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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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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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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Let the Practice Begin, Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal The ITF Seniors World Team Championships begins on Sunday morning. Yesterday I met Jenny Cerff from So Africa and Susan Wright, one of my Alice Marble Cup teammates, […]

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2019 ITF Senior Team & Individual Information, Draws, Results, Photos

This is the page where the draws for the ITF Seniors World Team Championships are now posted (along with blog articles) and where the ITF Seniors Individual World Championships will […]

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USA Senior (50/55/60) Timeline Announced; Applications Are Closed; List of Applicants Now Posted/ Players Selected to Teams Announced

The USTA sends teams to the ITF World Team Championships annually. For 2019 the 55/60/65 are playing in Lisbon and Estoril, Portugal. Teams have been announced, click here to view. […]

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