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Tennis Europe Junior Masters: Meet the Players

Tennis Europe has revealed the player line-up for the Junior Masters, due to be played on the world-famous courts of the Monte-Carlo Country Club from 22–25 October. The prestigious season-ending event brings together a group of elite players, showcasing the year’s top-performing boys and girls of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour’s 14 & Under and 16 & Under categories.

The 28 players announced today (full list and player profiles below) have collectively won an impressive 870 singles matches on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour this season and have captured a total of 56 singles titles between them.

In the Boys’ 14 & Under category, the field is led by top ranked Rafael Pagonis (GRE), who has enjoyed an extraordinary year on the Tour, lifting seven trophies, including the most important of all, the European Junior Championships. He is followed by his conqueror in the Wimbledon 14&U Invitational final, Moritz Freitag (AUT) and Luys Calin (GER).

On the girls’ side, the top spot is taken by Elizaveta Anikina (EST), who also claimed seven titles this season. Meanwhile, Grace Bernstein (SWE) and Emilia Henningsen (DEN) secured their spots at the very last minute, ensuring that no rivals could overtake them in the Race to Monte-Carlo rankings by reaching the final of last week’s Super Category event in Barcelona.

The 16 & Under draws will be led by Sebastian Tejerina (POL) and Maria Valentina Pop (ROU). In the boys’ competition, European Championship silver medallist Stan Put (NED) will also feature, while on the girls’ side, reigning champion Tea Kovacevic (BIH) returns to Monte Carlo aiming to defend her 2024 title.

A total of 20 nations will be represented, with Romania and Poland leading the way with three qualifiers each. Germany, Austria, Netherlands and Ukraine follow with two players each. Four wild cards – one in each event – will be announced in the following days.

First held in 1996, the Tennis Europe Junior Masters holds an extraordinary list of former champions, including Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters, Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic. The event is played in a round-robin format, with each age category featuring eight players split into two groups of four. The winners of each group will advance to Saturday’s finals.

The tournament will be hosted by the Monegasque Tennis Federation for a fifth consecutive year. Tennis Europe is teaming up with Save My Play & iON Sport to ensure that fans can follow all the action via live scoring and live streaming on the Tennis Europe website and YouTube channel, with coverage also available on the Tennis Channel. The finals will also be broadcast live on TV Monaco and Monaco INFO.

2025 Tennis Europe Junior Masters - Players

Boys 14 & Under

Girls 14 & Under

Boys 16 & Under

Girls 16 & Under

Pagonis & Bernstein Claim Barcelona Super Category Titles

Rafael Pagonis (GRE) and Grace Bernstein (SWE) have won the final major of the year by taking the title at the 14&U Super Category tournament in Barcelona at the World TEC Cup. This is Bernstein’s second title of the year, adding to her Category 1 win at TIM Essonne, and Pagonis’ remarkable seventh title of 2025.

After a week of glorious Spanish weather with temperatures in the high twenties, the finals kicked off three hours late dues to a rain delay. The players, professional and up to the task, weathered the storm, no pun intended, and prepared accordingly. Both finals were played at the same time with plenty of onlookers filling up the stands, not least Tennis Europe President Henrik Thorsoe Pedersen as well as the Vice-President of the Spanish Tennis Federation, Jordi Tamayo De Winne.

Pagonis’ Road to the title

R64: def. Tomas Dufek (ESP) 6-1 6-4
R32: def. Diego Tarlazzi (ITA) 4-6 6-4 6-0
R16: def. Alvaro Marin (ESP) 6-3 6-1
QF: def. Lucas Herrera (GER) 7-6 6-4
SF: def. Max Lorincik (SVK) 6-2 1-6 6-4

In the boys’ final it was Pagonis who drew first blood, breaking Francisco Sardinha in the third game and immediately consolidating to go up 3-1 in 17 minutes. Another break and quick consolidations had the European #1 with the first set under his belt in just over 30 minutes.

A double fault by Pagonis, followed by a contentious overrule by the chair umpire on the far baseline corner gave Sardinha a 0-40 advantage on the Pagonis serve – an opportunity he took advantage of to break back and serve at 2-3. Later on, while up 5-3 Pagonis let a couple of match points slip by and Sardinha saved two more down 5-6. Ever the fighter, Sardinha could not hold off the Greek player however. A forehand drop shot sealed the win for Pagonis as he took the match 6-3 7-5

After his win Pagonis told us, “I had five match points and he made four winners and on the last match point I said I’m just going to go for it. I’m very happy with my third Super Category of the year. It was a tough week, good matches and good players also.”

As the current Race leader, he 14&U European Junior Champion and now the winner in Barcelona, the Greek player will go into the Junior Masters in Monte Carlo as the hot favourite.

Bernstein’s Road to the Final

R64: def. Mariyam Nurzhan (KAZ) 6-0 6-0
R32: def. Victoria Meza (ESP) 6-1 6-1
R16: def. Clemence Schneider (FRA) 6-3 3-6 6-1
QF: def. Zeliha Nil Cukurluoglu (TUR) 7-5 6-2
SF: def. Konnstantina Volonaki (GRE) 6-1 6-4

In the girls’ final, after going toe-to-toe for the first six games, Bernstein got the crucial break and at 5-3 was serving for the set. At 40-15 up, the Swede served it out to take the first set at the 44-minute mark.

An early break in the second set gave Berstein a 3-1 lead and she never looked back, using all the corners of the court and moving her opponent around. The Swede raised her hands in victory after sealing a 6-3 6-1 win.

Upon winning, she told us “The tournament is amazing. I played well and fought until the end … this match today as well and it was very nice to win it! If I get in (to Monte-Carlo), it will be fun!”

Doubles Champions

Boys: Luys Calin (GER) & Max Lorincik (SVK)

Girls: Eduarda Gomes (BRA) & Emilia Henningsen

Earlier in the week, the tournament had kicked off with the opening ceremony on Sunday. This was followed by a Junior School session on site by Tennis Europe staff yesterday encompassing various topics and featuring a thirty-minute Q&A with former Roland Garros champion Albert Costa. Live streaming was available all week via Crionet.

This is the second year the event was held at these temporary facilities in Barcelona. Next year the event is set to take place at the TEC headquarters. Construction is due to finish in the coming months and players will be able to enjoy a new venue focused on space, sustainability and the environment.

Elsewhere on the TEJT this week:

2nd Alibaba Cup
16&U Category 1 | Hummene, Slovakia

Sebastian Tejerina (POL) won the boys’ title, picking up his fourth title of the year
Meanwhile, the girls’ champ was Kara Fronek (AUT). It was her fifth singles title of the season.
Boys’ doubles champions: Laurentiu Badea (ROU) & Mihaly Ieliszejev (HUN)
Girls’ doubles championss: Irma Chukhlich(UKR) & Ayanna Maria Mitu (ROU)

For more results from the Junior Tour this week, go to: https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/35674/Tennis-Europe-Junior-Tour-Winners

European 16&U Championships - As It Happened..

156 top players from 40 Tennis Europe member nations were in Parma, Italy, to participate in the European 16 & Under Championships from 21-27 September.

The unique format saw four clubs - TC Parma, TC President, Circolo del Castellazzo & Sporting Club Parma - co-host the opening rounds. From Thursday's quarterfinals onward, all the action took place at Circolo del Castellazzo.

The event has seen 13 former world #1 singles players and 14 former doubles world #1s among its past champions, with some of the biggest names in professional tennis - such as Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Holger Rune - claiming titles in recent years.

Anna Pircher of Austria and Leon Sloboda of Slovakia are the new European champions. Click here to see how they got to claim the gold medals..

European 18&U Championships - As it Happened...

Oberpullendorf in Austria’s Burgenland region hosted the MEHRLEBEN U18 European Junior Championships powered by Finanzfuchsgruppe for the second time. From 15–21 September, 132 players representing 35 Tennis Europe member nations competed for the 18 & Under title.

The tournament is part of the ITF World Tennis Tour (Juniors) as a J300 event, offering important ranking points in addition to the championship trophy. The event has a distinguished history, with 13 singles and 14 doubles players who went on to become world No.1 among its past winners. Previous champions include Carlos Moyá, Martina Hingis, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Barbora Krejčíková.

Nellie Taraba Wallberg has made history for Sweden, beating Spain’s Charo Esquiva Bañuls in the girls’ singles final, while Niels McDonald has struck gold for Germany, claiming the MEHRLEBEN U18 European Junior Championships powered by Finanzfuchsgruppe title with a confident win over top seed Yannick Alexandrescou.

Click here to read more about what happened..

Kovacevic & Teherina claim Warsaw titles

The Bohdan Tomaszewski Cup, the largest and oldest youth tennis event in Poland and a prestigious Category 1 Tennis Europe tournament, has come to an end.

The girls’ final was a repeat of last year’s matchup, but this time the score told a different story. Tea Kovacevic (BIH) and local favorite Oliwia Sybicka are both familiar faces on the Junior Tour, yet they had met in singles only twice before. In 2024, Kovacevic cruised to the title with a dominant 6-1 6-1 victory. This year, however, the contest was far more intense. Kovacevic took the opening set 6-2, before Sybicka struck back to win the second 6-2. The deciding set turned into a thrilling battle, with Kovacevic winning it 7-5 to successfully defend her title.

"The tournament in Warsaw went absolutely amazing – from the hospitality, to the officials, to the whole organization, everything was just perfect, so I really want to thank everyone for making it such a great event. My adventure started kind of funny – my flight landed the morning of the tournament, and my tennis bag got lost, so at first I thought I’d have to play with someone else’s racket! Luckily, it all worked out, and from then on the matches were unbelievable. The level of the players was really high, the tournament was run so smoothly, and I couldn’t be happier with how it went. This is actually my second year in a row winning the tournament – in both singles and doubles! In doubles I teamed up with Maria Valentina Pop, and in singles I played the final against Oliwia Sibicka. She played an unbelievable final, and I’m really happy I got to play against her – it was such a great match and she should be proud of herself. I really enjoyed every moment, and I hope I’ll be back here next year trying to win it for the third time in a row!", said Tea Kovacevic after being called champion.

As for the boys’ draw, local favorite Sebastian Tejerina looked determined to claim the trophy from the start. Facing him in the final was Romania’s third seed, Laurentiu Badea, who also battled fiercely until the very last point. Both sets were decided in tiebreaks, and Tejerina dominated when it mattered most. It’s the third TEJT trophy for him this year and sixth overall.

Girls Doubles
Tea Kovacevic (BIH) & Maria Valentina Pop (ROU) def. Julia Borowik & Daria Dehmel (POL) 6-2 6-3

Boys Doubles
Aleksey Petushynskyy (UKR) & Eriks Valeinis (LAT) def. Darius Dorin (ROU) vs. Blazej Krzysko (POL) 6-4 6-1

Elsewhere on the Tour

Krakow, Poland | 12&U Cat 1: Milos Wozniak (POL) wins his first TEJT event, while Monica Iliescu (ROU) claims her second.

Karlsruhe, Germany | 12&U Cat 1: Julian Pflugbeil (GER) celebrates his first TEJT trophy.

Benidorm, Spain | 14&U Cat 2: Ildana Zaripova and Camelot Cornello (USA) played their seventh and sixth finals respectively this year, each claiming their third title of 2025.

For all of this week’s winners, go to: https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/35674/Tennis-Europe-Junior-Tour-Winners

For full results, click here.