Rashed Nawaf won ITF Asia 14 & Under Closed Championships
Qatar’s Rashed Nawaf claimed the title of ITF Asia 14 & Under Closed Championships organized by the Qatar Tennis Federation in collaboration with Asian Tennis Federation at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. It is the first ITF Asia 14 & Under Closed Championships with 60 players participated in the Championship. Nawaf easily defeated Ayushmaan Arjeria of India 6-2
Zhizen claims historic all Chinese championships
Zhang Zhizhen, 23, claimed the first all-Chinese final in Challenger history, defeating countryman Li Zhe 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in one hour and 42 minutes at the Shenzhen Longhua Open 2019. Zhang also known as ‘ZZZ’ claimed his second ATP Challenger title following his maiden triumph on home soil in Jinan. It has been quite an impressive four-year stretch for Chinese
Naomi Osaka pulls out of WTA Finals
World number three Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the WTA Finals in Shenzhen because of a shoulder injury. Japan’s Osaka, 22, beat Petra Kvitova in three sets in her opening match on Sunday and was due to play world number one Ashleigh Barty on Tuesday. The Australian Open champion will be replaced in the Red Group by alternate Kiki Bertens,
ATF Administrator Development Workshop 2019 – Chinese Taipei
The 2019 edition of the ATF Administrator’s Development workshop was held from 20th – 21st October 2019 in Taipei City, Taiwan. 38 Delegates from 17 countries participated in the Workshop, along with the ATF executives, ITF Development Manager and 2 Development officers of Asia. Delegates from following nations were part of the workshop:- Bahrain Hong Kong India Iran Jordan Kazakhstan
GSDF/ITF International 14&U Touring Team 2019
Asian Tennis Federation is once again glad to announce the Grand Slam Development Fund GSDF/ITF International 14&U Touring team 2019. After a successful launch of the GSDF /ITF International 14&U Touring team initiative last year, this time again with an aim to provide the best 14&U boys and girls from each region and opportunity to compete against the top 14&U
Latisha Chan of Chinese Taipei Clinched the Mix Double Title in Wimbledon
Latisha Chan of Chinese Taipei along with Ivan Dodig of Croatia clinched the Wimbledon title in mixed doubles with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Sweden Robert Lindstedt and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in 70 minutes. Chan and Dodig have become a powerful mixed doubles partnership in the past year having won two French Opens and now first Wimbledon title. Although
Hsieh Su-wei of Taipei Won the Women’s Doubles Title in Wimbledon
Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Su-wei won the Ladies Doubles Title in Wimbledon along with her Czech partner Barbora Strycova who have defeated Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and China’s YifanXu in the straight sets 6-2, 6-4. They became the first team to lift the doubles crown at Wimbledon without dropping a set since Serena and Venus Williams in 2009. It is the first
Shintaro Mochizuki makes history for Japan at Wimbledon
Shintaro Mochizuki made history on Sunday 14th July 2019 by becoming the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam title beating Carlos Gimeno Valero of Spain by 6-3, 6-2, in the Wimbledon boys singles final. Mochizuki became Japan’s only second Grand Slam junior champion, following the footsteps of Kazuko Sawamatsu, who captured the Wimbledon and French Open girls’ titles
Asian Highlights at Roland Garros
Asian Highlights at Roland Garros 2019 Les Internationaux de France de Roald-Garros , is the official name of the clay court Grand Slam , which is popularly know as “French Open” or “Roland Garros”. Rafa is undisputed king at Roland Gaross, and he proved it yet again by winning the crown a record 12th time. The record will a difficult
Update on ATF 14 & Under Ranking
Update on ATF 14 & Under ranking ATF has been running the 14 & under circuit successfully for the past few years . The number of tournaments , players and the countries hosting these tournaments have grown steadily over the years. The 14 & under rankings have now been established strongly and are being considered for making many development related