ITF Super Senior Winners, Finalists and Semifinalists

Winners MS65 1 Daniel WALDMAN [5] 2 Frits RAIJMAKERS [1] 3/4 Martin CORNISH [3] 3/4 Paolo MOSCELLI [26] MS70 1 Alfred BOECKL [2] 2 Bruno RENOULT [6] 3/4 Jorge CAMINA […]

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World Championships, Mallorca: The End: Waldman, Fales/Corley Win Gold on Saturday

Sunday Oct. 24, 2021 Draws are here.  Photos are here The 40th ITF Super Senior World Championships ended with a whimper more than a bang as the final mixed doubles […]

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Silver Medalist (x2); Fales Dominates 80s in Mallorca; Dittmer/Grossman, Liana Bryson, Dorothy Wasser Also Win Gold

October 22, 2021 Draws are here.  Photos are here The good news today was that the weather forecasters were wrong about the rain today…it never came (80% chance of rain […]

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Survived Doubles Semi; Finals Friday (Weather Permitting); Semis Results

Thursday October 21, 2021 Draws are here.  Photos are here Today was a day off for singles but Sabine Schmitz and I played Hildegard Bruggraber/Christiane Deryckere. In contrast to our […]

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ITF Super Senior World Championships; Into the Semis; American Results Update

Tuesday October 19, 2021 Draws are here.  Photos are here Today I warmed up again with Sabine Schmitz even though I didn’t play till 2pm…it was good to hit early […]

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Two Matches! Successful Start in World Championships

Monday October 18, 2021 Draws are here.  Photos are here Today I played my first singles match at the ITF Super Senior World Championships, ten days after my last match […]

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Last Practice Day (8)

Sunday October 17, 2021 Draws are here. Photos are here Today was the last practice day before the Individual World Championships for me. I checked on practice courts in the […]

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Practice Day 7 & Castell de Capdepera

Saturday October 16, 2021 Draws are here. Photos are here The ITF Super Seniors Individual World Championships began today with a light schedule: Men’s 65 Round of 128 and mixed […]

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Practice Day 5, Wednesday

Writing Thursday Morning 10/14/21 Yesterday was my last practice day at Global Tennis, in Marraxti. I drove over in the morning, over the now familiar route, past the small agricultural […]

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Mallorca Super Senior Open 1000 Champion

Draws are here. I played the final today in Mallorca. As usual I warmed up with Dagmar Sperneder at 8:30. We were scheduled to play at 10:30 and got on […]

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Mallorca 1000 Wednesday: Into the Final

Draws are here. Photos are here. Wednesday was semifinal day in Mallorca. There were some ominous looking clouds in the not too distant sky as we waited for our court […]

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ITF S1000, Font de Sa Cala, Mallorca: Into the Semis

Draws are here. I played the quarters of the ITF S1000 in Font de Sa Cala, Spain today, against Katrin Dippner. I warmed up early (8:30) with Dagmar Sperneder of […]

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Chandler, Smashey, Fales Win Singles at National Women’s 40-89 Clay: Palm Beach Gardens Day 5, The End

Draws are here Fran Chandler won another marathon battle today, this against Vicky Buholz, 57 61 75, rallying from 0-3 down in the third to win the 3-hour match. In […]

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Bramlette, Cass Reach Singles & Doubles Finals in Palm Beach Gardens: National Women’s Clay Courts Day 3

Draws are here. Today was another nice warm day in Palm Beach Gardens, though a lot windier than it had been…but that kept the temperature feeling nice. Late in the […]

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Chandler Survives Battle with Wright; Carruth edges Alcini: Palm Beach Gardens National Clay Day 2

Draws are here. The popcorn match on Wednesday started at 9am on the center court at Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. It did not disappoint. Fran Chandler, the second seed, […]

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Rivera, Tammen Win Men’s 55/60 Grass

Draws are here. The Men’s 55/60 Grass had a new venue, the Agawam Hunt Club in Rumford, RI. Despite some rain and big draws in the 60s, the tournament finished […]

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Houston Day 7: Smashey Wins 35 Singles; Morris/Toney Win 45 Doubles

Click here to see the draws and results.  Click here to see photos. Sunday was the final day of the 2021 Clay Courts in Houston, which was the 50th anniversary […]

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Houston Day 6: Julie Thu Blanks Field to Win 45 Clay; Kaysie Smashey/Thu Win 35 Doubles

Click here to see the draws and results.  Click here to see photos. Last night I flew to Florida for the 60 national clay but the Houston tournament is still […]

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Houston Clay Nationals Day 5: Klitch, Nichols, DeVries, Price Win Singles Titles; Buholz/Prejean Take 55 Doubles

National Women’s Clay Courts, Houston, Day 5 Click here to see the draws and results.  Click here to see photos. It was another beautiful, sunny warm (but not humid) day […]

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Houston National Clay Courts Day 4: Carter Takes 75 Singles Crown (corrected); Jackson/Savitt Win 65 Doubles; Castell/Kimball Win 75 Doubles; Devries/Wood Win 85 Doubles

Houston, Texas Click here to see the draws and results.  Click here to see photos. Brenda Carter mounted an impressive comeback in the second set to win the 75 singles […]

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National Women’s Clay Courts Day 3: Jones/Kuckhahn Win 90 Doubles

Houston, Texas Click here to see the draws and results.  Click here to see photos. The weather changed from torrid to delightful overnight and today it was breezy, sunny, warm […]

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National Women’s Clay Courts: Torrid Tuesday in Houston

Houston, Texas, USA Click here to see the draws and results. Click here to see photos. It was sweltering, torrid, hot, humid, oppressive, sultry…air temps around 100 with high humidity […]

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Houston, National Women’s Clay Courts Day 1; Practice Day 2

Houston, TX Today was my last practice day here in Houston. I practiced early (7;30!) with Jenny Klitch. It was HUMID (and warm) … by 9am I was soaked. After […]

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Travel Day: Houston!

Today, Saturday, I flew from Florida to Houston got the national (Level 1, gold ball) 65 clay courts. I drove to Ft Lauderdale from Palm Beach Gardens, and parked my […]

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USA Women’s 45 Takes Bronze in Umag; Men’s 45s Take 4th (Copper)

Click here to see the Team Draws and the Individual Draws. The USA Women’s 45 team took bronze over Spain on Thursday. Sophie Woorons won the #2 singles 60 62; […]

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USA Men’s 45 Advance to Semis, Remain in Gold Medal Contention; Men’s 40, Women’s 45 Fall

View the team and individual world championship draws here (plus a link to photos). The USA Men’s 45s team, led by Chris Groer, beat France 2/1 to advance to the […]

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USA Advances To Medal Rounds in M40/45 and W45; M35, W35/40 Play for Fifth

Click here for a link to draws and photos. The USA Men’s 40/45 and Women’s 45 were unbeaten in the preliminary round robin play Sunday through Tuesday. Women’s 45: USA […]

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USA Men’s Teams and Women’s 45 Remain Undefeated in Round Robin Play in Young Seniors World Championships, Umag, Croatia

Monday, August 13, 2021 Draws and a link to photos (provided to me by various players…I am not in Umag) can be found here. The USA Women’s 45 team remained […]

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USA Goes 5/1 on First Day of Play in Umag

Draws and a link to photos are here. The USA Young Seniors overall had a good start on Sunday the 12th in Croatia. Women’s 35s: The Lenglen Cup team fell […]

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Young Seniors World Championship Draws (35/40/45)

Italia Cup (M35) Tony Trabert Cup (M40) Dubler Cup (M45) Suzanne Lenglen Cup (W35) Young Cup (W40) Margaret Court Cup (W45) Photos will be here. See draws for individual “world” […]

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