2020 Team Application and Selection Timelines Now Posted
2020 ITF Seniors World Championships, Men’s and Women’s 50, 55, 60 Team Tournament: April 26 – May 2, 2020 Individual Tournament: May 2 – 9, 2020 Location: Boca Raton (team) […]
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USA Margaret Court Team (W45) Wins Bronze in Miami Beach; Young Cup (W40) Finish with Copper Medals
Last week the USA Margaret Court Cup team, Jenny Klitch, Nancy Hilliard, Tracie Currie and Sophie Woorons Johnson were edged by France in the semis (France went on to win) […]
France is on a Roll in Miami Beach; USA Falls to France in W40 & 45 on Thursday
Writing from California, USA France has taken out most of the USA teams in the past two days. Today France beat USA in the women’s 40s, winning both singles matches […]
USA W 40 & 45 Reach Semis in Miami Beach; M35, 40, W 35 Fall in Quarters
Writing today from California, USA; Oct. 23, 2019 The USA W45 team (Margaret Court Cup) were in action on Wednesday at the North Miami Beach Tennis Center. After having two […]
USA Goes 5/0 On Day 2 of ITF Young Seniors World Championships
West Palm Beach, FL Scores are at the end of the post. The USA women’s 35 overcame a 0/1 deficit vs Paraguay to win their Round Robin. They have a […]
USA Wins W65, 70, 85, M 75/85 Friday in Umag; W75 & 80 Finish Second; M65,70, & 80 Place Third
Writing from California, USA The USA has won five gold medals in Umag so far by Friday, two silver and three bronze. What a fantastic effort by our “super” Super […]
USA Men’s 75 Advance to Final in Umag; Men’s 70 Fall to Denmark; Women’s 80 Fall to Argentina; Men’s 65 Down 0-1 and Men’s 80 Up 1/0
Reporting from California, USA I will update the results of the Men’s 65 & 80 later today. Update, 10 pm CET: USA lost 2/1 to Chile in the M80 and […]
USA Wins Inaugural Women’s 85 Cup in Croatia
As told to me by Margaret Canby, W85 Captain: “We have won, today Rose [Austin] and I won the doubles 6-0 6-1. Really played well! Yea USA 85 Women Cup […]
Women’s 70, Althea Gibson Team Reaches Final in Umag
Benda Carter reports from Umag: Judy, Liane, Toni and I are very happy! We played Australia (#3 seed) today and were thrilled to come away with the victory. The script […]
Wednesday: USA Men’s 85, Women’s 80 Win, One Match from Gold; W 65, 70, 75, M70 Split Singles; Update: USA Win Deciding Doubles in M70, W65, 70, 75; USA Wins W85 Cup!
Reporting from California, USA Update: USA won the doubles in the W 65, 70, 75 and men 75. Abel/Litwin won 70 doubles. Anderson & Hillebrand won in 3 sets. Check […]
USA W70 Squeak Out a Win in Umag
California, USA, Reported by Benda Carter, Captain of the USA team. As expected, the USA Women’s 70 team had a tough battle against Germany today. There are 13 countries vying […]
USA Wins RR Group in W65, 80, M65,75; First Monday Update; 2nd Monday Update: W75, M80 Win RR Group
Writing from California, USA around 5:15 pm Croatia Time Update 7pm Croatia time: USA Men’s 80 finished a 3/0 win over Sweden; Quall won 10-4 in a match tiebreak and […]
USA Super Senior Teams Go 9/9 on Day 1 in Umag
California, USA, Reporting from Afar The opening ceremonies of the ITF Super Senior World Team Championships (ISSWTC) in Umag took place yesterday, as well as the captains’ meetings, during which […]
Draws for 2019 Super Senior Cups in Umag Now Posted
Please click on the following links below to view the final draws for the 2019 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships. Kitty Godfree Cup, W 65 (USA is in Group A); […]
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 […]
USA Goes 6/0 on Tuesday in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal All the USA teams won today 3/0 to advance to the knockout portion of the draw. We beat Spain. I played #2 singles and won 64 61 against […]
Fishy Business in Portugal on an Off Day for USA Teams
Lisbon, Portugal Luisa Gouveia told me a few weeks ago that seafood was the specialty of Portugal. So far we’ve tried salmon, squid and a white fish. Today we were […]
Team Practice, Sim Cards and Pasteis de Nata
Lisbon, Portugal Today we had our first complete team practice, as Robin arrived too late yesterday to practice. We played some singles and doubles and stayed from about 10-1. The […]
The Team is Coming Together in Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal Today, Thursday, all of the USA Marble Cup team members have arrived in Lisbon. Susan, Jenny and I met Diane and Jack Barker at the CDN Jamor (National […]
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, […]
Adios Mallorca, Hello Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal I left Mallorca early this morning and flew via Madrid to Lisbon. The view from the air was fantastic. The only worrisome part of the flight was that […]
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 […]
2019 USA Super Senior Teams Announced by USTA
See the teams below and check here for updates on the USTA Senior International page. You can see any official updates regarding the team rosters here. The rosters below were last […]
USTA Posts List of Super Senior Applicants (65-85): Teams Announced May 1st
Here is the revised list posted by the USTA of players who applied for the USTA Super Senior Cup Teams. They will play in September in Umag, Croatia. Four players […]
2019 USA Senior (50/55/60)Fed/Davis Cup Tennis Teams Announced by USTA
The USTA has announced that the following players will represent the USA August 4-9 in Lisbon & Estoril Portugal at the ITF Seniors World Team Championships. Seniors USTA Timeline
Young Seniors Application for International Teams Is Now Closed
USA players: if you want to apply for a USA International Young Seniors Team (35, 40, 45 and over, men and women) and have met the requirements (click here to […]
Dates, Locations of 2020 World Championships
2020 World Championships The ITF Seniors Committee are very pleased to communicate the following dates and venues for the 2020 World Team & Individual Championships. 2020 Young-Seniors World Championships (35/40/45) […]
USTA Posts List of Senior Applicants; Teams Have Been Announced
The list of players who have applied for Senior (59/55/60) teams can be found here. Players have till March 10 to notify the USTA of any omissions. Teams were announced […]
USTA Announces Super Senior (65-85) Timeline for Umag, Croatia: Applications Are Closed; View List of Applicants; Teams Announced May 1st
The USTA sends teams to the ITF World Team Championships annually. For 2019 the 65/70/75/80/85 are playing in Umag, Croatia. Applications are now open until April 1. Applications are now […]
USA Women’s 45s Edged by Great Britain; Men’s 45s Advance in Miami Beach
The USA Margaret Court team faced Great Britain today at Flamingo Park. Julie Cass led off proceedings and lost 75 61. Nancy Hilliard, playing #1, fought valiantly but fell in […]