tenniseuropenews Issue 117 > February 2014
Russia re-claims European Tennis Trophy Russia can stake a claim as Europe’s leading tennis nation following Tennis Europe’s announcement that the country will be awarded the European Tennis Trophy for Overall Tennis Performance. It is the first time in four years that Russia has been given the accolade, which acknowledges the achievements of players and teams representing Europe’s national tennis federations during 2013. Russia enjoyed a record-breaking year in junior tennis. The 3,734 points earned in this category smashed the previous record for any nation and ensured that Russia also claimed the Junior Tennis Trophy for a ninth time in ten years, earning more than twice as many points as second-placed Czech Republic. Throughout the year Russian players dominated the Tennis Europe junior rankings and ruled the team events, winning seven of the 14 available Winter and Summer Cups titles. Four Russian players – Evgeniya Levashova, Andrey Rublev, Darya Kasatkina and Karen Khachanov - were additionally crowned as European individual champions, with
Russian players and teams dominated the Tennis Europe Junior Tour as never before in 2013.
Levashova also going on to claim a Tennis Europe Junior Masters title. Russian Tennis Federation President Shamil Tarpishev said, “We are most grateful to Tennis Europe for this recognition and we are very happy that Russia has returned to the top of the European rankings. >>
Inside this issue Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD. . . . . . . . . .3 Tennis Europe & HEAD Renew Partnership . . . . . . . . . .8 European Beach Tennis Championships. . . . . . . .9 European Senior Open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Results & Rankings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Official Tennis Europe Calendar 2014. . . . . . . . . .24
Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD The 38th edition of Europe’s indoor team championship event was held over a four-week period in January and February. This year saw a record 173 national teams and over 500 players enter the qualifying competition. For the first time ever, six different nations claimed titles across the three age categories of the tournament. See Pages 3-6 for a full report and results.