National Clay Courts Day 2: Never in Doubt
It was a long day on the courts in Palm Beach Gardens today at the USTA National Clay Courts/ITF Grade A. Day 1 Blog Draws/results are here: I played Carolyn […]
Category Archives: ITF NEWS
ITF Announces Senior Tennis Ranking Changes
From ITFtennis.com/Seniors: A new Ranking Point table will come into effect from Monday 1 July 2019 to better recognise successful players at higher tier events. Until this time, the ITF […]
Dates, Locations of 2020 World Championships
2020 World Championships The ITF Seniors Committee are very pleased to communicate the following dates and venues for the 2020 World Team & Individual Championships. 2020 Young-Seniors World Championships (35/40/45) […]
Miami Beach to Host Regional ITF Seniors Tournament March 5-10
For more information on this tournament go to www.itfmia.com. This event is open to all USTA and ITF IPIN holders. Entry is via the USTA tennislink system (click here to […]
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 Cat II/ITF Grade I Finished with a Blast of Air
Fort Lauderdale, FL I’ll start today’s blog by wishing my dad a happy 94th birthday. He’s a tennis player and when I called to wish him a happy birthday he […]
USA Category I National Age DivisionTournaments Open in 2019 to All IPIN Members!
The USTA Category I Nationals (see the schedule here: https://seniortennisblog.com/2018/09/25/2019-usta-national-adult-tournament-schedule/) for ages 35-85 men and women, and mixed will have Grade A status in 2019. In addition, 10 other Super […]
2019 World Championships Dates & Sites (Seniors: Portugal; Super Seniors: Umag; Young Seniors: Miami Beach)
From the ITF Website: 2019 Seniors World Team Championships The ITF are pleased to confirm that the ITF Seniors World Team & Individual Championships 2019 will take place in Lisbon […]
USTA Category I National Championships in Men’s and Women’s 35-85 & Mixed Earn Upgraded (Grade A) ITF Points from 2019
Beginning in 2019, all USTA Category I National Championships in Women’s, Men’s and Mixed in the 35-85 age divisions will be Grade A tournaments for ITF ranking purposes. In addition, […]
Draws for Super Seniors World Championships
Please click on the following links below to view the draws and order of play for the 2018 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. Kitty Godfree Cup (W65) Althea Gibson Cup […]
There’s Always Doubles!
Today I played Diane Barker and it was a Groundhog Day situation…I keep playing her and the outcome never varies…Diane wins. This time it was 63 61. I played ok […]
Practice Day: Tennis & Driving
Today, Monday, all of the USA teams were off, after a successful opening day Sunday for all six USA teams. We were planning on practicing at 3pm till Diane contacted […]
Mt. Tremblant, Canada, Regional Championships: Entries Close May 21st
What: The ITF Regional Championships When: June 6-10, 2018 Where: Mt Tremblant, Quebec, Canada Deadline to Enter: May 21, 2018 (be aware of time of day) How to Enter: Via […]
Klitch, Rice, Barker, Hahn Claim National Singles Titles Saturday in Naples
There were four singles finals on Saturday (Roz King claimed the 80s title on Friday). One match stood out though, which was the nearly two and a half hour battle […]
Attention Young Seniors: 2018 World Championships Venue To Change
From the ITF: Dear Players The ITF is informed by the Argentine Tennis Association that in order to ensure the best conditions for players it is not in a position […]
Seven USA Teams in Final in Lake Nona
The men’s & Women’s 65 teams each won their semifinal today. The men beat Australia 3/0 behind the strong singles play of Dave Sivertson and Larry Turville. Turville beat Andrew […]
USA Teams In Medal Contention in All Women’s Cups, Men’s 65, 80, 85
The USA continued its success at the USTA National Campus Wednesday, winning matches in all four women’s divisions, 65, 70, 75 & 80. The USA men won in the men’s […]
Photos From Super Seniors World Team Championships 2017
Link to photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MAwTCNzsKS33A1SZ2 Photos will be added daily to this album.
Results from Lake Nona, USTA National Campus, ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships
Please click on the links below to view the latest results for the 2017 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. Kitty Godfree Cup (W65) Althea Gibson Cup (W70) Queens Cup (W75) […]
Miami*, Croatia Selected for 2018 World Championships; Young Seniors TBA
Young Seniors TBA Seniors* Miami, USA October/November Super Seniors Umag, Croatia 16-21 September 2018 22-29 September 2018 *The 2018 Seniors World Team and Individual Championships is provisionally scheduled to take […]
Fact Sheets Posted for Senior Individual World Championships in Miami
Here is the link to the fact sheet: http://www.itftennis.com/media/264238/264238.pdf
Super Senior Cups, Lake Nona: Surface Announcement
After receiving feedback from players and national associations the surface for all Cups in Lake Nona (M/W 65-80 & M85) is projected to be HarTru (green) clay. However, […]
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 […]
2017 ITF Young Seniors, Seniors & Super Seniors Venues:Cape Town, So Africa and Florida, USA
ITF Young-Seniors World Team and Individual ChampionshipsVenue: Cape Town, South AfricaDates: 19 March – 01 April 2017Teams: Sunday 19 March – Friday 24 March 2017Individuals: Saturday 25 March – Saturday […]
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 Young Senior Cups Wrap: USA Finishes Out of MedalsÂ
The USA Young Seniors (35, 40 and 45+) fought very had but finished out of the medals (1st-3rd) in all six cups for the first time. For all results and […]
USA Young Cup & Court Cup Advance Thursday; Lenglen Cup Falls 2/1 in Semis
All draws and results can be found here including updates on the progress of today’s matches in the Trabert and Italia Cups. The USA Lenglen Cup team lost 2/1 to […]
Update: USA Young Cup Team Beats Germany Tuesday, To Play for Fifth
The USA Young Cup team did not have a day off on Tuesday as previously reported. The USA beat Germany, a 6-8 seed, 2/1 and will play for fifth in […]
USA Advances to Medal Round in Lenglen Cup
The USA advanced to the semis of the Lenglen Cup despite a 2/1 loss to Great Britain today. Great Britain lost to Slovenia who lost to USA…so a tiebreaker format […]