GSPDP International 14&U Team to Florida 2022
Asian Tennis Federation is glad to announce that Grand Slam Player Development Program (GSPDP) International 14&U team to Florida will be travelling this year. The GSPDP/ITF 14&U team initiative was launched in 2018 and was further successfully organised in 2019 and 2021. ITF is pleased to announce the team for 2022 which will include 6 boys and 6 girls from
Final Qualifying for Junior BJK Cup kicks off with gusto
The opening ceremony of the Asia-Oceania Final Qualifying event for the Junior Billie Jean King Cup held today at R.K Khanna Stadium, New Delhi. Mr. Anil Khanna, Life President, Asian Tennis Federation and Mr. Anil Jain, President, All India Tennis Association graced the ceremony with their presence. During the ceremony, oath taking by the captains and match officials was also
GSDF/ITF International Touring Team to Florida
Asian Tennis Federation is glad to announce that the Grand Slam Development Fund (GSDF)/ITF International 14&U Touring team will be travelling this year. After a successful launch of the GSDF / International 14&U Touring team initiative in 2018 and 2019 , ITF is pleased to announce the team for 2021 with an aim to provide the best 14&U boys and
DRAWS MADE FOR JUNIOR DAVIS CUP AND JUNIOR BILLIE JEAN KING CUP FINALS
Eyes are firmly on the most prestigious event for 16 & under players, as 32 nations prepare for battle and the honour of being crowned as winners of Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas at Club Mega Saray in Antalya, Turkey this week. It seems such a long time since the 2019 Finals when Japan’s boys and
Kwon Captures his Maiden ATP Tour Title In Nur-Sultan
South Korean Soonwoo Kwon broke new ground on Sunday at the Astana Open as he overcame James Duckworth from Australia 7-6(6), 6-3 to capture his first ATP Tour title. Kwon, who defeated three seeds en-route to the trophy, became the second South Korean man to win a tour-level crown in the Open Era, after 2003 Sydney champion Hyung-Taik Lee as per the ATP website. In
MIRZA AND ZHANG WIN WTA 500 OSTRAVA OPEN IN CZECH REPUBLIC
The Indo-Chinese pair and second-seeded doubles team of Sania Mirza & Shuai Zhang defeated the third seeds Kaitlyn Christian of the USA and her Kiwi partner Erin Routliffe in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 to lift the WTA 500 Ostrava Open title in Ostrava, Czech Republic. It took the second seeds only four minutes over an hour to finish off the
2021 Davis Cup by Rakuten – Asian Nations Round-up
Davis Cup, is well under way with a new format that was approved 2 years. World Group I World Group I ties continued in September 2021 after 2 of the ties were played in March 2021. Twenty four (24) nations figured in World Group I ties on home away basis of format. The eight (8) highest ranked , winners of
India and Pakistan qualify for final of ITF Asia 12&U team competition
The Asia 12&U team competition regional qualifying event for South Asia successfully concluded in Islamabad on Wednesday, 15th September with the crucial match between Pakistan and India. In boys tie, Pakistan won 2-1 after fighting back bravely from 2-6, 0-5 down in the deciding doubles to win the 2nd set 7-5 and then taking the match tie-break 10-5, but both
US Open Championships 2021 – Asian Tennis Round up
China’s Zhang Shuai Crowed US open Women’s Doubles Title China’s Zhang Shuai and partner Samantha Stosur of Australia were crowned as women’s doubles champions at the 2021 US Open after beating the US teen duo of Coco Gauff and Caty McNally. Zhang, 32, and 37-year-old Stosur won in three sets – 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 – to lift the trophy two years
ITF South Asia 12&U Regional Qualifying Event hosted in Pakistan
The ITF South Asia Regional Qualifying Event of ITF Asia 12&U Team Competition 2021 commenced at PTF-SDA Complex Islamabad, Pakistan from 13th September 2021. The President Pakistan Tennis Federation, Mr. Salim Saifullah Khan welcomed the teams and wished them good luck for the matches. He reiterated that such events were a golden opportunity for players to get international exposure at