New champions have been crowned at the 2025 ITF/Tennis Europe Development Championships, which were hosted for a 14th time by the Turkish Tennis Federation in Antalya.

With 10 teams representing the ITF Development Eligibility ‘Tier 1’ nations in action, Bonia & Herzegovina (4) along with hosts Türkiye (3) were this year’s big winners, walking away with seven titles between them, of the ten on offer.

46th ranked Bosnian Eda Lara Sacirovic won her first ever Junior Tour singles titles, sweeping both the Week 1 and Week 2 14 & Under tournaments. In the boys’ 14&U event, Andrija Martinovic (BIH) was the Week 1 champion, while Marko Aleksovski (MKD) lifted the trophy in Week 2. In the 12&U event, Yigit Uras Yildirim (TUR) and Amajla Kadric (BIH) were the boys’ and girls’ winners respectively.

ITF Development Officer for Europe Vitor Cabral, who oversaw the 12 & Under training camp run during the first week of the Championships commented, “This was a very good edition of the event. A lot of knowledge from previous years contributed to provide the best possible experience for coaches and players. The organisation was impeccable and even the weather was perfect. I am very happy with level of the players which enabled us to complete selection for the ITF/Tennis Europe 14&U Touring Team later this year. Also, from the 12 & Under Training Camp I can say that we will have a great new generation of players for the coming years”

14 & Under Girls

Sacirovic went two weeks without dropping a set and the Bosnian proved to be the event's standout player. Week 1 replicated a 2024 win for team BIH, as Tea Kovacevic was last year’s Week 1 champion. This year, her compatriot defeated Vasilisa Zarecinaia (MDA) 6-2 6-2 in the final. Sacirovic then continued her dominance in the second week with a 6-3 6-3 victory in the final against Maria Azizyan (ARM).

Not to be outdone, Vasilisa Zarecinaia (MDA) & Anastasia-Maria Ciuhrii (MDA) also went unbeaten, winning the doubles event in both weeks.

14 & Under Boys

More trophies came for team BIH in the week one final with Andrija Martinovic (BIH) taking out the top seed, Marko Aleksovski (MKD) 6-2 3-6 7-5 in a riveting final. The North Macedonian made it back-to-back finals, and in his second swing at a title, he outplayed homegrown talent Talha Emin Bulut (TUR), 7-6 6-4 in the final. 

Like the girls, there were repeat winners in the boys' doubles, as Bulut teamed with Bekir Devran Esendagli to ensure home winners both weeks.

12 & Under Event

Yigit Uras Yildirim (TUR) was the winner of the boys’ tournament, defeating Matija Stankovic (MNE) 6-1 4-6 6-1 in the final. In the girls’ draw, Amajla Kadric (BIH) was too strong for Andreea Nour (MDA), posting a 6-0 6-3 final win. Ildar Malai (MDA, boys) and Sahra Temiz (TUR, girls) were the bronze medalists.

Doubles (mixed nations):
Boys’ champions: Luka Jorjadze (GEO) & Yigit Uras Yildirim (TUR)
Girls’ champions: Andreea Nour (MDA) & Lina Redza (KOS)

The smooth collaboration between the International Tennis Federation, Tennis Europe, Turkish Tennis Federation, and the local organizers resulted in a flawless edition of the Development Championships. The 10 teams representing ITF Development Eligibility ‘Tier 1’ nations were Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova and Türkiye.

All eligible nations made full use of the available spots for their players on this occasion, meaning that all 14 & Under teams consisted of 2 boys and 2 girls, and all 12 & Under teams of 1 boy and 1 girl, giving a combined total of 60 players accompanied by 2 or 3 coaches in each case. Of the 26 total coaches accompanying the national teams, 40% of the coaches were female this year. 

Long established as one of Tennis Europe’s flagship development activities, the Championships were devised to provide top-level playing opportunities for the most promising talents from emerging tennis nations in Europe. Former competitors over the years include the likes of Jelena Ostapenko, Aryna Sabalenka, Marcos Baghdatis and Grigor Dimitrov.

For full results from the Championships, please click the links on the right of the page. Click here for pictures.

Ekaterina Dotsenko and Akhmadi Makhanov (KAZ) emerged as champions of this year’s second 14&U Super Category event, the Kungens Kanna & Drottningen Pris in Stockholm (SWE).

Both winners defeated higher-seeded opponents, seeing off Darina Matvejeva (LAT) and Samuel Dakessian (FRA) in the finals of the prestigious tournament, which has origins that can be traced back to 1901.

Matvejeva was wildcard entrant in 2024 and advanced to the quarterfinals. This year, as the top seed she progressed to the final without the loss of a set, as did Dotsenko. The final was the mouth-watering prospect from the outset: re-match of the recent Les Petis As final, a 1-1 head-to-head going in, and Matvejeva keen to avenge for her loss in Tarbes to the Russian. The Latvian started off strongly, claiming the first set 6-2, however it was all Dotsenko from there. The Russian powered back to take the next two sets and her second title of the year, 2-6 6-2 6-1.

A different story was painted in the boys’ draw, which lost its top seed Laurens Drijver (NED) in round two and also saw second seed and last week’s category 1 Tim Essonne champ Rafael Pagonis fall at the quarterfinal stage. The tournament decider pitted first-time finalist in 2025 Dakessian against Makhanov, the runner up in Breclav (Cat.2) in January. The Kazakh took the first set, and after a second set respite for the French boy, Makhanov was too solid taking the match 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 to claim his first singles title of the season and become the first player from his country to claim a Super Category title on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour.

The “Last 8 Club”

This is a long-established tradition, mirroring the All-England Club in honouring those players to have advanced to the latter stages of the competition. Last year, then 12-year-old Matvejeva joined this elite group, and this year received her second commemorative t-shirt for reaching the last 8 once again. This year's Last 8 club featured: (boys) Luys Calin (GER), Samuel Dakessian (FRA), Lucas Ariel Herrera Sanchez (GER), Mikael Lehtinen (FIN), Yurii Stoliarov (UKR), Edoardo Ghiselli (ITA), Akhmadi Makhanov (KAZ), Rafael Pagonis (GRE), and (girls) Darina Matvejeva (LAT), Lilly Marie Greinert (GER), Grace Bernstein (SWE), Zeliha Nil Çukurluoglu (TUR), Ekaterina Dotsenko, Liv Zingg (GBR), Veronika Troitckaia, Sofiia Bielinska (UKR)

Boys’ Doubles Final
Moritz Freitag (AUT) & Francisco Sardinha (POR) defeated Luys Calins (GER) & Lucas Ariel Herrera Sanchez (GER) 6-3 6-0

Girls’ Doubles Final
Sofie Mottlova (CZE) & Violetta Skryp (UKR) defeated Grace Watson (GBR) & Liv Zingg (GBR) 6-4 6-2

Elsewhere on the TEJT this week:

• Antalya, TUR (14&U Cat.3) | Top-seeded local player Duru Arslan won the singles and doubles to capture her maiden titles in both events this year. The boys’ singles champ was Bexultan Bauyrzhanov (KAZ).
   
• Rotterdam, NED (12&U Cat.2 + 14&U Cat.3) | More Kazakh success came, with victory for Syrymzham Barlykov in the boys’ singles and doubles, while Gaelle Van Hulle (BEL) was the girls’ champ. In the older age group, Kamran Arif (GBR) and Arina Fomina took the titles.
   
• Isernhagen, GER (14&U Cat.3) | Alex Grigoryan and Sofia Drozdenko (see below) won in the singles and doubles, posting a Russian double-double!

For all of this week’s winners, click here. Among next week’s highlights on the Junior Tour are the 14&U ITF/Tennis Europe Development Championships in Antalya (TUR) and the Baseline Open U14 in Banska Bystrica (SVK). Follow us online and on social media for more from the Development Championships and elsewhere in the days to come.

Two of the biggest stops on the TEJT have culminated in an array of champions being crowned at indoor Category One tournaments this weekend in France. TIM Essonne, held on the outskirts of Paris and now in its 39th year, saw Rafael Pagonis (GRE) and Grace Bernstein (SWE) win this year’s titles. To the west, in Brittany, Jakub Kyncl (CZE) and Tina Jansone (LAT) were the champions in Auray, an event one year younger than

TIM ESSONNE

14&U Category 1 | Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (FRA)

It was a sweet sixteenth Junior Tour singles title for top seed Rafael Pagonis who, cruised to the final, brushing aside all his opponents in straight sets and never losing more than 5 games per match, often fewer. Second seeded Moritz Freitag (AUT) put up more of a fight, and managed to earn himself a 5-2 lead in the second set. Nonetheless, the Greek player fought back to force a second-set tiebreak and Pagonis would not be denied as he triumphed 6-2 7-6(1). The #3 ranked player has posted arguably his biggest tour win by taking the famed title here in France and will leap up the Race to Monte Carlo Rankings update on Tuesday from his current position of #106. 

After the final Pagonis told us, “I feel very happy because I wanted to win an important tournament. It was a tough match and I tried to stay focused on my game especially in the second set. I gave all my energy and at 2-5 I decided to play more aggressively because I didn't want to play a third set! Moritz played very well and it was a great final! The organization of this tournament is amazing, and I am glad I came here to compete this year.”

Another Greek, top seed Konstantina Volonaki, fell at the first hurdle to qualifier Elisa Pieri (ITA), who made it to the quarterfinals before falling to the eventual champion Bernstein. The Swede had been in scintillating form in the latter stages of the tournament and carried that through to the final. For the loss of just four games, she dismantled the game of Hannelore Daniels (BEL) in a 6-4 6-0 final. Bernstein also won the doubles title for good measure, also having faced Daniels in that encounter. It is Bernstein’s fifth singles win on tour and she will now, along with many other players, travel to Stockholm to play in her home TEJT major at the Super Category tournament in Stockholm.

Boys’ Doubles Final:
Vencel Fazekas (HUN) & Akhmadi Makhanov (KAZ) def. Rune Hosten (BEL) & Francisco Sardinha (POR) 6-1 6-3

Girls’ Doubles Final:
Grace Bernstein & Milica Sakamoto (GBR) def. Hannelore Daniels (BEL) & Ella Van Gestel (BEL) 7-5 6-2

OPEN SUPER 12 AURAY

12&U Category 1 | Auray (FRA)

This event has gone from strength to strength over recent years and has positioned itself as one of the world’s premier 12&U events. Players from as far afield as Kazakhstan, Canada, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Malaysia and China travelled to Auray this year, a further testament to the reputation and stature of this tournament.

• In the boys’ final, Jakub Kyncl (CZE) scored a clinical 6-4 6-1 win over Kai Max Hodkinson (GBR). It was the Czech’s first ever Junior Tour singles final appearance.
• Latvia’s Tina Jansone won the girls’ singles title 6-1 7-5 in a face-off against her doubles partner Ana Marija Rebic (CRO). 
• The two girls had earlier capped off a fruitful week in Auray by taking the doubles title. They combined to defeat Nicole Kurylova (CZE) & Lyubov Pronenko 6-0 7-6(2) in the decider.
• The Canadian pairing of Vlad Lupu & Aidan Xue won a tight final against locals Thiago Carmasol & Clement Grammare 6-3 2-6 10-6.

Both events are important stepping stones for our future junior stars and are an integral part of the Junior Tour. Along with a growth in local support, sponsorship and social media presence, these tournaments have grown in leaps and bounds over the years. Furthermore, their combined honour rolls read like a who’s who of pro players. Just some of the former champions at TIM Essonne include Linda Noskova (2018), Qinwen Zheng (2016), Marketa Vondrousova (2013), Corentin Moutet (2013) and Andrey Rublev (2011). Auray can count Anastasia Potapova (2013), Felix Auger Aliassime (2012), Andy Murray (1999) and Rafa Nadal (1998) as big-name who once graced their courts and held aloft the champion’s trophy.

ELSEWHERE ON THE #TEJT

• Top seed and sixth-ranked Max Lorincik (SLO) was upset in the final by Yehor Romaniuta (UKR) at the 14&U Cat.2 tournament in Bucharest, Romania. Local Eva Maria Bulai was the girls’ winner.
• Naina Kapur (GBR) and Melker Andersson (SWE) won their first singles titles of the year at the 14&U Cat.3 Svedala Open in Sweden.
• Mark Pavic (SLO) won his second Junior Tour title, and first at the 14&U level at the Cat.3 event in Bad Waltersdorf in Austria. The girls’ champion was Beata Marasova (CZE) who also claimed her maiden title of the season and third overall on tour. Alexander Groet (SUI) and Emse Serkedi (HUN) were the 16&U winners at this combined event, taking their second and third tour titles respectively.

For all of this week’s tournaments and winners, click here.

Already underway is the next big stop on tour in Stockholm for the next 14&U Super Category tournament Kungens Kanna & Drottningen Pris. The tournament’s beginnings can be traced back all the way to 1901. The 2024 champions were Andrei Radu (ROU) and Jana Kovackova (CZE).

Stay up to date with this event throughout the coming week on social media at: 
https://www.instagram.com/tenniseuropejuniortour/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/kungenskannadrottningenspris/
Or via the tournament website: https://www.kungenskanna.com/

Ukraine (girls) and Slovakia (boys) have both created European tennis history by winning their nations’ first ever 16&U Winter Cups by Dunlop titles.

Both finals were played in France, with the Slovakian boys’ victory played out in the city of Lille, while in Brest the Ukrainian girls completed a successful weekend for their nation following their compatriots’ triumph in the 14&U girls’ final yesterday. 

• The yellow and blue team beat Hungary 3-0 in the final to maintain a perfect 9-0 win-loss in all matches in the girls’ final rounds. 
• As mentioned, it is Ukraine’s first title at this event and their previous best result was as runners-up in 2009.
• Meanwhile, Slovakia beat Czechia 2-0 in the boys’ final.
• It was also Slovakia’s first-ever appearance in a final at this event.
   

BOYS’ FINAL

Slovakia defeated Czechia 2-0

Slovakia’s Road to the Final
Zone D Qualifying Rounds: R1 def Georgia 3-0; R2 def Sweden 3-0; Qualifying Final: def Germany 2-1
Final Rounds: QF def Serbia 2-0; SF def France 2-1; F def Czechia 2-0 

Czechia’s Road to the Final
Zone B Qualifying Rounds: R1 def Great Britain 2-1; R2 def Estonia 2-1; Qualifying Final def Ukraine 2-0
Final Rounds: QF def Türkiye 2-1; SF def Germany 2-1; F lost to Slovakia 0-2

After pipping an arguably higher-fancied French team to the post in the semis in a thrilling doubles decider yesterday, the Slovaks relied only on their singles win today. Dominic Macej staged a remarkable comeback after a rough start, recovering after losing the first set to edge out Tomas Krejci 0-6 6-2 7-6 in a tense encounter. Meanwhile, 27th-ranked Leon Sloboda, the highest-ranked player among the four in action, showcased his dominance with a 6-2 6-2 win over Jakub Kusy.

GIRLS’ FINAL

Ukraine def Hungary 3-0

Ukraine’s Road to the Final
Zone B Qualifying Rounds: R1 def Norway 2-1; R2 def Germany 2-1; Qualifying Final def Belgium 3-0
Final Rounds: QF def France 3-0; SF def Austria 3-0; F def Hungary 3-0

Hungary’s Road to the Final
Zone D Qualifying Rounds: R1 def Slovakia 2-1; R2 def Bulgaria 2-1; Qualifying Final lost to Great Britain 1-2
Final Rounds: QF def Czechia 2-1; SF def Poland 2-1; F lost to Ukraine 0-3

In the first match Sofia Kryvoruchko beat Luca Kalman 6-2 6-3. As for Polina Skliar, she faced a tougher test against Greta Nemcsek, dominating the opening set before Nemcsek fought back to level the match. In a tense deciding set, Skliar held her nerve to claim a 6-1 4-6 6-4 win. Determined to keep a clean sheet, Skliar return on the court with Irma Chukhlich for the doubles. Facing Kalman and Lujza Beviz, the Ukrainian pair had an intense opening set before their opponents forced a deciding match tiebreak. In a dramatic finish, Skliar and Chukhlich claimed a 5-4(3) 0-4 10-8 victory to join the celebration of their 14&U compatriots, who won their Winter Cups title yesterday.

And so, the 2025 edition of the Tennis Europe Winter Cups comes to an end. Since its launch in 1977, the competition has grown into the premier indoor junior team event, offering young players a unique opportunity to compete with their teams during the winter months. This year, 185 national teams took part across the three age categories - 12, 14 and 16 & Under.

FINAL STANDINGS

BOYS

1. Slovakia
2. Czechia
3. France
4. Germany
5. Turkiye
6. Ukraine
7. Italy
8. Serbia

GIRLS

1. Ukraine
2. Hungary
3. Poland
4. Austria
5. Great Britain
6. Czechia
7. France 
8. Belgium

Defending champions France (boys) as well as Ukraine (girls) have won this year’s 14&U Winter Cups by Dunlop titles. In Niedezer (GER), The French defeated Czechia in the final and in Rakovnik (CZE) the Czechs went down on home soil to Ukraine.

 

• This is the 9th win for team France, who have also been seven-time runners up
• France is the first nation to defend their title since their compatriots won two in a row in 2010-2011
• It was a welcome return to the final for the Czech boys, whose last appearance in a final was as runners-up in 2016
• For the girls, it was Ukraine’s first finals appearance sing winning back-to-back titles in 2016-17
• It was Ukraine’s third final and third win overall in this competition
• Czechia have now played in the last 6 finals in a row
   

BOYS’ FINAL

France defeated Czechia 2-0

France’s Road to the Final

Zone A Qualifying Rounds:
R1 def Luxembourg 3-0; R2 def Belgium 2-1; Qualifying Final: def Germany 3-0
Final Rounds:
QF def Turkiye 3-0; SF def Netherlands 3-0; F def Czechia 2-0

Czechia’s Road to the Final

Zone D Qualifying Rounds:
R1 def Estonia 2-1; R2 def Great Britain 3-0; Qualifying Final def Turkiye 2-1
Final Rounds:
QF def Poland 3-0; SF def Germany 2-1

Evan Giurescu, undefeated in both qualifying and final rounds, put France up 1-0 with a 6-4 6-4 win over Ondrej Kacin. The French team boasts the Les Petits As Champ Mario Vukovic in their team. The current Race leader also went undefeated in singles for the entire event took that good form into the final where he was too strong for Tobias Zapsky, taking the match and fittingly sealing the title for Team France with 6-3 6-2 win.

GIRLS’ FINAL

Ukraine def Czechia 2-1

Ukraine’s Road to the Final

Zone B Qualifying Rounds:
R1 def Estonia 3-0; R2 def Lithuania 3-0; Qualifying Final def Turkiye 2-1
Final Rounds:
QF def Israel 3-0; SF def Slovakia 3-0; F def Czechia 2-1

Czechia’s Road to the Final

Zone A Qualifying Rounds:
R1 def Portugal 3-0; R2 def Spain 2-1; Qualifying Final def Israel 3-0
Final Rounds:
QF def Serbia 3-0; SF def Great Britain 3-0; 

Sixth-ranked Violetta Skryp won a hard-fough match 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 over Eva Halfarova to put the Ukrainians ahead. Number nine on the Junior Tour rankings Sofie Mottlova then sent the final into a live doubles rubber with a 7-6(2) 6-2 win against third-ranked Sofiia Bielinska. The two Ukrainians returned to the court to face Mottlova and Anna Jancarikova. In a tight, tense match that went to the wire and into the late hours, Ukraine prevailed 5-7 6-4 10-8

FINAL STANDINGS

BOYS

1. France
2. Czechia
3. Netherlands
4. Germany
5. Sweden
6. Turkiye
7. Italy
8. Poland

GIRLS

1. Czechia
2. Ukraine
3. Great Britain 
4. Slovakia
5. Switzerland
6. Turkiye
7. Israel
8. Serbia