Team announcements: 2023 ITF World Junior Tennis Finals
In less than two weeks, 32 teams spanning 22 nations will battle it out to top their respective podiums and be crowned world champions at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czechia.
Following qualifying events across five global regions, 16 boys’ and 16 girls’ teams have secured their place at the Finals, giving themselves the opportunity to be named the world’s best in the 14-and-under age category.
That is what is at stake during a true festival of junior tennis, with players from around the globe wearing their national team colours with pride, just as the pros do in Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge and Davis Cup – the world cups of tennis.
Congratulations Switzerland, 2022 ITF World Junior Tennis boys' champions @swiss_tennis pic.twitter.com/2NIpWdHpvl
— ITF (@ITFTennis) August 6, 2022
The moment Switzerland became 2022 ITF World Junior Tennis champions
Indeed, when the players take to the clay courts of Prostejov from 7-12 August, they will be in excellent company and will follow in the footsteps of some lofty and esteemed competitors.
The likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek, Marketa Vondrousova, Nick Kyrgios and Coco Gauff are just some of the names to have competed at the Finals. The importance of the competition in terms of development is there for all to see.
Class of 2023, over to you.
Team announcements – Boys
Brazil: Luiz Miguel, Lucas Moscatto, Felipe Mamede
Captain: Ivan Cressoni
Canada: Andy Tchinda Kepche, Joshua Adamson, Caden Colburne
Captain: Hugo di Feo
Colombia: Samuel Mesa Arias, Juan Bolivar Idarraga, Emilio Cardona Lopez
Captain: Johnny Perez
Czechia: Tomas Krejci, Jakub Kusy, Filip Ladman
Captain: Jiri Kulich
France: Daniel Jade, Jules Rimbaud, Mathys Domenc
Captain: Gerald Bremond
Germany: Marco Ontiveros, Eric Dylan Mueller, Johann Nagel-Heyer
Captain: Peter Pfannkoch
Great Britain: Mark Ceban, Rhys Lawlor, Leo Wright
Captain: Richard Plews
Hong Kong: Lap Hang Alex Hui, Fu Wang Choi, Selwyn Tsz Yuen Wong
Captain: Mark Eade
Japan: Motoharu Abe, Kanta Watanabe, Kensuke Kobayashi
Captain: Hayato Sakurai
Korea, Rep.: Wonmin Kim, Dongmin Kim, Min Hyuk Cho
Captain: Ihsook Kim
Morocco: Ghali Salaheddine, Ghali Komat, Reda El Aouni
Captain: Mohammed El Rhaba
Pakistan: Amir Muhammad Khan Mazari, Nabeel Ali Qayum, Samer Zaman
Captain: Zain Abbas Nawab
Peru: Ricardo Ramos, Alessandro Rubini, Diego Gomez
Captain: Jorge Lituma
Slovakia: Leon Slobada, Richard Krizan, Dominic Macej
Captain: Miloslav Grolmus
Türkiye: : Kaan Isik Kosaner, Samim Filiz, Mustafa Ege Sik
Captain: Umut Alptekin
United States: Michael Antonius, Marcel Latak, Izyan Ahmad
Captain: Jon Glover
Team announcements – Girls
Argentina: Mora Carrocera, Joaquina Zapata, Ambar Corbalan Miranda
Captain: Ivan Rudich
Australia: Renee Alame, Koharu Mishikawa, Sara Nikoloc
Captain: Jessica Moore
Brazil: Nauhany Da Silva, Ana Cruz, Clara Elkind
Captain: Santos Dumont
Canada: Joyce Geng, Anastasia Malysheva, Andrea Cabio
Captain: Lan Yao-Gallop
Czechia: Sara Oliveriusova, Lucie Slamenikova, Jana Kovackova
Captain: Petra Cetkovska
Egypt: Farida Eltaweel, Laila Elbialy, Zeina Elgerby
Captain: Yomna Farid
Germany: Tamina Kochta, Mariella Thamm, Emilia Brune
Captain: Anna-Lena Herzgerodt
Great Britain: Hollie Smart, Edie Griffiths, Lara Savic
Captain: Kate Warne-Holland
Japan: Hikari Yamamoto, Kokona Ishii, Aoi Wantabe
Captain: Yoshinori Nakayama
Korea, Rep.: Yesung Choo, Yeri Hong, Jiyun Oh
Captain: Yoonjeong Cho
Morocco: Lina Bezza, Wassila Achouri, Yasmine Douyeb
Captain: Hamid Abderrazzaq
Paraguay: Catalina Delmas, Zoe Doldan, Julieta Marcos
Captain: Alfredo Debrix
Romania: Giulia Popa, Ioana Boian, Maia Burcescu
Captain: George-Ady Avram
Serbia: Luna Vujovic, Dusica Popovski, Ena Ilic
Captain: Silvia Hegedis
Slovakia: Nikola Farkasova, Flora Rablanska, Kali Supova
Captain: Juraj Nemcek
United States: Kristina Penickova, Nancy Lee, Annika Penickova
Captain: Thierry Champion