The World Tennis (formerly ITF) Masters Team Championships for Men & Women 40 & 45 age divisions are taking place in the Lisbon, Portugal region from Aug 2-7, 2026 (with the individual world championships to follow on the 8-15 of August at the same venue). The USA has a team in each division, with four players selected by a USTA committee to represent the USA in each competition, based on results in USTA and World Tennis tournaments for a period of three years.
The competition is bifurcated into two parts: the first three days in which teams are divided into groups (with a seed or possibly two seeds in each group) for round robin play, and the final three days, the medal competition, in which the teams which place first in their group (and in some cases the #2 teams as well) vie for the Cups in a knockout draw.
The USA Women ‘s 40 (Young Cup) team are the #2 seeds. The team is in a group with Denmark and Switzerland. USA plays Denmark tomorrow. The team consists of (in order of strength): Mariko Fritz-Krockow, Kaysie Smashey, Anda Perianu and Julie Axelrod. View the round robin draw here.
The USA Women’s 45 (Margaret Court Cup) team is in Group D and appear to be the third or fourth seeds. They are in a group with Argentina and Finland. USA faces Argentina on Sunday Aug 2nd. The team members (in order of strength) are: Nataly Fleishman, Julia Dimitrov, Hajnalka Jakovenko and Brandi Bratek. View their round robin draw here.
The USA Men’s 40 (Tony Trabert Cup) team is in Group H and appear to be one of the 5-8 seeded teams. They are in a group with Denmark, Ukraine and Ireland. USA will play Denmark on Sunday Aug 2. The team members (in order of strength) are: Rylan Rizza, Phil Frayssinoux, Bento Queiroz and Darrin Cohen. View their round robin draw here.
The USA Men’s 45 (Dubler Cup) team is in Group B with Pakistan and Canada. USA plays Canada Sunday. The team members, in order of strength are: John Chesworth, Wojtek Bratek, Kevin West and Guillermo Cosson. View their round robin draw here.