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| 03 Nov 2009 | |
| 2009 Super-Seniors World Team Championships Underway in Perth, Australia |
The 2009 ITF Super-Seniors World Team Championships got underway today in Perth, Australia, with 93 teams representing 21 nations. The event consists of nine cups, featuring players aged 60-and-over to 85-and-over, and is being held at two venues, Robertson Park and Alexander Park, on Australia’s west coast.
Six countries will defend titles at the World Team Championships. Last year in Turkey, the Americans won two of the nine cups and narrowly missed out on a further five titles, losing some closely-fought finals. This year they are looking to surpass last year’s achievement with strong teams across the board, and should start as favourites in several of the age groups.
Multiple world champion King Van Nostrand makes his first appearance in the Bitsy Grant Cup (Men’s 75), in which the USA is defending champion, while the American Jack Crawford Cup (Men’s 70) team will also be difficult to beat. The Australians and Spanish return with strong teams to defend their Gardnar Mulloy Cup (Men’s 80) and Von Cramm Cup (Men’s 60) titles respectively, while the French and Dutch will also be hoping to take home some silverware.
The Americans will also prove hard to beat in the women’s cups, with several past world champions featuring on their teams. Among the other nations, a strong French team defends the Alice Marble Cup (Women’s 60), with individual reigning champion Nicole Hesse-Cazaux spearheading the side; and South Africa defends the Althea Gibson Cup (Women’s 70), fielding last year’s winning team of Janine Lieffrig and Audrey Val Coller.
Results of the first 2 days can be found in the pdfs below.
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