2020 Team Application and Selection Timelines Now Posted
2020 ITF Seniors World Championships, Men’s and Women’s 50, 55, 60 Team Tournament: April 26 – May 2, 2020 Individual Tournament: May 2 – 9, 2020 Location: Boca Raton (team) […]
Category Archives: ITF World Team Championships
Young Seniors Individual Round Up: Marvin Colley & Anda Perianu Reach Singles Finals
Writing from California, USA The Young Seniors Individual World Championships finished November 2nd in Miami Beach, Florida. Photos below courtesy of cameraworksusa (Susan and Fred Mullane). Anda Perianu, silver and […]
USA Margaret Court Team (W45) Wins Bronze in Miami Beach; Young Cup (W40) Finish with Copper Medals
Last week the USA Margaret Court Cup team, Jenny Klitch, Nancy Hilliard, Tracie Currie and Sophie Woorons Johnson were edged by France in the semis (France went on to win) […]
France is on a Roll in Miami Beach; USA Falls to France in W40 & 45 on Thursday
Writing from California, USA France has taken out most of the USA teams in the past two days. Today France beat USA in the women’s 40s, winning both singles matches […]
USA W 40 & 45 Reach Semis in Miami Beach; M35, 40, W 35 Fall in Quarters
Writing today from California, USA; Oct. 23, 2019 The USA W45 team (Margaret Court Cup) were in action on Wednesday at the North Miami Beach Tennis Center. After having two […]
USA Goes 5/0 On Day 2 of ITF Young Seniors World Championships
West Palm Beach, FL Scores are at the end of the post. The USA women’s 35 overcame a 0/1 deficit vs Paraguay to win their Round Robin. They have a […]
USA Win Five of Six Matches on Day 1 of Young Seniors World Team Championships
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The ITF Young Seniors (ages 35, 40 and 45 and over) World Team Championships began today in Miami Beach at the Flamingo Tennis Center and North […]
USA Wins Althea Gibson Cup: Brenda Carter Reports from Umag
From Brenda Carter, Captain of the Althea Gibson Cup team: Amazingly, we did it. We won the Althea Gibson Cup by defeating the team from Great Britain. Both singles matches […]
USA Wins W65, 70, 85, M 75/85 Friday in Umag; W75 & 80 Finish Second; M65,70, & 80 Place Third
Writing from California, USA The USA has won five gold medals in Umag so far by Friday, two silver and three bronze. What a fantastic effort by our “super” Super […]
USA Men’s 75 Advance to Final in Umag; Men’s 70 Fall to Denmark; Women’s 80 Fall to Argentina; Men’s 65 Down 0-1 and Men’s 80 Up 1/0
Reporting from California, USA I will update the results of the Men’s 65 & 80 later today. Update, 10 pm CET: USA lost 2/1 to Chile in the M80 and […]
USA Wins Inaugural Women’s 85 Cup in Croatia
As told to me by Margaret Canby, W85 Captain: “We have won, today Rose [Austin] and I won the doubles 6-0 6-1. Really played well! Yea USA 85 Women Cup […]
Women’s 70, Althea Gibson Team Reaches Final in Umag
Benda Carter reports from Umag: Judy, Liane, Toni and I are very happy! We played Australia (#3 seed) today and were thrilled to come away with the victory. The script […]
Wednesday: USA Men’s 85, Women’s 80 Win, One Match from Gold; W 65, 70, 75, M70 Split Singles; Update: USA Win Deciding Doubles in M70, W65, 70, 75; USA Wins W85 Cup!
Reporting from California, USA Update: USA won the doubles in the W 65, 70, 75 and men 75. Abel/Litwin won 70 doubles. Anderson & Hillebrand won in 3 sets. Check […]
USA Men’s 70s (Jack Crawford) Wins RR Group on Wednesday in Umag
Reporting from California, USA The USA Men’s 70s team beat Ireland 3/0 today, winning their round robin group. They move into the quarterfinals which begin tomorrow. Brent Abel #2 and […]
USA Women’s 85
Reporting from California, USA. The women’s 85 division is new in 2019. Some teams pulled out and only USA and Argentina are in Umag this year. Below is a report […]
USA W70 Squeak Out a Win in Umag
California, USA, Reported by Benda Carter, Captain of the USA team. As expected, the USA Women’s 70 team had a tough battle against Germany today. There are 13 countries vying […]
USA Wins RR Group in W65, 80, M65,75; First Monday Update; 2nd Monday Update: W75, M80 Win RR Group
Writing from California, USA around 5:15 pm Croatia Time Update 7pm Croatia time: USA Men’s 80 finished a 3/0 win over Sweden; Quall won 10-4 in a match tiebreak and […]
Althea Gibson (W70) Cup Update
From Brenda Carter in Umag Hello all, Greetings from Umag, Croatia. It is such a privilege to be a member of the USA Althea Gibson Cup, representing our country in […]
USA Super Senior Teams Go 9/9 on Day 1 in Umag
California, USA, Reporting from Afar The opening ceremonies of the ITF Super Senior World Team Championships (ISSWTC) in Umag took place yesterday, as well as the captains’ meetings, during which […]
Draws for 2019 Super Senior Cups in Umag Now Posted
Please click on the following links below to view the final draws for the 2019 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. Kitty Godfree Cup, W 65 (USA is in Group A); […]
2020 Seniors Timeline for the 50/55/60 Cups
Quick take: Applications Open OCTOBER 1, 2019 Applications Close November 10, 2019 Deadline to notify the USTA of any omissions is November 18, 2019 Results from the 2-year period ENDING […]
USA Wins Alice Marble, Von Cramm and Maria Bueno Cups in Lisbon; Finishes Fourth in Maureen Connolly
Lisbon, Portugal, Friday Aug 9th The USA three of six cups at the 2019 ITF Seniors World Team Championships in Portugal, and none of the victories were easy today, with […]
USA Into Final in Men’s and Women’s 60s; Women’s 55 Fall to Netherlands; Women’s 50s Win a Late Match
Lisbon, Portugal The USA women’s 60 team (Alice Marble) had the most straightforward match of the day, winning 3/0 against Great Britain to advance to the final. I played singles […]
USA Men’s & Women’s 60 & Women’s 50 Teams Advance to Semis; USA Men’s 50 & 55 Fall in Quarters in Porgtugal
Lisbon, Portugal The top seeded USA Alice Marble Cup team (W60) advanced to the final with a 2/1 win over 5th seeded Argentina. USA won both singles (Carolyn Nichols 61 […]
USA Goes 6/0 on Tuesday in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal All the USA teams won today 3/0 to advance to the knockout portion of the draw. We beat Spain. I played #2 singles and won 64 61 against […]
Fishy Business in Portugal on an Off Day for USA Teams
Lisbon, Portugal Luisa Gouveia told me a few weeks ago that seafood was the specialty of Portugal. So far we’ve tried salmon, squid and a white fish. Today we were […]
Alice Marble Cup Team Defeats Brazil; USA M60 Advance on Sunday in Portugal; USA Goes 6/0 on Day 1
Lisbon, Portugal Today was the start of the ITF Seniors World Team Championships. We played Brazil today, starting at 9:30. I played #2 singles and won 60 60; Diane played […]
Draws For Seniors Cups
Please click on the following links to view all Draws and Final Results: 2019 ITF Seniors Teams Fred Perry Cup (M50) 2019 ITF Seniors Teams Maria Esther Bueno Cup (W50) […]
Photos from Lisbon
I will be posting photos from Lisbon and the Team Championships here.
Team Practice, Sim Cards and Pasteis de Nata
Lisbon, Portugal Today we had our first complete team practice, as Robin arrived too late yesterday to practice. We played some singles and doubles and stayed from about 10-1. The […]