ITF World Tennis Tour – Round-Up CW06

MUNICH, February 16, 2022 (by Dietmar Kaspar) M25 Shrewsbury GBR – Alastair Gray triumphs on home soil  Alastair Gray was victorious at the $25K Pro Series Shrewsbury, hosted by The Shrewsbury Club. The 23-year-old from Great Britain cruised past former college […]

Cédric Pioline Named Director Of The Rolex Paris Masters

PARIS, February 16, 2022 (FFT Press Release) At the suggestion of Gilles Moretton, President of the French Tennis Federation, the FFT Board of Directors is delighted to announce that Cédric Pioline has been appointed as Director of the Rolex Paris […]

Ronnie Leitgeb Passes Away

STARNBERG, February 16, 2022 Legendary Austrian tennis manager and coach Ronnie Leitgeb died unexpectedly on Wednesday in Kitzbühel aged only 62. He worked with former World No. 1 Thomas Muster, current ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi, Nikolay Davydenko as well as […]

Purcell, Vukic Advance To Quarterfinals At Bengaluru Open

BENGALURU/STARNBERG, February 16, 2022 The two seeds in Wednesday’s action – top seed Aleksandar Vukic and sixth favourite Max Purcell, both from Australia – registered contrasting wins to advance to the quarterfinals of the Bengaluru Open 2 ATP Challenger hard-court […]

South Africa To Host Major ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour Events

CENTURION, February 16, 2022 (Tennis SA Press Release) Expanding in its ongoing attempt to provide opportunities for South African players, Tennis SA have announced two ITF World Tennis Tour women’s tournaments to be held in March and April. The two […]

Korda Tames Wind And Kokkinakis At Delray Beach

DELRAY BEACH, FLA./WASHINGTON, February 16, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Sebastian Korda balanced himself against gusty winds and a stingy opponent. He stayed the course for a straight-set win over 94th-ranked Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia at the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com […]

Kalovelonis Stuns Tseng At Bengaluru Open

BENGALURU/STARNBERG, February 15, 2022 World No. 946 Markos Kalovelonis of Greece headlined Tuesday’s first-round action at the Bengaluru Open 2 by knocking out last week’s champion and No. 8 seed of the ATP Challenger 80 hard-court tournament Chun-hsin Tseng from […]

Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge To Begin On April 4

ORLANDO, February 15, 2022 (USTA Press Release) The Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge, which utilizes clay-court professional tournaments to award an American man and woman a main draw wild card into the French Open, is returning this spring and will […]