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TENNIS EUROPE NEWS COVID-19 and Tennis Europe
Tennis Europe has announced that all tournament activity in Europe is suspended until the week of 13th July in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
postponed. National Associations are now able to reschedule these events for later in the year through the standard online application process.
The latest extension of the period of inactivity that commenced in mid-March brings the total to 210 Tennis Europe Junior Tour events that have been cancelled or
Meanwhile, players are advised that Tennis Europe’s junior rankings have been frozen, in line with those of the sport’s other major organising bodies.
Inside this issue 30 Years of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Monte-Carlo to host Tennis Europe Junior Masters . . . . . . . .
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ATP & Tennis Europe join forces for Junior School . . . . . . . . .
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ITF/Tennis Europe Development Championships . . . . . . . . . .
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Nominations for forthcoming elections confirmed . . . . . . . . .
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Tennis Europe President to step down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Success for new President’s Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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France wins fourth consecutive European Tennis Trophy . . .
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Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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European Rankings and Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COVID-19 and Tennis Europe Aside from the disruption caused to the Junior Tour, the current crisis also forced the postponement of the European Senior Championships, due to be held in Pörtschach (AUT) in June. A new date will be announced as soon as possible. In addition, Tennis Europe’s Annual General Meeting, which was due to be held in Crete in March and features the Presidential and Board elections for the period 20202023, will now be held later this year (see Page 9). In cooperation with the Greek authorities and the Hellenic Tennis Federation, the Meeting has been rescheduled for October 22-24 at the same venue. Tennis Europe’s President Vladimir Dmitriev, the Board of Management and current committee members have all
indicated their willingness to remain in their current roles until new elections can be held. Mr. Dmitriev said, “These are unprecedented times and I would like to praise the tennis family for its unified and coordinated response. It goes without saying that the most important factor in making any decision about the resumption of our events will always be the safety of our players, their companions and the tournament organisers and staff. We will continue to align with the ITF and to monitor the situation extremely closely across the region with the aim of returning to normality just as soon as if safe to do so.” Tennis Europe remains open for business as usual, with staff currently working from home offices. Further updates will be made at the Tennis Europe website as the situation continues to develop.
Notes from Tennis Europe The March-May training periods scheduled for the Tennis Europe Academy in Prostejov (CZE) have been postponed due to the current global health emergency. New dates will be confirmed when possible. National associations are encouraged to contact Maciej Szymonski to secure spots at upcoming training camps. Four European players have been selected to benefit from the ITF Junior Player Grants Programme and will receive up to $25,000 in additional funding towards their competition-related costs, with the aim of helping them to develop as tennis players. The 2020 recipients are Holger Rune (DEN), Clara Tauson (DEN), Karlis Ozolins (LAT) and Daria Snigur (UKR). The latest issue of the European Racquet Stringers’ Association (ERSA) magazine Pro Stringer is available here
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Tennis Europe Junior Tour celebrates 30 Years The Tennis Europe Junior Tour is a circuit of high-profile junior tennis events for boys and girls aged 12, 14 and 16 & Under from all over the world and is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2020. Founded by the European Tennis Federation in 1990, the Tour has grown from 40 tournaments in its first year to 408 in 2019. These include some of the sport’s most prestigious junior tennis events such as Les Petits As, Avvenire and the Tour’s most coveted prize, the European Junior Championships.
Today, 20,000 registered players from 120 countries around the world are eligible to play on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, which features individual tournaments as well as team competitions, the European Championships and an elite season-ending Masters. Participants are rewarded with prestigious Tennis Europe Junior Ranking points, updated weekly for the 14 and 16 & Under age groups. Currently 48 of the 50 European nations host one or more Tennis Europe Junior Tour tournaments each year – this growing number is a symbol of the strength and success of the Tour. Led by former European champion Stefanos Tsitsipas, many of the Tour’s most notable players of past and present have contributed messages of support and shared some of their favourite memories for social media content due to be published throughout the season.
Tennis Europe tournaments are an essential step on the ladder to a professional tennis career. Over the past three decades, almost all top tennis stars have started their careers at these events. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Martina Hingis, Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki are just a few of the world #1s to have competed on the Tour.
Monte-Carlo to host Tennis Europe Junior Masters The Principality of Monaco will become the new home of the Tennis Europe Junior Masters in 2020.
te-Carlo Country Club, also home to the iconic ATP Masters 1000 event.
The Masters is the elite season-ending event for the Tennis Europe Junior Tour’s Top 8 boys and girls aged 14 and 16 & Under. Former champions include players such as Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters, Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic.
The relocation to Monaco is one of a series of upgrades planned for the Tour’s finale. The ‘Race to Monte-Carlo’ rankings will be featured across the Tour’s social media channels throughout the year, keeping players and fans updated on the race to qualify.
The tournament will be staged from 30th October to 1st November on the clay courts of the prestigious Mon-
The event itself will see many other new innovations designed to give players a taste of life at the top of the sport. TENNIS EUROPE NEWS
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Monte-Carlo to host Tennis Europe Junior Masters Baroness Elizabeth-Ann de Massy, President of the Monegasque Tennis Federation, the Monte-Carlo Country Club and the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, commented, “It is with great pleasure that I look forward to hosting the Tennis Europe Junior Masters on our courts. This is also an occasion to look back on our long history...at the beginning of our tournament, in 1897, we also had a women’s event and in 1929 a 23 & Under draw was added, followed by the creation, in 1954, of a competition for juniors aged 17 and 18. I sincerely hope the Tennis Europe Junior Masters will have as much success as its prestigious predecessors had.”
Vladimir Dmitriev, President of Tennis Europe said, “We are very grateful to Baroness de Massy and the Monegasque Tennis Federation for this opportunity and look forward to working with them. The Monte-Carlo Country Club is the perfect venue to showcase Europe’s finest talents. This will be the first Tennis Europe Junior Tour event ever held in Monaco and is sure to end our 30th anniversary season in style.”
16 & Under Boys
16 & Under Girls
Rank Name
Nat. Points
The Race is on! Check out the latest standings of the Race to Monte-Carlo rankings here:
Rank Name
Nat. Points
01 Kilian Feldbausch
SUI
570
01 Maria Daciana Ciubotaru
ROU
530
02 Vojtech Petr
CZE
400
02 Yasmina Nigametzyanova
RUS
480
03 Nikola Zekic
SRB
300
03 Viktorie Hazmukova
CZE
390
04 Stepan Boytsov
RUS
298
04 Karolina Kozakova
SUI
350
05 Henrik Villanger
NOR 290
05 Nora Knezevic
CRO
340
06 Miguel Avendano Cadena
ESP
290
06 Julie Struplova
CZE
330
07 Roman Kazantsev
RUS
284
07 Floriana Popovici
ROU
310
08 Goran Zgola
POL
280
08 Kristiana Sidorova
RUS
300
09 Iannis Fernandes
FRA
260
09 Klio Maria Ioannou
CYP
280
10 Danila Terebkov
ESP
250
10 Zuzanna Pawlikowska
POL
264
14 & Under Boys Rank Name
14 & Under Girls Nat. Points
Rank Name
Nat. Points
01 Martin Landaluce
ESP
710
01 Daria Shadchneva
RUS
539
02 Atakan Karahan
TUR
545
02 Brit Martin
EST
479
03 Oleksandr Ponomar
UKR
525
03 Hephzibah Oluwadare
GBR
445
04 Theo Papamalamis
FRA
440
04 Hannah Read
GBR
440
05 Petr Brunclik
CZE
420
05 Alina Korneeva
RUS
420
06 Viktor Frydrych
GBR
379
06 Brenda Fruhvirtova
CZE
385
07 Gur Trakhtenberg
ISR
355
07 Lucie Urbanova
CZE
365
08 Filip Hanzelin
CZE
345
08 Mirra Andreeva
RUS
340
09 Jakub Jedrzejczak
POL
320
09 Sarah Iliev
FRA
315
10 Krystof Svojgr
CZE
315
10 Shanice Roignot
FRA
310
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ATP & Tennis Europe join forces for Junior School The ATP and the European Tennis Federation have announced plans to collaborate on the Tennis Europe Junior School, the pioneering educational program designed to prepare young athletes aged 13-16 for life as professional tennis players. The School content is available online for all players. Interactive live classes will also be held at 10 of the biggest European junior tournaments in 2020, where boys and girls can learn about topics including:
• Anti-Doping • Safeguarding • Nutrition and Hydration • Agents and Sponsorship • Media and Social Media
By supporting the project, the ATP can now contribute to the selection and creation of content tailored specifically for young male players, send experts to Junior School classes, and advise on a wide range of topics in the Junior School curriculum. Ross Hutchins, ATP Chief Player Officer, said: “Expanding our player education programmes and reaching the world’s best players at a young age is a key priority for the ATP. We look forward to working with the Tennis Europe Junior School with the objective of ensuring that emerging
talents are as well-equipped as possible to deal with the future demands of life on the professional Tour.” Tennis Europe CEO Thomas Hammerl initiated the project in 2018 and commented, “We are delighted to have the collaboration of the ATP for this project, which means we are now working with both professional tours, the ATP and WTA. Education is a vital part of our strategy and with this agreement we ensure that players receive consistent and correct information on important topics for their professional careers. The feedback from players, parents, coaches and federations has been fantastic and motivates us to continue to invest in this area.” The Tennis Europe Junior Tour consists of more than 400 tournaments held in 48 European nations for the 12, 14 and 16 & Under age groups, and celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2020. Over 20,000 registered players are eligible to compete on the Tour, with the top 8 qualifying for the season-ending highlight, the Junior Masters in Monte-Carlo. The Junior School adds an educational aspect to the formative on-court experiences provided by the Tour. Follow the Tennis Europe Junior Tour’s Instagram account for some extra special Junior School content, games and quizzes to train your brain during the coming weeks.
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ITF/Tennis Europe 14 & Under Development Championships The 2020 Development Championships were hosted by the Turkish Tennis Federation in Antalya during the first two weeks of March. 14 & Under players from 11 of Europe’s emerging tennis nations (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Turkey) were given high level international playing opportunities in two back-to-back Category 2 Tennis Europe Junior Tour events, plus the chance to earn spots on the ITF/Tennis Europe Touring Teams later this year. The Championships were the focal point of a busy fortnight. The ITF and Tennis Europe paid travel and accommodation expenses for almost 100 participants, who took part in a range of development activities. Also taking place were a 12 & Under Training Camp, followed by a 12 & Under tournament and an ITF Tutors’ Workshop. In addition, the third class of the Tennis Europe Junior School of 2020 was held on the Sunday of the first week, hosted by Tennis Europe CEO Thomas Hammerl. Tennis Europe’s primary off-court initiative for the Tour’s players, the Junior School aims to prepare young athletes for their future professional careers.
WEEK 1 Marko Maksimovic (BIH) was the boys’ champion. He took out top seed Ilie Cazac of Moldova in the semi-finals, before eventually overcoming his compatriot Fatih Sisic in a monumental struggle in the final. The pair battled it out over three arduous sets, with the seventh seed prevailing 7-6(1) 6-7(1) 6-4. In the girls’ draw, Rositsa Dencheva took the title by defeating fellow Bulgarian Yoana Konstantinova 6-4 6-2 in the final. Honours in the boys’ doubles went to Amar Huseinovikj & Filip Stojanovski of North Macedonia, who got over the line ahead of Maksimovic & Sisic 7-6(4) 5-7 10-6. Dencheva & Konstantinova teamed up to win the girls’ trophy, de-
feating Anastasija Ignjatic & Asja Salkanovic of Bosnia & Herzegovina 6-0 6-1 in their final.
WEEK 2 There was no let up in the form of the top players during the second event. Maksimovic cruised past Filip Stojanovski and Haydar Cem Gokpinar (TUR) in his first two matches, before seeing off Montenegro’s Balsa Djokovic in the semifinals to set up a re-match with Cazac in the boys’ final. The same went for the girls’ finalists, as Dencheva and Konstantinova were set to repeat their week 1 final. In an unfortunate turn of events, neither final could be played as both matches were cancelled as the current Coronavirus health restrictions were brought into place. The doubles finals were played the previous day. Maksimovic & Sisic made amends for their week 1 final loss. In a rematch against their North Macedonian opponents, they eventually got revenge with a 6-2 4-6 10-5 victory. Dencheva & Konstantinova completed a double win, nabbing the trophy with a 6-2 6-2 performance against Anghelina Mocanu & Eva Zabolotnaia of Moldova. This gives the Bulgarians the distinction of being the doubles winners as well as singles finalists in both weeks. Similarly, Maksimovic holds the honour of being the only boy to reach all four finals - singles and doubles - in both weeks. First played in 1996, the Development Championships have given many of today’s top players an early chance to train and compete in high-level international events. Previous participants include the likes Grigor Dimitrov, Marcos Baghdatis, Simona Halep, Jelena Ostapenko and Victoria Azarenka. Full results from Antalya are available on the Tennis Europe website. For an extensive photo gallery, please click here TENNIS EUROPE NEWS
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HEAD SPORTSWEAR – UP YOUR GAME “Keep it stylish and simple” - The new HEAD Sportswear tennis collection’s motto for summer 2020. This means: an intelligent colour concept and clear division within the collection. This has led to the presentation of three lines, Performance, Vision and Club, which are all tailored to different consumers with different design emphases.
The range of designs incorporates styles and colours from the world of fashion combining them with functional fabrics and the sporty DNA of HEAD Sportswear. In addition to classic tennis outfits, the 2020 collection also includes cross-functional styles such as jumpsuits, leggings, jogger pants or jackets in a blouson style. This feeling for the perfect combination of style and performance is what defines the unique HEAD Sportswear look both on and off the tennis court.
La Manga Club hosts Fed Cup tie The Fed Cup returned to La Manga Club in February, where Spain scored an impressive win over Japan to qualify for the final rounds of the competition. The opening day saw a huge surprise as 2012 Junior Masters champion Sara Sorribes Tormo scored the biggest win of her career to shock 2-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, who hit 50 unforced errors and won just three games. Playing her last ever Fed Cup tie on home soil, Carla Suarez Navarro followed up to beat Misaki Doi in straight sets to give the hosts a 2-0 lead. On Day 2 Suarez Navarro had the honour of sealing the victory, taking just 75 minutes to beat Kurumi Nara and give Spain an unassailable 3/0 lead. Spain’s last victory in the competition came in 1998, when the team was led by Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, who was amongst the boisterous home crowd on the famous centre court of La Manga Club’s tennis centre. Current captain Anabel Media Garrigues stated that team aims
to give Suarez Navarro the best possible send-off to her professional career by winning a sixth Fed Cup title. 12 teams have now qualified for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas finals, which were due to be held in Budapest this month but have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. La Manga Club is set to host more international tennis later this year, when the European Senior Club Championships returns to the award-winning resort for a seventh time. TENNIS EUROPE NEWS
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Tennis Europe confirms nominations for forthcoming elections Tennis Europe has announced the nominations for the forthcoming Presidential and Board of Management elections, due to take place at the Annual General Meeting in Crete, Greece. As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Meeting has been rescheduled and will now be held from 22nd – 24th October 2020. The President and the 8 other members of the Board of Management will be elected for a three-year term, from 2020 - 2023. A record 48 of Tennis Europe’s 50 member nations are due to attend the meeting. The following nominations for the election of the President have been ratified: • Ivo KADERKA (Czech Republic) • Eva-Maria SCHNEIDER (Germany) • Matti VIRTANEN (Finland)
The following nominations for the election of the Board of Management have been ratified: • Nikolina BABIC (Croatia)
• Alain FISCHER (France) • Luisanna FODDE (Italy) * • Razvan ITU (Romania) • Christiane JOLISSAINT (Switzerland) * • Ivo KADERKA (Czech Republic) * • Gevork KARAMANOUKIAN (Armenia) • David RAWLINSON (Great Britain) * • Attila RICHTER (Hungary) * • Eva-Maria SCHNEIDER (Germany) * • Cem TINAZ (Turkey) • Dmitry VIKHAREV (Russia) • Jonathan YAROM (Israel) • Spyros ZANNIAS (Greece) • Evgeniy ZUKIN (Ukraine) * * standing for re-election
Tennis Europe President Vladimir Dmitriev to step down Incumbent President Vladimir Dmitriev has announced his withdrawal from Tennis Europe’s forthcoming elections. Having served in the role since March 2017, Mr. Dmitriev took the decision to step down due to increased personal and professional commitments. Mr. Dmitriev stated, “I have taken this decision as I realise that I would no longer be able to fully meet the obligations faced by the President in the next term. I leave Tennis Europe with a sense of satisfaction, because I know that we have done a lot over the past three years to set our Federation on a more powerful and dynamic course, one that cannot be reversed.”
Success for new President’s Fund Launched in November 2019, Tennis Europe’s ‘President’s Fund’ has already allocated direct assistance to 29 European national tennis federations. In total, over €125,000 has been distributed to nations, providing immediate relief for their federations. A wide range of projects have been supported, ranging from the organisation of training camps and national touring teams to purchases of tennis and office equipment. With one eye on the road to qualification for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, two nations (Belarus and Hungary) have received funds to assist with the acquisition of new wheelchairs for their players.
The Fund was created by Tennis Europe President Vladimir Dmitriev. Grants are made subject to compliance with certain criteria and complement financial commitments from the recipients. Mr. Dmitriev commented, “We are delighted by the response to the Fund. That over half of our member nations have been able to benefit in less than three months illustrates that many national associations struggle to find the resources to carry out their daily activities. Tennis Europe is happy to be able to assist with these challenges and will continue to work to improve this situation across the region.” TENNIS EUROPE NEWS
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France wins fourth consecutive European Tennis Trophy Tennis Europe has announced the winners of the European Tennis Trophy, the annual awards devised to recognise the performances of players and teams representing the regional association’s 50 member nations throughout the year. The winners of the 2019 Trophies are as follows:
• Overall Performance: FRANCE • Professional Tennis: FRANCE • Junior Tennis: RUSSIA • Senior Tennis: GERMANY • Wheelchair Tennis: GREAT BRITAIN
France’s fourth consecutive win for Overall Performance makes the nation the most successful in the history of the competition, with 8 titles since 1991. France also won the Professional Tennis Trophy for a fourth consecutive year, beating Spain into second place. In the closest of races, Russia re-claimed the Junior Tennis Trophy from runners-up Czech Republic with just 35 points separating the two nations. The win marks a 14th junior tennis win in the last 16 years for Russia.
Acknowledging another victory for his nation, French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli commented, “It is an extra honour to receive this award from Tennis Europe. It highlights both our willingness to train our young elite internationally and the quality of the work provided by all the educators in clubs, leagues and at the French Tennis Federation. It must also be shared with the families without whom there is no high-level course.” Tennis Europe President Vladimir Dmitriev congratulated the winners, “Performance is just one of the many ways in which the French Tennis Federation leads our member nations, and I’d like to express my warmest congratulations for this timely win, during the FFT’s centenary year. The European Tennis Trophy is our unique way of recognising the performances of our member nations, and it’s important to remember that behind every individual victory is years of work on the part of players, coaches, parents, federations, volunteers, organisers and officials.”
Other notable performances come from nations as diverse as Andorra, Azerbaijan, Finland, Greece, Israel, Liechtenstein and Norway, all of whom rise five or more places since last year.
The prizes will be presented to the winning national federations at a ceremony held during Tennis Europe’s Annual General Meeting in Crete later this year.
© Corinne Dubreuil - FFT.
Great Britain will celebrate a third Wheelchair Tennis Trophy, after comfortably beating reigning champions Netherlands into second place, and rise from 9th to 6th overall. In the Senior Tennis Trophy, Germany continues to reign supreme, waltzing to the title for a 29th consecutive year ahead of second-placed Austria.
Tennis Europe has also announced that to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the European Tennis Trophy in 2020, a new Beach Tennis Trophy will be added. “The incorporation of Beach Tennis is a great recognition of the growth of the sport, which now has over 300 events in 37 countries. Coupled with the digitalisation of the Tour and implementation of new ‘Wave Series’ and junior circuits in 2020, Beach Tennis has an exciting year ahead,” said Aleksei Selivanenko, Chairman of the ITF Beach Tennis Committee.
France’s victorious Fed Cup team.
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France wins fourth consecutive European Tennis Trophy
European Tennis Trophy Ranking by Country by Position 2019 (2018) 1 (1) 2 (4) 3 (3) 4 (2) 5 (5) 6 (9) 7 (7) 8 (6) 9 (10) 10 (12) 11 (14) 12 (8) 13 (11) 14 (13) 15 (18) 16 (17) 17 (15) 18 (19) 19 (23) 20 (25) 21 (16) 22 (20) 23 (20) 24 (24) 25 (22) 26 (31) 27 (27) 28 (30) 29 (35) 30 (28) 31 (36) 32 (29) 33 (26) 34 (32) 35 (39) 36 (33) 37 (34) 38 (43) 39 (44) “ (41) “ (45) “ (42) 43 (44) “ (40) “ (38) “ (44) “ (44) “ (44) “ (44)
Junior Tennis
Seniors Tennis
Wheelchair Tennis
TOTAL
3036
1842
263.5
438
5579.5
1823
2293.5
75.5
66
4258
Germany
1711
316
1985.5
77
4089.5
Czech Republic
1464
2268
156.5
0
3888.5
Spain
2593
319
128
71
3111
Great Britain
1088
609
142
903.5
2742.5
Italy
1075
395
272
49
1791
Croatia
817
907
0
0
1724
Belarus
1082
603
0
0
1685
Switzerland
795
726
46.5
15
1582.5
Romania
973
568.5
25
0
1566.5
Netherlands
448
105
154.5
769
1476.5
Belgium
997
201.5
107
87
1392.5
Serbia
925
354
0
0
1279
Nation
Professional Tennis
France Russia
Austria
238
310
667.5
55
1270.5
Slovakia
279
754.5
113
1
1147.5
Ukraine
480
510
7
11
1008
Poland
453
438.5
34
30
955.5
Sweden
202
196
139.5
54
591.5 584
Greece
273
311
0
0
Latvia
384
145
28.5
0
557.5
Bulgaria
134
394
0
0
528
Hungary
209
293
20
0
522
Slovenia
332
171
0
0
503
77
0
286 269
Denmark
116
93
9
108
0
152
Estonia
175
65
15
0
255
Lithuania
85
118
23.5
0
226.5
Finland
62
27.5
103
0
192.5
37.5
179.5
Israel
Turkey
0
137
5
Norway
97
20
60
0
177
Bosnia & Herzegovina
58
85
0
0
143
Portugal
116
15
5
0
136
Georgia
125
0
0
0
125
Montenegro
66
45
0
0
111
Luxembourg
10
25
27
0
62
North Macedonia
0
38
0
0
38
Andorra
0
36
0
0
36
Azerbaijan
0
5
0
0
5
Ireland
0
5
0
0
5
Liechtenstein
0
5
0
0
5
Malta
0
5
0
0
5
Albania
0
0
0
0
0
Armenia
0
0
0
0
0
Cyprus
0
0
0
0
0
Iceland
0
0
0
0
0
Kosovo
0
0
0
0
0
Monaco
0
0
0
0
0
San Marino
0
0
0
0
0
22730
15863
4681
2816
46090
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Great Britain & Italy score first ever 12&U Winter Cups wins The British girls and the Italian boys teams have scored their first ever wins in the nine-year history of the tournament’s 12 & Under event. Both teams have come close on two previous occasions; the girls were pipped at the post in 2015 and 2018, while the boys had to make do with the silver medals in 2018 and 2019. The breakthrough wins end Russia and Czech Republic’s recent dominance of the 12 & under event, with the two nations sharing the trophies over the past four years.
Hannah Klugman then came out to consolidate that win with a 6-4 6-1 dismissal of Daria Koreshkova, thus confirming a British victory for the first time ever in this event. Despite having been picked for earlier doubles rubbers, Sophie Bekker did not play on this occasion. Nevertheless, the Brits made it a clean sweep, with Klugson & Widdowman’s 7-5 6-4 win over Koreshkova & Marta Mariia Makarova shutting out the defending champions for a 3-0 triumph.
British Breakthrough
The win was particularly significant for Britain, as it marks a first ever girls’ title in the Winter Cups for Team GB across all age categories. The British boys won the 12 & Under event in 2013, and have a handful of titles in the other age categories.
ROAD TO THE FINALS The girls from Great Britain came into the finals with an impressive 3-0 win over hosts France in the first tie in Feucherolles in Group C qualifying. They backed this up with another dominant performance, this time over Hungary. In the qualifying final they went down 1-2 to Poland, but this was enough to book them a spot in the finals on home soil in Sunderland, where the final rounds have been held since 2015. The first tie of the final rounds was against the Czech Republic. After a shaky start, the home team came back from a 0-1 deficit to take the doubles and move on to the semi-finals. There, Great Britain defeated Belarus to set up a clash against the defending champions, Russia.
BOYS: Veska, Czech Republic Starting the final with the 0-1 deficit was not ideal for the Italians as Vito Antonio Darderi went down to Ziga Sesko. Then, Noah Canonico got the tie back on track with his own straight sets win over Luka Petrovic. It all came down to the deciding doubles rubber where Rafael Ciurnelli & Darderi scored a 6-2 6-0 win over Sesko & Svit Zuljic to confirm an Italian victory. The win was extra sweet for the Italians, who made it third time lucky in the final, clinching the gold medals after runner-up spots in the last two editions.
At the final rounds in Veska, Czech Republic, they got their campaign off and running with a 2-1 win over Bulgaria. In the semi-finals they saw off the Netherlands by the same score to progress to the final where they would meet firsttime 12 & Under finalists Slovenia.
THE FINALS
GIRLS: Sunderland, Great Britain The Russians have been a dominating force in this event, having won two of the last three titles in this age group. The Brits were not daunted, however, and playing in front of a supportive local crowd certainly helped fire them up. In the first rubber, Amalia Widdowson, after a tough start, got a 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Polina Vimba.
Final Standings
The Italian boys also played in Group C qualifying, this time in Tallinn, Estonia. They won their opening ties against Ukraine and Slovakia by the same 3-0 score line. In the qualifying final, they beat France in a nail-biting 10-6 championship tiebreak win in the deciding doubles rubber to finish on top of the group.
Boys Girls 01 Italy Great Britain Slovenia Russia 02 Netherlands Poland 03 France Belarus 04 05 Czech Republic Czech Republic Romania Belgium 06 Russia Latvia 07 Bulgaria Italy 08
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Czech Republic & Romania claim 14&U Winter Cups titles Romania has claimed a maiden 14 & Under Winter Cups title, downing first-time finalists Poland in the title showdown. Improving on last year’s runner-up spot, the Romanians carved their way through the field on the way to the boys’ title. There’s great news too for the Czech Republic, as the girls’ team won on home soil, taking a second title in three years and re-claiming the trophy from last year’s winners Russia in the final.
Czech Republic claimed the bronze medals, with a 2-0 win over Germany.
Girls 14 & Under Finals, Rakovnik (CZE) Czech Republic d Russia 2-1 They say that revenge is a dish best served cold but as the two teams met on the final day for a second successive year it was the Russian team that caught their hosts cold in the opener, as Mirra Andreeva raced to a 6-4 6-1 win over Lucie Urbanova. The second match saw a tough three set battle, with Sara Bejlek eventually levelling the tie, overcoming Alina Korneeva in a gruelling 3-6 6-3 6-3 comeback win. For the deciding doubles all four players returned to court. In a straightforward match, the Czech Republic was too strong, claiming a 6-1 6-4 win to wrest the title from Russia and avenge last year’s loss. Great Britain won the bronze medals, beating Poland 2-0.
ROAD TO THE FINALS Romania’s Gabriel Ghetu did not play in the finals but did participate in Zone C qualifying for Romania and was part of the winning doubles team in their first round qualifying win against Hungary. The Romanians then went on with 2-1 wins over Turkey and Italy to qualify first in their group for the finals. They kept up the trend of winning by a 2-1 scoreline in matches over Switzerland and Germany in the final rounds, before facing Poland in the grand final.
Boys 14 & Under Finals, Veska (CZE) Romania d Poland 2-0 In the boys’ final, Calin Teodor Stirbu outplayed Mikolaj Migdalski to put Romania ahead with a 6-3 6-2 win. Luca Preda then secured Romania’s first ever 14&U Winter Cups win after a hard-fought 7-5 7-5 win over Tomasz Berkieta. The doubles match was left unplayed, a 2-0 lead being enough to seal the deal and close out a historical moment for the Romanian team.
Final Standings
In qualifying the Czech girls started off in very convincing fashion, shutting out Moldova 3-0 and then followed that up by defeating Israel by the same margin. They topped the qualifying group after a 2-1 win against Germany. In the finals, the Czechs started in scintillating fashion, dismissing both France and Poland without the loss of rubber, a sure indication that they would be tough to beat in the final. Boys
Girls 01 Romania Czech Republic Poland Russia 02 03 Czech Republic Great Britain Germany Poland 04 Italy Germany 05 Switzerland France 06 Spain Ukraine 07 Russia Bulgaria 08
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Russia and Czech Republic dominate 16 & Winter Cups finals Czech Republic has claimed a first 16 & Under Boys’ Winter Cups by HEAD trophy in Ronchin, France. Having reached the final on five occasions, the Czechs join Russia as the only nation to have won all six possible Winter Cups titles.* Meanwhile, Russia’s girls’ team won a third consecutive 16 & Under title. The team continues to dominate this event, having now played nine of the last ten finals. In the deciding match they conquered the Netherlands, who were playing in the final for the first time since their most recent victory in 1991.
French boys, they were able to come away with a victory, with Koevermans & Florentine Dekkers beating Schnaider & Elena Pridankina 7-6(4) 3-6 10-4.
Boys 16 & Under Finals, Ronchin (FRA) Czech Republic d France 3-0 Jakub Nicod got the ball rolling for the Czechs, posting a 6-2 6-4 win over 2018 Kremlin Cup Junior champ Luca Van Assche in the opening rubber. Matthew William Donald then kept the momentum going for the visitors, edging past Sean Cuenin in a tight 7-5 7-6(6) win. Playing on home soil, the local team did try to salvage some pride in the doubles, however it was not to be. It was the Czech Republic’s moment in the sun as they hammered home a 3-0 win with another straight sets victory. Last year’s 14 & Under European Junior Champion and Tennis Europe Junior Tour Player of the Year, Vojtech Petr, teamed with Nicod to outdo Van Assche & Antoine Ghibaudo 6-3 6-4.
ROAD TO THE FINALS In what was a truly impressive display of team tennis, the Czech boys were extremely dominant in their performances throughout the entire competition. At the qualifying rounds they defeated both Montenegro and Poland 3-0 and lost just one rubber to Russia in the qualifying final. Prior to defeating France in the final, the Czechs also defeated Italy and Bulgaria by the same 3-0 score line. Russia’s route to the girls’ final was slightly more arduous. In the qualifying rounds they began strongly with a 3-0 win over Estonia. This was backed up by a 2-1 win over Great Britain where they lost the dead rubber. They did have to hustle after losing the second match to Belarus in the qualifying final, but victory in the doubles sealed Russia’s positions as the top seeds for the final rounds. Their first match in Brest against hosts France was a battle, with the favourites surviving a tight championship tiebreak in the deciding doubles. To qualify for the final, Russia eased past eventual bronze medalists Germany 3-0 in the semis.
Girls 16 & Under Finals, Brest (FRA) Russia d Netherlands 2-1 Erika Andreeva and Diana Shnaider got the Russians off to an unassailable lead, both posting straight sets victories in their singles rubbers. They defeated Anouk Koevermans and Sophie Schouten 6-4 6-4 and 6-1 6-3 respectively to end the Dutch team’s hopes of a first win in almost three decades. Also playing for pride, the girls from Holland fought it out in the doubles, taking it to a decider. Unlike the
Final Standings
*The Czech Republic won the title as part of Czechoslovakia in 1991. Boys
01 Czech Republic France 02 Belgium 03 Italy 04 05 Turkey Russia 06 Spain 07 Bulgaria 08
Girls Russia Netherlands Germany Belarus Czech Republic France Poland Switzerland
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To assist the 164,000 tennis coaches globally during this time of uncertainty, the ITF is making more resources on its ITF Academy platform available for free for the duration of this period of imposed shutdown. ITF Academy features a wealth of resources that will not only benefit coaches, but also parents, teachers and anyone who wants to improve their own game. More than 340 theory-led content pieces, including videos, articles and scientific research papers, are available for free on the ITF’s educational platform, enabling users to make tangible progress in their personal and professional development from home. Interactive online courses have recently been added to the platform for the first time, with 18 courses currently available in English and a further 6 in Spanish and 6 in French. The courses cover a variety of subjects, from an ‘Introduction to Strategy & Tactics’ to ‘Ethics in Coaching’. New courses will be added each week, with ‘Goal setting’, ‘Tennis Parents’ and ‘Teaching Methodology’ among the upcoming topics to be covered. In addition to the courses and resources available on ITF Academy, the ITF are also making their bestselling ebook ‘Advanced Coaches Manual’ available for free to all during this period (previously £14.99). Accessible via the ITF ebooks app, the manual has been published in 13 languages and contains comprehensive scientific and practical information on all elements of the game for coaches working with players of all ages and abilities. The
ITF ebooks app is an invaluable source of information in its own right, with more than 150 publications currently live – many of which are free to access. Whether for an established coach, a newcomer, or just someone interested in better understanding the theoretical side of the sport, the ITF Academy is an essential tool for continued professional development. ITF President David Haggerty said, “Everybody around the world is trying to continue with their lives as best as they can in the face of this enormous global challenge. While sport is rightly not the main priority at the moment, people still rely on it for their livelihoods. By making these resources available for free, I hope as many people as possible will benefit in some way and use this time to continue to develop themselves.” ITF Executive Director, Tennis Development, Luca Santilli said: “We know from our Development Officers around the world how important these educational tools are for coaches. While it may not be possible for them to be on court, it is important that they still have an opportunity to learn and connect to the tennis world.” You can register for ITF Academy here To access ‘Advanced Coaches Manual’ or any other ITF publication, search ‘ITF ebooks’ on Google Play for android devices or the App Store on Apple devices and download the app.
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Service Line... stories you may have missed EVENTS 12 European nations will compete at the final rounds of Davis Cup by Rakuten in Madrid in November. The recent draw saw the 18 teams divided into six round robin groups for the early stages, as follows: Group A: Spain, France, Ecuador. Group B: Canada, Kazakhstan, Sweden. Group C: France, Great Britain, Czech Republic. Group D: Croatia, Australia, Hungary. Group E: USA, Italy, Colombia. Group F: Serbia, Germany, Austria. A further 21 nations are set to play World Group home and away ties in September. In World Group I, top seeds Belgium travel to Bolivia, Belarus travels to Argentina, Bosnia & Herzegovina travels to Peru, Netherlands travels to Uruguay, Slovakia hosts Chile, Finland hosts India, Norway hosts Uzbekistan, and in two all-European ties Romania hosts Portugal while Ukraine hosts Israel. There are several all-European encounters in World Group II, where Switzerland hosts Estonia, Greece hosts Lithuania and Turkey hosts Latvia. Additionally, Bulgaria will travel to Mexico while Denmark hosts Thailand, Poland hosts El Salvador and Slovenia hosts Paraguay. The US Open has selected Laykold to be its new court surface.
MEDIA Sky Italia and SuperTennis, Italy’s dedicated tennis channel, have expanded their partnership to exchange tennis content, extending simulcast rights to several new ATP events. Dominic Thiem’s appearance in the Australian Open final earned Austria’s Servuc TV its highest ever audience. 738,000 viewers (a 45% market share) tuned into watch the showdown with Novak Djokovic.
The WTA announced on International Women’s Day that it has teamed up with Florida-based fashion designers Lilly Pulitzer. The deal will also see Lilly Pulitzer collaborate with WTA Charities, for whom they will contribute to a number of campaigns in 2020. The Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany, is to be renamed the OWL Arena, as part of an extensive sponsorship realignment. The French Tennis Federation has deepened its ties with partner Lacoste. The new six-year agreement runs to 2025 and will see the brand provide official tracksuits to the French men’s and women’s teams for the Davis Cup and Fed Cup, and for its junior and paratennis teams. A co-branded licence will also be launched, with new products due to be available from 2021.
OFFICIATING Prior to the COVID-19 tournament suspensions, both the ATP and WTA revealed plans to test electronic line-calling systems during clay court events in 2020. The WTA is to test allowing coaching from the stands at non-Grand Slam tournaments, permitting limited verbal and non-verbal communication between players and coaches during matches.
PLAYERS Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Tzvetana Pironkova has announced a return to professional tennis. Ana Konjuh has also announced plans to return following elbow surgery.
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Promotional Tools for Tournament Organisers with a fresh new look! Tennis Europe’s free-to-use design templates for tournament organisers received a design upgrade. The wide selection of design templates in a combination with a user-friendly interface enables all Tennis Europe tournament organisers to easily produce appealing tournament posters, flyers, social media posts and magazine covers, amongst an array of other assets.
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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 &
Overall Boys’ Ranking Rank
Under ranking is still available separately (see next page), as well as being integrated to these overall rankings. For more information on the rankings system, check out the Tennis Europe Junior Tour Rules and Regulations at www.TennisEurope.org. The ‘Race to the Masters’ rankings are also available separately, and include points earned exclusively at Tennis Europe Junior Tour events. Rankings below are as of Tuesday 17th March 2020.
Overall Girls’ Ranking
Name
Nat.
Points
Peter Benjamin Privara
SVK
02 NEW Chak Lam Coleman Wong
Rank
Nat.
Points
1820
01 NEW Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva FRA
3702
HKG
1572
02
Alexandra Eala
RUS
3338
03 NEW Vojtech Petr
CZE
1307
03
Robin Montgomery
RUS
2948
04 NEW Juncheng Shang
CHN
1117
04
Linda Fruhvirtova
USA
2780
05 NEW Peter Nad
SVK
1098
05
Diana Shnaider
RUS
2658
06 NEW Peter Buldorini
ITA
1070
06 NEW Aliona Falei
CZE
2633
07 NEW Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
PAR
1010
07 NEW Erika Andreeva
PHI
2460
08 NEW Carlos Guerrero Alvarez
ESP
1005
08 NEW Linda Noskova
USA
2238
09 NEW Vilius Gaubas
LTU
1005
09 NEW Matilda Mutavdzic
USA
2013
10 NEW Sean Cuenin
FRA
977
10 NEW Ksenia Zaytseva
RUS
1980
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Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND).
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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Rankings - 14 & Under 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 &
14 & Under Boys Rank
Under ranking is still available separately, as well as being integrated to the overall rankings. For more information on the rankings system, check out the Tennis Europe Junior Tour Rules and Regulations at www.TennisEurope.org. The ‘Race to the Masters’ rankings are also available separately, and include points earned exclusively at Tennis Europe Junior Tour events. Rankings below are as of Tuesday 17th March 2020.
14 & Under Girls Rank
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Points
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Points
01 NEW Atakan Karahan
TUR
800
01
Nikola Bartunkova
CZE
1060
02 NEW Martin Landaluce
ESP
785
02 NEW Sara Bejlek
CZE
825
03 NEW Oleksnadr Ponomar
UKR
625
03 NEW Daria Shadchneva
RUS
735
04 NEW Petr Brunclik
CZE
535
04 NEW Brit Martin
EST
720
05 NEW Janis Raffael Simmen
SUI
492
05 NEW Weronika Ewald
POL
680
06 NEW Theo Papamalamis
FRA
485
06 NEW Hannah Read
GBR
625
07 NEW Viktor Frydrych
GBR
477
07 NEW Valerija Maija Kargina
LAT
602
08 NEW Luca Preda
ROU
470
08 NEW Alina Korneeva
RUS
595
09 NEW Krystof Svojgr
CZE
455
09 NEW Lucie Urbanova
CZE
575
10 NEW Filip Hanzelin
CZE
430
10 NEW Jovana Grujic
SRB
570
Atakan Karahan (TUR).
Nikola Bartunkova (CZE).
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European Tennis Rankings - Men & Women European Men
European Women
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Points
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Novak Djokovic
SRB
10220
01
Simona Halep
ROU
6076
02
Rafael Nadal
ESP
9850
02
Karolina Pliskova
CZE
5205
03
Dominic Thiem
AUT
7045
03
Elina Svitolina
UKR
4580
04
Roger Federer
SUI
6630
04
Kiki Bertens
NED
4335
05
Daniil Medvedev
RUS
5890
05
Belinda Bencic
SUI
4010
06
Stefanos Tsitsipas
GRE
4745
06
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR
3615
07
Alexander Zverev
GER
3630
07
Petra Kvitova
CZE
3566
08
Matteo Berrettini
ITA
2860
08
Johanna Konta
GBR
2803
09
Gael Monfils
FRA
2860
09
Petra Martic
CRO
2770
10
David Goffin
BEL
2555
10 NEW Garbiñe Muguruza
ESP
2711
11
Fabio Fognini
ITA
2400
11
Marketa Vondrousova
CZE
2307
12
Roberto Bautista Agut
ESP
2360
12
Maria Sakkari
GRE
2130
13
Andrey Rublev
RUS
2234
13
Angelique Kerber
GER
2040
14
Karen Khachanov
RUS
2120
14
Anett Kontaveit
EST
2010
15
Stan Wawrinka
SUI
2060
15
Elise Mertens
BEL
1950
16
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL
1850
16
Donna Vekic
CRO
1880
17
Benoit Paire
FRA
1738
17
Dayana Yastremska
UKR
1835
SRB
1695
18
Karolina Muchova
CZE
1813
RUS
1775
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
1540
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18 NEW Dusan Lajovic 19
Pablo Carreno Busta
ESP
1500
19 NEW Ekaterina Alexandrova
20
Nikoloz Basilashvili
GEO
1395
20
Dusan Lajovic (SRB).
Garbine Muguruza (ESP).
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS).
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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Results 2020 Tennis Europe Junior Tour - 12 & Under Week
Venue
10 Dec
Coimbra (POR)
1
31 Dec
BoulogneBillancourt (FRA)
1
07 Jan
Pirogovskiy (RUS)
1
11 Feb 18 Feb 25 Feb
Category
Hoersholm (DEN)
2
Zoetermeer (NED)
2
Rotterdam (NED)
2
25 Feb
Jerusalem (ISR)
2
25 Feb
Auray (FRA)
1
25 Feb
Gomel (BLR)
2
03 Mar
Sobota K/Rokietnicy (POL)
2
03 Mar
Tel Aviv (ISR)
2
10 Mar
Saransk (RUS)
2
Winner
Runner-Up
Score
Doubles winners
D Lewandowski (POL)
M Schoenhaus (GER)
61 64
Lewandowski (POL)/Pade (GER)
D Smolinska (UKR)
L Couto (POR)
63 64
Couto/Freitas (POR)
F Richter (SUI)
T Boogaard (NED)
64 63
Boogaard (NED)/Richter (SUI)
J Stusek (GER)
L Tagger (AUT)
64 60
Stusek (GER)/Tagger (AUT)
P Skvortcov (RUS)
A Kartsev (RUS)
61 63
Ganovichev (RUS)/Nurlanuly (KAZ)
P Vimba (RUS)
M Tenase (RUS)
63 62
Ksenia/Tenase (RUS)
V Ryden (SWE)
A Frolov (RUS)
26 75 10-3
Andersson/Ryden (SWE)
E Kats (RUS)
A Cherico (IRL)
60 63
Cherico (IRL)/Tian Deng (SWE)
L Nikolic (FRA)
N Vandepoele (BEL)
64 63
Clarijs (NED)/Nikolic (FRA)
C Galietta (ITA)
A Loftus (GBR)
06 64 10-5
Galietta/Sara (ITA)
C Thies (GER)
J Sykora (CZE)
61 61
Scheffer/Thies (GER)
R Fohnen (BEL)
V Coussens (BEL)
36 63 10-4
Khrustaleva (RUS)/Martyniak (GER)
L Bertermann (GER)
M Geissinger (GER)
76 62
Popa (ROU)/Verno (ITA)
V Andronov (ISR)
E Mayorkes (ISR)
62 36 10-3
Mayorkes (ISR)/Sogomonyan (RUS)
A Witz (FRA)
L Nikolic (FRA)
60 26 76
Canonico/Darderi (ITA)
H Klugman (GBR)
T C Grant (USA)
64 63
Forejtkova/Kovackova (CZE)
E Shcherbakov (RUS)
S Bulbiankou (BLR)
63 76 10-8
Dolotov/Ganovichev (RUS)
M M Makarova (RUS)
U Manzhos (BLR)
61 63
Perapekhina (BLR)/Tenase (RUS)
H Plenkiewicz (POL)
J Sadzik (POL)
36 63 11-9
Jez/Plenkiewicz (POL)
Adelina Lachinova (LAT)
E Michta (POL)
61 61
Kuszel/Pawelska (POL)
A Aiukhanov (RUS)
D Popa (ROU)
46 64 12-10
Dinits/Rybkin (RUS)
E Kats (RUS)
S Schwartz (ISR)
63 62
Kats/Sogomonyan (RUS) Mosolkin/Zubarev (RUS) Khrustaleva/Sedova (RUS)
2020 Tennis Europe Junior Tour - 14 & Under Week
Venue
10 Dec
Nastola (FIN)
3
31 Dec
Khimki (RUS)
Super
07 Jan
Ryazan (RUS)
07 Jan 07 Jan 07 Jan
Belgrade (SRB) Siauliai (LTU) Oslo (NOR)
Category
1 3 3 3
Winner
Runner-Up
Score
Doubles winners
A Chernykh (RUS)
D Bessonov (RUS)
63 62
Alopaeus/Alopaeus (FIN)
A Roots (EST)
A Lobanova (RUS)
62 62
Roots/Roots (EST)
M Landaluce (ESP)
A Karahan (TUR)
4-1 Ret.
Bessonov (RUS)/Landaluce (ESP)
V Milovanova (RUS)
B Martin (EST)
64 16 63
Korneeva (RUS)/Oluwadare (GBR)
D Burtsev (RUS)
A Aiukhanov (RUS)
76 60
Burtsev/Goncharov (RUS)
D Shadchneva (RUS)
V Milovanova (RUS)
60 62
Andreeva/Egorova (RUS)
T Vukomanovic (RUS)
O Milic (RUS)
26 64 76
Jovic/Lulic (SRB)
A Savkovic (RUS)
M Popovski (RUS)
62 75
Ionica (ROU)/Vaja (SRB)
D Lewandowski (POL)
T Berkieta (POL)
62 36 61
Audrins (LAT)/Strasch (EST)
B Martin (EST)
K Heiderova (CZE)
60 75
Mackiewicz/Stankiewicz (POL)
M Migdalski (POL)
M Mrva (CZE)
61 63
Kokot/Migdalski (POL)
S Mykhailets (UKR)
L Stypula (POL)
46 63 62
Kryuchkova/Martyunina (RUS)
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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Results 2020 Tennis Europe Junior Tour - 14 & Under Week
Venue
14 Jan
Marcq En Baroeul (FRA)
3
Milovice (CZE)
2
14 Jan 14 Jan 14 Jan
Minsk (BLR) Vänersborg (SWE)
Category
2 3
21 Jan
Bolton (GBR)
1
21 Jan
Narva (EST)
2
28 Jan
Tarbes (FRA)
Super
11 Feb
Bar-Le-Duc (FRA)
3
18 Feb
Togliatti (RUS)
2
18 Feb
Stockholm (SWE)
3
18 Feb 18 Feb 18 Feb
Zoetermeer (NED) Bucuresti (ROU) Tel Aviv (ISR)
2 2 2
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Winner
Runner-Up
Score
Doubles winners
T Memisoglu (FRA)
C Camus (AUS)
62 26 64
Cina/De Marchi (ITA)
T Ntondele Zinga (FRA) A Comiskey (USA)
62 61
De Matteo/Petrillo (ITA)
F Hanzelin (CZE)
P Brunclik (CZE)
61 62
Hanzelin/Svojgr (CZE)
M Smekalova (CZE)
M Slamenikova (CZE)
60 60
Libalova/Urbanova (CZE)
R Venger (UKR)
M Drazdovich (BLR)
61 46 61
Derepasko/Gretskiy (RUS)
V Mincheva (RUS)
D Bochkova (RUS)
64 62
Gapankova/Sharamet (BLR)
W Rejchtman (SWE)
P Munkhammar (SWE)
75 3-0 Ret. Chodura/Mrva (CZE)
T Larsson (SWE)
A Ciesielczyk (POL)
76 67 64
Bergkvist Larsson/Larsson (SWE)
A Razeghi (USA)
N S Filin (USA)
63 60
Lee/Razeghi (USA)
M Xu (GBR)
H Oluwadare (GBR)
62 62
Olson/Slama (USA)
G Strasch (EST)
K Halmos
63 61
Audrins (LAT)/Strasch (EST)
M Golovina (RUS)
G Gull (EST)
75 63
Gull/Martin (EST)
O Ponomar (UKR)
J R Simmen (SUI)
64 61
Lee/Razeghi (USA)
B Fruhvirtova (CZE)
C Ngounoue (USA)
60 36 75
Ngounoue/Olson (USA)
T Memisoglu (FRA)
C Bergantz (FRA)
63 62
Marionneau/Mayoral (FRA)
K Martin (GER)
M Chandelier (FRA)
46 75 64
Collin/Zenbi (FRA)
M Goncharov (RUS)
E Pleshivtsev (RUS)
61 60
Gretskiy/Stepanov (RUS)
K Logvin (RUS)
E Bosaia (RUS)
61 62
Panshina/Yashchenko (RUS)
V Frydrych (GBR)
K-L Ampaw (GBR)
64 62
Asylkozhaev (RUS)/Holder (FRA)
L Preis (CRO)
T Larsson (SWE)
62 63
Bergkvist Larsson/Larsson (SWE)
P De Lange (NED)
S Daune (BEL)
76 57 64
Caby (FRA)/Garot (BEL)
R M Nijkamp (NED)
A Sara (ITA)
60 61
De Zeeuw/Okur (NED)
P Marinov (BUL)
M Maftei (ROU)
64 63
Hipfl (AUT)/Nano (SVK)
A I Marginean (ROU)
E M Ionescu (ROU)
75 60
Bertea/Marginean (ROU)
G Trakhtenberg (ISR)
H Ashoosh (ISR)
75 64
Shumilov/Vaisman (ISR)
M Masiianskaia (RUS)
M Buchnik (ISR)
63 64
Altori/Buchnik (ISR)
J Kumstat (CZE)
J Jedrzejczak (POL)
64 63
Chodura/Mrva (CZE)
R Jamrichova (SVK)
K Krajmer (SVK)
63 46 62
Jamrichova/Krajmer (SVK)
J Tang (CHN)
L Carboni (ITA)
62 61
De Lange/Rottgering (NED)
V Steiner (GER)
R M Nijkamp (NED)
61 75
Nijkamp (NED)/Steiner (GER)
M Landaluce (ESP)
A Karahan (TUR)
61 46 75
Karahan (TUR)/Landaluce (ESP)
B Fruhvirtova (CZE)
D Shadchneva (RUS)
76 63
Andreeva/Korneeva (RUS)
G Trakhtenberg (ISR)
H Ashoosh (ISR)
61 75
Ashoosh/Trakhtenberg (ISR)
M Masiianskaia (RUS)
E Sabirova (RUS)
63 76
Masiianskaia/Sabirova (RUS)
K Kincses (HUN)
L Gyori (HUN)
63 62
Gaillard/Witschi (SUI)
A Zimmer (AUT)
T Kostic (AUT)
16 63 63
Kostic/Zimmer (AUT)
S Topic (GER)
M Rottgering (NED)
60 62
Rottgering/Willems (NED)
Sobota K/Rokietnicy (POL)
3
25 Feb
Rotterdam (NED)
3
25 Feb
Stockholm (SWE)
Super
25 Feb
Jerusalem (ISR)
2
03 Mar
Bad Waltersdorf (AUT)
3
03 Mar
Isernhagen (GER)
3
J Daems (GER)
V Steiner (GER)
64 64
Brooks (GBR)/Markina (LAT)
03 Mar
ITF /TE Development Championships Develop. Week 1 (Closed), Antalya
M Maksimovic (BIH)
F Sisic (BIH)
76 67 64
Huseinovikj/Stojanovski (MKD)
R Dencheva (BUL)
Y Konstantinova (BUL)
64 62
Dencheva/Konstantinova (BUL)
Bratislava (SVK)
D Petak (CZE)
P Brunclik (CZE)
76 63
Krakovsky/Petak (CZE)
M Slamenikova (CZE)
K Krajmer (SVK)
75 62
Krajmer (SVK)/Mackiewicz (POL)
T Papamalamis (FRA)
K Svojgr (CZE)
46 63 63
Pidoux/Simmen (SUI)
S Roignot (FRA)
L Urbanova (CZE)
62 63
Oluwadare/Read (GBR)
G Trakhtenberg (ISR)
H Ashoosh (ISR)
60 62
Ashoosh/Trakhtenberg (ISR)
M Buchnik (ISR)
A Zack (ISR)
61 63
Altori/Buchnik (ISR)
25 Feb
03 Mar 03 Mar 03 Mar 10 Mar
Sainte Geneviève Des Bois (FRA) Tel Aviv (ISR)
2 1 3
ITF /TE Development Championships Develop. Week 2 (Closed), Antalya
Maksimovic/Sisic (BIH) Dencheva/Konstantinova (BUL)
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Tennis Europe Junior Tour Results 2020 Tennis Europe Junior Tour - 16 & Under Week
Venue
07 Jan
Milovice (CZE)
2
07 Jan
Oslo (NOR)
3
21 Jan
Larnaca (CYP)
21 Jan 04 Feb 11 Feb
Stavanger (NOR) Belgorod (RUS) Nastola (FIN)
Category
3 3 2 3
11 Feb
Siauliai (LTU)
2
18 Feb
Zoetermeer (NED)
3
18 Feb
Le Chambon-SurLignon (FRA)
2
25 Feb
Dijon (FRA)
3
03 Mar
Jablonec Nad Nisou (CZE)
2
Winner
Runner-Up
Score
Doubles winners
V Petr (CZE)
S Mruzek (CZE)
63 63
Homola/Myslivec (CZE)
J Struplova (CZE)
V M Kargina (LAT)
62 61
Krenkova/Pavkova (CZE)
H Villanger (NOR)
L Poertner (GER)
57 63 61
Dalbak/Villanger (NOR)
V Kozak (GBR)
T Nikcevic (MNE)
61 61
Bakyte (LTU)/Pluutus (EST)
S Christodoulou (CYP)
M Giersiepen Garcia (ESP)
63 64
Gheorghe (ROU)/Giersiepen Garcia (ESP)
K M Ioannou (CYP)
N Paretzoglou (GRE)
61 64
Paretzoglou (GRE)/Stojanovic (SRB)
M Molder (EST)
H Villanger (NOR)
60 Ret.
Blaydes/Hague (GBR)
S Scharlin (FIN)
V Yesenkova (RUS)
76 46 63
Lindh (SWE)/Scharlin (FIN)
A Chayka (RUS)
R Kazantsev (RUS)
64 64
Kastsenich (BLR)/Terebkov (RUS)
K Smirnova (RUS)
Y Nigametzyanova (RUS)
63 76
Breshenkova/Kupriyanova (RUS)
A Brisdon (GBR)
F Kloesters (GER)
64 64
Brisdon (GBR)/Fiadutsik (BLR)
K Sidorova (RUS)
M Minetti (FIN)
62 62
Golovina/Smirnova (RUS)
M A Coman (ROU)
E Arutiunian (BLR)
67 64 62
Coman (ROU)/Feldbausch (SUI)
D Khomutsianskaya (BLR)
E Tverijonaite (LTU)
64 63
Paukstyte/Tverijonaite (LTU)
A Forger (NED)
J Temming (NED)
64 16 63
Forger/Rietkerk (NED)
A Bakker (NED)
M Meyers (BEL)
62 76
Bakker/Nijkamp (NED)
I Fernandes (FRA)
J Schmitter (FRA)
64 61
Orloff/Schoen (SUI)
Y Nigametzyanova (RUS)
M Ngijol Carre (FRA)
63 06 63
Kovacevic (BEL)/Soulie (FRA)
M Graziani (SUI)
I Fernandes (FRA)
60 3-0 Ret.
Berrut/Limani (SUI)
Y Nigametzyanova (RUS)
M D Ciubotaru (ROU)
63 64
Doroshenko/Nigametzyanova (RUS)
J Mensik (CZE)
L Janousek (CZE)
64 64
Jupa/Mruzek (CZE)
V Hazmukova (CZE)
T Valentova (CZE)
36 62 61
Michalkova/Zasterova (CZE)
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ITF World Tennis Tour (Europe) Results 2020 ITF World Tennis Tour (Women’s) Week
Venue
Prize Money Winner
Runner-Up
Score
Doubles winners
09 Dec
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
Cancelled at Semi-final stage
09 Dec
Heraklion (GRE)
$15,000
C Scholl (USA)
O Oliynykova (CRO)
62 57 61
Peeva (BUL)/Scholl (USA)
16 Dec
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
P Kudermetova (RUS)
G A Craciun (ROU)
64 36 63
Craciun (ROU)/Eraydin (TUR)
06 Jan
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
Z Sonmez (TUR)
S Sakellaridi (GRE)
63 26 63
Oliynykova (CRO)/Sakellaridi (GRE)
13 Jan
Fort-De-France (Martinique) (FRA) $15,000
A Albie (FRA)
M Partaud (FRA)
63 64
Albie/Partaud (FRA)
13 Jan
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
N Potocnik (SLO)
T Pachkaleva (RUS)
63 62
Kulambayeva (KAZ)/Ma (CHN)
20 Jan
Stuttgart-Stammheim (GER)
$15,000
J Terziyska (BUL)
D Herdzelas (BIH)
63 64
Fomina (RUS)/Moratelli (ITA)
20 Jan
Liepaja (LAT)
$15,000
E Tomase (LAT)
Q Lemoine (NED)
06 63 61
Paulenka (BLR)/Shalimova (RUS)
20 Jan
Manacor (ESP)
$15,000
I L Rosca (ROU)
R Vicens Mas (ESP)
64 61
Stadler (SUI)/Yerolymos (FRA)
20 Jan
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
V Olyanovskaya (RUS)
S Njiric (CRO)
60 62
Craciun/Prisacariu (ROU)
20 Jan
Kazan (RUS)
$15,000
A Zakharova (RUS)
D Radanovic (SRB)
63 62
Yashina/Zakharova (RUS)
20 Jan
Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe) (FRA)
$25,000
N Podoroska (ARG)
H Tan (FRA)
75 75
Pigossi (BRA)/Van der hoek (NED)
27 Jan
Manacor (ESP)
$15,000
M Hodzic (GER)
V Ryser (SUI)
60 63
Lamens (NED)/Stadler (SUI)
27 Jan
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
G A Craciun (ROU)
T Wurth (CRO)
26 63 63
Kulambayeva (KAZ)/Ma (CHN)
27 Jan
Andrezieux-Boutheon (FRA)
$60,000
Y Bonaventure (BEL)
A Rus (NED)
64 76
Cristian/Ruse (ROU)
03 Feb
Trnava (SVK)
$25,000
S Lansere (RUS)
L Gjorcheska (MKD)
62 63
Kolodziejova (CZE)/Paar (ROU)
03 Feb
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
A A Rosca (ROU)
A Nefedova (USA)
64 75
Han (CHN)/Okuno (JPN)
03 Feb
Palmanova (ESP)
$15,000
A Siskova (CZE)
A Rey Garcia (ESP)
63 61
Cavalle-Reimers/Fita Boluda (ESP)
10 Feb
Heraklion (GRE)
$15,000
M Spigarelli (ITA)
M Colmegna (ITA)
62 62
Colmegna/Spiteri (ITA)
10 Feb
Trnava (SVK)
$25,000
J A Cristian (ROU)
S Lansere (RUS)
61 4-2 Ret.
Anshba (RUS)/Detiuc (CZE)
10 Feb
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
J M J Steur (GER)
J Han (CHN)
63 46 64
Not played
10 Feb
Grenoble (FRA)
$15,000
C Burel (FRA)
E Molinaro (LUX)
57 75 62
Hesse/Lechemia (FRA)
17 Feb
Heraklion (GRE)
$15,000
D Spiteri (ITA)
M Spigarelli (ITA)
64 61
Pieri/Spiteri (ITA)
17 Feb
Glasgow (GBR)
$25,000
C Tauson (DEN)
V Tomova (BUL)
64 60
Georges (FRA)/Zimmermann (BEL)
17 Feb
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
N Potocnik (SLO)
J Stamatova (BUL)
63 62
Lizarazo (COL)/Zantedeschi (ITA)
24 Feb
Heraklion (GRE)
$15,000
D Astakhova (RUS)
A G Vasilescu (ROU)
16 64 62
Gavrila/Rosca (ROU)
24 Feb
Moscow (RUS)
$25,000
E Kazionova (RUS)
K Rakhimova (RUS)
64 16 76
Lansere/Rakhimova (RUS)
24 Feb
Altenkirchen (GER)
$25,000
E Lys (GER)
B Schoofs (NED)
62 64
Mitu/Paar (ROU)
24 Feb
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
E Molinaro (LUX)
Z Sonmez (TUR)
62 62
Herazo Gonzalez/Lizarazo (COL)
24 Feb
Sunderland (GBR)
$25,000
V Tomova (BUL)
E Raducanu (GBR)
46 64 63
Cervino Ruiz/Gutierrez Carrasco (ESP)
24 Feb
Macon (FRA)
$25,000
O Dodin (FRA)
J Ponchet (FRA)
36 61 63
Albie/Partaud (FRA)
02 Mar
Heraklion (GRE)
$15,000
M Kolodziejova (CZE)
R Masarova (ESP)
64 64
Curovic (SRB)/Ostlund (SWE)
02 Mar
Antalya (TUR)
$25,000
M Sherif Ahmed Abdelaziz (EGY)
D Galfi (HUN)
64 63
Jani (HUN)/Sherif Ahmed Abdelaziz (EGY)
Not played
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ITF World Tennis Tour (Europe) Results 2020 ITF World Tennis Tour (Men’s) Week
Venue
Prize Money Winner
Runner-Up
Score
Doubles winners
09 Dec
Heraklion (GRE)
$15,000
D Pichler (AUT)
V Sachko (UKR)
6-1 Ret.
Thanos/Theodorou (GRE)
09 Dec
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
A Lopez San Martin (ESP)
M Valkusz (HUN)
46 62 64
Bortolotti (ITA)/Jecan (ROU)
16 Dec
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
M-A Jecan (ROU)
M Miladinovic (SRB)
63 63
Bortolotti (ITA)/Jecan (ROU)
06 Jan
Manacor (ESP)
$15,000
C Alcaraz (ESP)
E Furness (FRA)
60 62
Binding/Hoyt (FRA)
06 Jan
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
J Barranco Cosano (ESP)
M Bortolotti (ITA)
64 61
Bonadio/Bortolotti (ITA)
13 Jan
Bagnoles-de-l’Orne (FRA)
$15,000+H
J Marie (FRA)
M Martineau (FRA)
63 64
Dhoe (BEL)/Reymond (FRA)
13 Jan
Manacor (ESP)
$15,000
C Alcaraz (ESP)
E Hoyt (GBR)
62 64
Haerteis/Heller (GER)
13 Jan
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
J Barranco Cosano (ESP)
J Cagnina (BEL)
64 26 61
Akkoyun (TUR)/Cagnina (BEL)
20 Jan
Nussloch (GER)
$25,000
R Bemelmans (BEL)
J Forejtek (CZE)
67 76 62
Zielinski/Zuk (POL)
20 Jan
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
T Skatov (KAZ)
M Zekic (SRB)
63 46 63
Eleveld (NED)/Sinha (IND)
20 Jan
Bressuire (FRA)
$15,000+H
A Bellier (SUI)
Q Robert (FRA)
64 63
Poullain/Tabur (FRA)
20 Jan
Kazan (RUS)
$15,000
S Fomin (UZB)
E Tiurnev (RUS)
64 36 63
Igoshin/Tiurnev (RUS)
27 Jan
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
Z Piros (HUN)
C Alcaraz (ESP)
46 64 63
Fonio/Galoppini (ITA)
27 Jan
Veigy-Foncenex (FRA)
$15,000
C Heyman (BEL)
A Gautier (FRA)
61 63
Fallert/Rosenkranz (GER)
03 Feb
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
G Fonio (ITA)
M Vrbensky (CZE)
46 64 63
Michalski (POL)/Vrbensky (CZE)
10 Feb
Barnstaple (GBR)
$25,000
K Zuk (POL)
C Heyman (BEL)
76 63
Zielinski/Zuk (POL)
10 Feb
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
R Bonadio (ITA)
J P Paz (ARG)
36 64 61
Not played
10 Feb
Grenoble (FRA)
$15,000
G Sakharov (FRA)
A Cornut Chauvinc (FRA)
63 76
Dubrivnyy (RUS)/Paulson (CZE)
10 Feb
Heraklion (GRE)
$15,000
C Geens (BEL)
Z Bergs (BEL)
36 64 61
Pichler (AUT)/Wehnelt (GER)
10 Feb
Palmanova (ESP)
$15,000
N Sanchez Izquierdo (ESP)
J Okala (FRA)
46 62 62
Lopez San Martin/Sanchez Izquierdo (ESP)
17 Feb
Glasgow (GBR)
$15,000
L Poullain (FRA)
J Draper (GBR)
60 75 63
Walkow/Zielinski (POL)
17 Feb
Oberhaching (GER)
$15,000
J Satral (CZE)
E Ejupovic (GER)
63 62
Muscheites/Seifert (GER)
17 Feb
Heraklion (GRE)
$15,000
A Musialek (FRA)
O Giacalone (ITA)
76 61
Erler/Pichler (AUT)
17 Feb
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
J Forejtek (CZE)
N Sanchez Izquierdo (ESP)
64 63
Marozsan/Nagy (HUN)
17 Feb
Paguera (ESP)
$15,000
P Cachin (ARG)
M Perchicot (FRA)
64 62
Fattar/Ouahab (MAR)
24 Feb
Sunderland (GBR)
$25,000
J Draper (FRA)
I Sijsling (NED)
62 60
Walkow/Zielinski (POL)
24 Feb
Heraklion (GRE)
$25,000
N D Ionel (ROU)
J Correia (BRA)
64 62
Schmitz/Wehnelt (GER)
24 Feb
Vale Do Lobo (POR)
$15,000
R Ojeda Lara (ESP)
R Bonadio (ITA)
16 63 64
Bothwell (IRL)/Harris (GBR)
24 Feb
Trnava (SVK)
$15,000
D Kalenichenko (UKR)
K Ozolins (LAT)
64 64
Rikl/Satral (CZE)
24 Feb
Antalya (TUR)
$25,000
D Ajdukovic (CRO)
P Cachin (ARG)
36 64 76
Forejtek/Vrbensky (CZE)
24 Feb
Trento (ITA)
$15,000
R Bemelmans (BEL)
A Erler (AUT)
46 62 64
Bemelmans (BEL)/Masur (GER)
02 Mar
Faro (POR)
$15,000
S Fanselow (GER)
T Cacao (POR)
63 63
Fallert (GER)/Moreno De Alboran (USA)
02 Mar
Antalya (TUR)
$15,000
P Kypson (USA)
P Heller (GER)
64 62
Heller/Torebko (GER)
02 Mar
Heraklion (GRE)
$15,000
F C Jianu (ROU)
L Catarina (MON)
75 36 63
Bobrov (RUS)/Erler (AUT)
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