USA W70/Althea Gibson Cup Team Into the Final in Turkey; W60, 65 Win After Rain Delay (Also in Final)

Draws/Results are here Prior Posts this week: First…some photos of the desserts from the gala dinner last night…only a few of many! Plus a small sample of the appetizers. This […]

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USA Sends Four Teams Into Semis in Turkiye: World Tennis Masters Team Championships

Draws are here. The Althea Gibson (W70) team had another day off today so we scouted and supported our other USA teams, all of whom were in action. Play began […]

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World Tennis Masters Team Championships: Turkiye; USA Teams Go 6/0 on Day 2 (Monday)

Draws are here. USA Teams all won their respective round robin matches today and all teams except the W60 won their group; W60 play their final group match tomorrow and […]

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World Tennis Masters Team Championships, Türkiye: USA Teams Go 6/0 on Day 1

Draws/Results are here. Recent posts: It was a wild morning with winds gusting up over 25 mph and though it was clear it was chilly, and the conditions with the […]

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USA World Tennis Masters Team Championships Draws: Turkey (M/W 60/65/70) & Opening Ceremonies

Draws are here Link to live streaming on Center Court, Ct B1 & Ct D1 Click on “matches” to see who is playing on which court and for scores of […]

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Friday in Türkiye: Practice, a Photo Shoot, & a Trip to Side

It was another busy day in Turkey and the penultimate day but one before the World Championships begin here. My team practiced at 10-11:30 and we started a bit early. […]

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Tennis Practice x 2; ATM Found; Draw Formats and Seeds for the Teams

Today, Thursday was a busy one with lots of tennis. Betsy Kuhle and I practiced from 9-10:30, dropped off our gear in our rooms and went in search of an […]

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Arrival in Turkey & First Day: Rain then Tennis!

Yesterday Vicki and I left Valencia and traveled via cab/plane/plane/cab to Ali Bey Manavgat, leaving at 8:30 am CET and arriving at Ali Bey around 10:30 pm Turkish time (two […]

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USTA Announces New Timeline for 60/65/70 Teams for Turkey; Applications Now Open, Close August 2, 2026

The USTA has announced a new timeline to apply for the 60/65/70 teams for the rescheduled Masters World Tennis Team Championships. The link to apply is here. Note these important […]

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60/65/70 World Tennis (ITF) Masters World Team & Individual Championships Rescheduled for November 2026

Click here to view the TEAM factsheet. Click here to view the INDIVIDUALS factsheet. The new dates are: Venue: Ali Bey Manavgat; details are in the factsheet. Note that anyone […]

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Travel to Turkey!

Vicki Buholz, Jenny Rens and I arrived safely in Turkey on March 2 though it was March 3 by the time we finally got to our hotel in Side. We […]

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Buholz, Nichols & Kimball Win Singles Gold in Palm Beach Gardens (Level 1 USTA & ITF MT 1000)

Draws are here, for USTA members only to view. Yesterday, Thursday…was a very long one. It began with 8am warm up with Anna Zimmermann as it always did this week […]

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Entries Now Open for ITF World Individual Championships in Türkiye for 60/65/70 Age Divisions & Fact Sheets Published

Fact Sheets for ITF World Team Championships (March 8-13) Fact Sheets for ITF World Individual Championships (March 14-21) Entries now open for the ITF Individual World Championships. Enter at ipn.itftennis.com […]

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2026 USA International Teams For 60/65/70 Age Divisions Announced

The USTA has selected and announced the 2025 USA National Cup teams for the 60/65/70 Divisions. The teams will play on red clay at Ali Bey Manavgat, about an hour […]

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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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Dates/Sites Now Final for All Masters Cups in 2026; 50/55 Cups: Rome, Italy, July 5-18

The final dates/venue have been announced for the 2026 ITF Masters World Team and Individual Championships: Rome, Italy for the Men’s Women’s 50/55 teams, to take place July 5-18 in […]

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2026 Dates/Sites Announced for ITF Masters World Championships

Dates and sites of 2026 ITF Masters World Championships 30/35: Tokyo!!! 40/45: Portugal! 60/65/70: Turkey! 75/80/85/90: Crete, Greece!

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USA Wins Women’s 40s (Young) Cup in Turkey; Finishes Third win W30s

Draws /Results are here. The USA Young Cup team beat Germany 2/0 (doubles was not played) to win the Young Cup for the first time since 2011, 14 years ago. […]

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USA Young Cup (W40) Team Advances to Final in Turkey; USA W30 Place Third; ITF Masters World Team Championships Day 5: USA Teams Go 4/4

Draws are here.  Click here for links to live streams and live scores from matches and some recordings of matches. Well worth a watch if you are in the correct […]

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USA Goes 2-6 on First Day of ITF Masters World Team Championship Kmockout Matches; Still in Medal Hunt in W30 & W40s

Draws are here.  Click here for links to live streams and live scores from matches and some recordings of matches. Well worth a watch if you are in the correct […]

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USA Goes 4/1 on Tuesday in ITF Masters World Team Championships in Turkey; W 30 and M45 Win Group; Seven of Eight Teams Advance to Medal Rounds

Draws are here.  Click here for links to live streams and live scores from matches and some recordings of matches. Well worth a watch if you are in the correct […]

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Draws for ITF Masters World Team Championships, 30/35/40/45; Ali Bey Manavgat, Turkey; Link to Live Streaming

Draws/results can be found here. Click here for links to live streams and live scores from matches and some recordings of matches. Well worth a watch if you are in […]

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USTA Announces 2025 Masters Cup Team Members for Men & Women 30/35/40/45

Click here to view list of players. The 2025 Masters 30-45 will take place at Ali Bey Manavgat in Turkey. 2025 World Team Championships (Age Divisions – 30, 35, 40, 45) […]

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Deadline to Apply for 30-45 Teams in Turkey is Oct. 9th!

Here is the list of applicants as of October 3rd. If you are interested in applying, here is the link.

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Turkey MT 1000 Day 5: Surviving the Rain

Draws are here. Today I awoke to find the ground wet, but I know how quickly the courts dry here so thought there might be no delay for my scheduled […]

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Turkey MT1000 Day 4: Doubles Champions, Into Singles Final

Draws are here. Today I had an early start, warming up around 8 (I served then hit with Chris French after she finished warming up her husband Paul), then played […]

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Turkey Tennis Day 3: Doubles Day

Draws are here. Today, Wednesday, was a doubles only day…Sabine Schmidt, my opponent tomorrow was my doubles partner today and we won…Sabine is an excellent player and a super doubles […]

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Tennis in Turkey Day 2: Into the Singles Semis

Draws and results are here. Ali Bey Manavgat, Tuesday April 4, 2023 I played my first match in Turkey this morning against a German player (naturally), Iris Klag and won […]

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New Week, New Tournament, New Country; Tennis in Turkey

Draws are here. Saturday I was in Houston playing a marathon clay court final…Sunday night I arrived in Turkey, Monday I was on court practicing and tomorrow I am scheduled […]

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Draws for ITF Tennis Masters Individual World Championships in Turkey (M/W/Xd 30-50)

You can find the draws here for the Individual World Championships in Turkey here. Only a handful of Americans are playing, but there are a lot of players from other […]

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