An exceptionally strong line-up for the 2012 Tennis Europe Junior Masters has been revealed. The season-ending event is open to the Top 6 players of the Race to the Masters rankings, plus the winner and finalist of the European Junior Championships.
Below you can find a list of the 2012 accomplishments of the qualified players. Links to the profiles of each player, containing their complete Tennis Europe Junior Tour match records, ranking history and statistics, can be found on the right of the page. Acceptance List (.pdf)
The Tennis Europe Junior Masters will take place in Reggio Calabria (ITA) from 5-7 October.
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14 & Under Boys
Mate Valkusz (HUN)
Ranking: #2 (Race to Masters), #5 (14&U)
2012: Won 2 singles (Eching, Pécs) and 5 doubles titles (European Championships, Szazhalombatta 16&U, Piestany, Zagreb, Kosice).
Denys Klok (UKR)
Ranking: #4 (Race to Masters), #6 (14&U)
2012: Won 4 singles (Renningen, Development Championships 1&2, Mytischi) and 3 doubles titles (Renningen, Development Championships 1&2).
Samuel Sippel (GER)
Ranking: #5 (Race to Masters), #4 (14&U)
2012: Won 2 singles (Regensburg 16&U, Rakovnik).
Marko Osmakcic (SUI)
Ranking: #2 (Race to Masters), #5 (14&U)
2012: Won 5 singles (Stockholm, Zagreb, Belgrade, Oetwil, Rijeka 16&U) and 2 doubles titles (Stockholm, Belgrade).
Akos Kotorman (HUN)
Ranking: #7 (Race to Masters), #9 (14&U)
2012: Won 2 singles (Pécs, Subotica) and 4 doubles titles (European Championships, Piestany, Zagreb, Szahalombatta 16&U).
Eduard Guell Bartrina (ESP)
Ranking: #8 (Race to Masters), #11 (14&U)
2012: Won 1 singles (Barcelona) and 1 doubles title (Barcelona), plus played on the winning Spanish European Summer Cups team.
Vladyslav Chumak (UKR)
Ranking: #10 (Race to Masters), #14 (14&U)
2012: Won 1 singles (Minsk) and 4 doubles titles (Subotica, Kiev, Minsk, Development Championships 1&2).
Casper Ruud (NOR)
Ranking: #12 (Race to Masters), #9 (14&U)
2012: Won 3 singles (Birkerod, Frogner, Copenhagen) and 4 doubles titles (Frogner, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Pajulahti). Qualifies by virtue of his runner-up spot at the European Junior Championships.
14 & Under Girls
Dalma Galfi (HUN)
Ranking: #2 (Race to Masters), #1 (14&U)
2012: Won 5 singles (Piestany, Maia, Kosice, Warsaw 16&U, Gothenburg 16&U) and 3 doubles titles (Piestany, Maia, Gothenburg 16&U). European Junior Championships runner-up.
Tereza Mihalikova (SVK)
Ranking: #5 (Race to Masters), #8 (14&U)
2012: Won 2 singles (Belgrade, Trencianske Teplice 16&U) and 3 doubles titles (European Championships, Maia, Milovice)
Anna Kalinskaya (RUS)
Ranking: #7 (Race to Masters), #3 (14&U)
2012: Won 7 singles (Siauliai, Magaluf, Velp, Wailblingen, Ulm, Ashkelon x2 16&U) and 6 doubles titles (Siauliai, Nastola, Mytischi, Siauliai 16&U, Ashkelon x2 16&U).
Andreea Amalia Rosca (ROU)
Ranking: #8 (Race to Masters), #9 (14&U)
2012: Won 4 singles (Bergheim, Kufstein, Mamaia 16&U, Szazhalombatta 16&U) and 7 doubles title (Bucharest, Rome, Bergheim, Kuftstein, Trencianske Teplica 16&U, Mamaia 16&U, Szazhalombatta 16&U).
Aleksandra Pospelova (RUS)
Ranking: #9 (Race to Masters), #5 (14&U)
2012: Won 1 doubles title (Brno 16&U) and reached 2 singles finals (Piestany, Brno 16&U). Second consecutive year as Junior Masters qualifier.
Anna Blinkova (RUS)
Ranking: #10 (Race to Masters), #7 (14&U)
2012: Won 6 singles (Jurmala, Stockholm, Minsk, Eching, Cornellá 16&U, Torelló 16&U) and 3 doubles titles (Jurmala, Hradek 16&U, Riga 16&U).
Marija Curnic (CRO)
Ranking: #11 (Race to Masters), #20 (14&U)
2012: Won 1 singles (Solin) and 3 doubles titles (Zagreb, Hasselt, Tirana 16&U). Late entry following the withdrawal of Viktoria Kuzmova.
TBC.
Following the withdrawal of Julia Payola (ESP), a further participant will be revealed in due course.
16 & Under Boys
Petros Chrysochos (CYP)
Ranking: #1 (Race to Masters), #4 (Overall)
2012: Won 3 singles (Larnaca, Montecatini, Crema) and 4 doubles titles (Larnaca, Montecatini, Milan, Crema).
Daniel Orlita (CZE)
Ranking: #2 (Race to Masters), #24 (Overall)
2012: Won 3 singles (Trencianske Teplice, Marianske Lazne, Prievidza ) and 1 doubles title (Krems).
Petar Conkic (SRB)
Ranking: #3 (Race to Masters), #17 (Overall)
2012: Won 2 singles (Sarajevo, Pancevo) and 1 doubles title (Pancevo).
Michal Dembek (POL)
Ranking: #4 (Race to Masters), #27 (Overall)
2012: Won 3 singles (Warsaw, Zabrze, Radom) and 1 doubles title (Radom). Qualified for 14 & Under Junior Masters in 2011.
Olexiy Kolisnik (UKR)
Ranking: #5 (Race to Masters), #18 (Overall)
2012: Won 3 singles (Kiev, Chisinau, Donetsk) and 1 doubles title (Warsaw, Kiev, Chisinau, Donetsk).
Juame Antoni Munar Clar (ESP)
Ranking: #5 (Race to Masters), #28 (Overall)
2012: Won 2 singles titles (Aviles, Barcelona).
Filip Grbic (SRB)
Ranking: #7 (Race to Masters), #33 (Overall)
2012: Won 5 doubles titles (Pancevo, Budapest, Cakovec, Avignon, Ulm) and reached singles finals in Pancevo and Bergheim.
Aleksandre Bakshi (GEO)
Ranking: #8 (Race to Masters), #30 (Overall)
2012: Won 2 singles (both in Yerevan) and 1 doubles title (Yerevan).
16 & Under Girls
Iryna Shymanovich (BLR)
Ranking: #1 (Race to Masters), #9 (Overall)
2012: Won 3 singles (Milan, Crema, Barcelona) and 3 doubles titles (Milan, Crema, Barcelona). Qualified for 14&U Junior Masters in 2011.
Aliona Bolsova (MDA)
Ranking: #2 (Race to Masters), #8 (Overall)
2012: Won 2 singles (Chambon-sur-Lignon, Montecatini ) and 3 doubles titles (Chambon-sur-Lignon, Montecatini, Barcelona).
Anna Bondar (HUN)
Ranking: #3 (Race to Masters), #17 (Overall)
2012: Won 3 singles (Novi Sad, Budapest, Maribor) and 2 doubles titles (Milovice, Novi Sad).
Kateryna Sliusar (UKR)
Ranking: #4 (Race to Masters), #23 (Overall)
2012: Won 1 doubles title (Pancevo) and reached 2 singles finals (Kiev, Foligno).
Vivian Zlatanova (BUL)
Ranking: #5 (Race to Masters), #34 (Overall)
2012: Won 1 singles (Milovice) and 1 doubles (Novi Sad) title.
Anna Ureke (RUS)
Ranking: #6 (Race to Masters), #19 (Overall)
2012: Won 5 singles (Steinfort, Bitola, Rungsted, Vilnius 14&U, Narva 14&U) and 2 doubles titles (Steinfort, Bitola).
Alena Weiss (AUT)
Ranking: #7 (Race to Masters), #55 (Overall)
2012: Won 2 singles (Haid, Bergheim) and 2 doubles titles (Bergheim, Rijeka).
Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
Ranking: #9 (Race to Masters), #29 (Overall)
2012: Won 1 singles title (European Junior Championships). Reached semi-finals of 2011 Tennis Europe Junior Masters.