USTA M/W 40/45 International Tennis Teams Selected for Portugal & Fact Sheets for this Event

The 40,45 World Team Championships will take place in Lisbon and Oeiras, Portugal on the following dates: Sunday 2 – Friday 7 August 2026 The Individual World Championships for the […]

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Applications Open for M/W 40/45 Teams, Portugal

Applications are now open for the Men’s and Women’s 40 & 45 Teams. Applications close March 3, 2026. Click here to apply for the USTA Senior International 40 & 45 […]

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USTA Posts Timelines for 2026 Masters International Cups (Including Deadlines for Applications)

Note that the USTA has changed date applications open and dates the teams are announced to “week of” the dates shown below from a specific date. For example the 60/65/70 […]

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Eoin Collins Defends World Championship in Portugal; Thu Places Second in 50 Singles & American Medalists in Portugal

List of Medalists. Eoin Collins successfully defended the Men’s 55 World Singles title he earned last year in Mexico City by winning the 55 Singles title in Lisbon (in vastly […]

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USA Men’s 55 (Austria Cup) Win Gold in Portugal at ITF Masters World Team Championships; W50 Take 4th, W55 Take 6th & M50 Finish 8th

Draws and results are here. The Men’s 55, Austria Cup team won GOLD in Portugal, defeating Germany 2/1 (USA defaulted the doubles point); Dana Gill won 63 63 at #2 […]

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Draws Posted for ITF Masters 50/55 Individual Tennis World Championships in Lisbon

Draws are here. The draws are up now for singles and mixed; doubles draws will be up in a day or so. Seeded Americans include: Doubles seeds aren’t up yet […]

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ITF World Team Championships 50/55, Portugal Day 5: USA Advances to Final in M55; USA Falls 2/1 in W50; W55 Win; M50 Fall 2/1

Draws and resu are here. The USA Men’s 55 beat Netherlands 2/0 behind a three set singles win by Dana Gill at #2 and a straight set win by Eoin […]

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USA Teams Go 2/2 on Wednesday in Portugal at the ITF Masters World Team Championships (50/55)

Draws are here. The Women’s 50 and Men’s 55 Teams both won 2/1 on Wednesday in Lisbon, Portugal at the ITF (tennis) World Team Championships. In Women’s 50s, USA beat […]

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USA Goes 2/1 on Day 2 at ITF Masters Tennis 50/55 World Championships

Draws are here. The USA M55 (vs So Africa) and W 50 both won 3/0 ( W 50 did not lose a game vs Turkey) on Monday. The W 55 […]

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USA Goes 3-1 on Day 1 of the ITF 50/55 Masters World Team Championships

Draws are here. The USA women’s 50 teams beat Netherlands 2/1, winning both singles matches in straight sets (Heather Waters at #2 and Julie Thu at #1) before dropping the […]

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Draws for ITF World Team Championships, 50/55, Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: August 3-8 Locations: Lisbon & Oeiras, Portugal USA has Men’s and Women’s 50 & 55 teams set to compete in Portugal. They are listed below in order of strength […]

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ITF Individual World Championship Roundup: Fritz-Krakow, Bourim, Correa Medal in Portugal

Draws are here. The 30/35/40 Individual World Championships were held last week in Lisbon, Portugal in singles/doubles/mixed. There were not many Americans who stayed to play the second week but […]

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USA M30 Takes Silver, W30 Takes Copper (4th) and W40 Wins Bronze in Lisbon Friday

Draws are here. A few individual results in W30/W35 are now updated. Photos below courtesy of USTA, Andrea Gutierrez. USA W40 (Young Cup) beat Portugal 3/0 behind singles wins by […]

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USA 30/35/40 Teams Win Four of Five Ties on Tuesday in Lisbon and Advance to Medal Rounds in M30/35/40 and W40. Wednesday: USA M30 Advance to the Final; Thursday: W30 Advance

Thursday August 8, 2024, 4:20 PM Lisbon time (writing from USA) USA Results for Tuesday: M30 Won 3/0 vs Argentina M40 won 2/1 vs Mexico to finish second in group […]

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USA Masters Teams Go 4/0 on Day Two in Portugal.

Draws are here. W 35/40 and M 30/35 won today in Portugal. The M40/W30 had byes. M30 won 2/1 vs Japan, winning 61 60 at #2 singles (Ilia Shatashavili), and […]

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USA Wins Four of Six Ties on Day 1 in Portugal at the ITF Masters World Team Championships (30/35/40

The USA won in all but the W30 and M40, and even those were hotly contested ties. Draws are here: W30s Cup: USA lost 2/1 to Great Britain; Monica Hoz […]

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Draws for ITF World Team Championships: 30/35/40, Portugal August 4-9, 2024

04/08 to 09/08WTMT- Womens 30 Cup (W30); USA Group B with India and GBR 04/08 to 09/08WTMT- Suzanne Lenglen Cup (W35); USA Group D with Portugal, So Africa and Switzerland […]

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USA Masters Tennis Teams Advance to Medal Rounds in Portugal Without Dropping a Set; All Teams Play Wednesday in Portugal (M/W 55/60)

Draws are here. To see previous posts click here. The ITF Masters Tennis World Team Championships are taking place August 13-18 in Lisbon, Oeiras and Estoril Portugal. The Men’s and […]

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USA Teams Find Success on Day 1 of the ITF Masters World Team Championships 55/60 in Portugal

Draws are here. All four teams won 3/0 without the loss of a set…great start team USA! USA Women’s 60s team (above) beat Denmark 3/0 in Estoril. Vicki Buholz (#2); […]

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2023 World Championship Dates (New Dates for 55/60 in Portugal)

Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey: M/W 30/35/40/45/50 Team: Sunday March 19-Friday March 24 Individual: Saturday march 25-Saturday April 1, 2023 Lisbon/Oeiras & Estoril, Portugal: (NOTE NEW DATES): M/W 55/60 Team: August 13-August […]

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World Championships Day 7: Doubles 👍 Singles 👎; Wright, Harris Into Two Finals Saturday

Friday Night Aug. 16 Lisbon, Portugal Writing about losses is not particularly fun. But I can do it as long after my match as I wish (or not at all), […]

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Lisbon Castle

Lisbon, Portugal Saturday August 10th Well, although we got back late last night after the medal ceremonies and watching the 55 women’s and men’s matches, we got up reasonably early […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Draws Now Available for ITF Seniors Individual World Championships

The draws for the ITF Seniors Individual World Championships are now available. Click here to view. The women’s 60 singles draw features three of the USA Women’s 60 team as […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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)  […]

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