List of Applicants for M/W 55/60 Cup Teams Now Posted
Click here to view the players who applied to be considered for the 55/60 cup teams in Portugal. Selections to. be posted April 10th
Category Archives: International Tennis News
Palm Beach Gardens ITF S700/USTA Level 2: Buholz Takes 60 Singles Title
Palm Beach Gardens, FL; 1/30/22 Draws are here Photos are here. There were only a few matches on Saturday (yesterday) at the Grandes Dames Level 2/ITF 700 tournament which was […]
USTA Extends Suspension of USTA Sanctioned Tennis Events
April 1, 2020 USTA has suspended ITF sanctioned Senior events till July 13, 2020. USTA has suspended tournaments and programs including leagues which are not ITF sanctioned till June 1. […]
Palm Beach Gardens Super Cat II/ITF Grade I: Bonder-Kerkorian, Klitch, Nichols & Dixon Win Singles Crowns on Friday Day 4
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Friday was a long and busy day at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. Matches started early and were only halted after 7pm by a downpour. […]
USTA Senior Teams (2020, Florida) Announced (World now postponed to 2021)
From USTA.com: (note that Robin Harris has replaced Diane Barker on the Women’s 60s team; Barker is injured.) From itftennis.com: 2020 ITF Seniors (50-55-60) World Team & Individual Championships Location […]
Miami Regional Championship: Sunday Wrap
Saturday afternoon and Sunday there was still quite a bit of tennis to play in Miami Beach at the ITF Regional Championship. I’m relying on the scores from the website, […]
ITF Seniors Facebook Group
The ITF Seniors has a new, official, closed (ask to join) facebook group for those of you on Facebook. It will keep you up to date on the new ranking […]
Les Grandes Dames Palm Beach Gardens: Super Cat II/ITF Grade 1
Happy New Year everyone…the first tournament of the year for me anyway is this week in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. (Venus has a place for sale if you are interested). […]
Klosters to Ulm via Austria
I bid Klosters adieu at 6:28 am, and five trains, four changes of train and one car rental later reached the rental house in a suburb of Ulm. Upon arrival […]
Beating the Rain (and Opponents) on Finals Day in Klosters
My first match today was at 9:30 and my last one finished in the dark as it started to rain sometime after 8pm. I played my singles under cool and […]
Germany: Practicing on the Red Clay
Jenny Cerff and I had a good practice this morning at the ETUF club. The weather has been quite nice, with highs in the low 80s and lows in the […]
Young Seniors: New 2018 Timeline ; Reapplication IS Necessary;Applications Are Open Till June 15th, Link Below
New application dates are May 15-June 15. It is necessary to reapply for the team.
Van Nostrand Wins 12th World Singles Crown
Final results here:
Senior ITF Tournaments in Naples, Florida Lead Up to World Championships
There are two new ITF Seniors Tournaments in Florida this year. They offer valuable ITF Grade 3 points (80 points to the champions). ITF rankings will primarily be used to […]
Senior ITF Tournaments in Naples, Florida Lead Up to World Championships
There are two new ITF Seniors Tournaments in Florida this year. They offer valuable ITF Grade 3 points (80 points to the champions). ITF rankings will primarily be used to […]
ITF World Seniors & Super Seniors Surface Announcement Update
Due to player feedback the surfaces for Lake Nona have been changed from my earlier announcement. See below for the ITF announcement today. http://www.itftennis.com/news/259311.aspx The surfaces to be used at […]
USA Margaret Court Team Upsets Germany 3/0 To Advance to Semis
The USA Margaret Court Team is the sole USA team to advance to the medal round, Easily handling #4 seeded Germany 3/0 without dropping a set. The USA Leglen & […]
2017 ITF Seniors Regulations
The ITF publishes the 2017 ranking, World Team and tournament regulations for seniors on an annual basis. Here is the link to the 2017 regulations, 117 pages (including appendices). This […]
USA Falls to Australia; Plays For Bronze Saturday vs GBR
Today the Women’s 65s Kitty Godfree Cup team had the honor of playing our semifinal match against Australia in the Goran Ivanisevic Stadium Court. It was a beautiful setting on […]
ITF Moves Super Senior World Championships to CroatiaÂ
The ITF has moved the Super Senior World Championships to Croatia from Turkey. The new dates are Sept 12-17 (team) and Sept 18-25 (individuals). Read the ITF announcement here: http://www.itftennis.com/media/232583/232583.pdf
USA Advances to Quarters in Dubler Cup Tuesday and Semis of Lenglen Cup
The USA Dubler Cup team, now a two person team after injuries to two players, beat So Africa 2/1 to advance to the QF. They remain in medal contention. The […]
And it’s a Wrap: USA Wins Three Cups in Umag, Medals in Seven of Eight Cups
US Teams Strike Gold in Croatia USA Super Senior Teams were Super Duper in Croatia during the ITF Super Senior World Championships. Super Seniors encompasses age divisions 65-80 in five […]
Stanford, Parson Siegel and Shirai Medal at Young Seniors World Championships
Kateriina Stanford of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida won a silver medal in Women’s 35 doubles and a bronze medal in Women’s 35 singles at the ITF Young Seniors World Individual […]
USA Final Wrap and Medal Photos
After a long week on the court, the final results. For results from the entire week and photos: http://seniortennisblog.com/itf-world-championships-young-seniors-seniors-super-seniors-2013-to-present/usa-young-seniors-world-championships/ Italia Cup, men’s 35s: They were seeded 5th and finished 7th. […]
Saturday Update 11:10 AM EDT: Lenglen Cup Finishes 6th; Italia & Dubler Cup Tied & In 3rd Set of Doubles
Lenglen Cup fell in three sets in the deciding doubles to Spain to finish 6th; it was a long day and hard fought. The Dubler Cup is into the deciding […]
Saturday Morning: USA Wins Bronze in Young Cup!
The USA Young Cup team rebounded from its loss to France yesterday by beating Great Britain for the bronze in the Young Cup. Simona Bruetting and Debbie Spence-Nasim both won […]
USA Young Cup Team Falls to France & Plays for Bronze Saturday; Court Cup Finishes Fourth
The only USA team in medal contention in the Young Seniors had a really tough match with France today. Simona Bruetting lost at #2 singles in straight sets but Debbie […]
Chile, Day 2: Racquets Arrive!
It was a good day here, beautiful weather, I got to hit tennis balls, and when I went to the airport my racquets were found! The taxi driver spike no […]
Fran Chandler, USA Wins Second World Title; Simona Bruetting/Gee Gee Garvin Win First World Title
Fran Chandler won the 50 singles over Marie-Christine Calleja of France today. She didn’t drop a set in five matches en route to the title. She is also in the […]
Draws for Cups in Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Women’s Cups: Draws Men’s Cups (Draws) Suzanne Lenglen: 35s (USA is in Group C and Playoff 9-12) Italia: 35s (USA is in Group E and playoff 1-7) Young: 40s (USA […]