Junior Orange Bowl (tennis)
The Junior Orange Bowl is a youth tennis tournament, held in Coral Gables, Florida, for the "14 and under" and "12 and under" age categories. Boys and girls compete in separate draws. Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer is the tournament director.
History
The global Junior Orange Bowl tournament has as competitors the top-ranked male and female 12-and-under and 14-and-under junior players, from over 76 countries.[1]
The Orange Bowl tournament was founded in 1947.[2] The "14 and under" and "12 and under" tournaments began in 1962.[3] The Junior Orange Bowl tournament was added to the list of Grade A tournaments in 1978.[4] Winners have come from over 20 nations.[5]
Past champions
1Prior to 1962 the event was a 13 & under tournament. In 1962 it became a 14 & under championship.
See also
References
- ^ "Tennis : Sports: What We do : Junior Orange Bowl".
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors Circuit". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.
- ^ Junior Orange Bowl.org Tournament History
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors Circuit". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors Circuit". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.
- ^ 12-year-old Israeli wins unofficial junior world tennis championship, Haaretz