Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD - 16 & Under Girls

Host nation the Czech Republic won the 2010 16 & Under Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD title with a 3-0 victory over top seeds Belarus in Pruhonice.

The Czechs were in command throughout the event, following a tough opening match against Russia, during which they were forced to come from behind, with Petra Rohanova defeating European #1 Daria Gavrilova before team-mates Pernila Mendesova and Tereza Smitkova secured a three set doubles win.

In the remaining two ties, the Czechs did not concede a match, blasting past France for the loss of just thirteen games in the semi finals, and seeing off 2004 champions Belarus in Sunday's final.

Tournament veteran Rohanova - appearing at the final rounds for a third consecutive year (though first in this age group) - was once again the star of the show, sealing the win with a 7-5 6-0 win over Darya Lebesheva, following on from Mendesova's three-set opening win over Ilona Kremen.

It is the second time in three years that Czech Republic has won the 16 & under event. by adding the 16 & under title to the 14 & Under event won earlier in the day, Czech Republic becomes just the third nation in the 30-year history of the event to capture both girls' titles in the same year. The feat was previously only achieved by Germany (1982 and 1992) and Russia (2000-2002, 2005).

Team Nominations (Final Rounds)

Team Profiles (Final Rounds)

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