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18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 - one of the most prestigious under 10 tennis tournaments in the World - will be played from 24th - 29th of june 2013 in Smrikve... "seeds of the Legends"
18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 presentation (pdf ~2.1 MB)
To learn more about ISTRIA – the region where Smrikva Bowl is played please visit:
...CULTURAL E-BOOK “Istria from Smrikve“ aims to provide Smrikva Bowl players and their families with useful information about the places that should be visited in the Istria region. Here you will find information about: architecture, history, people, music, museums, major cultural events, cuisine, top restaurants and the best olive oil and wine producers.
ISTRIA is a rising World cultural destination worth visiting in every season…
17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 Photos, Draws and Results, Press Release, and Historical Smrikva Bowl Draws and Results, and Photo Gallery
Photos of the 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 edition
17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 Draws and Results
17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 Press Release
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16/06/13
In a week time the 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 edition will start... and Alberto Orso, last year Smrikva Bowl player, with his father and many tennis friends is spending a week time in Smrikve...
Alberto Orso, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 player, his father Stefano, and many tennis friends from Italy are spending a vacation tennis week in Smrikve :)...
In a week time the 18th Smrikva Bowl annual will start I am pleased to recall the story of the Ambassadors’ old olive trees, the circle of life story… and to do that I am pleased to help me with the Lion King cartoon :)...
Few weeks ago I placed the stone inscription with the roman number XVIII nearby the 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 generation olive tree and the below story, as Rafiki would say, is worth saying again ;)....
The Lion King cartoon is an artwork to me, and most of the life messages that one can find in it are in line with the Smrikva story…
There are in line with the message of the Ambassadors’ Olive Tree; there are in line with the values of friendship and love; there are in line with empathy…
Love, friendship and empathy are all Cosmopolitan values per excellence, as far as people and humanity are concerned…
The relationship between Mufasa, Sarabi and Simba reminds me of both: parents and family love, but also the intergenerational responsability.
Timon, Pumbaa and Simba relationship reminds me about love between friends. Pumbaa also makes me think about empathy, intuition and loyalty.
The relationship between Simba and Nola reminds me again about the importance of love. Rafiki, the wise old baboo, with his many centuries old tree reminds me about the importance of knowledge and experience of the older.
There are many other particular moments that every person on its own, based on his or her own life experience, discover by watching these artworks.
You might be interested to know that most of the characters’s names in this cartoon have a particular meaning in Swahili language: Simba means “lion”...
Nala means “gift”, and love is for me one of the greatest gifts that people can receive and give during their life…
Sarabi means “mirage”; Pumbaa means “dull-witted” or “stunned”; and Rafiki means “friend” :).
These names with their meanings make me think of the American Indians and the way they used to give the names to their people.
Every person is born without knowing anything about life on this earth and it is the responsibility of every generation to understand and to learn, to preserve all that each of us is born with...
When Mufasa was explaining to Simba that is not easy to be the King… because a good King should know that everything around us lives in a delicated equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it.
The intergenerational responsibility alone allows future generations to enjoy the beauty of life, the sunsets and the seasons of the earth…
I am pleased to repeat words of a Nobal Prize for Peace who was guest speaker to one of Ambrosetti’s Young Leader Group meetings. It is a tradition that every guest dedicate few words to the Group and he wrote down the following
“The future is always in a minority. Yet the history of the future is more important than the history of the past. It is for the old to remember the past. It is for the young to build the world of tomorrow…”
Everything around us lives in a delicate equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it…
It is true that every generation face new challenges but there are many examples in the past how the old generations managed and solved particular problems and this is why knowledge, human curiosity and will to learn are important.
14/06/13
Donna Vekic and Ajla Tomljanovic at AEGON CLASSIC 2013 USD 220,000 WTA Tournament in Birmingham: Donna Vekic reached the finals
Donna Vekic, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, born in 1996, currently ranked #89 on WTA list and, Ajla Tomljanovic, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 semifinalist, from Croatia, born in 1993, currently ranked #155 on WTA list were both on AEGON CLASSIC 2013 WTA Tournament in Birmingham and made important victories!
Donna’s and Ajla’s detailed results at AEGON CLASSIC 2013 are the following:
1st round: Donna Vekic – Camila Giorgi (Ita) 7:6, 6:3
2nd round: Donna Vekic – Urszula Radwanska (Pol) 6:3, 6:2
3rd round: Donna Vekic – Maria Sanchez (USA) 4:6, 6:2, 6:2
Quarterfinals: Donna Vekic – Sorana Cirstea (Rou) 6:2, 6:1
Semifinals: Donna Vekic – M. Rybarikova (Svk) 7:6,1:6,6:3
Finals: Donna Vekic – Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) 6:7, 4:6
...while the ranking of the players is the following:
Camila Giorgi (Ita) – # 92 WTA list
Urszula Radwanska (Pol) – # 38 WTA list
Maria Sanchez (Esp) – # 119 WTA list
Sorana Cirstea (Rou) – # 24 WTA list
Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) – # 47 WTA list
Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) – # 60 WTA list
1st round: Ajla Tomljanovic – Melanie Oudin (USA) 6:3, 6:1
2nd round: Ajla Tomljanovic – Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) 6:4, 4:6, 5:7
Melanie Oudin (USA) – # 80 WTA list
Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) – # 20 WTA list
Please visit www.smrikve.com to learn more about Smrikve, Istria from Smrikve, Smrikva Bowl, one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World, and Villa Smrikve, for your accommodation with swimming pool in Stinjan (Pula – Pola) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia.
12/06/13
Daria Solovyeva - Dasha is back at "La Bottega" di Smrikve :)... ... last week she played the finals of an ETA under 14 tournament and won doubles...
La Bottega di Smrikve is a natural development of the story started in 1996 when the Smrikva Bowl tennis talents story began…
During the Renaissance period La Bottega (the art and craft workshop) was the nursery site for the formation of the artists… and was probably the source of the Renaissance itself…
Inside La Bottega we can imagine pupils, still children, that began to take their first steps into the world of art… growing their talent side by side with the greatest artists that later on made history…
... and the Renaissance workshop was not limited to being a fine school of design (the same as our tennis school is not a simple fine school of tennis) but has served as a cultural center in which the philosophy and scientific knowledge merged with the artistic technique…
Dasha opened this summer “La Bottega” season of the tennis Smrikve friends visits…
and I have to say that I enjoyed Dasha’s training this morning with my father and the conclusion of it…
Here below is Miro’s last week preparation match with Deni Zmak for the German and Croatian league he’s been playing this week… and this serve is just a bit over 200 km/h… and Dasha is getting closer and closer month after month… ;)...
Deni Zmak, 4th and 5th Smrikva Bowl runner up, former under 16 European Champion, just arrived from the USA few weeks ago where he is playing tennis and studying…
He did a great year in the US… their team won the season and his form is very good… it was a pleasure to enjoy that training match :)
Please visit www.smrikve.com to learn more about Smrikve, Istria from Smrikve, Smrikva Bowl, one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World, and Villa Smrikve, for your accommodation with swimming pool in Stinjan (Pula – Pola) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia.
12/06/13
Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update June 2013)
Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list are mentioned below and the top Smrikva Bowl players that are still competing…
As of 10th of April 2013 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:
• 4 players TOP 200 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #89 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #147 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2002 runner up – 2003 semif.- # 155 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #164 WTA
• 4 players TOP 500 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #219 ATP
Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #276 ATP
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #394 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 401 ATP
• 6 boys and 8 girls… in total 14 players are in TOP 100 ITF
BOYS:
#2 Nikola MILOJEVIC
#4 Laslo DJERE
#6 Borna CORIC
#7 Gianluigi QUINZI
#36 Franko MIOCIC
#62 Matteo DONATI
GIRLS:
#1 Belinda BENCIC
#2 Ana KONJUH
#16 Christina MAKAROVA
#17 Nina STOJANOVIC
#32 Katie BOULTER
#42 Ilka CSOREGI
#72 Giulia PAIRONE
#85 Jana FETT
• 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Ana KONJUH #1, Belinda BENCIC #2)
• 3 boys and 1 girl are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Samuele RAMAZZOTTI #2, Miomir KECMANOVIC #4, Alexei POPYRIN #10; Andreea Amalia ROSCA #8)
IN 1996 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM ISTRIA AND KVARNER (1st Smrikva Bowl)... IN 1997 TOP PLAYERS FROM CROATIA gathered on the 2nd Smrikva Bowl... IN 1998 3rd SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO GATHER FIRST FOREIGN PLAYERS...
BOYS
Vilim VISAK, 1st Smrikva Bowl 1996 winner, from Croatia. Vilim’s best ranking was #612 in March 2006.
GIRLS
Ivana LISJAK, 2nd Smrikva Bowl 1997 winner, from Croatia. Ivana’s best ranking was #95 on WTA list in June 2006.
Astrid BESSER, 4th Smrikva Bowl 1999 winner, from Italy. Atrid’s best ranking was #356 on WTA list in March 2009.
Tereza MRDEZA, 5th Smrikva Bowl 2000 winner, from Croatia, is currently ranked #164 on WTA list.
2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…
BOYS
Marin DRAGANJA, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #562 on ATP ranking list.
Dino MARCAN, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #394 on ATP ranking list.
GIRLS
Petra MARTIC, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #147 on WTA list. Petra’s best raning is #42 on WTA list as of June 2012.
Indire AKIKI, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #736 on WTA list.
IN 2002 SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO BE A EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl and 1st”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Javier MARTI, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 winner, from Spain, is currently ranked #219 on ATP list.
Federico GAIO, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, from Italy, is currently ranked #594 on ATP list*.
GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #155 on WTA list; best ranking was #145 on WTA list in November 2011.
Martina CAREGARO, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 winner, from Italy, is ranked #705 on WTA ranking list; her best ranking was #370 on WTA list in October 2010.
Ema BURGIC, ranked 3rd on 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, best ranking was #505 on WTA list in July 2010.
2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl and 2nd”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, from Austria, is ranked #276 on ATP ranking list.
George MORGAN, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Great Britain, is ranked #948 on ATP ranking list.
Ciprian PORUMB, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Romenia, is not ranked on ATP ranking list.
GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Croatia, is ranked #155 on WTA list* best ranking was #145 on WTA list in November 2011.
Silvia NJIRIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #859 on WTA list.
“Little Mo” TEAM
Emmett EGGER, played 2nd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked yet on ATP list.
2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl and 3rd”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #761 on ATP ranking list.
Filip VEGER, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 semifinalist, from Croatia, is ranked #760 on ATP ranking list.
Danil ZELENKOV, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 player, from FYR Macedonia, is ranked #1698 on ATP ranking list.
GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Serbia. Her best ranking was # 559 on WTA ranking list in June 2012.
“Little Mo” TEAM
Mitchel POLNET, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, not ranked on ATP ranking list.
Blair SHANKLE, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, is ranked #836 on WTA ranking list
IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM 3 CONTINENTS
2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl and 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Matteo DONATI, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, from Italy, is ranked #982 on ATP list.
Laslo DJERE, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #4 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked 869 on ATP list.
Gianluigi QUINZI, ranked 3rd on 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from Italy, is ranked #7 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #401 on ATP list.
Nikola MILOJEVIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 Consolation tournament winner, from Serbia, is ranked #2 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF).
Borna CORIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #6 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #748 on ATP list.
Luka ILIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Serbia, is ranked #1253 on ATP ranking list.
Franko MIOCIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #36 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, from Serbia. Her best ranking was # 559 on WTA ranking list in June 2012.
Olga IANCHUK, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Ukraine, is ranked #426 on WTA list.
Irina Maria BARA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Romania, is ranked #964 on WTA ranking list.
Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #89 on WTA list.
Iva MEKOVEC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #572 on WTA list.
Camilla ROSATELLO, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Italy, is ranked #764 on WTA list.
Jana FETT, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from Croatia, is ranked #85 on ITF ranking list.
“Little Mo” TEAM
Jeffrey SCHORSCH, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.
Jose GRACIA, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.
Yale GOLDBERG, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.
Dorothy TANG, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.
2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl and 5th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Italy, is ranked #7 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #401 on ATP list.
Andre BIRO, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalist, from Hungary, is ranked #144 on ITF ranking list.
GIRLS
Eleanor DEAN, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Great Britain, is ranked #334 on ITF ranking list.
Ilka CSOREGI, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalists, from Romania, is ranked #42 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)
Dea HERDZELAS, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 quarterfinalists, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #185 on ITF ranking list.
Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Switzerland, is ranked #1 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF)
Giulia PAIRONE, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Italy, is ranked #72 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)
Nina STOJANOVIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Serbia, is ranked #17 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)
“Little Mo” TEAM
Daniel MAESE, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.
Aries WONG, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is still not ranked on ITF ranking list.
Christina MAKAROVA, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #16 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF), and is ranked #938 on WTA ranking list.
Gabriella UMOQUIT, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked #344 on ITF ranking list.
2007 – 12th Smrikva Bowl and 6th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Sacha MERZETTI, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 winner, from Italy, is ranked #320 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Bogdan BORZA, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #132 in Europe in under 16 cathegory and is ranked #492 on ITF ranking list.
Gonzalo MORELL, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Spain, is ranked #208 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Sergiu BUCUR, ranked 4th on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Romania, is ranked #827 on ITF ranking list.
GIRLS
Ana KONJUH, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #1 in Europe in under 16 cathegory and #2 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and # 550 on WTA list.
Nina POTOCNIK, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Slovenia, is ranked #121 on ITF ranking list.
Ivana JOROVIC, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 player, from Serbia, is ranked # 714 on WTA list.
Jazzi PLEWS, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 player, from UK, is ranked #127 on ITF ranking list
Bianka BEKEFI, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 player, from Hungary, is ranked #101 on ITF ranking list
“Little Mo” TEAM
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #771 on ITF ranking list.
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #152 on ITF ranking list.
Ndindi NDUNDA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #620 on ITF ranking list.
Domonique GARLEY, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.
IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Luka PANIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner, from Switzerland, is ranked #707 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Mihnea TURCU, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #1018 in Europe in under 16 european ranking list.
Grega KOKALJ, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovenia, is ranked #513 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Andrea GUERRIERI, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Italy, is ranked #427 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
GIRLS
Katarina JOKIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #291 on ITF ranking list.
Maia LUMSDEN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Scotland, is ranked #372 on ITF ranking list.
Viktoria KUZMOVA, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovakia, is ranked #200 on ITF ranking list.
Estela Perez-Somarriba, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Spain, is ranked #1224 on under 16 european ranking list.
Olga FRIDMAN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Ukraine, is ranked #135 on ITF ranking list.
Nikolina JOVIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Serbia, is ranked #270 on ITF ranking list.
Gabriella Patricia TAYLOR, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from UK, is ranked #201 on ITF ranking list.
Marija CURNIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Croatia, is ranked #564 on ITF ranking list.
“Little Mo” TEAM
Justin LEE, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
William BLUMBERG, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #264 on ITF ranking list.
Ingrid NEEL, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
Paulina FERRARI, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THUS REACHED THE TOTAL OF 40 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION
2009 – 14th Smrikva Bowl and 8th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 winner, from Spain, is ranked #142 in under 14 european ranking.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Italy, is ranked #2 in under 14 european ranking (TOP 10 ETA U14).
Karlo SUEVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Slovenia, is ranked #72 in under 14 european ranking.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Spain, is ranked #404 in under 14 european ranking.
Miomir KECMANOVIC, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist, from Serbia, is ranked #4 in under 14 european ranking (TOP 10 ETA U14).
Alexei POPYRIN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Consolation Draw
winner, from Australia, is ranked #10 in under 14 european ranking (TOP 10 ETA u14).
Max STEWART, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from UK, is ranked #12 in under 14 european ranking.
GIRLS
Katie SWAN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 winner, from United Kingdom, is ranked #44 in under 14 european ranking.
Jovana VUKOVIC – JOKA, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #33 in under 14 european ranking.
Inci OGUT, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Turkey, is ranked #43 in under 14 european ranking.
Arianna CAPOGROSSO, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Italy, is ranked #23 in under 14 european ranking.
“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
Alex GEE, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
IN 2010 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 49 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION
2010 – 15th Smrikva Bowl and 9th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Nicola KUHN, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 winner, from Spain, is ranked #66 in under 14 european ranking.
Karlo SUEVICH, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #72 in under 14 european ranking.
Yshai OLIEL, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Israel, is ranked #13 in under 14 european ranking.
Andrei Taica RADU, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Romania, is ranked #248 in under 14 european ranking.
GIRLS
Jovana VUKOVIC, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #33 in under 14 european ranking.
Paula ARIAS MANJON, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 runner up, from Spain, is ranked #390 in under 14 european ranking.
Neli SUNJIC, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Croatia, is ranked #147 in under 14 european ranking.
Kristina NOVAK, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Slovenia, is ranked #373 in under 14 european ranking.
“Little Mo” TEAM
Max MOTLAGH, played 9th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
Claire LIU, played 9th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
Alexa BUTERA, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 53 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION
2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Duje AJDUKOVIC, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 winner, from Croatia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Mihailo POPOVIC, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Alejandro SERRANO OSOBA, ranked 3rd on 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011, from Spain, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Stipan MADZAR, ranked 3rd on 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011, from Croatia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 winner, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Ksenija TMUSIC, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Emilija KOJCIC, ranked 3rd on 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Betina TOKAC, ranked 3rd on 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011, from Turkey, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
IN 2012 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 57 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION... and for the first time in the quarterfinals there were still five continents represented: AFRICA, ASIA, AMERICA, OCENIA and EUROPE
2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Goran ZIVOTIC, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Sebastian GIMA, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 runner up, from Romania, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Viktor JOVIC, ranked 3rd on 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, Serbian origin living in UAE, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC, ranked 3rd on 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
GIRLS
Himari SATO, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner, from Japan, is too young for ITF ranking.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 runner up, from Germany, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Pia LOVRIC, ranked 3rd on 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, from Slovenia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Zoe KRUGER, ranked 3rd on 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, from Republic of South Africa, is too young for ITF ranking.
Please visit www.smrikve.com to learn more about Smrikve, Istria from Smrikve, Smrikva Bowl, one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World, and Villa Smrikve, for your accommodation with swimming pool in Stinjan (Pula – Pola) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia.
03/06/13
12 Smrikva Bowl players were in the Main Draws of the Junior Roland Garros 2013; Belinda BENCIC (1997) is the WINNER; Borna CORIC (1996), Nikola MILOJEVIC (1995) and Ana KONJUH (1997) reached semifinals while Gianluigi QUINZI (1996) quarterfinals...
There were several Smrikva Bowl players that I recognized competing in the Main Draw of this year Junior Roland Garros 2013… five boys and seven girls… :)...
In the first round there were 12 Smrikva Bowl players out of 128 (9,4%)
In the second round there were 9 Smrikva Bowl players out of 64 (14%)
In the third round there were 7 Smrikva Bowl players out of 32 (21,9%):
In the quarterfinals there were 5 Smrikva Bowl players out of 16 (31,3%): Borna CORIC (1996 age group), Gianluigi QUINZI (1996 age group), Nikola MILOJEVIC (1995 age group), Ana KONJUH (1997 age group) and Belinda BENCIC (1997 age group).
In the semifinals there were 4 Smrikva Bowl players out of 8 (50%): Borna CORIC, Nikola MILOJEVIC, Ana KONJUH and Belinda BENCIC.
... and Belinda BENCIC qualified for the finals and obtained the VICTORY!
In January, in Australia, Ana KONJUH won her first Grand Slam too… Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN…
Photo by Daniel Munoz
... and today Belinda BENCIC Junior ROLAND GARROS…
... both Belinda and Ana are 1997 age group…
In the following you can read more detailed results related to former Smrikva Bowl players on this year Junior Roland Garros 2013 played in Paris this week:
Girls:
Belinda Bencic(SUI) – 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player
1st round: Belinda Bencic – Alice Matteucci (ITA) 6:2, 7:5
2nd round: Belinda Bencic – Fiona Ferro (FRA) 6:3, 6:0
3rd round: Belinda Bencic -Beatriz H.Maia (BRA) 6:3, 4:6, 6:1
Quarterfinals: Belinda Bencic -Taylor Townsend (USA) 2:6,6:2,9:7
Semifinals: Belinda Bencic – Louisa Chirico (USA) 7:5, 3:6, 6:3
Finals: Belinda Bencic – Antonia Lottner (GER) 6:1, 6:3
Ana Konjuh (CRO) – 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up
1st round: Ana Konjuh – Katie Boulter (GBR) 6:2, 6:4
2nd round: Ana Konjuh – Jamie Loeb (USA) 7:5, 6:4
3rd round: Ana Konjuh – Petra Uberalova (SVK) 6:7, 6:4, 6:4
Quarterfinals: Ana Konjuh – Darya Kasatkina (RUS) 3:6, 7:6, 6:4
Semifinals: Ana Konjuh – Antonia Lottner (GER) 0:6, 1:6
Ilka Csoregi(ROU) – 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalists
1st round: Ilka Csoregi – Anett Kontaveit (EST) 6:4, 7:6
2nd round: Ilka Csoregi – Estelle Cascino (FRA) 7:6, 7:6
2nd round: Ilka Csoregi – Kristina Schmiedlova (SVK) 6:7,6:3,6:4
Jana Fett(CRO) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player
1st round: Jana Fett – Sara Tomic (AUS) 7:5, 6:3
2nd round: Jana Fett – Taylor Townsend (USA) 5:6, 2:6
Katie Boulter (GBR) – 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player
1st round: Katie Boulter – Anna Konjuh (CRO) 2:6, 4:6
Nina Stojanovic (SRB) – 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player
1st round: Nina Stojanovic – Jamie Loeb (USA) 6:7, 3:6
Christina Makarova (USA) – “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2006
1st round: Christina Makarova – Chiara Grimm (SUI) 1:6, 3:6
Boys:
Borna Coric (CRO) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player
1st round: Borna Coric – Mazen Osama (EGY) 6:4, 6:0
2nd round: Borna Coric – Maximilian Marterer (GER) 6:3, 6:3
3rd round: Borna Coric – Johan Sebastien Tatlot (FRA) 5:7,6:0,8:6
Quarterfinals: Borna Coric – Guillermo Nunez (CHI) 6:2, 6:3
Semifinals: Borna Coric – Christian Garin (CHI) 5:7, 2:6
Nikola Milojevic (SRB) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 consolation draw winner
1st round: Nikola Milojevic – Omar Jasika (AUS) 6:1, 6:1
2nd round: Nikola Milojevic – Naoki Nakagawa (JPN) 6:4, 6:4
3rd round: Nikola Milojevic – Lucas Gomez (MEX) 6:1, 6:0
Quarterfinals: Nikola Milojevic – Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) 7:6, 6:2
Semifinals: Nikola Milojevic – A.Zverev (GER) 5:7, 1:6
Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) – 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner
1st round: Gianluigi Quinzi – Alexandre Favrot (FRA) 1:6, 6:1, 6:4
2nd round: Gianluigi Quinzi – Stefan Kozlov (USA) 3:6, 6:1, 6:4
3rd round: Gianluigi Quinzi – Albert A.Ivorra (ESP) 6:2,3:6,6:2
Quarterfinals: Gianluigi Quinzi -Nikola Milojevic (SRB) 6:7,2:6
Laslo Djere (SRB) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up
1st round: Laslo Djere – Pedro Cachin (ARG) 6:4, 6:4
2nd round: Laslo Djere – Jorge Brian Panta (PER) 6:7, 6:2, 7:5
3rd round: Laslo Djere – Christian Garin (CHI) 6:3, 3:6, 2:6
Matteo Donati (ITA) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner
1st round: Matteo Donati – Seong Chan Hong (KOR) 6:0, 6:0
2nd round: Matteo Donati – Johan Sebastien Tatlot (FRA) 4:6, 4:6
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