Tennis Europe Junior Tour Results. . . . . . . . . . . 24 European Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 HEADlines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Germany leads Race to European Tennis Trophy Germany is in pole position to win the European Tennis Trophy for overall performance for the first time since 1996, having earned more than double the points of nearest challenger the Czech Republic as the season passes its half-way point. See Page 10 for the complete update.

Italian teams sweep European Beach Tennis Championship titles Italian players once again dominated the European Beach Tennis Championships, which were held in Brighton last week. See Page 13 for a full report.

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European 14 & Under Championships in Pilsen Rudolf Molleker of Germany and Russia’s Anastasia Potapova are the new European 14 & Under Champions after coming through contrasting matches on the final day of the Championships in Pilsen (CZE). Molleker, the second seed in the boys’ event, blasted his way best home hope Tomas Jirousek for the loss of just a single game to claim his second medal of the tournament. Still just 13 years of age, the prodigious German had been in imperious form throughout the week, winning the tournament without conceding a set. The win was also a historic one; his victory enabled him to reclaim the top spot on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour rankings, and he became the first 14 & Under player in over 30 years to win the European Junior Championships and play on the winning Winter and Summer Cups teams in the same season. He also becomes the first German boy since Florian Loddenkemper in 1984 to win the 14 & Under Championship. The victory over Jirousek would have been sweet for the eventual champion, after the third seed had caused double consternation for the Germans on Saturday, ending Nicola Kuhn’s hopes of securing an all-German final and teaming with Ezven Holis to snatch gold from Molleker & Kuhn in the doubles final. Overall the boys’ event went largely with form, with the only unseeded players to reach the quarterfinals being Leonid Sheyngezikht (BUL) and Jake Hersey (GBR), both of whom scored upsets over Top 10 opposition. Anastasia Potapova dominated the girls’ event in equally impressive style, never dropping more than seven games in a match en route to her fourth final of the season on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour. The third seed had looked particularly impressive in a 6-3 6-0 win over #2 Dayana Yastremska (UKR) in the semifinals and picked up where she left off in the final, blasting to a 6-1 first set win over her Winter Cups team-mate Olesya Pervushina. Pervushina has spent most of this season as Europe’s #1 in her age group and used her big match experience to fight back in the second, levelling the match with a 6-2 scoreline. However, forced to play a deciding set for the first time in the Championship, Potapova found an extra gear in the third set and 2

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Above (from top left): Runner-up Olesya Pervushina and winner Anastasia Potapova (RUS), (bottom left) Runner-up Tomas Jirousek (CZE) and champion Rudolph Molleker (GER). Photos: Jet Tanaka, fotospo.net.

broke at will to emerge triumphant, 6-2. The win means that Potapova leapfrogged her compatriot to take the top spot in Tennis Europe’s 14 & Under rankings, but there will surely be no hard feelings between the two friends and team-mates. Their domination of the event was such that they also teamed up to take the doubles crown. The final match proved to be a seesaw battle against the same Ukrainian players that they beat in the singles semifinals, Kataryna Zavatska and Dayana Yastremska, eventually winning 6-7(5), 6-0, [10-7]. All four European Junior Championship finalists automatically qualify to compete at the Tennis Europe Junior Masters in Reggio Calabria in October. Draws, results and photos from the event can be found here.

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European 16 & Under Championships in Moscow Fanny Stollar and Corentin Moutet continued their smooth progression through the junior ranks to claim the European 16 & Under Championship titles in Moscow. Stollar had a particularly impressive week, claiming both singles and doubles gold medals for Hungary. Seeded second in the singles competition, she remained steady while her fellow seeds succumbed to a series of surprise early losses, advancing to the final without conceding a set in any of her matches. By contrast, her final opponent, home hope Anna Blinkova had fought hard to survive several brushes with disaster, notably outlasting Nikolina Jovic (SRB) in a final set tie break in the quarterfinals and recovering from the brink of defeat to end the hopes of unseeded Hana Mraz (SLO) in the semis, 4-6 7-6(6) 6-2. The final turned out to be a one-sided affair. Once Stollar scored a decisive break to claim the first set she never looked back, with the Russian unable to win another game. Stollar therefore becomes the third Hungarian girl to claim the European 16 & Under title, and first since Timea Babos did so in 2008. A day earlier, Stollar had teamed up Dalma Galfi to win the doubles gold over Russians Anna Kalinskaya & Aleksandra Pospelova. The win must have been particularly satisfying for Stollar, who lost the 2013 gold medal match alongside Anna Bondar.

The win marks the third time in the last five years that a French boy has claimed the 16 & Under title, with Moutet following in the footsteps of Mattias Bourgue (2010) and Enzo Couacaud (2011).

The boys’ singles final turned out to be a battle between the last two winners of the European 14 & Under title as 2012 champion Mikael Ymer of Sweden faced reigning champ Corentin Moutet of France.

The previous day, Kenneth Raisma & Mattias Siimar made history by claiming the boys' doubles crown with a straight sets win over Czechs Patrik Rikl and Alessandro Ricci to become the first Estonians ever to win the title.

Both players were in great form throughout the week in Moscow, and underlined their promise by taking out the top two seeds Mate Valkusz (Moutet, 6-0 64) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (Ymer, 7-5 7-5) in the semi-finals.

Both singles champions in Moscow leapt into the upper reaches of the Top 10 of the Tennis Europe junior rankings following the event. As with the 14 & Under Championships, all four finalists automatically qualify to compete in the Tennis Europe Junior Masters in Reggio Calabria in October.

Moutet had the early advantage, consolidating an early break to lead 4-1 in the first set before Ymer came back to claim the set on a tie break. The loss of the first set seemed to sting the French boy into action though and he reeled off twelve of the next thirteen games to become the first boy since Mats Wilander to claim European Championship titles in two different age categories in successive years. 3

Above (from top): Boys’ champion Corentin Moutet (FRA) celebrates his win, Hungary’s champions Fanny Stollar, Dalma Galfi and coach.

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Draws, results and photos from Moscow can be found here.

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European 18 & Under Championships in Klosters The European 18 & Under titles have gone to Frenchman Quentin Halys and Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo after both players beat rivals from their own country in the final. For a short while, it looked as if the final matches could be played outside. But shortly before players were due on court, the strongest ‘player’ in Klosters this week – the rain - once again denied organisers a punctual start. Both matches were delayed and players, staff and spectators eventually moved to Davos. Of course, it would have been nicer to play outside but the intensity didn’t suffer from the change. Quentin Halys and Corentin Denolly showed tennis of an extremely high level with heavily-favored Halys eventually prevailing 6-4 7-5. The #2 seed was stronger towards the end of each set, and also appeared the fresher player mentally, with Denolly committing two double faults on the final two points. An understandable let down for the in-form player, who was playing in his 27th match of this month. For Halys, who had won the doubles on Saturday alongside standard partner Johan Sébastien Tatlot, a perfect week came to an end. A finalist in 2013, he now leaves the Swiss mountains with two gold medals. “From last year, I knew what to expect and I coped well with the conditions. I definitely couldn’t have asked for more”, Halys said. He is the seventh French winner in Klosters. To top their triumph off, France also won the nations ranking. Sara Sorribes Tormo is only the second female from Spain to lift the trophy after Carla Suarez Navarro in 2006, though Spanish legends Arantxa SanchezVicario and Conchita Martinez each claimed titles in the younger age categories. She defeated her doubles partner and best friend Paula Badosa Gibert 6-4 6-1 to claim the title. The resistance of her younger opponent was broken after Sorribes Tormo took a close first set. Sorribes was competing in Klosters for a second time, having forced top seed Belinda Bencic into a deciding set in the quarterfinal last year, and she also won the 16 & Under Championship in 2012. Already focusing on the professional tour, Klosters was Sorribes’ first junior event since the US Open 2013. Sorribes & Badosa had already claimed one medal by virtue of their runner-up spot in the doubles on Saturday. They were beaten by Britain's Emily Arbuthnott & Freya Christie, who became the first 4

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Above: Boys runner-up Corentin Donnelly and winner Quentin halys (FRA), (below) singles runner-up Paula Badosa and winner Sara Sorribes (ESP) with their doubles silver medals.

players from their nation to win the title since the very first Championship in 1976. Persistent rainstorms throughout the week meant that a lot of patience was required from all of the participants at this year’s in Championships. In total, four days out of seven were washed out, with players and officials scrambling for indoor courts at neighbouring towns. The organizing team around tournament director Hans Markutt rose to the challenge and received lots of positive feedback for their high-quality work and the extra hours. Klosters will host the 18 & Under Championships for at least two more years, with 2016 marking the 20th anniversary of the first edition of the tournament held in the mountain resort. After this year, better weather is virtually guaranteed! Draws, results and photos from Klosters can be found here.

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Italy & Russia defend Tennis Europe Nations Challenge by HEAD titles Italy and Russia have successfully defended their 12 & Under Tennis Europe Nations Challenge by HEAD titles. At the boys’ finals in Alanya (TUR), Italy became the first team to seal a title when both boys won their singles matches against Serbia to ease to an unassailable 2/0 lead. The opening match saw Uros Jovic of Serbia start well, clinching the first set against Lorenzo Musetti on a tie-break. The Italian came back strongly though, showing the form that won him the title in Padova recently to claim the next sets 6-2 6-3 and put his team ahead.

Above: Russia’s girls team in Ajaccio

Italian #1 Fausto Tabacco has become accustomed to winning in recent weeks, taking singles titles in Maglie and Porto san Giorgio in addition to three doubles titles this season, and made short work of Viktor Jovic in the second singles match, winning 6-4 6-2. Tabacco was then joined by Lorenzo Rottoli to complete a 3-0 sweep when the pair conceded just two games to Jovic and Goran Zivotic in the doubles rubber.

out on top earlier this week in the final of the 14 & Under World Junior Tennis event, as well in the singles and doubles finals at the European 14 & Under Championships. Sadly for Ukraine, any hopes of turning the tables on those defeats were short-lived. Russia’s Daria Frayman has won three 12 & Under titles already on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour this season and used her experience to overcome a second set fight back from occasional doubles partner Daria Snigur to claim a 6-2 4-6 6-1 win.

The one-sided final tie was in contrast to the earlier matches of the two teams, with Italy having had to come from a match down to beat Romania and Czech Republic, while Serbia were also taken the full distance by Switzerland and Spain.

Maria Novikova then extended her impressive Tour win streak to 19 matches with a 6-0 7-5 win over Marta Kostyuk to complete her team’s title defence before Kostyuk and partner Dasha Lopatetskaya were able to claim a consolation point in the doubles with a 6-2 6-2 win over Frayman and Alina Chareva.

The girls’ finals in Ajaccio (FRA) saw a battle between Russia and Ukraine, who between them had combined to win all but one of the previous editions of the tournament. Both teams emerged unbeaten from their round-robin groups, with Ukraine sailing past Turkey, Czech Republic and Netherlands for the loss of just one set, while Russia conceded just two more sets in beating Poland, Great Britain and Belgium. The two nations have met often in recent weeks in major junior events, with Russia coming

The bronze medal play-off matches saw Czech Republic beat Spain 2/1 in the boys’ competition and Turkey beat Poland 2/0 in the girls’. In all, a total of 62 national teams took part in the 2014 event. The victories are the third for Italy’s boys and fifth for Russia’s girls in the 8-year history of the competition. Full results are available here.

Final Standings 12 & Under Girls

12 & Under Boys

RUSSIA

ITALY

UKRAINE

SERBIA

TURKEY

CZECH REPUBLIC

POLAND

SPAIN

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RUSSIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

SWITZERLAND

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ROMANIA

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France and Hungary claim European 16 & Under team titles France and Hungary have won the 16 & Under Summer Cups titles to complete sweeps of the 2014 European team competitions in this age category and confirm their places amongst the tournament favourites at next month’s Junior Davis and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas finals in Mexico. Hosting the final rounds of the event in Budapest for the first time, the Hungarians made the most of their home support throughout the week, coming from behind to win their opening tie against Great Britain and surviving another decisive doubles match in the semi-final with Belarus. Ironically, the final turned out to be their easiest encounter of the whole tournament. Dalma Galfi put the top seeds ahead with a routine 6-3 6-4 win over France’s Tessah Andrianjafitrimo in a match that lasted just over an hour. Fresh from winning the European 16 & Under Championships in Moscow last week, Fanny Stollar then added another milestone to her increasingly impressive junior career. She was made to work much harder than her team-mate by Lucie Wargnier, who snatched the first set on a tie-break, but came back strongly in the last two sets to emerge a 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 winner. Hungary’s girls are enjoying unprecedented success in 2014. Having won the Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD in February for a second time, this win represents the first time that the national team has won the Summer title. In addition to Stollar’s European Championships singles win, she and Galfi also teamed up to claim the gold medal in doubles in Moscow.

Above: the winning Hungarian girls’ team in budapest and boys’ team in Le Touquet

The runner-up spot also marked progress for the French team, who surprisingly have not triumphed in the Girls 16 & Under event since 1994, and had appeared in the final only once since, in 1996. France also managed a home win by claiming the boys’ Borotra Cup title in Le Touquet with a similarly one-sided win over Germany. >>

16 & Under European Summer Cups: Final Standings European Summer Cups (Girls)

Borotra Cup (Boys)

HUNGARY

FRANCE

GERMANY

RUSSIA

ESTONIA

BELARUS

ITALY

SLOVAKIA

SWEDEN

SLOVENIA

POLAND

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RUSSIA

HUNGARY Nations in bold type qualify to appear at the Junior Davis and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas finals next month.

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France and Hungary claim European 16 & Under team titles << The two teams had contrasting paths to the final. France beat Sweden in their opening match, which included a repeat win for Corentin Moutet over Mikael Ymer, with the two playing for the second time in two weeks after facing off in the European Championships final. The hosts then went on to beat Estonia 3/0 to claim a berth in the final and a chance of earning a record tenth Borotra Cup title. Germany had caused shocked fourth seeds and defending champions Russia in the quarterfinals, reversing a defeat in last year’s championship match, and went on to upset second seeds Italy in the semi-finals. After play was washed out by rain on the final morning, Ugo Humbert put the hosts ahead with a hard-

fought 6-2 4-6 6-3 win over Daniel Altmaier. Moutet then stepped up in his now familiar role of French #1 and showed no mercy to Valentin Guenther, conceding just two games to secure the title and join an elite band of players to win the European individual and team championships back-to-back. The win marks the sixth time that the French 16 & Under team has swept both the Winter and Summer Cups titles in the same season, and the fifth such occasion since 2005. Full results and photos can be found here. The top five boys’ and top six girls’ Summer Cups teams (see table on previous page) qualify for the Junior Davis and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas finals in Mexico next month.

Photos from the summer team events (clockwise, from top left); Boys’ champions Italy celebrate their 12 & Under Nations Challenge by HEAD title, players prepare for a boat trip at the Girls 16 & under Summer Cups finals in Bucharest, Tennis Europe Junior Committee Chairperson Karin van Bijsterveld joins organisers at the opening ceremony of the Boys 16 & Under Borotra Cup finals in Le Touquet, Tennis Europe President Jacques Dupré at the Girls 18 & Under Soisbault/Reina Cup finals in Granville.

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Serbia & Spain triumph at 18 & Under Summer Cups Spain and Serbia have won the 2014 18 & Under European Summer Cups titles, with both teams scoring commanding victories on the final day of the competition. Pedro Martinez Portero gave the top seeded Spaniards an early lead at the boys’ finals in Venice (ITA), surviving a close first set before accelerating away from Poland’s Hubert Kurkacz 7-6(4) 6-2. Junior world #5 and former Tennis Europe Junior Masters champion Jaume Munar Clar then won the battle of the teams’ top players against Kamil Majchrzak by an almost identical score to secure the trophy, 7-6(4) 6-3. The win is Spain’s first at the Galea/Valerio Cup since 2003, and tenth overall. At the final rounds of the Soisbault/Reina Cup in Granville (FRA), Serbia won two tight singles matches against Romania to claim the girls’ championship for the first time in the 49-year history of the event. Nina Stojanovic opened the tie with a morale-boosting win for third-seeded Serbia, coming back from the brink of defeat to Ioana Ducu to emerge a 4-6 76(2) 6-1 winner. Junior world #1 Ivana Jorovic then overcame Ioana Loredana Rosca 6-2 3-6 6-3 to put the tie out of reach of the Romanians. Both teams had reached the final after scoring upsets; Romania ended the hopes of top seeds Czech Republic in the quarterfinals and fourth seeds Slovakia in the semis, while Serbia had beaten defending champions Italy before ending Hungary’s hopes of a sweep of 16 and 18 & Under girls’ titles.

Above (from top); Eventual winners Spain celebrate victory at their qualifying group in Westendorf, Serbia lift the Soisbault Cup trophy for the first time in Granville.

Russia beat Belarus 2/1 to claim the bronze medal in the boys’ competition, while Slovakia beat Hungary to claim the girls’ bronze. A total of 48 nations took part in the competition, which took place at ten European venues. Draws, results and photos can be found here.

18 & Under European Summer Cups: Final Standings Soisbault/Reina Cup (Girls)

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Valerio/Galea Cup (Boys)

SERBIA

SPAIN

ROMANIA

POLAND

SLOVAKIA

FRANCE

HUNGARY

GERMANY

SPAIN

CZECH REPUBLIC

BELARUS

ROMANIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

SLOVAKIA

ITALY

GREAT BRITAIN

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Germany leads race to European Tennis Trophy Germany has opened a commanding lead in the race to the 2014 European Tennis Trophy, having earned more than double the points of nearest challenger the Czech Republic as the season passes its half-way point. The strong position of Germany comes from improved performances in all four contributing categories. Victories for German teams at the Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD and European Summer Cups plus a return to the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final for the first time in over 20 years have led to the country being ranked second in both Junior and Professional tennis categories. Should Germany go on to claim the overall title, it would be the first time that the country tops the Trophy tables since 1996. Germany typically dominates in senior tennis and this year is no exception. With most of the senior tennis points already allocated, the Senior Tennis Trophy is already secure by a massive margin over second placed Austria. Currently in second place overall, the Czech Republic is still in contention to recapture the overall title that they won last won in 2012, but holds a slim lead over France, Italy and defending champions Russia. Further down the overall Top 10, the Netherlands and Great Britain are neck-and-neck in sixth and seventh position, with the Brits threatening to claim the Wheelchair Tennis Trophy from the Dutch for the first time since the category was introduced in 2001.

Improved performances in international team competitions such as the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas (pictured) have contributed to Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead.

nations, providing a comprehensive overview of the performances of players and teams representing national tennis federations across four disciplines of the sport throughout the season. The first Trophy Race update of 2014 includes all points earned by nations during the first six months of the year. Rankings that use a rollover 52-week system are not included to the point totals at this stage. The final point standings will be announced during the first week of the 2015 season, and the awards presented to national federations at the 2015 Tennis Europe Annual General Meeting, which will be held in Lausanne (SUI) from 26-29 March. Full results from last year can be found here, while the Top 5 in each category so far in 2014 can be seen in the table below.

The Trophy is devised to recognise the annual achievements of Tennis Europe's 49 member

2014 EUROPEAN TENNIS TROPHY RACE Junior Tennis

Overall Performance

Professional Tennis

GERMANY

CZECH REPUBLIC RUSSIA

CZECH REPUBLIC GERMANY

FRANCE

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Senior Tennis

Wheelchair Tennis

GERMANY

NETHERLANDS

GERMANY

AUSTRIA

GREAT BRITAIN

ITALY

FRANCE

NETHERLANDS

FRANCE

ITALY

SWITZERLAND

UKRAINE

ITALY

RUSSIA

FRANCE

HUNGARY

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European Beach Tennis Championships in Brighton Italian players once again swept the board at the European Beach Tennis Championships, scooping all three available gold medals for a seventh consecutive year. Over 130 players were in action at the event, representing a record-equalling 21 European nations. The tournament was held for a second successive year at Brighton’s Yellowave Centre and hosted by the British Lawn Tennis Association. Hot on the heels of the defence of their World Championships title, men’s top seeds Alessandro Calbucci & Marco Garavini wasted little time in repeating as European Champions. The pair breezed through the event without the loss of a set a beat compatriots Luca Cramarossi and Luca Meliconi 6-1 6-4 to remain unbeaten after two editions of the competition in Brighton. For Meliconi, the defeat meant a fourth loss in the European Championships final, while the win was Garavini’s fourth European title overall. The pair also scored a unique triple, adding the European title to their World Team and Individual Championships titles, and became the first men’s pair to successfully defend the European title. Spain claimed the bronze medal, as Antomi Ramos Viera & Saulo Tejada recovered from a set down to beat unseeded Cyrille Lamy & David Mottin (FRA) 46 6-2 [10-7]. The women’s title was also claimed by the top seeds. World #3 Veronica Visani claimed her first European title alongside 2012 winner Eva D’Elia when they beat fellow-Italians Federica Baccheta & Sofia Cimatti 6-4 6-4, reversing a loss at the World Championships last week.

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There was an all-French bronze medal match as fourth seeds Manuela Amiard & Pauline Bourdet edged third seeds Marie-Eve & Mathilde Hoarau by the slimmest of margins, 5-7 6-4 [11-9]. With play originally delayed by several hours on the final day due to stormy conditions caused by the remnants of Hurricane Bertha, the last event to be completed was the mixed doubles, which saw yet another all-Italian final. Hours after securing his first European title, Luca Cramarossa picked up a second, teaming up with Eva D’Elia to outlast Garavini & Bacchetta 6-2 6-7(6) [10-8]. The win is a second European mixed title for D’Elia, who has now reached the gold medal match in four consecutive years. Nikita Burmakin & Daria Churakova of Russia denied Spain a second bronze, conceding just five games to Ramos Viera and his partner Rosa Sitja. Full draws and results from the Championships can be found here.

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In the Spotlight: Nicola Kuhn & Rudolph Molleker Nicola Kuhn and Rudolf Molleker are spearheading a memorable season on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour for Germany. Both have spent the year so far ranked firmly inside the 14 & Under Top 10, and the pair has combined to win both European team competitions, the Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD and the Copa Del Sol, as well as a number of individual events. Recently they reaffirmed their dominance when Molleker won the European Junior Championships (Kuhn reached the semifinals) and they teamed up to claim doubles silver medals. We caught up with them in Pilsen to ask them to evaluate their season so far… This year’s Winter Cups win was a big one for Germany; the first in thirty years. How was the tournament for you? Rudi Molleker: Well, it was the first time we’d played together on a team. We’d met before a few times, and had played doubles together, but not at a team event. Once we started to play we felt very good together. We didn’t think that we would win the cup, just because it was our first time together, so it was unbelievable. And after that at the Summer Cups we felt differently, like “OK, so we know we can win this!” Did you feel more pressure at the Summer Cups, knowing that you had won the Winter Cups in Correggio? Nicola Kuhn: Not really. We had to play one match at a time and try to do our best. Of course we had the motivation to win the Summer Cup and be able to win both events, but really there was no extra pressure for us from outside. The Summer Cups also serve as the qualifying for the worldwide 14 & Under team event. What do you expect from the World Junior Tennis finals in Prostejov? NK: Well, we have to play good of course, because the players there are very good – the best in the world. We just have to play one round at a time and not think about the finals too much. [The boys went on the win the championship, beating Canada 2/1 in the final] What have been your other favourite tournaments this year? You have both had some impressive results on the regular Tennis Europe Junior Tour. RM: Mine was definitely Tim Essonne in France, that’s the best I have played this year. I beat three good guys and in the finals I beat the top guy from Russia [Alen Avidzba] 6-0 6-0, which was unbeliev-

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able. So that was definitely my biggest tournament. NK: Mine was at Tarbes [Les Petits As], where I lost in the final. Everybody was playing there, him also [Molleker], so to reach the final, and play against the French guy in front of a big crowd, was a big thing for me. I won at Bolton the week before, which was also a good result so those were a good two weeks. When you play against each other, who wins? RM: Well, we’ve played only once so far… NK: It was quite a tough match, and he won in the third set. But we’re going to play many, many times in the future, so it won’t be the last one! Nicola, you train at an academy in Spain. How did that come about? NK: I live in Germany normally, but since I was small we would always go to a summer house in Spain for holidays. I was also practicing when I was there and then two and a half years ago, we saw that the academy of Juan Carlos Ferrero [Equelite] was fairly close – not really near, but about 120km from my house, so we thought OK, let’s try to train there and see if I like it. I liked it a lot, and now I’m living there at the Academy and that’s where I train. What’s it like to live away from home at 14? NK: [Laughs] To be honest I feel quite at home everywhere I go! But it’s a very nice atmosphere there. They support us a lot when we travel on social media, and it’s a good motivation. They are doing a very good job; Ferrero is on court with us most of the days, and that’s very helpful. Everybody there supports everybody else. Where do you live and train, Rudi? RM: I stay in Berlin, where I practise with my coach. I’ve been with him since I was 5 so we’ve already come a long way. Sometimes I go to Hannover >>

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In the Spotlight: Nicola Kuhn & Rudolph Molleker the ATP event, and the guy is just unbelievable. The way he fights for all the balls, he never gives up, mentally he is so strong and I think that he is the nicest person that you can meet on the ATP Tour right now.

Kuhn (centre), Molleker (right) and team-mate Henri Squire (left) celebrate Germany's Winter Cups triumph in Correggio in February.

<< where I play with Nicolas Kiefer and I have like 10 weeks in the year where I can practise there with him, so that helps me a lot. Who would you say are your tennis heroes and inspirations? RM: Mine is Roger Federer. I just love to watch him on the court. He is quiet on the court and focused on his game. It’s unbelievable to watch him, especially his footwork and his technique. NK: Well, it’s quite difficult for me to say because I like Djokovic very much. He fights all the time and produces some unbelievable shots. But most of all, I think I admire Ferrer. Also I know him very well, since I was 8 years old. I have practised with him in Hamburg at

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What are your goals for the rest of this season? NK: Obviously this week [the European Junior Championships], and the World Junior Tennis finals. Both are important, and we want to have as many as wins as possible, together and separately, because it’s vital for our confidence. At the end of the year maybe the Orange Bowl. The calendars are not fixed yet, you have to be a little bit flexible… Will we see you at the Tennis Europe Junior Masters? NK: I don’t know… RM: It depends. I don’t know if we will qualify…[in fact, Molleker qualified automatically by winning the European Junior Championships, while Kuhn is currently in fifth place in the Race to Masters rankings] NK: There is an Under 14 event at the ATP Valencia Open, so that is also a goal for me. Then afterwards we have to prepare well for the next year, because we will think about Under 16s and starting to play ITF events too. RM: It’s also important to rest and not play too many events. Some holidays are nice, too!

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SMS INC. Announces Results of 30th Wimbledon Equipment Census SPORTS MARKETING SURVEYS INC. (SMS INC.), the official partner of Tennis Europe, has recorded the equipment, clothing and footwear used by competitors at The Wimbledon Championships for the past 30 years, not only in the men’s and women’s singles but across all 12 categories including juniors, invitational and wheelchair competitions. Following their 30th consecutive year as research provider to the All England Lawn Tennis Club, SMS INC. has unveiled the results of the 2014 equipment census at The Championships, and has compared these results against the equipment used by Tennis Europe Junior Tour players. The results offer exclusive insight into equipment trends at tennis’ most prestigious event, and the ramifications for brands when worldwide exposure is gained, particularly regarding junior elite players such as those on the Tennis Europe Tour. Offered as part of the complete census are listings of equipment and clothing from racquet, racquet bag and string to shoes, shirt, shorts and skirt. For the 20th consecutive year at The Wimbledon Championships, Wilson was the number-one racquet manufacturer. This year’s event was particularly successful for the brand with 11 racquets in play in the last 16 of the men’s & ladies’ singles – or 34% of the racquets at this stage of the tournament. Continuing its considerable momentum in the sport, Babolat gained market share at The Championships for the sixth consecutive year. No brand has had a longer growth-streak in SMS’ three decades at the event. They are established as the number two racquet brand at the event – and the number one racquet brand among all female competitors with a 33% players’ share. While both Wilson and Babolat can claim to have had successful Wimbledon Championships, HEAD were the brand that gained the highest number of racquets year-on-year, increasing their stable by 20. HEAD also had the highest percentage of winners, with nine Champions including Men’s Singles in Novak Djokovic, completing their most successful Championships for 10 years. SMS INC.’s detailed annual report also documents each brand’s time on the main show courts during the Championships. In the men’s singles competition Tennis Europe partner HEAD, managed to top show court exposure largely thanks to their racquet sponsorship of champion Djokovic who amassed

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almost five more ‘show-court hours’ than second placed Roger Federer. The influence of such players is clear to see. The three leading brands Wilson, Babolat and HEAD, are also the top 3 racquet brands used by players competing on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, accounting for an 84% share, with Babolat claiming top spot with 33% of players. The shoe brands favoured by the pros at Wimbledon were also noted in SMS INC.’s complete report, Nike and Adidas continue to dominate, sharing 70% of the show-court exposure. Similar trends are also witnessed among Tennis Europe Junior Tour players with Nike and Adidas claiming the top 2 ranks albeit with a reduced lead. Asics is the number 3 brand for Tennis Europe players, and combined with Nike and Adidas account for 70% of the share. For further information about SPORTS MARKETING SURVEYS INC, or about the Wimbledon Equiment Census, please contact Laura Puddle, the organisation’s Sports Partnerships & Marketing Manager: info@sportsmarketingsurveys.com

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European Senior Championships in Sofia The third edition of the European Seniors Championships took place from 7-11 July in Sofia, where the tournament was hosted by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation and played at the National Tennis Centre and the nearby Dema Club. Over 200 players took part in the event, including three of the ITF Senior Circuit’s current world #1s and 26 other Top Ten players. The first category to be settled was the women’s 35s, where home player Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova successfully defended her title, finishing ahead of Germany’s Jessica Schmidt in the round-robin event. World #4 Daniel Dolbea made a push for the top of the men’s rankings by beating German compatriot Carsten Groeger in straight sets to claim the men’s 35s title. The 40s events saw more success for German men, as Gerhard Fahlke strengthened his position as world #1 with a crushing 6-0 6-0 win over home hope Yuri Donchev. Meanwhile world #2 Ana SalasLozano of Spain put in an equally impressive display in the women’s event, losing just two games to Diane Guns (BEL) to secure the title. The men’s 45s title went to a Finnish player for the second time in three years. On this occasion Alexander Lindholm upset top seed Jorgen Aberg (SWE) in a match between two of the world’s Top 15 players. Defending champion Konstantinos Effraimoglu was forced to withdraw from the men’s 50s event, paving the way for an all-Austrian final in which Manfred Hundstorfer conceded just five games to Alexander Jahn. Ingrid Gutmann-Resch added to the Austrian domination by claiming the women’s title over Barbora Koutna. In the 55s events, Eva Bogar Szabo of Hungary ended the reign of Gunda Weiland (GER), while top seed Pierre Godfroid of Belgium successfully defended his title over Karl Pansy (AUT). Spain swept the Over 60s titles. Javier Lazcano Hernandez scored a series of upsets to take the men’s title, beating the top three seeds and both of the 2013 finalists en route to the title. In the final he beat world #5 and defending champion Bruno Renoult (FRA) 6-2 7-6(7). Last year’s 55s runner-up Encarnacion Gomis Ruiz then claimed the women’s gold medal by finishing above Dagmar Sperneder of Austria in the round-robin.

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Men’s 45s doubles gold medallists Jorgen Aberg (SWE) and Michael Braeuer (AUT).

Another run was ended in the men’s 65s, where defending champion Valentin Raus of Romania was outlasted by third seed Gerd Dahmen of Germany in three sets in the final. Heidemarie Oehlsen made it a German double by repeating her win in the 2013 final over Pinuccia Sacchi Caridi (ITA). The70s categories saw two legends of seniors tennis extend their record breaking tallies of European titles. Austria’s Peter Pokorny was made to work hard by Peter Adrigan in a final between the world´s top two players, but eventually triumphed in three sets. Meanwhile, Heide Orth, recently recognised by the ITF for her outstanding achievements in seniors tennis, claimed another title by topping her roundrobin group with ease. Sweden’s Rolf Westman defended his men’s 75s title with a win over top seed Heinz Abernig (AUT), while the most senior of all titles, the men’s 80s, went to the most senior player - Henri Crutchet of France, who conceded just three games to Russia’s Gabriel Ryzhevskiy. Unseeded Ryzhevskiy had beaten defending champion Angelo Sala (ITA) in a match tie-break in the first round. The European Championships is a Grade B1 event on the ITF Seniors Circuit and offers 210 ranking points to the winners, making the event the biggest in Europe in terms of points available. Draws, results, photos and a full list of results and winners can be found here.

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In the Spotlight: Heide Orth Germany’s Heide Orth recently extended her record as the most successful female player in seniors tennis history with an incredible 42nd major (European or World Championship) title in Sofia. We caught up with her to ask her to reflect on her achievements… You have been a tennis champion since your days as a junior. What is it about tennis that has kept you playing all your life? Well, tennis is a fascinating sport that offers so many challenges: technically from the kick-serve to the sliced backhand, as well as physically and not least mentally. Personally, I like to compete and, of course, to win. You have played all over the world in all types of events. What has been your favourite place to play? This not easy to answer because over the years there have been so many changes regarding the attractiveness of the different tournaments. But I can say that in my younger years I did like to play the German Internationals at Hamburg. Nowadays I enjoy the friendly atmosphere, the wonderful environment and the good management of Klosters in Switzerland. Most recently I was very impressed by the excellent organization of the European Senior Championships in Sofia where I played for the first but surely not the last time.

Mrs. Orth in Sofia, where she won her 42nd major seniors’ title.

You were recently given an Outstanding Achievement Award by the ITF to add to your Lifetime Seniors Champion Award from Tennis Europe. What do these recognitions mean to you? Both awards have been and still are a great honour to me. Of course, it was an unforgettable experience to be invited to the ITF Champions Dinner in Paris this year and to be awarded by Mr. Ricci Bitti, the ITF President, in front of about 400 former and actual champions as well as important officials from all over the world for being the most successful female senior player in the 100 years´ history of ITF. What are your tennis goals for the future?

We were very happy to have you at the European Senior Championships. How important is this tournament to you?

The most important thing for me is to remain physically in good shape and to have fun on the court enjoying many good matches.

As I mentioned, this year I participated for the first time at the European Senior Championships. It has been a very positive experience for me and it was fun to win another European Championship.

Is tennis a big part of your family life? Do/did you encourage your children and grandchildren to play?

What has been the most satisfying tournament win of your life?

No, actually my family life has not much to do with tennis. My son is playing some tennis but not at a tournament level and my grandchildren are still too young to play tennis seriously.

Maybe I should say it has been the World Championships 2012 in Umag, where I won all my singles in the Individuals as well as in the Cup without losing a set.

If you could play against anyone from the history of the sport, who would you most like to play?

How ‘professional’ is life on the senior circuit? Do you train hard for the events you play at?

This a bit theoretical. However in my younger years Little Mo (Maureen Connolly) was my idol. As she was several years older than I unfortunately there has been never an opportunity to play against her.

In terms of professionalism, you cannot compare life on the senior circuit with the circuit of the real pros. My personal training is what may be the standard for seniors: on-court practicing and doing some physical exercises to stay fit.

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Behind the Baseline... The International Tennis Federation has ruled that upcoming Davis Cup by BNP Paribas ties in Ukraine (vs. Belgium) and Israel (vs. Argentina) are being moved to neutral venues as a result of regional conflicts affecting the host nations. The BelgiumUkraine tie will be played at Tallinn’s Tere Tennis Centre (EST), while the Israel-Argentina tie will take place in Florida (USA). Next month’s inaugural ATP Negev Israel Open in Tel Aviv has also been cancelled. Lacoste has announced a two-year extension of its sponsorship of the Barclays ATP World Tour finals. Turkey will host an ATP World Tour event for the first time in 2015, when 250-series Istanbul Open is held from 27 April – 3 May. The singles winners at this year’s US Open will receive a record $3 million each in prize money, an increase of $400,000 on last year’s winner’s cheque and double what the winners were offered in 2008. The total amount of prize money on offer is $38.3 million, which represents an 11.7% rise on last year’s event. First round losers will receive $35,754. The USTA has announced the recipients of wild cards for the final Grand Slam of the season; Ryan Harrison, Tim Smyczek, Marcos Giron, Wayne Odesnik, Jared Donaldson, Noah Rubin, Taylor Townsend, Grace Miinn, Danielle Collins, Nicole Gibbs, Madison Brengle and Catherine Bellis. Reciprocal agreements with Tennis Australia and the French Tennis Federation mean that Bernard Tomic, Jarmila Gajdosova, Michael Llodra and Amandine Hesse will also feature in the main draw in New York. Stan Wawrinka has been elected to join the ATP Player Council. Coaching carousel: Ana Ivanovic has split with Nemanja Kontic and is now working with Dejan Petrovic. Andy Murray and Amelie Mauresmo have agreed to extend their working relationship after an initial trial period during the grass court season.

UNIQLO and the ITF have signed a three-year agreement that sees the clothing brand become the title sponsor of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour and in international sponsor of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters. Maria Sharapova has topped Forbes’ list of the highest-earning female athletes for the 10th successive year, with an estimated $24.4 million banked between June 2013 and June 2014. Seven of the top ten athletes on the list are tennis players. Caroline Wozniacki has announced that she will compete in the New York Marathon in November to raise money for charity. Iveta Melzer (formerly Benesova) has announced her retirement. She reached a career high ranking of No.25 and won two singles and fourteen doubles titles. Judy Murray has confirmed that she will compete in the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing show this autumn. Rafael Nadal will not defend his US Open title next week due to a wrist injury, the second time in three years that the former world #1 has been forced to miss the event. After clinching the Emirates Airlines US Open Series title, Serena Williams will be gunning for a world record $4 million payday in New York. Roger Federer has qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for a record-breaking 13th consecutive year, joining Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as the only players to have qualified so far. The first teams have been confirmed for next year’s Hopman Cup, with Great Britain making a return to the competition as Andy Murray teams with Heather Watson. Nick Kyrgios and Casey Dellacqua will represent host nation Australia. Xavier Malisse beat Fabrice Santoro to win the ATP Champions Tour Optima Open title in Knokke-Heist last weekend, his debut on the circuit. The event also saw two former women’s world #1s - Kim Clijsters and Monica Seles - in a mixed doubles exhibition with John McEnroe and Mansour Bahrami.

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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Rankings - Overall Tennis Europe’s junior ranking system is devised to give a unified overall list that shows the relative strengths of all players, regardless of where they achieved their results or picked up points, A player’s overall total includes points from Tennis Europe Junior Tour 16 and 14 & Under events, plus points earned by players in these age categories who participate in ITF Junior Circuit and professional tournaments, all of which are weighted

according to their relative strengths. The 14 & Under ranking is still available separately containing points earned exclusively at Tennis Europe Junior Tour events (see next page), as well as being integrated to these overall rankings. For more information on the ranking system, visit www.TennisEurope.org. Rankings below are as of August 19th, 2014.

Overall Girls’ Ranking - 16 & Under Rank

Name

Nat.

Points

Catherine Cartan BELLIS USA

Tornado Alicia BLACK

USA

2050

Fanny STOLLAR

HUN

2008

Marketa VONDROUSOVA CZE

1805

NEW

Anna BLINKOVA

RUS

1767

Anna KALINSKAYA

RUS

1578

Priscilla HON

AUS

1357

NEW

Dalma GALFI

HUN

1353

Olga FRIDMAN

UKR

1335

Evgeniya LEVASHOVA

RUS

1315

2137

Anna Blinkova (RUS)

Overall Boys’ Ranking - 16 & Under Rank

Name

Nat.

Points

Stefan KOZLOV

USA 2400

Orlando LUZ

BRA 2237

Francis TIAFOE

USA 2002

Mate VALKUSZ

HUN 1648

Michael MMOH

USA 1615

Corentin MOUTET

FRA 1403

NEW

Mikael YMER

SWE 1314

Chan-Yeong OH

KOR

NEW

Bojan JANKULOVSKI

MKD 1203

Stefanos TSITSIPAS

GRE 1202

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1253

Mikael Ymer (SWE)

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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Rankings - 14 & Under Many players have made big strides in the 14 & Under rankings in recent weeks, with the European Championships and several Category 1 events offering lots of points over the summer.

be amking a charge, winning his third singles title (and first Category 1) of the season at Eching, adding the doubles for good measure.

Daria Solovyeva of Russia has been a particularly prolific winner, adding 16 & Under titles in Sofia and Krems to her 14 & Under win in Pavia as well as runner-up spots at Haid (16&U) and Zagreb (14&U).

At the top of the lists, European champions Rudolf Molleker and Anastasia Potapova accelerate away from their rivals, knowing that they have already secured spots at the season-ending Junior Masters. Check the next page for an update on the Race to compete in Reggio Calabria.

on the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side, Egor Noskin is another Russian to

Rankings below are as of August 19th, 2014.

14 & Under Girls Rank

Name

Nat.

Points

Anastasia POTAPOVA

RUS

1035

Olesya PERVUSHINA

RUS

1005

Dayana YASTREMSKA

UKR

905

Tatiana MAKAROVA

RUS

785

Lucie KANKOVA

CZE

735

NEW

Daria SOLOVYEVA

RUS

735

NEW

Ania HERTEL

POL

710

Olga DANILOVIC

SRB

702

Selma CADAR

ROU

680

Irina CANTOS SIEMERS

GER

655

Ania Hertel (POL)

14 & Under Boys Rank

Name

Nat.

Points

Rudolf MOLLEKER

GER

955

Tomas JIROUSEK

CZE

820

Yshai OLIEL

ISR

770

Alen AVIDZBA

RUS

755

Nicola KUHN

GER

645

Nikolay VYLEGZHANIN RUS

590

Alexey ZAKHAROV

RUS

590

Marko MILADINOVIC

SRB

575

NEW

Tomasz DUDEK

POL

545

NEW

Egor NOSKIN

RUS

545

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Egor Noskin (RUS) Photo: Richard van Loon, tennisfoto.net

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Race to the Junior Masters Rankings - 16 & Under The Top 6 European players according to the rankings published during the week of September 23rd will join the winner and runner-up from the European Junior Championships (marked with ‘Q’, below) in qualifying to compete at the season-ending Tennis Europe Junior Masters event, due to be held in Reggio Calabria, Italy from 3-5 October. The Race to the Junior Masters ranking only includes points earned at Tennis Europe Junior Tour events since last October. The full ranking lists are published each Tuesday and can be found at www.TennisEurope.org. Rankings below are as of August 19th, 2014.

16 & Under Girls Rank

Name

Nat.

Daria SOLOVYEVA

RUS

850

Fanny STOLLAR

HUN

830

Zinovia VANEVA

BUL

810

Ekaterina VISHNEVSKAYA RUS

740

Maria STYLIANOU

CYP

740

Elizaveta VOLODKO

RUS

720

Kristina MILETIC

SRB

690

Tijana SPASOJEVIC

SRB

660

Olga DANILOVIC

SRB

630

Katarina MARINKOVIKJ MKD

630

Anna BLINKOVA

580

RUS

Points

Daria Solovyeva (RUS)

16 & Under Boys Rank

Name

Nat.

Bojan JANKULOVSKI

MKD 1080

Riccardo BALZERANI

ITA

Mate VALKUSZ

HUN

840

Corentin MOUTET

FRA

760

Maxim TYBAR

BLR

760

Rrezart CUNGU

MNE

760

Sven LAH

SLO

750

Sanin ZUKIC

BIH

740

Mikalai HALIAK

BLR

720

Vladyslav LOBAK

UKR

692

Mikael YMER

SWE

540

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Points

1000

Bojan Jankulovski (MKD)

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Race to the Junior Masters Rankings - 14 & Under

Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 16 & Under winner Mate Valkusz of Hungary (left) has a chance of scoring a rare Masters title defence, and is currently third in the Race to compete in Reggio Calabria.

Rank

Name

Nat.

Points

935

Anastasia POTAPOVA

RUS

Olesya PERVUSHINA

RUS 808

Tatiana MAKAROVA

RUS

675

Ania HERTEL

POL

575

Selma CADAR

ROU 540

Lucie KANKOVA

CZE

Katarina ZAVATSKA

UKR 490

Iga SWIATEK

POL

470

Adela JOLDIC

BIH

470

Anastasia KHARITONOVA RUS 465

520

Anastasia Potapova (RUS). Photo: fotospo.net

14 & Under Boys Rank

Name

Nat.

Tomas JIROUSEK

CZE 810

Alen AVIDZBA

RUS 755

Rudolf MOLLEKER

GER 685

Nikolay VYLEGZHANIN

RUS 540

Egor NOSKIN

RUS 535

Nicola KUHN

GER 510

Jake HERSEY

GBR 505

Marko MILADINOVIC

SRB 505

Yshai OLIEL

ISR

Alexey ZAKHAROV

RUS 490

02 03

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Points

500 Tomas Jirousek (CZE) Photo: fotospo.net

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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Results

12 & Under Date

Tournament

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles Winner

Jun 16

Padova (ITA)

L Musetti (ITA)

S Pieri (ITA)

75 61

Maestrelli/Pieri(ITA)

D Frayman (RUS)

A Arseneault (CAN)

61 60

Arseneault/Babych (CAN)

Jun 16

Riga (LAT)

Prijedor (BIH)

I Snitari (MDA)

D Taczala (POL)

63 63

Cancelled

A Chareva (RUS)

S Strombach (GER)

46 63 60

Cancelled

D Milanovic (BIH)

A Muharemovic (BIH)

75 62

Milanovic/Petrovic (BIH)

M Kostyuk (UKR)

C Sauvant (GER)

61 60

Kostyuk (UKR)/Sayfetdinova (RUS)

Jun 16

Aylesbury (GBR)

L Marmousez (FRA)

B Heynold (GBR)

63 63

Heynold/Samuel (GBR)

I Spink (GBR)

H Staff (GBR)

62 62

Billon/Boisseau (FRA)

Jun 23

Trieste (ITA)

J von der Schulenberg (SUI) L Dardieri (ITA)

60 62

Tabacco/Tabacco (ITA)

M Novikova (RUS)

Z Falkner (SLO)

61 61

Novikova (RUS)/Pelicano (MLT)

M Kniazeu (BLR)

E Eldiyar Uulu (RUS)

60 63

Fathullin/Minnivaliev (RUS)

V Kanapatskaya (BLR)

V Senna (RUS)

76(4) 61

Kanapatskaya/Kishko (BLR)

I Snitari (MDA)

B Dobak (HUN)

62 60

Lanik/Pokorny (SVK)

D Semenistaja (LAT)

E Vinnik (RUS)

64 62

Semenistaja/Semenistaja (LAT)

B Dobak (HUN)

P Fajta (HUN)

62 62

Dobak/Valentin (HUN)

E Vinnik (RUS)

L Janosi (HUN)

60 60

Semenistaja/Semenistaja (LAT)

62 46 63

Cizek/Kubik (CZE)

Jun 23

Jun 30

Pinsk (BLR)

Budapest (HUN)

Budaรถrs (HUN)

Jun 30

Rakovnik (CZE)

K Kubik (CZE)

V Horak (CZE)

S Strombach (GER)

D Lopatetskaya (UKR)

63 62

Lopatetskaya/Monakhova (UKR)

Jun 30

Otocec (SLO)

B Devald (CRO)

M Sharipov (RUS)

61 62

Genov/Sharipov (RUS)

P Lovric (SLO)

A Lytneva (RUS)

64 60

Belinger/Klevisar (SLO)

L Musetti (ITA)

62 63

Musetti/Tabacco (ITA)

M Novikova (RUS)

H Fischer (GBR)

75 63

Frayman/Novikova (RUS)

I Tiraspolsky (CAN)

M Walser (GER)

62 61

Breysach (FRA)/Schroeder (NED)

E Haavisto (FIN)

S Kraus (AUT)

60 61

Meyer auf der Heide/Strombach (GER)

J von der Schulenberg (SUI) R Weibull (SWE)

63 61

Laviolette/Zibi (FRA)

S Djoubri (FRA)

S Kraus (AUT)

63 62

Haavisto/Heiskanen (FIN)

R Papoe (ROU)

N Ionel (ROU)

61 60

Ionel/Papoe (ROU)

B Tokac (TUR)

Z Sarioglan (TUR)

62 62

Trasca/Tudorache (ROU)

FRANCE

ITALY

2-0

FRANCE

ITALY

2-0

L Darderi (ITA)

N Hartmann (GER)

64 36 63

Lanik/Valent (SVK)

H Sato (JPN)

N Krznaric (CRO)

63 60

Elsborg (DEN)/Sato (JPN)

Jun 30

Jul 7

Jul 14

Porto san Giorgio (ITA) F Tabacco (ITA)

Versmold (GER)

Wahlstedt (GER)

Jul 14

Sliven (BUL)

Jul 14

Salo (ITA)

Jul 21

Jul 28

Kufstein (AUT)

Strobrec (CRO)

F Cobolli (ITA)

M Sharipov (RUS)

62 62

Cobolli/Gigante (ITA)

E Garkusha (RUS)

P Shitikova (RUS)

61 60

Garkusha (RUS)/Langerova (SVK)

D Taczala (POL)

75 62

Lanik/Pokorny (SVK)

A Silna (CZE)

61 61

Silna/Vajsejtlova (CZE)

Uherske Hradiste (CZE) L Palovic (SVK) D Hindova (CZE)

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Tournament

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles Winner

Jul 28

Bressanone (ITA)

M Lorens (POL)

F Cobolli (ITA)

26 64 61

Castelleti (ITA)/Lorens (POL)

M Babeaud (ITA)

O Selekhmeteva (RUS)

63 36 75

Novakova (CZE)/Selekhmeteva (RUS)

Aug 4

Pisek (CZE)

V Horak (CZE)

F Schlossman (GER)

76(5) 75

Hartmann/Schlossmann (GER)

D Semenistaja (LAT)

P Shitikova (RUS)

64 57 61

Semenistaja/Semenistaja (LAT)

B Heynold (GBR)

D Stricker (SUI)

61 62

Tesic/Turlt (GER)

E Vinnik (RUS)

O Selekhmeteva (RUS)

26 60 63

Selekhmeteva/Vinnik (RUS)

D Ibragimov (RUS)

F Schlossman (GER)

36 75 64

Hartmann/Homberg (GER)

H Sato (JPN)

O Selekhmeteva (RUS)

60 61

Sato (JPN)/Selekhmeteva (RUS)

Aug 4

Aug 11

Oetwil (SUI)

Karlsruhe (GER)

14 & Under Date

Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles Winner

Jun 16

Riga (LAT)

3 T Dudek (POL)

A Laska (BLR)

62 64

Cancelled

Jun 16

Birkerod (DEN)

3 G Navarp (SWE)

I Tetruashvili (ISR)

S Berlin (SWE) Jun 16

Cacak (SRB)

3 B Zarkovic (SRB) S Dadaciu (ROU)

Jun 16

Portimao (POR)

3 D Rodrigues (POR) F Jorge (POR)

Jun 16

Tbilisi (GEO)

V Stamat (MDA)

w/o

Cancelled

E Graziani (SUI)

63 64

Navarp (SWE)/Wolfschmidt (GER)

V Pariyskaya (RUS)

63 64

Helmi/Hussain (DEN)

M Popovic (SRB)

63 62

Cretu/Dica (ROU)

J Samoceta (SRB)

63 76(5)

Samoceta (SRB)/Tomic (BIH)

T Soares (POR)

61 61

Rodrigues/Soares (POR)

V Gracheva (RUS)

61 06 63

Jorge/Pinto (POR)

3 A Stekoschikov (RUS) V Yulik (RUS) E Mchedlidze (GEO)

Jun 23

Rungsted (DEN)

3 K Qvarfordt (SWE)

Jun 23

Liepaja (LAT)

2 T Skatov (RUS)

M Krupenina (RUS)

61 62

Borodina (RUS)/Makatsaria (GEO)

E Grevelius (SWE)

62 60

Graziani (SUI)/Navarp (SWE)

62 60

Schmidt Axelsson/Yasar (SWE)

62 61

Parts/Seeman (EST)

61 64

Filichenok (BLR)/Oczachowska (POL)

L Meyer a/d Heide (GER) K Jaskiewicz (POL) K Paluch (POL)

J Oczachowska (POL) Y Hatouka (BLR) Jun 30

Amsterdam (NED)

3 M Stehling (CAN) H Sato (JPN)

Jun 30

Tallinn (EST)

Jun 30

Euro Summer Cups

G Onclin (BEL)

67(4) 64 63 De Jong/Verwater (NED)

P Nieuwboer (NED)

75 63

Mazepova (RUS)/Truden (ITA)

3 B Ivanyuzhenkov (USA)A Vorobyev (RUS) C Plakk (EST) E Germany Ukraine

62 67(8) 75Lobanov/Spasibo (RUS)

62 75

Kuraksin/Smolyakov (RUS)

K Yersh (BLR)

64 76(1)

Shalimova (RUS)/Yersh (BLR)

Russia

2/1

Poland

2/1

T Ayman (TUR)

26 61 75

Jul 7

Ankara (TUR)

3 Y Erel (TUR) A Comlek (TUR)

M Sakar (USA)

60 63

Biter/Comley (TUR)

Jul 7

Edinburgh (GBR)

3 B Murphy (GBR)

H Butler (GBR)

60 62

Lewis/Murphy (GBR)

A Thane (GBR)

62 64

Hill/Mccolgan (GBR)

A Loughlan (GBR)

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Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles Winner

Jul 7

Meppel (NED)

3 H Squire (GER)

C Zoske (GER)

46 64 64

Reynolds/Sisam (AUS)

P Nieuwboer (NED)

63 46 76(1) Avilycheva/Spirina (RUS)

S Kopp (AUT)

62 61

O Orpana (FIN)

67(3) 63 64 Koller/Ramskogler (AUT)

D Jedlicka (CZE)

62 61

Kovarik/Sedlar (CZE)

T Najmanova (CZE)

62 63

Benesova/Najmanova (CZE)

64 75

Lingxi (CHN)/Sheyngezikht (RUS)

P Krupchenko (RUS)

61 75

Dartron (FRA)/Molinaro (LUX)

L Krainer (AUT)

46 61 1-0 ret Komac/Tekavec (SLO)

L Janko (CRO)

63 63

Janko (CRO)/Nikocevic (GER)

G Loffhagen (GBR)

26 63 60

Dhokia (GBR)/Fisher (CZE)

J Lawrence Taylor (GBR)

64 62

Loughlan/Thane (GBR)

A Uvarov (RUS)

76 75

Evloev/Uvarov (RUS)

V Olyanovskaya (RUS)

62 62

Krupenina/Mikhaylova (RUS)

D Khin (HUN)

36 64 64

Garpered/Grevelius (SWE)

O Corneanu (ROU)

62 63

Johansen(Ussher (FIN)

63 63

Ho (TPE)/Zakharov (RUS)

A Kharitonova (RUS)

63 61

Ni Ma/Wang (CHN)

W Marek (POL)

62 36 75

Norodom/Van Rensburg (AUS)

A Nagata (JPN)

67(5) 61 63 Lyven (UKR)/Makarova (RUS)

U Park (KOR)

63 63

Han/Park (KOR)

W Sawasdee (THA)

62 62

Ni Ma/Wang (CHN)

64 64

Pinedo Tejada/Vazquez (ESP)

E Spirina (RUS) Jul 7

Oberpullendorf (AUT)

2 N Dica (ROU) R Buzkova (CZE)

Jul 7

Jablonec (CZE)

3 O Styler (CZE)

Jul 7

Paris (FRA)

1 T Seyboth Wild (BRA) N Tajima (JPN)

V Nikolovova (CZE)

T Makarova (RUS) Jul 14

Otocec (SLO)

3 R Komac (SLO) K Novak (SLO)

Jul 14

Hatfield (GBR)

3 G Hutchings (GBR) A Loughlan (GBR)

Jul 14

Paola (MLT)

3 F Moroni (ITA) M Krupenina (RUS)

Jul 14

F端rstenfeld (AUT)

2 S Palosi (ROU)

Jul 14

Velp (NED)

1 H V/D Schulenburg (SUI) S Baez (ARG)

O Orpana (FIN)

M Carle (ARG) Jul 21

Kuftsein (AUT)

2 H Squire (GER) E Makarova (RUS)

Jul 21

Nantes (FRA)

2 S Baez (ARG) M Carle (ARG)

Jul 28

Dublin (IRL)

3 C Pinedo Tejada (ESP) C Salmon (AUS) E Adeshina (GBR)

Jul 28

Sofia (BUL)

3 A Andreev (BUL)

Jul 28

Wroclaw (POL)

3 D Sedlar (CZE)

I Garceran (ESP)

V Dema (UKR) Jul 28

Corradino (MLT)

3 B Baker (GBR) H Pellicano (MLT)

Jul 28

Oberentfelden (SUI)

3 F Arnaboldi (ITA) N Keller (SUI)

Jul 28

Waiblingen (GER)

Jul 28

D端ren (GER)

1 S Baez (ARG) M Carle (ARG)

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P Astigarraga Harper (ESP) 60 61

Banaityte (LTU)/Rebaudieres (FRA)

F Jianu (ROU)

61 62

Kardaris/Zerdilas Herrera (GRE) Kandiba/Youseva (RUS)

C Manu (ROU)

61 75

M Mikula (POL)

67(2) 62 60 Kwiatkowski/Sliwinski (POL)

A Wierzbowska (POL)

63 75

E De Santis (ITA)

76(6) 26 75De Santis (ITA)/Sanchez Vinas (ESP)

K Zadorozhna (UKR)

62 5-0 ret Kubak (TUR)/Supak (SVK)

L Engelhardt (GER)

36 76(5) 64Arnaboldi/Speziali (ITA)

E Vinnik (RUS)

63 62

Baltensperger/Keller (SUI)

46 61 61

Lumsden/McHugh (GBR)

A Hummel (GER)

64 64

Lyven/Savina (UKR)

A Admiraal (NED)

64 64

Ho (TPE)/Lingxi (CHN)

A Hertel (POL)

62 64

Ni Ma/Wang (CHN)

2 H V/D Schulenburg (SUI)E Lumsden (GBR) M Bilokin (UKR)

Khin/Voros (HUN)

Achong (NED)/Dema (UKR)

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Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Aug 4

Balashiha (RUS)

3 T Skatov (RUS)

A Uvarov (RUS)

60 61

Skatov (RUS)/Yarmoshuk (BLR)

S Shevchenko (RUS)

62 76(5)

Babkova/Shevchenko (RUS)

C Pinedo Tejada (ESP)

64 63

Rudolph/Tanner (SUI)

C Duffy Niblock (IRL)

76(6) 06 75 Banaityte (LTU)/Urelli Rinaldi (ITA)

F Jianu (ROU)

64 76(2)

K Rakhimova (RUS) Aug 4

Dublin (IRL)

3 R Dhokia (GBR) M Biansumba (IRL)

Aug 4

Bankia (BUL)

3 C Andreescu (ROU)

Aug 4

Sheffield (GBR)

3 B Murphy (GBR)

I Garceran (ESP)

Aug 4

Ulm (GER)

Hasselt (BEL)

Vilnius (LTU)

63 26 61

Garceran/Pavlicic (ESP)

62 63

Lewis/Murphy (GBR)

A Loughlan (GBR)

E Adeshina (GBR)

61 61

Adeshina/Loughlan (GBR)

2 N Hornitschek (GER)

L Engelhardt (GER)

64 63

Ottenbreit/Weidenhorn (GER)

M Bilokin (UKR)

67(0) 63 63 Chiesa/Ivaldi (ITA)

L Tomic (BIH)

5-3 ret

Colson (ROU)/McHugh (GBR)

E Maloney (GBR)

75 76(4)

Budin/Maloney (GBR)

A Kwiatkowski (POL)

75 61

Kwiatkowski/Ziomber (POL)

A Efremova (BLR)

64 36 64

Davidzenka/Yersh (BLR)

G Shayakhmetov (RUS)

63 36 62

Senchuk/Trunov (RUS)

1 J Hersey (GBR)

3 A Laska (BLR) K Yersh (BLR)

Aug 11

Pirogovskiy (RUS)

3 A Kachalov (RUS)

Aug 11

Podgorica (MNE)

3 S Gazo (SRB)

D Lukyanova (RUS)

S Dadaciu (ROU) Aug 11

Yerevan (ARM)

3 D Spasibo (RUS) M Dalakishvili (GEO)

Aug 11

Luxembourg (LUX)

3 M Marinescu (ROU)

K Domnina (RUS)

62 75

Domnina/Koval (RUS)

G Tufekcic (GER)

62 63

Speziali (ITA)/Tufekcic (GER)

A Skrobonja (SRB)

64 63

Molchanova (UKR)/Tmusic (SRB)

R Terzyan (RUS)

63 62

Neganov/Novikov (RUS)

N Nasibyan (GEO)

6-0 ret

Chayka (RUS)/Skorokhodova (UKR)

R Weiler (GER)

L Meyer a/d Heide (GER) K Kuzmova (SVK) Aug 11

Nivelles (BEL)

3 A Mchugh (GBR) V Ivanov (NZL)

Aug 11

Kardaris/Zerdilas Herrera (GRE)

C Manu (ROU)

Z Ni Ma (CHN) Aug 11

Doubles Winner

G Hutchings (GBR)

A Hummel (GER) Aug 4

Score

Eching/Munich (GER) 1 E Noskin (RUS) S Lansere (RUS)

67(5) 76(2) 64 Fiorito/Garcia (FRA) 63 63

Meyer a/d Heide (GER)/Vlasova (RUS)

G Onclin (BEL)

64 60

Deckers (NED)/McHugh (GBR)

A Tikhonova (RUS)

63 61

Koetterheinrich/Zehender (GER)

Y Bondarevskiy (RUS)

64 76(3)

Huetten (GER)/Noskin (RUS)

A Joldic (BIH)

64 64

Joukanen (FIN)/Shalimova (RUS)

Doubles Winner

16 & Under Date

Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Jun 16

Riga (LAT)

3 M Tybar (BLR)

J Faria Carvalho (POR)

62 67(2) 62Cancelled

T Haliou (CYP)

63 61

Cancelled

E Holis (CZE)

61 76(6)

Doubek/Holis (CZE)

A Kynclova (CZE)

46 64 75

Buzkova/Kynclova (CZE)

D Tashbatulov (UZB)

62 26 64

Kvantaliani (UKR)/Metreveli (GEO)

A Shanidze (GEO)

61 46 62

Akhalkatsi/Memishishi (GEO)

M Stylianou (CYP) Jun 16

Mali Losinj (CRO)

3 K Lemstra (GER) M Jovicic (BIH)

Jun 16

Tbilisi (GEO)

3 S Polukhin (RUS) O Andrieieva (UKR)

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Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles Winner

Jun 16

Bitola (MKD)

3 K Kirovski (SRB)

J Macic (MNE)

60 61

Atanasov/Evtimov (BUL)

N Berberovic (BIH)

64 62

Marinkovikj (MKD)/Ristic (SRB)

2 R Balzerani (ITA)

G Fonio (ITA)

64 62

Ciurletti/Otegui (ARG)

S Waltert (SUI)

G Pigato (ITA)

64 76(5)

Krywoj (ARG)/Romero (ECU)

61 61

Bandeira (POR)/Blancaneaux (FRA)

T Ristic (SRB) Jun 16

Crema (ITA)

Jun 23

Brussels (BEL)

3 G Blancaneaux (FRA) S Junk (GER)

Jun 23

Mestre (ITA)

3 C Donato (ITA)

S Bezukladova (RUS)

R Maffei (ITA) Jun 23

Kranj (SLO)

3 G Kokalj (SLO) V Erjavec (SLO)

Jun 23

Cakovec (CRO)

2 S Zukic (BIH) N Berberovic (BIH)

Jun 23

Avignon (FRA)

1 R Cungu (MNE) V Yushchenko (RUS)

G Heynemans (BEL)

64 67(5) 64 Chitdara/Lardinois (BEL)

D Iamunno (ITA)

57 75 63

R Buzkova (CZE)

75 67(5) 63Maffei/Visentin (ITA)

G Ramskogler (AUT)

64 63

Paroulek/Vrbensky (CZE)

A Neuwirth (AUT)

62 64

Novak (SLO)/Szabo (HUN)

S Lah (SLO)

63 61

Divkovic/Selak (CRO)

K Kilic (CRO)

61 64

Belovukovic (AUS)/Solovyeva (RUS)

I de Rueda de Genover (ESP) 16 63 63

Cungu (MNE)/Zahraj (GER)

J Sapin (FRA)

62 60

Budin (GBR)/Jansen Figueras (ESP)

64 62

Ross/Taylor (AUS)

Jun 30

Marianske Lazne (CZE) 3 J Erdmann (GER)

A Stepanek (CZE)

E Voracek (GER)

T Polanska (CZE)

Jun 30

Sliven (BUL)

64 62

Kogoutkova/Najmanova (CZE)

76(5) 64

Andrade/Faria Carvalho (POR)

K Marinkovikj (MKD)

63 75

Ivasco/Zaicenco (MDA)

3 B Pavel (ROU)

V Cancu (ROU)

75 62

Dancu/Popescu (ROU)

T Mare (ROU)

D Stoica (ROU)

62 64

Chivu/Manu (ROU)

3 J Faria Carvalho (POR) K Dimitrov (BUL) A Zaicenco (MDA)

Jun 30

Jul 7

Bucharest (ROU)

Aviles (ESP)

3 C Divar (ESP)

I de Rueda de Genover (ESP) 63 46 76(4) Mesquida Berg/Ruiz (ESP)

A Garcia Fernandez (ESP) M Bassols Ribera (ESP) Jul 7

Michalovce (SVK)

3 M Fekiac (SVK) V Dema (UKR)

Jul 7

Kordin (MLT)

3 A Ingarao (ITA)

Jul 7

Haskovo (BUL)

3 M Broville (FRA)

M Stylianou (CYP)

Z Vaneva (BUL) Jul 14

Ufa (LAT)

3 I Mikhaylyuk (RUS) U Shirokova (RUS)

Jul 14

Minsk (BLR)

3 M Tybar (BLR) E Volodko (RUS)

Jul 14

Sofia (BUL)

1 B Jankulovski (MKD) D Solovyeva (RUS)

Jul 21

Lida (BLR)

3 O Besednikov (RUS) E Volodko (RUS)

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Bonafede/Iamunno (ITA)

75 46 63

Conejero Gutierrez/Conejero Gutierrez (ESP)

I Abrudan (ROU)

64 64

Fekiac/Puskar (SVK)

N Seduchova (SVK)

64 62

Nagy/Szabo (HUN)

A Trapani (ITA)

62 36 62

Ingarao/Trapani (ITA)

A Solovyeva (RUS)

60 62

Infantino/La Rocca (ITA)

G Andrade (POR)

26 62 62

Andrade/Faria Carvalho (POR)

D Solovyeva (RUS)

63 64

Mazdrashka/Topalova (BUL)

I Valiev (RUS)

63 63

Lysov/Mikhaylyuk (RUS)

A Kulik Aleksandra (RUS)

63 63

Kulik Aleksandra/Ukolova (RUS)

M Haliak (BLR)

36 61 61

Haliak/ Tybar (BLR)

A Inozemtseva (RUS)

62 60

Paulenka/Prysmakova (BLR)

S Zukic (BIH)

76(3) 61

Neykov/Palazov (BUL)

Z Vaneva (BUL)

61 61

Ivasco/Zaicenco (MDA)

A Laska (BLR)

64 64

Liaonenka (BLR)/Rainin (UKR)

T Nikolaeva (RUS)

62 63

Nikolaeva/Volodka (RUS)

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Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles Winner

Jul 21

Trnava (SVK)

3 G Huber (AUT)

M Szappanos (HUN)

60 76(8)

Fryze/ Skowronski (POL)

A Fouraev (HUN)

63 75

Pichler (AUT)/Zakordoniec (POL)

A Jokic (SRB)

64 64

Dabic/Kirovski (SRB)

S Takamura (JPN)

61 62

Samoceta/Spasojevic (SRB)

D Cozma (ROU)

62 63

Blancaneaux (FRA)/Gatev (SUI)

M Marculescu (ROU)

75 63

Chivu/Marculescu (ROU)

M Turchin (RUS)

06 63 60

Parefnov/Serezhin (RUS)

D Tkachenko (RUS)

62 61

Chayka/Vishnevskaya (RUS)

V Yulik (RUS)

62 60

Laenko (RUS)/Onita (ROU)

A Ushakova (RUS)

75 62

Nikocevic/Schmidt (GER)

P Grassi (MLT)

62 60

Hildebrandt/Schell (GER)

M Fux (SUI)

76(5) 67(4) 75Tsygourova (SUI)/Voracek (GER)

B Pavel (ROU)

62 63

Eisenzapf (GER)/Hutterer (AUT)

A Kasatkina (RUS)

76(5) 62

Makarova/Solovyeva (RUS)

J Erdmann (GER)

75 64

Soha (HUN)/Strombachs (GER)

E Zakordoniec (POL) Jul 21

Nis (SRB)

3 K Kirovski (SRB) T Spasojevic (SRB)

Jul 21

Curtea de Arges (ROU) 2 G Blancneaux (FRA)

Jul 28

Yerevan (ARM)

D Stoica (ROU) 3 D Yedigaryan (ARM) A Ukolova (RUS) Jul 28

Podgorica (MNE)

3 R Savin (CRO) A Khlestova (RUS)

Jul 28

Oberentfelden (SUI)

3 N Schell (GER) E Voracek (GER)

Jul 28

Krems (AUT)

2 J Rodionov (BLR) D Solovyeva (RUS)

Jul 28

Waiblingen (GER)

2 L Soha (HUN)

Aug 4

Viljandi (EST)

3 K Tamm (EST)

I Cantos Siemers (GER) C Nonnenmacher (GER)

63 62

Cantos Siemers (GER)/Laguza (UKR)

T Vaise (LTU)

36 64 63

Ausiyevich/Laska (BLR)

I Daujotaite (LTU)

61 63

Buka/Nikusina (LAT)

3 M Miladinovic (SRB)

N Arsic (SRB)

64 57 76(3)Jurkavic/Kovacic (CRO)

A Ushakova (RUS)

H Djokic (BIH)

63 75

Djokic (BIH)/Zivkovic (SRB)

M Turchin (RUS)

64 75

Serezhin/Turchin (RUS)

64 26 63

Borodina (RUS)/Kentchiashvili (GEO)

57 75 64

Neos/ Rousos (CYP)

6-1 ret

Haliou (CYP)/Jansen Figueras (ESP)

61 61

Gerasimoski/Jankulovski (MKD)

R Mertena (LAT) Aug 4

Aug 4

Niksic (MNE)

Yerevan (ARM)

3 P Serezhin (RUS)

E Vishnevskaya (RUS) A Ukolova (RUS) Aug 4

Paola (MLT)

3 F Bohorquez (ESP)

E Neos (CYP)

H Jansen Figueras (ESP) K Zadorozhna (UKR) Aug 4

Skopje (MKD)

3 B Jankulovski (MKD)

Aug 4

Haid (AUT)

2 G Huber (AUT)

K Marinkovikj (MKD)

E Makarova (RUS) Aug 4

Ulm (GER)

Kilkis (GRE)

3 P Kostaris (GRE) A Zaicenco (MDA)

Aug 11

Vilnius (LTU)

3 R Wrzesinski (LTU) P Bakaite (LTU)

Aug 11

Skopje (MKD)

3 E Pepic (MKD) A Khlestova (RUS)

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T Ristic (SRB)

36 63 64

Marinkovikj (MKD)/Ristic (SRB)

M Lang (AUT)

62 61

Lusovsky/Simecek (CZE)

D Solovyeva (RUS)

62 64

Makarova/Solovyeva (RUS)

62 26 64

Hildebrandt/Zahraj (GER)

A Laguza (UKR)

26 62 64

Golubovskaya/Stepanova (RUS)

M Stavrakas (GRE)

64 62

Agious/Stavrakas (GRE)

V Karvouni (GRE)

26 63 64

Gukasyan (UKR)/Zaicenco (MDA)

A Liaonenka (BLR)

62 76(5)

Cherkasau/Liaonenka (BLR)

Y Hatouka (BLR)

63 63

Bakaite/Zykute (LTU)

I Vidan (ROU)

64 62

Fisher (CZE)/Popovski (MKD)

L Babunski (SRB)

62 61

Malesevic (SRB)/Veselinova (MKD)

2 L Weidenmann (GER) N Schell (GER) M Lyven (UKR)

Aug 11

B Zarkovic (SRB)

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Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles Winner

Aug 11

Istanbul (TUR)

3 S Yildirim (TUR)

Y Aktas (TUR)

64 60

Akkoyun/Erel (TUR)

B Ozarslan (TUR)

w/o

Takunyaci/Tekbas (TUR)

D Klimov (GER)

16 62 63

Klimov (GER)/Mila Rafi (ESP)

L Doertzbach (GER)

61 61

Meulenberg (BEL)/Molinaro (NED)

S Beaupain (BEL)

61 60

Beke (NED)/Rai (NZL)

S Gaisina (RUS)

64 60

Daisina (RUS)/Ivanov (NZL)

B Kilchherr (SUI)

36 61 64

Hutterer (AUT)/Machac (CZE)

E Makarova (RUS)

60 61

Kankova/Siskova (CZE)

J Paul (SUI)

63 61

De Rueda De Genover/Roglan (ESP)

S Mejerovits (GER)

76(1) 57 64 Kharitonova/Lansere (RUS)

Z Basel (CYP) Aug 11

Luxembourg (LUX)

3 J Hildebrandt (GER) E Molinaro (NED)

Aug 11

Nivelles (BEL)

3 S Junk (GER) L Hadab (MAR)

Aug 11

Zell (AUT)

2 G Ramskogler (AUT) L Kankova (CZE)

Aug 11

Eching/Munich (GER) 2 G Huber (AUT) E Voracek (GER)

Recent photos from the Tennis Europe Junior Tour (clockwise, from top left): Runner-up Zinovia Vaneva (BUL) and winner Daria Solvyeva (RUS) at the 16&U Cat. 1 Dema Cup in Sofia, winner Eliza Omirou (CTYP) at the 16&U Eleon Tennis Club tournament in Nicosia, Argentineans Maria Lourdes Carle & Sebastian Baez scored a double win at the 14&U Cat. 1 event in Düren, Jake Hersey (GBR) with the champion’s trophy at Cat.1 14&U Hasselt, Jeffrey von der Schulenberg (SUI), winner of the Cat.1 14&U Windmill Cup title (photo: Richard van Loon, tennisfoto.net), 16&U Aviles Apple Bowl finalists Carlos Divar and Ignasi de Rueda de Genover (ESP). More photos from the Tennis Europe Junior Tour can be found at http://www.tenniseurope.org/photobooks.aspx?id=941.

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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Results

16 & Under Date

Tournament

Category / Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles Winner

Jul 15

Sliven (BUL)

3 R Cungu (MGO)

A Lazarov (BUL)

75 62

Dimitrov/Lazarov (BUL)

O Gavrila (ROU)

V Zheleva (BUL)

64 63

Jones (AUS)/Surapaneni (IND)

Jul 15

Podolsk (RUS)

3 I Petrunin (RUS)

A Gazizov (RUS)

62 61

Chechel/Repkin (UKR)

P Avdzhiyan (BUL)

63 63

Tkachenko/Tkachenko (USA)

R Safiullin (RUS)

63 46 63

Martinez Portero/Munar Clar (ESP)

J Teichmann (SUI)

63 63

Grimm/Teichmann (SUI)

V Vanta (ROU)

61 60

Manole/Vanta (ROU)

O Gavrila (ROU)

63 64

Gavrila/Minca (ROU)

K Nesterenko (UKR)

64 64

Lysov/Nesterov (RUS)

O Basko (RUS)

62 62

Izotova/Yemelyanenka (BLR)

C Modovan (ROU)

46 75 75

Husar/Soban (SVK)

M Sovetova (RUS) Jul 22

Moscow (RUS)

EU A Rublev (RUS) D Kasatkina (RUS)

Jul 22

Curtea de Arges (ROU) 2 C Manda (ROU) M Bulgaru (ROU)

Jul 22

Minsk (BLR)

3 M Haliak (BLR) A Skabelka (BLR)

Jul 22

Trnava (SVK)

3 M Selecky (SVK)

Jul 22

Obersentfelden (SUI)

3 M Oettle (GER)

P Udvardy (HUN)

A Lazarova (SVK)

76(3) 06 61Mashtakova (RUS)/Udvardy (HUN)

M Poplawski (SUI)

64 75

B端ttner/Vrbsky (GER)

C Nonnenmacher (GER)

60 60

Bayerlova (CZE)/Voracek (GER)

C Patzanovsky (GER)

57 76(1) 64 Summaria (ITA)/Wessels (GER)

L Ruppert (GER)

64 63

Jung/Ruppert (GER)

Y Kaelin (SUI)

60 61

Hutterer/Lang (AUT)

A Mashtakova (RUS)

64 62

Kompein/Neuwirth (AUT)

3 R Codescu (ROU)

C Modovan (ROU)

64 63

Pavel/Tomescu (ROU)

I Minca (ROU)

A Surdeanu (ROU)

60 60

Bulgaru/Minca (ROU)

A Rainin (UKR)

61 61

Bertuccioli (ITA)/De Rossi (SMR)

M Bayerlova (CZE) Jul 29

Waiblingen (GER)

2 C Summaria (ITA) M Bayerlova (CZE)

Jul 29

Krems (AUT)

2 D Orlita (CZE) L Kraus (AUT)

Jul 29

Cluj Napoca (ROU)

Jul 29

Niksic (MNE)

3 M de Rossi (SMR)

Aug 5

Ulm (GER)

2 L Wiedenmann (GER) A Latifovic (GER)

T Bojanic (MNE)

63 75

Popovic (SRB)/Sunic (CRO)

64 36 62

Hampe/Wessels (GER)

63 63

Bayerlova (CZE)/Rettich (GER)

26 61 75

Matuszewski/Smietana (POL)

J Regehr (GER)

46 62 64

Nyikos/Wolfgruber (AUT)

H Inno (EST)

63 61

Inno/Klettenberg (EST)

G Druteikaite (LTU)

64 63

Demcenkova/Marcinkevica (LAT)

3 M de Rossi (SMR)

R Cungu (MNE)

62 63

Butulija (SRB)/Cungu (MNE)

M Sahinagic (BIH)

T Bojanic (MNE)

63 16 62

Musiychenko/Ushakova (RUS)

3 B Jankulovski (MKD)

G Srbljak (MKD)

62 62

Andreevski/Jankulovski (MKD)

E Christofi (GRE)

63 61

Christofi/Soldatou (GRE)

M Bayerlova (CZE) Aug 5

Haid (AUT)

Viljandi (EST)

3 C Klettenberg (EST) A Veselova (RUS)

Aug 5

Podgorica (MNE)

Skopje (MKD)

I Minca (ROU)

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L Samsonova (CZE)

2 C Patzanovsky (GER) B Henning (GER) W Kulik (POL)

Aug 5

M Sahinagic (BIH)

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Venue

Cat.

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles

Jun 16

Sleza (POL)

$10,000

J Inzerillo (FRA)

J Satral (CZE)

63 64

Inzerillo/Surreaux (FRA)

Jun 16

Cluj Napoca (ROU)

$10,000

M Bourgue (FRA)

M Bortolotti (ITA)

62 61

Kuncik/Suc (CZE)

Jun 16

Belgrade (SRB)

$10,000

M Zekic (SRB)

Y Maden (GER)

75 63

Eames/Van Peperzeel

Jun 16

Istanbul (TUR)

$10,000

D Propoggia (AUS)

B Erguden (TUR)

36 62 61

Ilkel/Yurtacan (TUR)

Jun 16

Petrovsk (UKR)

$10,000

D Molchanov (UKR)

V Manafov (UKR)

61 20 Ret. Manafov/Uzhylovsky (UKR)

Jun 16

Limelette (BEL)

$10,000

P Torebko (GER)

A Musialek (FRA)

16 62 64

Barbosa (POR)/Bogaerts (BEL)

Jun 16

Stara Zagora (BUL)

$10,000

J Carpenter (GBR)

N Fatic (BIH)

46 64 62

Fatic (BIH)/ Jotovski (MKD)

Jun 16

Melilla (ESP)

$10,000

J Hernando-Ruano (ESP)

R Ojeda Lara (ESP)

62 46 63

Perez Sanz (ESP)/Zeballos (BOL)

Jun 16

Ajaccio (FRA)

$15,000+H

N Langer (GER)

J Ubiergo (FRA)

76(3) 63

Couacaud/Rochette (FRA)

Jun 16

Tel Aviv (ISR)

$10,000

D McCarthy (USA)

T Goldengoren (ISR)

46 75 63

Kobelt/Mccarthy (USA)

Jun 16

Siena (ITA)

$10,000

P Cachin (ARG)

G Sakharov (FRA)

76(2) 75

Cachin/Galdon (ARG)

Jun 16

Alkmar (NED)

$15,000

E Ymer (SWE)

J Aguilar (CHI)

61 57 62

Abend/Lootsman (NED)

Jun 16

Siofok (HUN)

$10,000

P Rosenholm (SWE)

I Arvidsson (SWE)

75 36 75

Saavedra Corvalan/Urzua (CHI)

Jun 23

Seefeld (AUT)

$10,000

D Lustig (CZE)

R Bellotti (ITA)

62 62

Brunner/Novak (AUT)

Jun 23

Havre (BEL)

$10,000

Y Vandenbulcke (BEL)

J Dubail (BEL)

62 61

Barbosa (POR)/Bogaerts (BEL)

Jun 23

Stara Zagora (BUL)

$10,000

M Bourgue (FRA)

A Lazov (BUL)

64 63

Haenle/Mies (GER)

Jun 23

Palma del Rio (ESP)

$15,000+H

E Struvay (COL)

E Gerasimov (BLR)

64 76(4)

Pla Malfeito (ESP)/ Ramanathan (IND)

Jun 23

Toulon (FRA)

$15,000

E Couacaud (FRA)

C Lestienne (FRA)

64 62

Laurent/Lestienne (FRA)

Jun 23

Sabac (SRB)

$10,000

P Krstin (SRB)

N Jarry (CHI)

57 64 76(5) Rivera-Aranguiz/Saez (CHI)

Jun 23

Busto Arsizio (ITA)

$15,000

S Travaglia (ITA)

R Marcora (ITA)

62 46 64

Jun 23

Breda (NED)

$15,000+H

J Kubler (AUS)

K Coppejans (BEL)

63 67(6) 63Leite (BRA)/Lindell (SWE)

Jun 23

Wroclaw (POL)

$10,000

J Satral (CZE)

M Marterer (GER)

64 76(4)

Kaczynski/Marterer (GER)

Jun 23

Sibiu (ROU)

$10,000

V Crivoi (ROU)

V Antonescu (ROU)

64 16 64

Ciumac (MDA)/Luncanu (ROU)

Jun 23

Istanbul (TUR)

$10,000

A Sektic (BIH)

B Erguden (TUR)

63 46 61

Kalovelonis (GRE)/Merino (PER)

Jun 23

Petrovsk (UKR)

$10,000

D Molchanov (UKR)

S Boltz (FRA)

75 62

Bubka/Molchanov (UKR)

Jun 30

Seefeld (AUT)

$10,000

B Trinker (AUT)

R Bellotti (ITA)

62 63

Elliott (USA)/Van Peperzeel (AUS)

Jun 30

De Haan (BEL)

$10,000

A Ward (GBR)

Y Vandenbulcke (BEL)

76(3) 61

Janvier/Lakat (FRA)

Jun 30

Plovdiv (BUL)

$10,000

Rivera-Aranguiz (CHI)

T Grozdanov (BUL)

57 63 61

Rivera-Aranguiz/Saez (CHI)

Jun 30

Bakio (ESP)

$10,000

D Perez Sanz (ESP)

J Salazar Martin (ESP)

62 62

Domingues (POR)/Sanjurjo (ESP)

Jun 30

Montauban (FRA)

$15,000+H

T Lamasine (FRA)

M Vaisse (FRA)

76(5) 16 76(6) Laurent/Lestienne (FRA)

Jun 30

Manchester (GBR)

$15,000

J Milton (GBR)

G Coupland (GBR)

64 16 76(3) Golding/Morgan (GBR)

Jun 30

Saarlouis (GER)

$10,000

N Jarry (CHI)

M Moraing (GER)

64 46 64

Haenle (GER)/Trendafilov (BUL)

Jun 30

Mantova (ITA)

$15,000+H

L Vanni (ITA)

I Klec (SVK)

64 64

Dutra Da Silva/Sakamoto (BRA)

Jun 30

Middelburg (NED)

$15,000

T Monteiro (BRA)

B Westerhof (NED)

64 67(2) 75 Arends/Lootsma (NED)

Neis/Sakamoto (BRA)

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Venue

Cat.

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles

Jun 30

Focsani (ROU)

$15,000

P Luncanu (ROU)

O Giacalone (ITA)

64 61

Cornea/Luncanu (ROU)

Jun 30

Istanbul (TUR)

$10,000

H Nys (FRA)

A Setkic (BIH)

64 63

Nys (FRA)/Zeballos (BOL)

Jul 7

Bourg en Bresse (FRA) $15,000

B Pashanski (SRB)

Y Reuter (BEL)

46 64 63

Halys/Hamou (FRA)

Jul 7

Ilkley (GBR)

M Daneill (NZL)

L Burton (GBR)

62 75

Burton/Corrie (GBR)

Jul 7

Pitesti (ROU)

$10,000

F Horansky (SVK)

V Mensurado (POR)

64 75

Giurgiu/Jecan (ROU)

Jul 7

Kassel (GER)

$15,000

P Torbeko (GER)

D Novak (AUT)

67(6) 64 76(2) Kapas/Koniusz (POL)

Jul 7

Sassuolo (ITA)

$15,000

B Fratangelo (USA)

A Brizzi (ITA)

64 20 Ret. Dutra da Silva (BRA)/Fratangelo (USA)

Jul 7

Istanbul (TUR)

$10,000

H Nys (FRA)

M Pecotic (CRO)

76(5) 36 76(4) Polkinghorne/Puodziunas (AUS)

Jul 7

Knokke (BEL)

$10,000

D Masur (GER)

D Grabul (MKD)

76(6) 46 76(6) Saavedra-Corvalan/Urzua (CHI)

$15,000

Jul 7

Getxo (ESP)

$10,000

R Ramanathan (IND)

M Giner (ESP)

64 61

Perez Sanz (ESP)/Ramanathan (IND)

Jul 7

Telfs (AUT)

$10,000

A Partl (SVK)

M Semjan (SVK)

46 64 63

Ofner (AUT)/Oliveira (POR)

Jul 7

Plovdiv (BUL)

$10,000

M Bourgue (FRA)

E Eremin (ITA)

64 63

Arneodo (MON)/Margaroli (SUI)

Jul 7

Belgrade (SRB)

$10,000

J Marie (FRA)

M Jankovic (SRB)

63 64

Rivera-Aranguiz/Saez (CHI)

Jul 14

Westende (BEL)

$10,000

N Desein (BEL)

S Darcis (BEL)

63 36 76(6) Nys/Rousset (FRA)

Jul 14

Blagoevgrad (BUL)

$10,000

M Bourgue (FRA)

M Hamou (FRA)

61 64

Jakupovic (GRE)/Zhurbin (RUS)

Jul 14

Gandia (ESP)

$10,000

A De Greef (BEL)

R Ramanathan (IND)

64 46 63

Arauzo(ESP)/Beran (CAN)

Jul 14

Tallinn (EST)

$10,000

C Lindell (SWE)

M Eriksson (SWE)

36 62 62

Mugevicius (LTU)/Vasilenko (RUS)

Jul 14

Saint-Gervias (FRA)

$15,000

M Vaisse (FRA)

A Karatsev (RUS)

63 63

El-Effendi (USA)/ Walsh (GBR)

Jul 14

Frinton (GBR)

$15,000

D Rice (GBR)

G Coupland (GBR)

64 64

Coupland/Rice (GBR)

Jul 14

Modena (ITA)

$15,000

D Giorgini (ITA)

F Gaio (ITA)

63 64

Rondoni/Travaglia (ITA)

Jul 14

Curtea de Arges (ROU) $10,000

F Horansky (SVK)

D Dima (ROU)

64 64

Cornea/Luncanu (ROU)

Jul 14

Belgrade (SRB)

$10,000

M Sabanov (CRO)

J Saez (CHI)

60 62

Jandric/Jankovic (SRB)

Jul 14

Tatanskra (SVK)

$10,000

M Semjan (SVK)

R Siwy (CZE)

62 62

Fabian/Partl (SVK)

Jul 14

Istanbul (TUR)

$10,000

A Setkic (BIH)

N Scholtz (RSA)

63 63

Scholtz/Vorster (RSA)

Jul 14

Trier (GER)

$10,000

P Torebko (GER)

C Saavedra-Corvalan (CHI) 62 64

Jul 14

Kramsach (AUT)

$10,000

N Reissig (AUT)

C Trubrig (AUT)

36 76(3) 64Jebavy/Satral (CZE)

Jul 21

Bad Waltersdorf (AUT) $10,000

D Lojda (CZE)

K Beck (SVK)

63 57 64

Blecha (CZE)/Pel (NED)

Jul 21

Heist (BEL)

$10,000

J Cagnina (BEL)

O Rochus (BEL)

62 64

Cagnina/Gille (BEL)

Jul 21

Aarhus (DEN)

$15,000

C Lindell (SWE)

M Donati (ITA)

62 Ret.

Donati/Vagnozzi (ITA)

Jul 21

Denia (ESP)

$10,000

P Cachin (ARG)

M Banes (AUS)

64 36 64

Banes/Eames (AUS)

Jul 21

Tallinn (EST)

$10,000

V Ivanov (EST)

J Podzus (LAT)

62 76(10) Kerner (EST)/Whittington (AUS)

Jul 21

Troyes (FRA)

$10,000

M Hamou (FRA)

L Rochette (FRA)

26 76(3) 60Jacq/Rousset (FRA)

Jul 21

Essen (GER)

$10,000

P Torebko (GER)

M Netuschil (GER)

62 64

Elliott (USA)/Van Peperzeel (NED)

Jul 21

Fano (ITA)

$15,000+H

J Kubler (AUS)

D Giorgini (ITA)

61 57 63

Frigerio/Trevisan (ITA)

Kaczynski (GER)/Trendafilov (BUL)

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Cat.

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles

Jul 21

Pitesti (ROU)

$10,000

M Bourgue (FRA)

C Fortuna (ITA)

61 1-0 ret

Grigoriu/Paval (ROU)

Jul 21

Valjevo (SRB)

$10,000

M Janvier (FRA)

T Jotovski (MKD)

76(4) 76(6) Gordy/Nagy (HUN)

Jul 21

Michalovce (SVK)

$10,000

K Majchrzak (POL)

F Brtnicky (CZE)

62 63

Marsoun/Rumler (CZE)

Jul 21

Dublin (IRL)

$15,000

J Milton (GBR)

E Corrie (GBR)

46 75 62

Corrie (GBR)/Nielsen (DEN)

Jul 28

Ostend (BEL)

$10,000

C Lestienne (FRA)

A Sidorenko (FRA)

64 62

Griekspoor/Meuffels (NED)

Jul 28

Copenhagen (DEN)

$15,000

M Pedersen (DEN)

P Rosenholm (SWE)

46 76(4) 63Arvidsson (SWE)/Kromann (DEN)

Jul 28

Xativa (ESP)

$10,000

O Roca Batalla (ESP)

M Banes (AUS)

62 62

Esteve Lobato/Roca Batalla (ESP)

Jul 28

Telavi (GEO)

$10,000

F Diep (FRA)

R Sinicropi (ITA)

61 Ret.

Diep (FRA)/Medvedev (RUS)

Jul 28

Wetzlar (GER)

$10,000

E Korolev (RUS)

J Lenz (GER)

60 06 63

Pel/Van Scheppingen (NED)

Jul 28

Pontedera (ITA)

$10,000

M Trevisan (ITA)

F Picco (ITA)

62 61

Dutra Da Silva (BRA)/Volante (ITA)

Jul 28

Vilnius (LTU)

$10,000

M Dubarenco (MDA)

L Mugevicius (LTU)

61 64

Dubarenco (MDA)/Kobelt (USA)

Jul 28

Cluj Napoca (ROU)

$15,000

V Crivoi (ROU)

P Torebko (GER)

67(5) 63 64Giurgiu/Jecan (ROU)

Jul 28

Kazan (RUS)

$10,000

A Zaitsev (RUS)

R Safiullin (RUS)

63 64

Shatskiy/Zhurbin (RUS)

Jul 28

Sombor (SRB)

$10,000

M Tepavac (SRB)

M Zekic (SRB)

63 76(5)

Sabanov/Sabanov (CRO)

Jul 28

Piestany (SVK)

$10,000

K Beck (SVK)

I Klec (SVK)

64 76(4)

Beck (SVK)/Kekercheni (UKR)

Aug 4

Wels (AUT)

$10,000

D Novak (AUT)

P Heller (GER)

64 16 63

Brunner/Novak (AUT)

Aug 4

Eupen (BEL)

$10,000

S Darcis (BEL)

R Becker (GER)

76(5) 61

De Goeijen/Griekspoor (NED)

Aug 4

Bejar (ESP)

$10,000

B Klein (GBR)

F Silva (POR)

63 63

Klein (GRB)/Propoggia (AUS)

Aug 4

Vierumaki (FIN)

$10,000

M Kontinen (FIN)

A Vasilenko (RUS)

36 76(2) 75 Licciardi/Maccari (ITA)

Aug 4

Telavi (GEO)

$10,000

D Medvedev (RUS)

G Mager (ITA)

36 62 62

Barrere (FRA)/Margaroli (SUI)

Aug 4

Friedberg (GER)

$10,000

H Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI) R Boutillier (FRA)

64 62

Fallert/Sachs (GER)

Aug 4

Bolzano (ITA)

$15,000

G Rufin (FRA)

T Holzer (ITA)

64 26 62

Rufin/Teixeira (FRA)

Aug 4

Jurmala (LAT)

$10,000

O Roca Batalla (ESP)

B Trinker (AUT)

64 64

Lipka/Majchrowicz (POL)

Aug 4

Kazan (RUS)

$10,000

R Safiullin (RUS)

R Muzaev (RUS)

61 46 61

Levine/Zaitsev (RUS)

Aug 4

Novi Sad (SRB)

$10,000

G Van Peperzeel (AUS)

A Sancic

60 76(2)

Celebic (MNE)/Melchiorre (ITA)

Aug 4

Trnava (SVK)

$10,000

J Satral (CZE)

V Safranek (CZE)

64 76(5)

Filipsky/Satral (CZE)

Aug 11

Innsbruck (AUT)

$10,000

D Nowak (AUT)

B Trinker (AUT)

63 62

Ghareeb/Maqdes (KUW)

Aug 11

Koksijde (BEL)

$10,000

J Cagnina (BEL)

S Griekspoor (NED)

26 76(1) 63 Gille/Vliegen (BEL)

Aug 11

Minsk (BLR)

$10,000

D Zhyrmont (BLR)

D Propoggia (AUS)

76(4) 16 60 Betau/Bury (BLR)

Aug 11

Ourense (ESP)

$10,000

R Ortega Olmedo (ESP)

A Escoffier (FRA)

63 62

Arenas Gualda/Villacorta (ESP)

Aug 11

Hyvinkka (FIN)

$10,000

H Sillanpaa (FIN)

R Arneodo (MON)

64 46 62

Brunstrom/Rosenholm (SWE)

Aug 11

Karlsruhe (GER)

$10,000

Y Hanfmann (GER)

J Choinski (GER)

75 61

Maden/Maden (GER)

Aug 11

Telavi (GEO)

$10,000

G Mager (ITA)

C Saavedra-Corvalan (CHI) 2-4 ret

Barrere (FRA)/Margaroli (SUI)

Aug 11

Iasi (ROU)

$10,000

D King (BAR)

F Horansky (SVK)

Grigoriu/Paval (ROU)

76(8) 60

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Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles

Aug 11

Kazan (RUS)

$10,000

V Baluda (RUS)

T Goldengoren (ISR)

62 61

Baluda/Karlovskiy (RUS)

Aug 11

Novi Sad (SRB)

$10,000

J Marie (FRA)

D Marcan (CRO)

62 46 63

Petrovic/Vucic (SRB)

Aug 11

Geneva (SUI)

$10,000

A Lazov (BUL)

M Schmid (CZE)

60 61

Espasandin (SUI)/Montero (CHI)

Aug 11

Ankara (TUR)

$10,000

N Milojevic (SRB)

G van Peperzeel (AUS)

75 75

Roelofse (RSA)/Van Peperzeel (NED)

Aug 11

Appiano (ITA)

$15,000+H

T Brkic (BIH)

D Giorgini (ITA)

76(3) 76(8) Basic/Brkic (BIH)

ITF Women’s Circuit Week

Venue

Cat.

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles

Jun 16

Alkmaar (NED)

$10,000

C Chantraine (BEL)

T Korpatsch (GER)

36 64 64

Haddad Maia (BRA)/Pera (USA)

Jun 16

Galati (ROU)

$10,000

E Bodgan (ROU)

O Simion (ROU)

63 61

Hristea/Tig (ROU)

Jun 16

Nis (SRB)

$10,000

M Sakkari (GRE)

D Herdzelas (BIH)

36 64 61

Nancarrow (AUS)/Sakkari (GRE)

Jun 16

Istanbul (TUR)

$10,000

I Soylu (TUR)

M Sezer (TUR)

63 64

Aksu/Soylu (TUR)

Jun 16

Prerov (CZE)

$15,000

B Krejcikova (CZE)

L Jurikova (SVK)

63 64

Skamlova (SVK)/Stefkova (CZE)

Jun 16

Minsk (BLR)

$25,000

I Khromacheva (RUS)

E Mikulcic (CRO)

64 16 61

Khromacheva (RUS)/Kremen (BLR)

Jun 16

Montpellier (FRA)

$25,000

E Kostova (BUL)

S Kovalets (UKR)

75 61

Ferrer-Suarez (ESP)/ Sorribes (ESP)

Jun 16

Civitavecchia (ITA)

$25,000

P Leykina (RUS)

M Caregaro (ITA)

75 64

Caregaro/Floris (ITA)

Jun 16

Lenzerheide (SUI)

$25,000

E Kulichkova (RUS)

L Chirico (USA)

75 62

Chiriko/Marand (USA)

Jun 16

Ystad (SWE)

$25,000

N Kolar (SLO)

S Zaniewska (POL)

64 64

Kolar (SLO)/Neuwirth (AUT)

Jun 23

Perigueux (FRA)

$25,000

C Burger (NED)

F Molinero (ARG)

75 61

Gamiz (VEN)/Sorribes (ESP)

Jun 23

Melilla (ESP)

$10,000

L Cervera-Vazquez (ESP) G Garcia-Perez

46 76(5) 76(14) Cervera-Vazquez/Parres (ESP)

Jun 23

Rome (ITA)

$10,000

L Samsonova (ITA)

T Sugnaux (SUI)

62 26 64

Sabino (SUI)/Savoretti (ITA)

Jun 23

Breda (NED)

$10,000

B Pera (USA)

B Haddad Maia (BRA)

61 76(8)

Dzalamidze (RUS)/Pirazhenka (BLR)

Jun 23

Amarante (POR)

$10,000

O Dodin (FRA)

V Strakhova (UKR)

63 62

Komardina (RUS)/Strakhova (UKR)

Jun 23

Bucharest (ROU)

$10,000

C Ene (ROU)

C Dinu (ROU)

64 63

Platon/Stancu (ROU)

Jun 23

Prokuplje (SRB)

$10,000

E Ianchuk (UKR)

A Nancarrow (AUS)

16 75 63

Gjorcheska (MKD)/Nancarrow (AUS)

Jun 23

Konya (TUR)

$10,000

M Sezer (TUR)

A Stefanou (GRE)

62 63

Lazareva (RUS)/Sezer (TUR)

Jun 23

Stuttgart (GER)

$25,000

M Duque-Marino (COL)

C Witthoeft (GER)

57 62 62

Golubic (SUI)/Siegemund (GER)

Jun 23

Kristinehamn (SWE) $25,000

Y Bonaventure (BEL)

M Melnikova (RUS)

63 63

Bonaventure (BEL)/Zaniewska (POL)

Jun 23

Siofok (HUN)

$25,000

D Allertova (CZE)

M Borecka (CZE)

62 63

Allertova (CZE)/Skamlova (SVK)

Jun 30

Prokuplje (SRB)

$10,000

A Nancarrow (AUS)

L Gjorcheska (MKD)

46 64 62

Gjorcheska (MKD)/Nancarrow (AUS)

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ITF Pro Circuits (Europe) Results

ITF Women’s Circuit Week

Venue

Cat.

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles

Jun 30

Istanbul (TUR)

$10,000

C De Bernardi (FRA)

C Adamescu (ROU)

62 63

Eraydin/Sezer (TUR)

Jun 30

Todi (ITA)

$10,000

A Savoretti (ITA)

L Embree (USA)

63 63

Chiesa/Lombardo (ITA)

Jun 30

Brussels (BEL)

$10,000

K Liebens (BEL)

A Matteucci (ITA)

76(4) 46 61 Matteucci/Rosatello (ITA)

Jun 30

Denain (FRA)

$25,000

A Mitu (ROU)

F Ferro (FRA)

46 62 61

Jun 30

Middelburg (NED)

$25,000

E Rodina (RUS)

A Van Der Meet (NED)

75 75

Van De Velde/Van Der Meet (NED)

Jun 30

Torun (POL)

$25,000

B Krejcikova (CZE)

M Sakkari (GRE)

64 61

Borecka/Kubicikova (CZE)

Jun 30

Versmold (GER)

$50,000

K Kozlova (UKR)

R Hogenkamp (NED)

64 67(3) 61 Dabrowski (CAN)/Duque-Marino (COL)

Jun 30

Contrexeville (FRA)

$100,000

I Begu (ROU)

K Kanepi (EST)

63 64

Jul 7

Getxo (ESP)

$10,000

L Pous-Tio (ESP)

O Saez Larra (ESP)

67(4) 63 75 Roemer (ECU)/Saez Larra (ESP)

Jul 7

Torino (ITA)

$10,000

Y Lizarazo (COL)

A Matteucci (ITA)

76(5) 63

Lizarazo (COL)/ Matteucci (ITA)

Jul 7

Iasi (ROU)

$10,000

O Simion (ROU)

C Stancu (ROU)

62 61

Platon/Stancu (ROU)

Jul 7

Aschaffenburg (GER) $25,000

L Kerkhove (NED)

C Witthoeft (GER)

75 63

Fujiwara/Tanaka (JPN)

Jul 7

Balikesir (TUR)

$10,000

K Liebens (BEL)

L Brouleau (FRA)

62 62

Brouleau (FRA)/Munozova (SWE)

Jul 7

Biarritz (FRA)

$100,000

K Kanepi (EST)

T Pereira (BRA)

62 64

Molinero (ARG)/Vogt (LIE)

Jul 14

Knokke (BEL)

$10,000

Q Lemoine (NED)

K Versteeg (NED)

61 60

Bolsova (ESP)/Costa (CHI)

Jul 14

Galati (ROU)

$10,000

P Tig (ROU)

I Bara (ROU)

76(3) 36 62 Lavrikova (RUS)/Piran (ITA)

Jul 14

Imola (ITA)

$15,000

K Dunne (GBR)

D Khazaniuk (ISR)

61 63

Boulter/Dunne (GBR)

Jul 14

Darmstadt (GER)

$25,000

A Mitu (ROU)

V Golubic (SUI)

62 61

Geuer (GER)/Golubic (SUI)

Jul 14

Olomouc (CZE)

$50,000

P Cetkovska (CZE)

D Allertova (CZE)

36 61 64

Cetkovska/Voracova (CZE)

Jul 21

Bad Waltersdorf (AUT) $10,000

B Haas (AUT)

I Mekovec (CRO)

76(6) 63

Konig (AUT)/Rebersak (SLO)

Jul 21

Maaseik (BEL)

$10,000

Q Lemoine (NED)

B Van de Velde (NED)

61 63

Distelmans/Kempen (BEL)

Jul 21

Valladolid (ESP)

$10,000

L Pous-Tio (ESP)

O Dodin (FRA)

46 75 62

Canero/Del Cueto Castillo (ESP)

Jul 21

Tallinn (EST)

$10,000

C Argyelan (HUN)

A Artamonova (RUS)

76(3) 26 75 Artamonova (RUS)/Lister (SWE)

Jul 21

Tampere (FIN)

$10,000

M Sakkari (GRE)

A Pivovarova (RUS)

64 75

Nancarrow (AUS)/Sakkari (GRE)

Jul 21

Les Contamines (FRA) $10,000

A Bolsova Zadoinov (ESP) T Morderger (GER)

36 63 60

Bolsova (ESP)/Touly (FRA)

Jul 21

Horb (GER)

$10,000

P Krejsova (CZE)

J Maleckova (CZE)

75 75

Melander (SWE)/Stefkova (CZE)

Jul 21

Viserba (ITA)

$10,000

J Paolini (ITA)

A Remondina (ITA)

61 60

Huber (GER)/Siedliska (POL)

Jul 21

Palic (SRB)

$10,000

E Ianchuk (UKR)

A Bukta (HUN)

67(11) 75 64 Gjorcheska (MKD)/Ianchuk (UKR)

Jul 21

Istanbul (TUR)

$10,000

L Brouleau (FRA)

C Romeo (FRA)

63 61

Jul 21

Sobota (POL)

$50,000+H

K Kucova (SVK)

S Karatantcheva (KAZ)

16 75 63

Krejcikova (CZE)/Krunic (SRB)

Jul 28

Copenhagen (DEN)

$10,000

M Grage (DEN)

K Barbat (DEN)

64 75

Barbat (DEN)/Boczova (SVK)

Jul 28

Savitaipale (FIN)

$10,000

E Laine (FIN)

M Sakkari (GRE)

63 57 60

Bogoliy (UKR)/Laine (FIN)

Jul 28

Telavi (GEO)

$10,000

Y Kalabina (RUS)

M Bolkvadze (GEO)

64 64

Kalabina (RUS)/Vdovenco (MDA)

Goncalves (BRA)/Molinero (ARG)

Panova (RUS)/Thorpe (FRA)

Flood (NOR)/Luttikhuis (NED)

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ITF Pro Circuits (Europe) Results

ITF Women’s Circuit Week

Venue

Cat.

Winner

Runner-Up

Score

Doubles

Jul 28

Rovereto (ITA)

$10,000

L Pous-Tio (ESP)

L Sabino (SUI)

62 46 61

Huber (GER)/Siedliska (POL)

Jul 28

Timisoara (ROU)

$10,000

M Spigarelli (ITA)

C Ene (ROU)

64 64

Adamovic (SRB)/Gjorcheska (MKD)

Jul 28

Michalovce (SVK)

$10,000

K Muchova (CZE)

J Jablonovska (SVK)

63 61

Cechova/Horakova (CZE)

Jul 28

Istanbul (TUR)

$10,000

O Friedman (UKR)

Q Ye (CHN)

75 64

Minokoshi/Omae (JPN)

Jul 28

Bad Saulgau (GER)

$25,000

M Zanevska (UKR)

G Ce (BRA)

60 64

Buzean (ROU)/Fernandez (ESP)

Jul 28

Plzen (CZE)

$25,000

D Allertova (CZE)

A Vasylyeva (UKR)

61 61

Klemenschits (AUT)/Voracova (CZE)

Aug 4

Vienna (AUT)

$10,000

L Pous-Tio (ESP)

G Pantuckova (CZE)

67(6) 63 61 Balducci/Savoretti (ITA)

Aug 4

Nottingham (GBR)

$10,000

M Tanaka (JPN)

M Minokoshi (JPN)

63 64

Bai (AUS)/Tanaka (JPN)

Aug 4

Telavi (GEO)

$10,000

A Fomina (UKR)

S Sterenbach (ISR)

64 62

Cepelyte/Mikulskyte (LTU)

Aug 4

Arad (ROU)

$10,000

N Dascalu (ROU)

D Bulzean (ROU)

63 63

Bara/Buzean (ROU)

Aug 4

Zajecar (SRB)

$10,000

N Kostic (SRB)

E Ianchuk (UKR)

62 61

Ianchuk (UKR)/Kostic (SRB)

Aug 4

Koksijde (BEL)

$25,000

M Zanevska (UKR)

R Hogenkamp (NED)

61 61

Bonaventure (BEL)/Hogenkamp (NED)

Aug 4

Hechingen (GER)

$25,000

C Witthoeft (GER)

L Siegemund (GER)

46 64 63

Bodgan (ROU)/Solovyeva (RUS)

Aug 11

Innsbruck (AUT)

$10,000

I Mekovec (CRO)

M Trevisan (ITA)

26 62 61

Maciejewska (POL)/Rosatello (ITA)

Aug 11

Telavi (GEO)

$10,000

A Gasanova (RUS)

D Ciobanu (MDA)

63 63

Fomina (UKR)/Shakovets (GER)

Aug 11

Brcko (BIH)

$10,000

G Pantuckova (CZE)

B Stefkova (CZE)

67(5) 76(6) 63

Aug 11

Istanbul (TUR)

$10,000

Z Yang (CHN)

I Soylu (TUR)

76(4) 61

Wang/You (CHN)

Aug 11

Leipzig (GER)

$15,000

R Sramkova (SVK)

P Uberalova (SVK)

64 36 62

Doroshina (RUS)/Perrin (SUI)

Aug 11

Westende (BEL)

$25,000

S Sorribes (ESP)

Y Bonaventure (BEL)

62 60

Bonaventure/Mertens (BEL)

Aug 11

Woking (GBR)

$25,000

M Sirotkina (RUS)

A Bogdan (ROU)

75 63

Miyazaki/Tanaka (JPN)

Burgic/Husaric (BIH)

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European Tennis Rankings - Men & Women European Men

European Women Rank (WTA)

Name

Nat.

Rank (ATP)

Points

Name

Nat.

Points

1 (2)

u Simona HALEP

ROU 6750

1 (1)

p Novak DJOKOVIC

SRB 12770

2 (4)

p Petra KVITOVA

CZE 5806

2 (2)

q Rafael NADAL

ESP 10670

3 (5)

q Agnieszka RADWANKSA POL 5590

3 (3)

p Roger FEDERER

SUI

7490

4 (6)

q Maria SHARAPOVA

RUS 5335

4 (4)

q Stan WAWRINKA

SUI

5985

5 (7)

p Angelique KERBER

GER 4550

5 (5)

p David FERRER

ESP

4765

6 (9)

p Ana IVANOVIC

SRB

4065

6 (7)

u Tomas BERDYCH

CZE

4060

7 (10)

q Jelena JANKOVIC

SRB

3695

7 (8)

p Grigor DIMITROV

BUL

3540

8 (11)

p Caroline WOZNIACKI

DEN 3255

8 (9)

q Andy MURRAY

GBR

3150

9 (12)

p Flavia PENNETTA

ITA

3074

9 (10)

p Jo-Wilfried TSONGA

FRA

2920

10 (13)

q Dominika CIBULKOVA

SVK

3002

10 (12) q Ernests GULBIS

LAT

2580

11 (14)

u Sara ERRANI

ITA

2885

11 (14)

FRA

2360

12 (15)

p Lucie SAFAROVA

CZE

2825

12 (16) NEW Marin CILIC

CRO

1845

13 (16)

q Carla SUAREZ NAVARRO ESP

2790

13 (17)

q Fabio FOGNINI

ITA

1835

14 (17)

q Victoria AZARENKA

BLR 2783

14 (18)

p Tommy ROBREDO

ESP

1825

15 (18)

p Ekaterina MAKAROVA

RUS

15 (19) NEW Roberto BAUTISTA AGUTESP

1800

16 (19)

q Andrea PETKOVIC

GER 2400

2630

16 (21)

q Richard GASQUET

p Feliciano LOPEZ

ESP

1770

17 (21) NEW Svetlana KUZNETSOVA RUS 2010

17 (22) q Gael MONFILS

FRA

1660

18 (23) p Alizé CORNET

FRA

1930

18 (23) q Alexandr DOLGOPOLOV UKR

1625

19 (24) NEW A PAVLYUCHENKOVA

RUS

1930

19 (24) q Mikhail YOUZHNY

RUS

1540

20 (25) NEW Garbiñe MUGURUZA

ESP

1694

20 (25) NEW Philipp KOHLSCRIEBER GER

1505

Marin Cilic (CRO)

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