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 […]
Category Archives: ITF NEWS
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 Croatia
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 Medals
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 […]
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 […]
USA/Canada Regional Tournament 2016, June 8-12, Mt. Tremblant, Canada
The 2015 Mont-Tremblant ITF Seniors Regional Championships 1 will be held June 8-12 2016. This is not a Closed Regional Championship: Entries will be accepted by any international player who […]
Regional Closed Wrap Up
Sunday I played the final of the singles and doubles at the Regional Closed. It was still really hot and muggy, feeling more like August than November! (Close to 90/90, […]
Regional Closed Day 4, BallenIsles Country Club, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Today I finally played singles here at BallenIsles. I played a club member Debbie Peck and won to reach the final against Kathy Foulk, who won easily today. Pam and […]
ITF Regional Closed, BallenIsles, Palm Beach Gardens, Friday November 6th
Today was the hump day for the Regional Closed; tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday are the last two days of this event. I had a default in singles but Pam and […]
ITF Regional Closed, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
The 2015 ITF Regional Closed in Florida is being played at the BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens. It is being held at the same club which hosted 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 […]
Americans Find Success on the Red Clay on Thursday
Thursday was quarterfinal day in most events. I played Caroline Glaszmann from France. She played #1 on the bronze medal winning French Marble Cup team. She’s a lefty with a […]
Wednesday: Into the Singles Quarters and Doubles Semis
Wednesday was another beautiful day in La Baule and Pornichet. I warmed up early with Fran Chandler (she won her 50 singles, as did Gretchen Rush); then biked over to […]
Friday: Practice and Cheering on the Bueno Cup Team
Friday was an off day and for once I didn’t rise early to practice at 7am! I did run into Kathy Vick though and she hit indoors at 7am because […]
Off Day in La Baule
Today the Marble and Connolly Cups have an off day, before the knockout rounds begin. As usual it’s extremely windy so it’s nice to have a few hours out of […]
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. […]