The European Senior Championships visited the beautiful island of Losinj in Croatia last week, where 300 players from 35 nations were in action.
Singles, doubles and mixed doubles events were held for men and women, with age categories ranging from Over 30 to Over 85. Held on the courts of the Ljubicic Tennis Academy in Veli Losinj, the Championships is an ITF Seniors Tour S1000 open tournament, and attracted competitors from as far as Canada and New Zealand.
Germany and Italy dominated the competitions, accounting for 12 of the 20 singles titles on offer.
For a second consecutive year, just one player managed to successfully defend their singles title. That honour went to Germany’s Eileen Aranas-Roth, who took the gold over compatriot Nina Spaeth in a repeat of the 2021 result.
Two of last year’s winners impressed in new age categories: reigning Men’s 30 champion Jens Janssen reached the Over 35s final, where he was beaten by fellow German Mick Duessen. Multiple European champion Pierre Godfroid, winner of the Mens 60 event last year, was runner-up to Michal Kuchar in the Over 65s. On the women’s side, defending 40s champion Katia Raffagnini Ceracchi returned to the final, only to lose out to Mareike Mueller of Germany.
The final day saw a special award given to the most ‘senior’ of competitors, 90-year old Ashley Wilson of New Zealand.
The event closed with the news that in 2023 the European Senior Championships will return to Veli Losinj, once again in association with the Ljubicic Tennis Academy and Croatian Tennis Association. The tournament is expected to be held in the same week in early June, subject to the ITF calendar confirmation.
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Final Results
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Winner
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Runner-Up
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Men 30
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Tibor Kovacs (SVK)
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Imre Szboks Olah (HUN)
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Men 35
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Mick Duessen (GER)
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Jens Janssen (GER)
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Men 40
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Frederic Petitjean (FRA)
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Thomas Burgemeister (GER)
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Men 45
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Kasper Warming (DEN)
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Ovidiu Dragomir (ROU)
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Men 50
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Mauro Colangelo (ITA)
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Jiri Prutszyn (CZE)
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Men 55
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Marco Filippeschi (ITA)
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Peter Anneser (GER)
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Men 60
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Hannes Lienbacher (AUT)
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Marek Lubas (POL)
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Men 65
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Michal Kuchar (CZE)
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Pierre Godfroid (BEL)
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Men 70
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Giancarlo Nucci (ITA)
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Keith Porter (CAN)
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Men 75
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Luis Flor de la Morena (ESP)
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Paolo Lazzari (ITA)
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Men 80
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Hans-Joachim Singhoff (GER)
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Giuseppe Losego (ITA)
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Men 85
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Herbert Althaus (GER)
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Henryk Grudniak (GER)
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Women 35
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Eileen Aranas-Roth (GER)
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Nina Spaeth (GER)
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Women 40
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Mareike Mueller (GER)
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Katia Raffagnini Ceracchi (ITA)
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Women 45
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Valentina Padula (ITA)
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Szilvia Pestuka (HUN)
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Women 50
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Alessia Zerbino (ITA)
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Alexandra Ella Mueller (GER)
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Women 55
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Elisabetta Morici (ITA)
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Celine Neefkes (NED)
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Women 60
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Liselot Prechtel (NED)
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Barbara Koutna (CZE)
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Women 65
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Margarethe Kerschbaum (AUT)
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Sabine Schmitz (GER)
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Women 70
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Reinhilde Adams (GER)
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Heide Froeysok (GER)
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