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14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 - one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World - will take place from 24th - 28th june 2009

Download 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 presentation and application (pdf ~0.8 MB)

The application form – included in this presentation – must be filled out and sent by fax to the Smrikve Tennis Club. All the information required in the form are relevant!

The number of players will be limited and there will be few places available per country. Top players from each country will be preferred.

Deadline for the application: 30th March 2009 (the waiting list will be prepared if the total number of places available are already full by the deadline date).

Each player will receive the confirmation e- mail after the Smrikve Tennis Club receive the application form sent by fax. Invited players and the players from outside Europe might receive the confirmation of their acceptance before the deadline date. All the other players will receive the confirmation of their acceptance before April 5th, 2009.

We advise you to explain in details the results obtained. If the player has the official ranking in the country of origin, please attach it to the application form.

For any additional questions about the tournament please write to the Smrikve Tennis Club: miodrag_bozovic@yahoo.it

13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 Results, Press Release and Photos

13^th Smrikva Bowl 2008 Results

13^th Smrikva Bowl 2008 Press Release

Photos of the 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 players

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22/09/08

Luka Panic - 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner - obtained Wilson sponsorship contract

Luka Panic won 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 and one of the new prizes for this year winners was the Wilson sponsorship contract. Today I received the news from Luka’s father that he received 3 new rackets, the Wilson bag, the strings and overgrips. Luka received Nova Djokovic’s rackets and I am glad for that because Novak is one of Luka’s favorite players of today.

Here is the photo of Luka Panic with his new bag and rackets.

In addition, this week end Luka played the finals of a Swiss tournament in Zurich and he had a high temperature the night before but in end he was able to confirm his outstanding performance in the finals with the victory of 6:2, 6:0 against Benjamin Killherr.

Very soon Luka will go to Paris to get the additional prize he won on the Smrikva Bowl, a seven day stage at Mouratoglou Tennis Academy. Katarina Jokic, the girls winner, already completed the stage and hopefully Luka will enjoy it the same way Katarina enjoyed it.

Please visit www.smrikve.com to learn more about Smrikva Bowl, one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World, and Villa Smrikve and future Smrikve Village, for your accommodation in Stinjan (Pula) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia. In Villa Smrikve you can enjoy tennis, sea, good istrian food, Smrikve wine and olive oil, and events in Pula and Istria.

18/09/08

Today we collected grapes and started 2008 Smrikve wine production

Today we collected grapes and started 2008 Smrikve wine production. It was a long day and several people helped us during the collection process. The grapes were yellow coloured and of sweet taste. We expect the wine to be good also this year.

The first phase of the processing was completed today. We collected the grapes but also separated the juice of the rest to obtain the golden colour that usually our Istrian Malvazija (Malmsey) wine has. Now for two days the fermentation will be blocked to allow the wine to start its transformation process cleaner than it is today after the collection.

In Smrikve we produce Istrian Malvazija (Malmsey) and during the Smrikva Bowl we use to give a bottle of wine to every family as a memory to their Smrikva Bowl.

In the regions where the wine is produced the wine was always part of the culture of the particular site. Also the wine we produce is part of the Smrikve tradition and this is the reason why we are pleased to give a bottle to every family that come to visit us for the Smrikva Bowl.

With todays collection we started the process of transforming the grapes into wine for the 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 edition.

For those who are not familiar with Istrian wine I am pleased to remined the reader that Istrian wine was considered one of the best in the Roman Empire, around 20 centuries ago, and was preferred by Livia Drusilla, also known as Iulia Augusta, the wife of the first Roman Emperor Augustus.

15/09/08

Komot from Zagreb prepared new tennis blende for the Smrikve Central Court where the Smrikva Bowl finals are played

Vlado and Marija Babic are the owners of Komot, one of the leading companies in Croatia for the production of tennis blende. The company is based in Zagreb and their tennis programme on the webisite can be visited if you click on www.baplast-komot.hr .

Vlado and Marija are also the parents of Zvonimir Babic that played Smrikva Bowl twice several years ago. Since the first time their son played our tournament they decided to support Smrikva Bowl. They sponsored Smrikva Bowl with some articles they produce, among those products are also tennis blende. Today both Vlado and Marija Babic are Golden Smrikva Bowl Members and every year they make as a visit in Smrikve.

Vlado Babic is also the person that gave me the idea to plant an olive tree during the tournament. He enjoyed Smrikva Bowl and said that I should think about that idea and the year after we started to plant centuries old Olive Trees. I decided to plant the old olive tree to add to the traditional message of the olive tree the message of intergenerational responsibility that I think is an important message for the kids of today.

It is always a pleasure to have former Smrikva Bowl players in Smrikve and is always a pleasure to have some help from them that allow us to further develop Smrikva Bowl.

Thanks again Vlado and Marija!

13/09/08

Katarina Jokic and Nina Marjanovic during their stay at Mouratoglou Tennis Academy had the opportunity to further improve their friendship that started on the Smrikva Bowl

Katarina Jokic won the 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 and had the opportunity to train for a week at prestigous Mouratoglou Tennis Academy near Paris. From this year one of Smrikva Bowl new friends is also Patrick Mouratoglou and he offered to the Smrikva Bowl winners this extraoridinary prize. The winner and one person are hosted for a week in the Academy.

Every Smrikva Bowl player was informed about this opportunity and to every player during the registration was presented the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy.

For Katarina this was one of her first international experiences after Smrikva Bowl and was also the first opportunities to get in contact with a professional tennis facility such as Mouratoglou Academy. It is likely that Katarina Jokic together with Maya Lumsden and Ingrid Neel is one of the best players in the World in her age group.

Let me continue this story… to explain also this new friendship developed between Nina Marjanovic and Katarina…

Nina Marjanovic is the best player in Serbia in her age group and she also played this year Smrikva Bowl. Nina is a kid that always smile and after the Smrikva Bowl her family decided to stay for few more days in Pula and to train in Smrikve. In those days they asked me about the opportunity to go to Paris. They asked me more information about the Academy and explained to me that they have lived in Paris and that they have an apartment there, so for them would be nice to apply for two weeks training.

I promissed to them that I would have checked with the Academy about the costs for their stay. In end Patrick Mouratoglou decided to offer to Nina two weeks of training in his Academy for free. Nina was very happy and thanks to this opportuntiy Nina and Katarina were toghether in Paris at the beginning of Septembar.

This was Katarina’s first time in Paris and she took the opportunity to visit Paris’ tower and also Disneyland. I saw several photos of Nina and Katarina in the Disneyland and they looked really happy. Here below is one of their photos:

In the Academy they had the opportunity to meet and make a photo with Marcos Baghdatis, one of the players that has grown in Mouratoglou’s Academy.

Last week end Katarina Jokic was invited to play a tournament in Belgrade where also a hospitality was offered to her and her father but in end they preferred to stay in Nina’s Marjanovic home as their guest. It is nice to hear that when you have a hotel where you can sleep you prefer to stay in home of your friends. I was so happy to hear that and Katarina’s father more times repeated to me on the phone how he enjoyed the developing of this new friendship between Katarina and Nina.

Nina and Katarina spent a day in Disneyland and I would like to close this article with a text I wrote few months ago in relation with the Ambassadors nomination and the centuries old Olive Tree we plant all together every year. The text is related to Lion King cartoon, a Walt Disney cartoon, that is very mutch in line with the message the Olive Tree we plant trasmits to the Ambassadors.

It would be nice to think that Nina and Katarina friendship could develop into friendship similar to that enjoyed by Simba, Timon and Pumbaa in the cartoon. Here below is my text related with the Amabassadors nomination:

“The Lion King cartoon is an artwork and most of the life messages one can find in it are in line with the Smrikva Bowl. They are in line with the message of the Ambassadors’ Olive Tree; they are in line with the values of friendship and love; they 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 about the intergenerational responsability. Timon, Pumbaa and Simba relationship remineds me about love between friends. Pumbaa also make me think abuout empathy, intuition and loyalty. The relationship between Simba and Nola reminds me again about the importance of love. Rifiki, the wise old baboo, with his many centuries old tree remineds me about the importance of the 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 lifes; 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… 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 will allow future generations to enjoy the beauty of life, the sunsets and the seasons of the earth. Enjoy the circle of life.”

“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.”

09/09/08

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF, USTA and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update Septembar 2008)

IN 1996 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM ISTRIA AND KVARNER

1996 – 1st Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Vilim Visak, 1st Smrikva Bowl 1996 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #938 on ATP list. Vilim’s best ranking was #612 in March 2006. Vilim Visak is currently ranked #407 on ATP Doubles Ranking.

GIRLS
Natali Zuliani, 1st Smrikva Bowl 1996 winner, from Croatia, is not ranked player.

IN 1997 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM CROATIA

1997 – 2nd Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Zeljko Peric, 2nd Smrikva Bowl 1997 winner, from Croatia, is not ranked player.

GIRLS
Ivana Lisjak, 2nd Smrikva Bowl 1997 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #375 on WTA list. Ivana’s best ranking was #95 in June 2006.

IN 1998 SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO BE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

1998 – 3rd Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Filip Kovacic, 3rd Smrikva Bowl 1998 winner, from Croatia, is not ranked player.

GIRLS
Mateja Horvat, 3rd Smrikva Bowl 1998 winner, from Croatia, is not ranked player. His best ranking was around #800 on WTA list.

1999 – 4th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Deni Zmak, 4th Smrikva Bowl 1999 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #1888 on ATP list. Deni Zmak is currently ranked #1052 on ATP Doubles Ranking.

GIRLS
Astrid Besser, 4th Smrikva Bowl 1999 winner, from Italy, is ranked #403 on WTA list.

2000 – 5th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Adelchi Virgili, 5th Smrikva Bowl 2000 winner, from Italy. Adelchi is very talented player but he continues to be injured. Hopefully he will be able to start to play professional tennis.

GIRLS
Tereza Mrdeza, 5th Smrikva Bowl 2000 winner, from Croatia, is currently ranked #614 on WTA list.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Marin Draganja, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #44 on ITF ranking list. Marin Draganja played in the finals of the last year Avenire in Milan, one of the most important under 16 tennis tournaments in the World.
Dino Marcan, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #58 on ITF ranking list.

GIRLS
Petra Martic, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #183 on WTA list.
Indire Akiki, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #705 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 #1307 on ATP list and #611 on ITF ranking list. Giacomo Miccini, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Italy, is ranked #69 on ITF ranking list and is ranked #1859 on ATP list.

GIRLS
Martina Caregaro, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 winner, from Italy, is ranked #807 on WTA ranking list.
Ajla Tomljanovic, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #36 on ITF ranking list and was ranked #1067 on WTA list.
Ema Burgic, ranked 3rd on 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #106 on ITF ranking list and is ranked #965 on WTA list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Jordaan Sanford, played 1st “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #850 on ITF ranking list.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl and 2nd”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Dominic Thiem, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, from Austria, is ranked #36 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
George Morgan, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Great Britain, is ranked #551 on ITF ranking list and is ranked #102 in Europe in under 16 cathegory. George Morgan won Junior Orange Bowl 2007 under 14 age group. George Morgan also played the finals of the Prince Cup 2007.
Ciprian Porumb, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Romenia, is ranked #577 on ITF ranking list and and is ranked #7 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.

GIRLS
Jennifer Ren, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, from Great Britain, is ranked #228 on ITF ranking list and is ranked #1075 on WTA list.
Silvia Njiric, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #68 on ITF ranking list and is ranked #957 on WTA list.
Ajla Tomljanovic, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Croatia, is ranked #36 on ITF ranking list and was ranked #1067 on WTA list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Emmett Egger, played 2nd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #46 in the USA in under 16 cathegory and is ranked #686 on ITF ranking list.
Robert Stineman, played 2nd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #168 in the USA in under 16 cathegory.

Karen Forman, played 2nd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #157 in the USA in under 16 cathegory.
Katie Klyczek, played 2nd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #437 in the USA in under 16 cathegory.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl and 3rd”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Ivan Levar, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #11 in Europe in under 14 cathegory and is ranked #264 in under 16 cathegory.
Miki Jankovic, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #12 in Europe in under 14 cathegory and is ranked #57 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.

GIRLS
Saska Gavrilovska, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #62 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Ecaterina Opriou, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 runner up, from Romenia, is ranked #68 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Mitchel Polnet, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #205 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
Rayan Andrada, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #898 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

Blair Shankle, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #7 in the USA in under 14 cathegory and is ranked #1167 on ITF ranking list.
Anna Mamalat, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #29 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

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 #67 in Europe in under 14 cathegory. Matteo Donati arrived in the semifinals of Junior Orange Bowl 2007 under 12 age group and he was the winner of the Prince Cup.
Gyore Laszlo, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #55 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Gianluigi Quinzi, ranked 3rd on 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from Italy, is ranked #27 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Harry Busby, ranked 4th on 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from UK, is not ranked in Europe in under 14 cathegory. In 2007, Harry Busby won Ouatt Kids Cup World Wide under 11 cathegory.
Nikola Milojevic, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 Consolation tournament winner, from Serbia, is ranked #24 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.

GIRLS
Saska Gavrilovska, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #62 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Olga Yanchuk, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Ukraine, is ranked #15 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Jeffrey Schorsch, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #430 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
Jose Gracia, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #190 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
Yale Goldberg, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #57 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

Dorothy Tang, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #106 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl and 5th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Gianluigi Quinzi, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Italy, is ranked #27 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Filip Kraljevic, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 runner up, from Croatia, is not ranked in Europe in under 14 cathegory.

GIRLS
Eleanor Dean, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Great Britain, is not ranked in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Dina Paocic, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 runner up, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #259 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Daniel Maese, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #94 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.
Aries Wong, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #33 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

Christina Makarova, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #12 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.
Gabriella Umoquit, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #102 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

2007 – 12th Smrikva Bowl and 6th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Sacha Merzetti, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 winner, from Italy, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Bogdan Borza, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Romania, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Gonzalo Morell, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Spain, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Sergiu Bucur, ranked 4th on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Romania, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Virginia Pena, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 winner, from Spain, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Ana Konjuh, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Croatia, is too young for under 14 european ranking. Ana Konjuh won the 2nd “Little Mo” International 2007 under 10 age group.
Nina Potocnik, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Slovenia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Katie Dayson, ranked 4th on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from UK, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Eduardo Nava, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #30 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.
Tommy Paul, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #77 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

Ndindi Ndunda, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #68 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.
Domonique Garley, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #275 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

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 too young for under 14 european ranking.
Mihnea Turcu, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Romania, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Grega Kokalj, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovenia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Andrea Guerrieri, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Italy, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Katarina Jokic, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Maia Lumsden, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Scotland, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Viktoria Kuzmova, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovakia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Estela Perez Somarriba, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Spain, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Justine Lee, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #178 in the USA in under 12 cathegory. In 2008, Justin Lee won Ouatt Kids Cup World Wide under 10 cathegory.
William Blumberg, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

Ingrid Neel, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #36 in the USA in under 12 cathegory. In 2008, Ingrid Neel won Ouatt Kids Cup World Wide under 10 cathegory.
Paulina Ferrari, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #941 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.