A record-equalling 21 nations have so far confirmed their entries for the seventh European Beach Tennis Championships, which will return to Great Britain when they are held in Brighton on the south coast of England from 8-10 August.
Around 140 players are expected to take part in the event, which consists of men’s, women’s and mixed doubles competitions.
The national entry list is led by Italy, whose teams have dominated the past editions of the tournament, winning the men's and women's gold medals at all previous events. The world's top four-ranked players contested last year's men's final, with Marco Garavini & Alessandro Calbucci adding the European title to their ITF World Beach Tennis Championships win a fortnight previously. Second seeds Flamina Daina & Michaela Zanaboti claimed the women's title, while Daina & Garavini also teamed to win the mixed doubles.
Czech Republic, Russia, Spain and San Marino are likely to field some of the strongest teams in the draw, while the host nation will have high hopes and is able to nominate one additional team in each competition.
Israel will compete at the Championships for the first time, whilst teams from Belarus and Turkey return to the event after a break.
The player nominations will be revealed after the nomination deadline on 1st July.
Entry List
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Israel
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Portugal
Russia
San Marino
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Further information
Fact sheet | Entry List
Links
Beach Tennis UK | LTA Beach Tennis site | ITF Beach Tennis