French junior tennis tournament
Les Petits As (English: Little champions) is a junior tennis tournament for players aged 12–14, held in Tarbes, France.
The event has seen a number of its champions go on to become slam winners, including Rafael Nadal, Michael Chang, Martina Hingis, Kim Clijsters, and Jeļena Ostapenko . Due to the relatively restrictive age range, few players have won the title more than once, although Hingis and Timea Bacsinszky have both done so. Most recently, upcoming Spanish player Carlos Boluda became the first boy to do so.
The tournament is played on indoor GreenSet (hard) courts. Roughly 7,000 players enter the pre-qualifying tournaments held across France, with that number being narrowed down to 350 for the final qualifying stage, and 64 for the final tournament.[1] The event is regulated by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and has businesses such as Head, Eurosport, Coca-Cola, and Peugeot amongst its portfolio of partners.[2]
Results
Boys' singles
Year
|
Champion
|
Runner-up
|
Score
|
1983 |
Jean-Baptiste Bollée |
Juan Manuel Naves |
|
1984 |
Frédéric Fontang |
Marek Miskolci |
|
1985 |
Richard Krajicek |
Philippe Leblanc |
|
1986 |
Michael Chang |
Johan Alvén |
|
1987 |
Reinhard Wawra |
David Klein |
|
1988 |
Brian Dunn |
Julian Knowle |
|
1989 |
Tommy Shimada |
Gonzalo Corrales |
|
1990 |
Maxime Boyé |
Magnus Norman |
|
1991 |
Răzvan Sabău |
Juan Antonio Saiz |
|
1992 |
Olivier Mutis |
Björn Rehnquist |
|
1993 |
Miha Gregorc |
Dumitru Caradima |
|
1994 |
Juan Carlos Ferrero |
Fernando González |
|
1995 |
Olivier Rochus |
Gasper Martinjak |
|
1996 |
Paul-Henri Mathieu |
Todor Enev |
|
1997 |
Julien Maigret |
Carlos Cuadrado |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2
|
1998 |
Matthew Smith |
Mario Ančić |
6–1, 6–3
|
1999 |
Richard Gasquet |
Brian Baker |
7–5, 6–3
|
2000 |
Rafael Nadal |
Julien Gely |
6–4, 6–1
|
2001 |
Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy |
Andy Murray |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
|
2002 |
Dylan Arnould |
Robin Roshardt |
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
|
2003 |
Donald Young |
Leo Rosenberg |
6–2, 6–1
|
2004 |
Andrew Thomas |
Daniel Cox |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
|
2005 |
Chase Buchanan |
Lazare Kukhalashvili |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
|
2006 |
Carlos Boluda |
Sebastian Lavie |
7–6(7–3), 6–3
|
2007 |
Carlos Boluda |
Christian Harrison |
6–2, 6–2
|
2008 |
Edward Nguyen |
Liam Broady |
6–4, 7–5
|
2009 |
Nikola Milojević |
Borna Ćorić |
6–2, 6–3
|
2010 |
Quentin Halys |
Noah Rubin |
6–1, 6–2
|
2011 |
Henrik Wiersholm |
Bogdan Borza |
6–2, 5–7, 6–3
|
2012 |
Frances Tiafoe |
William Blumberg |
6–0, 6–2
|
2013 |
Samuele Ramazzotti |
Miomir Kecmanović |
7–6(10–8), 0–6, 6–0
|
2014 |
Rayane Roumane |
Nicola Kuhn |
5–7, 7–5, 6–1
|
2015 |
Tseng Chun-hsin |
Timofey Skatov |
6–4, 6–1
|
2016 |
Stefan Leustian |
Borna Devald |
6–2, 6–1
|
2017 |
Luca Nardi |
Hamad Međedović |
6–2, 7–5
|
2018 |
Victor Lilov |
Mikhail Gorokhov |
6–4, 7–6(7–6)
|
2019 |
Vojtech Petr |
Rashed Nawaf |
4-6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
|
2020 |
Oleksandr Ponomar |
Janis Rafael Simmen |
6–4, 6-1
|
2021 |
Maxim Mrva |
Federico Cina |
6–3, 3-6, 6-0
|
2022 |
Thijs Boogaard |
Carel Aubriel Ngounoue |
3-6, 6-2, 6-3
|
Girls' singles
Year
|
Champion
|
Runner-up
|
Score
|
1983 |
Sybille Niox-Château |
Cécile Bourdaix |
|
1984 |
Emmanuelle Derly |
Alexia Dechaume |
|
1985 |
Sandrine Jaquet |
Annika Narbe |
|
1986 |
Laxmi Poruri |
Yvonne Grubben |
|
1987 |
Kim Kessaris |
Ursula Priller |
|
1988 |
Anke Huber |
Katherine Denn Samuel |
|
1989 |
Nicole London |
Zdeňka Málková |
|
1990 |
Heike Rusch |
Lindsay Davenport |
|
1991 |
Martina Hingis |
Dally Randriantefy |
|
1992 |
Martina Hingis |
Rita Kuti-Kis |
|
1993 |
Stephanie Halsell |
Réka Vidáts |
|
1994 |
Anna Kournikova |
Stephanie Kovacik |
|
1995 |
Mirjana Lučić |
Justine Henin |
|
1996 |
Jelena Pandžić |
Melissa Middleton |
|
1997 |
Kim Clijsters |
Elena Bovina |
7–5, 3–6, 6–2
|
1998 |
Lina Krasnoroutskaya |
Caroline Raba |
|
1999 |
Bethanie Mattek |
Matea Mezak |
|
2000 |
Dinara Safina |
Lina Stančiūtė |
|
2001 |
Vojislava Lukić |
Dia Evtimova |
|
2002 |
Timea Bacsinszky |
Alisa Kleybanova |
|
2003 |
Timea Bacsinszky |
Raluca Olaru |
|
2004 |
Yelena Kulikova |
Madison Brengle |
6–4, 6–4
|
2005 |
Ksenia Pervak |
Gracia Radovanovic |
|
2006 |
Gabriela Dabrowski |
Anna Arina Marenko |
6–3, 6–4[3]
|
2007 |
Anna Orlik |
Nicole Gibbs |
6–4, 6–1
|
2008 |
Daria Gavrilova |
Laura Robson |
6–3, 6–3
|
2009 |
Yulia Putintseva |
Irina Khromacheva |
6–4, 6–2
|
2010 |
Kanami Tsuji |
Indy de Vroome |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
|
2011 |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Anastasiya Komardina |
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
|
2012 |
Jaqueline Cristian |
Tornado Alicia Black |
6–2, 6–3
|
2013 |
CiCi Bellis |
Andreea Amalia Roșca |
6–0, 6–2
|
2014 |
Bianca Andreescu |
Claire Liu |
6–4, 7–5
|
2015 |
Anastasia Potapova |
Olga Danilović |
6–4, 6–4
|
2016 |
Marta Kostyuk |
Denisa Hindová |
6–2, 6–1
|
2017 |
Maria Timofeeva |
Daria Lopatetska |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
|
2018 |
Alexandra Eala |
Linda Nosková |
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
|
2019 |
Linda Fruhvirtová |
Sofia Costoulas |
6–1, 6–0
|
2020 |
Brenda Fruhvirtová |
Clervie Ngounoue |
6–0, 3–6, 7–5
|
2021 |
Mathilde Ngijol Carre |
Mika Buchnik |
4-6, 6-2, 6-1
|
Exhibitions
The tournament often features retired and/or active players making appearances in exhibition matches in the evening preceding the final day of play. It is common for upcoming and veteran French players to be present. In recent tournaments, players present have included:
References
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