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ITF Honours Casal And Sanchez, Murray And Kerber

PARIS, June 8, 2017 (ITF Press Release) Spanish duo Sergio Casal and Emilio Sanchez were presented with the ITF’s highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, at the 2017 ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday in Paris at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines. […]

Dabrowski Captures Fifth Tevlin Challenger Doubles Title

TORONTO, November 6, 2016 The final has been set for the $50,000 Tevlin Women’s Challenger, as US-American Catherine “CiCi” Bellis will take on Jesika Maleckova of Czech Republic in Sunday’s final at Aviva Centre in Toronto. No. 4 seed Maleckova […]

Andreescu Ousted In Tevlin Challenger Quarterfinals

TORONTO, November 5, 2016 Hometown favourite Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, Ont.) was unable to secure a spot in the semifinals of the $50,000 Tevlin Women’s Challenger, she fell to US-American Raveena Kingsley 6-1, 6-4 in Friday’s quarter-final match at the Aviva […]

Bellis Battles Into Tevlin Challenger Quarterfinals

TORONTO, November 4, 2016 Despite getting off to a flying start, Katherine Sebov (Kleinburg, Ont.) was unable to join fellow Canadian Bianca Andreescu in the quarterfinals of the $50,000 Tevlin Women’s Challenger. Sebov’s campaign came to a close on Thursday […]

Abanda Top-Ranked Canadian At Saguenay Challenger

SAGUENAY, October 6, 2016 The players’ list for the eleventh edition of the $50,000 Saguenay National Bank Challenger was unveiled on Thursday during a press conference at the Saguenay Indoor Tennis Club. The tournament, which is sanctioned by the International […]

Grand Slam Development Fund – 2016 US-Open

NEW YORK, August 27, 2016 The Grand Slam® Development Fund (GSDF) was originally established in 1986 to encourage and increase competitive opportunities in developing tennis regions. With annual contributions from the four Grand Slam nations, the Fund has become an […]

Olympic Tennis Event To Start On Saturday

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 5, 2016 (ITF) Tennis was one of the original 9 sports at the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. Ireland’s John Boland defeated Dionysios Kasdaglis to become the first Olympic tennis champion, while 4 years […]

ITF World Champions 2015 Honoured In Paris

PARIS, June 1, 2016 Brad Parks, the US-American founder of wheelchair tennis, was presented with the ITF’s highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, at the 2016 ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday in Paris at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines. The […]

Sharapova Admits Failed Drug Test During Australian Open

LOS ANGELES, March 07 Former world numbr one Maria Sharapova said on Monday that she recently received a letter from the ITF saying she had failed a drug test at the Australian Open. The 28-year-old Russian, a five-times grand slam […]

Tennis Rejects Suggestion Evidence Of Match Fixing Suppressed

MELBOURNE, January 18, 2016 Tennis rejects suggestion evidence of match fixing suppressed (Statement from tennis governing bodies): The Tennis Integrity Unit and the tennis authorities absolutely reject any suggestion that evidence of match fixing has been suppressed for any reason. […]