A Last Tennis Day in Turkey
Sunday was another all-day tennis fest at Ali Bey Manavgat with Aussie, Swiss, Irish, American, NZL, Canadian, and German players sharing the courts. I’ve been there many times and probably […]
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Applications Open for 60/65/70 Cup Teams for 2026; Close Oct 8, 2025
Click here to apply for the 60/65/70 Teams The 60/65/70 ITF Masters World Team Championships will take place at Ali Bey Manavgat in Turkey (an hour outside of Antalya) from […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fact Sheets Posted for ITF World Championships: M/W 30/35/40/45 in Turkey
Click here for link to fact sheets for all 2025 Cups (so far only posted for Turkey and 60-70 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL) Important Dates: Entry Fee for individuals: […]
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) […]
Medalists at the ITF Masters World Championships in Turkey
World Champion! ITF Masters World Championships Day 8
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Groundhog Day again…10am match, 8:50 warm up on court B-1 with Susan. This […]
Day 7, ITF Masters Tennis World Championships: Doubles Champion; Parker Wins 80 Singles; Davis/Kuhle, Polisky/Corley; Wright Win Titles
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Our doubles final seems like days ago now! Anne Frautschi and I played […]
Into the Singles Final in Turkey; Gwenda Ward, Carol Wood/Dorothy Wasser, Jimmy Parker/Fred Drilling, Carolann Castell Win Doubles Titles Thursday in Turkey
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Today was Groundhog Day 6 at the ITF Masters Tennis World Championships, more […]
Individual Championships Day 5: Into Doubles Final in Turkey
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Today was a doubles day in Turkey for most players, and I was […]
ITF Masters Tennis Individual World Championships Day 4: Into Semis on a Beautiful Day
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Today was the warmest yet at the 2022 ITF Masters Tennis Individual World […]
Individual Championships Day 3 (Monday): Into the Quarters
Draws for the ITF Masters Individual World Championships, Turkey (65-90 Divisions) Livestreaming link can be found HERE (four courts). Today was my debut at the 2024 ITF Masters World Individual Championships. I […]
USA Wins Kitty Godfree (W65) Friday; Finalist in W70, Third in W75 and Fourth in M75, and Medal Ceremony
Draws for ITF World Team Championships, Turkey Summary: Women: USA Won 65s over GBR; W70: finalists to AUS; W75: Bronze; and on Thursday: W80: 5th; W85: Champions Men: M 65: […]
Turkey: USA Women’s and Men’s 85; Men’s 80 Win Cups; Women 65/70 Play Finals Friday; M/W 75 Play for Bronze Friday
Draws for ITF World Team Championships, Turkey Live Streaming from Turkey The Women’s 85 team, led by Dorothy Wasser at #2 (captain) and Carol Wood at #1 won the Women’s […]
Into the Semis in Turkey: USA Goes 7/1 on Day 2 at World Championships; Women 65/70/75 & M85 Advance to Medal Rounds
Draws are here. Live streaming information is here. Women’s 65: We beat Portugal 3/0 behind singles play of myself at #2 and Susan Wright at #1; Carolyn Lane/Anne Frautschi won […]
Draws for ITF Team Championships in Turkey: M/W 65/70/75/80/85
Click here to see all draws or on links below. M85 – Lorne Main Cup; USA is seeded #1, in RR with Canada and Great Britain W85 – Angela Mortimer […]
Early Practice, Peek into the Ali Bey Buffet: Day 2 in Manavgat
Today we had an early morning practice because it was supposed to rain in the afternoon. As it turned out, the threat of rain was bigger in the morning…we had […]
Turkey (the Country): Travel & Day 1 Godfree Cup Practice
Dateline: Ali Bey Manavgat, near Antalya, Turkey I left San Diego Tuesday midday, after. having only arrived there on Saturday morning from Houston. It was a chaotic few days: when […]
2024 USA Teams Announced for ITF Masters World Team Championships in Turkey: Age Divisions (Men and Women) 65/70/75/80/85 (updated 2/8/24)
Click here to view the list of players who have been selected to USA Masters International Teams. For more information go to the ITF website which has the fact sheets […]
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 […]
USA Young Cup Team Falls to France & Plays for Bronze Saturday; Court Cup Finishes Fourth
The only USA team in medal contention in the Young Seniors had a really tough match with France today. Simona Bruetting lost at #2 singles in straight sets but Debbie […]
USA Goes 6/0 on Tuesday, Day 2 in Turkey
The USA won 3/0 in the Lenglen Cup today behind the singles play of Meredith Walton and Katerina Stanford (at #2); Gee Gee Garviin/Amanda Parson Siegel won the doubles. They […]
USA Wins in Five of Six Cups Monday
USA Young Seniors teams won in all women’s ties today and USA also advanced in the men’s 35s and 45s. The Margaret Court Cup posted an impressive win over hosts […]