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17/07/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 memory video was published on line together with both final matches
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31st SMRIKVA BOWL 2026 video
31st SMRIKVA BOWL 2026 boys finals
31st SMRIKVA BOWL 2026 girls finals
13/07/26
Top Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European U14 ranking lists (update July 2026)
Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list and the top Smrikva Bowl players current ranking.
As of July 13th, 2026 their track record includes the following:
=> 156 professional ATP/WTA titles (8 Grand Slams) conquered by 37 players
=> 60 GRAND SLAM titles (including junior titles) conquered by 42 players
=> 7 Olympic medals (singles, doubles and mixed doubles)
=> 4 Davis Cup titles & 2 Billie Jean King titles
=> 2 NEXT GEN ATP Finals titles
=> 107 players reached TOP 200 ATP/WTA ranking => 55 players reached TOP 100 ATP/WTA ranking => 18 players reached TOP 20 ATP/WTA => 8 players reached TOP 10 ATP/WTA ranking => 1 player reached #1 ATP ranking
=> 16 players reached #1 ITF ranking; 1 player reached #1 ATP ranking
=> 406 + SB players (1996-2018) received scholarships to study in the US & play tennis… and the list of the players can be seen on the following link SB US University Club
- 532 + SB players (1996-2017) collected ATP/WTA points on the following link ATP/WTA SB Club
• 54 TOP 200 WTA Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #4 WTA (Feb 2020)
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #14 WTA (Jan 2020)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #17 WTA (Jan 2025)
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #18 WTA (May 2023)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #20 WTA (Jul 2017)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #23 WTA (Nov 2024)
Alexandra EALA – 2015 player – #28 WTA (Jul 2026)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 32 WTA (Apr 2022)
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – # 32 WTA (Jul 2025)
Tereza VALENTOVA – 2017 player – #43 WTA (Feb 2026)
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semif.- #43 WTA (Mar 2019)
Petra MARCINKO – 2015 player – #45 WTA (Jul 2026)
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA – 2005 semif. – #49 (Jun 2023)
Antonia RUZIC, 18th SB 2013, #50 WTA (Jul 2026)
Clair LIU – 2010 “LM”/SB player -#52 WTA (Jan 2023)
Maria TIMOFEEVA – 2012 player – #79 WTA (Jul 2026)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #81 WTA (Mar 2022)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #86 on WTA (Jul 2019)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #97 WTA (Oct 2017)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #104 WTA (Apr 2022)
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #118 WTA (Oct 2022)
Lola RADIVOJEVIC – 2015 player – #137 (Jan 2026)
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #143 WTA (Jun 2018)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC – 2014 player – #157 WTA (Aug 2024)
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #158 WTA (Sep 2024)
Teodora KOSTOVIC – 2017 player – #159 (Mar 2026)
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #162 WTA (Dec 2018)
Joanne ZUGER – 2010 player – #164 WTA (Jul 2022)
Lina GJORCHESKA – 2003 player – #170 WTA (Jun 2017)
Aliona FALEI – 2014 runner up – #173 WTA (May 2024)
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #176 (Oct 2024)
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 player – #183 (May 2022)
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #187 WTA (Jul 2018)
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #190 WTA (Dec 2024)
Angela FITA BOLUDA – 2009 player – #190 WTA (May 2026)
Elizara YANEVA – 2017 player – #196 WTA (Jul 2026)
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #198 WTA (Mar 2022)
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #200 WTA (Sep 2022)
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #21 WTA doubles (Feb 2026)
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 “LM”/SB player -#33 WTA doubles (May 2024)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #37 WTA doubles (Jan 2022)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #56 WTA doubles (May 2019)
Maia LUMSDEN – 2008 runner up – #57 WTA doubles (Jul 2024)
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #62 WTA doubles (Sep 2024)
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #72 WTA doubles (May 2024)
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #143 WTA doubles (May 2019)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)
Anita WAGNER HUSARIC – 2004 player – #158 WTA doubles (Mar 2025)
Vladica BABIC – 2005 player – #164 WTA doubles (Nov 2019)
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 “LM”/SB player – #170 WTA doubles (Sep 2023)
Kristina NOVALK – 2009-10 player – #175 WTA doubles (Mar 2026)
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #179 WTA doubles (Sep 2022)
Elena MICIC – 2014 player – #185 WTA doubles (Jul 2026)
Julia BELGRAVER – 2012 player – #200 WTA doubles (Sep 2025)
• 53 TOP 200 ATP Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:
Carlos ALCARAZ – 2013 runner up – #1 ATP (Sep 2022)
Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #3 ATP (Mar 2020)
Holger RUNE – 2013 QF – #4 ATP (Aug 2023)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #5 ATP (Jul 2026)
Lorenzo MUSETTI – 2012 QF – #5 ATP (Jan 2026)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #8 ATP (Jun 2025)
Flavio COBOLLI – 2012 player – #9 ATP (Jul 2026)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #12 ATP (Nov 2018)
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 SF- #14 ATP (Nov 2025)
Luciano DARDERI – 2012 player – #16 ATP (May 2026)
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 CD winner – #19 ATP (Aug 2025)
Tomas MACHAC – 2010 QF – #20 ATP (Mar 2025)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #27 ATP (Jun 2019)
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 quarterf.- #27 ATP (Jan 2023)
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #31 ATP (Sep 2021 )
Martin LANDALUCE – 2016 QF – #55 ATP (June 2026)
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC – 2013 SF – #56 ATP (May 2026)
Mattia BELLUCCI – 2010 player – #63 ATP (Jul 2025)
Luca NARDI – 2013 player – #67 ATP (Mar 2025)
Dino PRIZMIC – 2015 QF – #70 ATP (June 2026)
Filip MISOLIC – 2011 player – #76 ATP (Feb 2026)
Daniel MERIDA – 2014 player – #82 ATP (Jun 2026)
Jaime FARIA – 2013 player – #87 ATP (Feb 2025)
Vilius GAUBAS – 2014 – #101 ATP (Mar 2026)
Duje AJDUKOVIC – 2011 winner – #105 ATP (Sep 2024)
Jerome KYM – 2013 – #123 ATP (May 2025)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #124 ATP (Feb 2020)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #125 ATP (Feb 2022)
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 142 ATP (Apr 2019)
Luka *MIKRUT – 2014 player – #159 ATP (Oct 2025)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #159 ATP (Jun 2022)
Alibek KACHMAZOV – 2012 – #161 ATP (May 2025)
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #167 ATP (Jun 2022)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #174 ATP (Oct 2019)
Daniel RINCON – 2013 SF – #181 ATP (Dec 2023)
Abdullah SHELBAYH – 2013 – #181 ATP (Jan 2024)
Federico CINA – 2017 – #183 ATP (Mar 2026)
Nerman FATIC – 2004 SF – #191 ATP (Aug 2023)
Remy BERTOLA – 2008 – #196 ATP (Jun 2026)
Matej DODIG – 2015 – #199 ATP (Mar 2026)
Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Patril RIKL – 2009 – #42 ATP doubles (Jun 2026)
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semi – #72 ATP doubles (Apr 2022)
William BLUMBERG – 2008 “LM”/SB player – #74 ATP doubles (Aug 2022)
Ivan SABANOV – 2002 semi – #75 ATP doubles (Apr 2022)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 – #114 ATP doubles (Apr 2026)
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 – #128 ATP doubles (May 2019)
Charles BROOM – 2008 QF – #129 ATP doubles (Sep 2024)
Jiri BERNAT – 2011 – #165 ATP doubles (Jan 2026)
Filippo ROMANO – 2015 – #170 ATP doubles (May 2026)
Federico BONDIOLI – 2015 – #189 ATP doubles (Jan 2026)
As of July 14th 2026 the ranking summary of the TOP 1000 ATP/WTA former Smrikva Bowl players is the following:
• 64 WTA players (6,4%)
Belinda *BENCIC – 2006 player – #14 WTA
Alexandra EALA – 2015 SF – #28 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #35 WTA
Petra MARCINKO – 2015 player – #45 WTA
Tereza VALENTOVA – 2017 player – #49 WTA
Antonia RUZIC – 2013 player – #50 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #67 WTA
Maria TIMOFEEVA – 2012 player – #79 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #92 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #111 WTA
Lola RADIVOJEVIC – 2015 player – #156 WTA
Teodora KOSTOVIC – 2017 player – #159 WTA
Katie Swan – 2009 player – #171 WTA
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA – 2015 SF – #184 WTA
Elizara YANEVA – 2017 player – #196 WTA
Lina GJORCHESKA – 2003 player – #208 WTA
Angela FITA BOLUDA – 2009 player – #220 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA HRUNCANKOVA – 2008 SF – #226 WTA
Aliona FALEI – 2014 runner up – #230 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #248 WTA
Francesca CURMI – 2012 player – #249 WTA
Mia RISTIC – 2016 SB SF – #266 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #268 WTA
Elena MICIC – 2014 player – #302 WTA
Yufei REN – 2016 SF – #306 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #316 WTA
Ena KOIKE – 2016 player – #331 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #332 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #354 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #355 WTA
Alisa OKTIABREVA – 2018 winner – #356 WTA
Joelle STEUR – 2014 player – #360 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #374 WTA
Julie BELGRAVER – 2012 player – #383 WTA
Kristiana SIDOROVA – 2016 player #386 WTA
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC – 2014 player – #393 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #405 WTA
Rositza DENCHEVA – 2017 winner – #413 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #423 WTA
Alana Subasic – 2017 player – #432 WTA
Mio MUSHIKA – 2015 player – #444 WTA
Denislava GLUSHKOVA – 2014 player – #447 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #453 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #466 WTA
Katarina JOKIC – 2008 winner – #468 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #524 WTA
Oana GEORGETA SIMION – 2006 player – #557 WTA
Ann Akasha CEUCA – 2016 player – #563 WTA
Dunja MARIC – 2016 player – #588 WTA
Ksenia EFREMOVA – 2019 winner – #595 WTA
Pia LOVRIC – 2012 player – #602 WTA
Ania HERTEL – 2010 player – #636 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #652 WTA
Ema BURGIC – 2002 player – #693 WTA
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 LM/SB – #708 WTA
Ariana GEERLINGS – 2015 player – #716 WTA
Kristina NOVAK – 2010 player – #737 WTA
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE – 2012 runner up – #786 WTA
Alja SENICA – 2017 player – #795 WTA
Ida WOBKER – 2020c player – #798 WTA
Rose Marie NIJKAMP – 2016 player – #802 WTA
Petra KONJIKUSIC – 2017 player – #870 WTA
Ana Konjuh – 2007 runner up – #932 WTA
Monika STANKIEWICZ – 2016 player – #968 WTA
• 83 ATP players (8,3%)
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA – 2013 runner up – #3 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #5 ATP
Flavio COBOLLI – 2012 player – #9 ATP
Lorenzo MUSETTI – 2012 QF – #14 ATP
Luciano DARDERI – 2012 player – #18 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 SF- #20 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #24 ATP
Tomas MACHAC – 2010 QF- #53 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #59 ATP
Martin LANDALUCE – 2016 QF – #62 ATP
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC – 2013 SF – #69 ATP
Mattia BELLUCCI – 2010 player – #80 ATP
Holger RUNE – 2013 QF – #81 ATP
Daniel MERIDA AGUILAR – 2014 player – #82 ATP
Dino PRIZMIC – 2015 QF – #84 ATP
Jaime FARIA – 2013 player – #91 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #103 ATP
Vilius GAUBAS – 2014 player – #128 ATP
Luca NARDI – 2013 player – #160 ATP
Luka MIKRUT – 2014 player – #172 ATP
Remy BERTOLA – 2008 player – #179 ATP
Federico CINA – 2017 SB player – #184 ATP
Jerome KYM – 2013 player – #186 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #187 ATP
Daniel RINCON – 2013 SF – #205 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 player – #219 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #220 ATP
Matej DODIG – 2015 player – #254 ATP
Abedallah SHELBAYH – 2013 player – #267 ATP
Cezar CRETU – 2011 player – #268 ATP
Charles BROOM – 2008 player – #283 ATP
Filip MISOLIC – 2011 player – #293 ATP
Duje AJDUKOVIC – 2011 winner – #303 ATP
Filippo *ROMANO*- 2015 player – #308 ATP
Petr BRUNCLIK – 2016 SB player – #330 ATP
Federico BONDIOLI – 2015 player – #346 ATP
Mili POLJICAK – 2014 player – #348 ATP
Ognjen MILIĆ – 2017 player – #349 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 player – #396 ATP
Samuele PIERI – 2012 player – #401 ATP
Gabi Adrian BOITAN – 2009 player – #434 ATP
Mika PETKOVIC – 2016 player – #448 ATP
Bor ARTNAK – 2014 player – #465 ATP
Mees ROTTGERING – 2017 SB player – #473 ATP
Dusan OBRADOVIC – 2011 player – #476 ATP
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA – 2011 player – #481 ATP
Eric VANSHELBOIM – 2011 player – #483 ATP
Fabrizio ANDALORO – 2011 player – #485 ATP
Niels McDonald – 2018 runner up – #505 ATP
Kylan BIGUN – 2016 winner – #531 ATP
Sebastian GIMA – 2012 runner up – #532 ATP
Jacopo BERRETTINI – 2008 player – #546 ATP
Tomasz BERKIETA – 2016 player – #552 ATP
Alexander VASILEV – 2017 player – #572 ATP
Filip PLANINSEK – 2011 SB player – #588 ATP
Stefan POPOVIC – 2013 player – #595 ATP
Branko DJURIC – 2015 SB winner – #626 ATP
Timofei DEREPASKO – 2017 player – #686 ATP
Marc MAJDANDZIC – 2015 player – #698 ATP
Matyas FUELE – 2008 player – #704 ATP
Andreja PETROVIC – 2010 player – #706 ATP
Kalin IVANOVSKI – 2014 player – #710 ATP
Lorenzo SCIAHBASI – 2015 player – #719 ATP
Rafael IZQUIEDO LUQUE – 2010 player – #733 ATP
Nikolai BARSUKOV – 2016 player – #735 ATP
Noa VUKADIN – 2014 player – #736 ATP
Herman HOEYERAAL – 2011 player – #745 ATP
Filippo MORONI – 2010 player – #775 ATP
Alibek KACHMAZOV – 2012 player – #782 ATP
Pedro RODENAS – 2014 player – #793 ATP
Daniel SALAZAR – 2011 player – #798 ATP
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ – 2013 player – #802 ATP
Daniele RAPAGNETTA – 2016 player – #805 ATP
Anas MAZDRASHKI – 2016 player – #831 ATP
Patrick BRADY – 2014 winner – #838 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #855 ATP
Tomas CURRAS ABASOLO – 2010 player – #895 ATP
Nico HIPFL – 2016 player – #915 ATP
William REJCHTMAN VINCIGUERRA – 2017 player – #934 ATP
Oliver BONDING – 2017 player – #942 ATP
Žiga ŠEŠKO – 2018 player – #957 ATP
Marko MAKSIMOVIC – 2016 player – #993 ATP
Michele MECARELLI – 2017 player – #994 ATP
• 18 players TOP 100 ATP last RACE TO JEDDAH 2026 NEXT GEN (18%)
Martin LANDALUCE – 2016 – 3 ATP
Federico CINA – 2017 – 5 ATP
Mika PETKOVIC – 2016 – 20 ATP
Mees ROTTGERING – 2017 – 21 ATP
Niels MCDONALD – 22 ATP
Ognjen MILIC – 2017 – 23 ATP
Petr BRUNCLIK – 2016 – 27 ATP
Aleksander VASILEV – 2017 – 30 ATP
Kylan*BIGUN* – 2016 – 31 ATP
Tomasz BERKIETA – 2016 – 47 ATP
Nikolai BARSUKOV – 2016 – 48 ATP
Timofej DEREPASKO – 2017 – 62 ATP
Daniele RAPAGNETTA – 2016 – 63 ATP
Nico HIPFL – 2016 – 66 ATP
Michele MECARELLI – 2017 – 84 ATP
Oliver BONDING – 2017 – 86 ATP
Anas MAZDRASHKI – 2016 – 89 ATP
Duje MARKOVINA – 2017 – 93 ATP
NEXT GEN SB PLAYERS:
Milano 2017: Borna CORIC and Gianluigi QUINZI (WC)
Milano 2018: Alex DE MINAUR (runner up) and Lloyd HARRIS (alternate)
Milano 2019: Alex DE MINAUR (runner up), Miomir KECMANOVIC (semifinals), Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (round robin)
Milano 2020: not played for Covid – 19 but would have played: Alex DE MINAUR, Miomir KECMANOVIC, Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA, Lorenzo MUSETTI, Carlos ALCARAZ
Milano 2021: Carlos ALCARAZ (winner), Lorenzo MUSETTI (round robin), Holger RUNE (round robin), Flavio COBOLLI (alternate)
Milano 2022: Lorenzo MUSETTI, Carlos ALCARAZ (qualified but did not play), Holger RUNE (qualified but did not play)
Jeddah 2023: Carlos ALCARAZ, Holger RUNE, Lorenzo MUSETTI (qualified but did not play)
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (winner), Luca NARDI (round robin), Flavio COBOLLI (round robin), Abdullah SHELBAYS (round robin wc), Luciano DARDERI (alternate)
Jeddah 2024: Martin LANDALUCE (alternate)
Jeddah 2025: Dino PRIZMIC and Martin LANDALUCE qualified
• 8 boys (8%) and 4 girls (4%)… in total 12 players are in TOP 100 ITF
BOYS:
- #4 Ziga SESKO – Junior AO 2026 winner & Junior W 2026 doubles winner
- #7 Thilo BEHRMANN
- #10 Dimitar KISIMOV – Junior AO 2026 doubles winner
- #49 Oliver MAJDANDZIC
- #54 Filippo ALFANO
- #67 Mustafa EGE SIK
- #77 Svit SULJIC
- #138 Patrick-Valentin MOISE
- #173 Leny PETIT
- #182 Marcell KOVACS
- #200 Alexei FROLOV
- #220 Kento KOBAYASHI
- #229 Sin Hang TAM
- #236 Niels McDONALD – junior RG 2025 winner
- #250 Vito DARDERI
- #270 Viggo WAGENKNECHT
- #286 Pavle STOJILJIKOVIC c
- #320 Juliusz STANCZYK
- #323 Wiktor JEZ
- #349 Krystof KOMINEK
- #355 Mattia AIASSA
- #363 Israel DOWIE c
- #385 Dehan VAN DEVENTER
- #421 Roger KOIKE
- #424 Aleksandar TOLEV
- #425 Rafael PAGONIS c
- #436 Dennis SPIRCU
- #437 Aatu NIEMELAE c
- #498 Filip LADMAN
- #534 Alex BERGOMI
- #550 Ivan MARAKOVIC
- #553 Andrea PETRINI
- #562 Aleksander MITEV
- #566 Victor RYDEN
- #572 Antoine TARDIF c
- #604 Antoni KASPERSKI
- #649 Ivan DUMBOVIC
- #654 Hrvoje JUTRESA
- #668 Timur GORDEEV c
- #704 Aran SELVARAASAN c
- #718 Eric TEN c
- #725 Pietro VERNO
- #833 Ivan VAN RUITEN c
- #856 Rene BERTOS
- #866 Itamar VERTHAIMER
- #895 Mihailo TOPIC
- #930 Matej KUKRIKA
- #938 Mauro MAVRACIC
- #939 Carlo PACI
GIRLS:
- #2 Ksenia EFREMOVA – junior AO 2026 winner
- #18 Ida WOBKER c
- #52 Alisa OKTIABREVA – junior RG 2026 winner
- #86 Tea KOVACEVIC c
- #111 Miku KITAOKA c
- #119 Lana VIRC
- #134 Sakino MIYAZAWA c
- #182 Sarina SCHNYDER
- #188 Ellie Rose GRIFFITHS
- #234 Angelica SARA
- #278 Sofia FERRARIS c
- #282 Camilla CASTRACANI c
- #294 Lia BELIBOVA
- #302 Daria KORESHKOVA
- #307 Maja WROBEL
- #328 Raya KOTSEVA c
- #339 Marta GAYOSO DE LOS RIOS
- #381 Zoja PETERNEL
- #395 Sara MITEVSKA c
- #401 Veritsa YANEVA
- #405 Lora KARDOS
- #409 Tina MANESCU c
- #433 Laura CHLUMSKA c
- #436 Sarah TATU
- #490 Grace BERNSTEIN c
- #515 Milla KOTAMAKI
- #547 Eleonora TONEVA
- #593 Andreya GLUSHKOVA
- #607 Yu-Tsen KO c
- #617 Lana AGBABA c
- #636 Marta DOBRIC
- #650 Briyana IVANOVA
- #835 Daria BARSUKOV
- #846 Mia PRINCIP
- #868 Elena PAPADOPOULOU
- #929 Arina FOMINA
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… and in 2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…
Vilim VISAK (CRO), 1st SB 1996 winner, #612 ATP (Mar 2006)
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Mateja HORVAT (CRO), 3rd SB 1998 winner, #830 WTA (Nov 2005)
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, #356 WTA (Mar 2009)
Deni ZMAK (CRO), 4th SB 1999 runner up, #961 ATP (May 2010)
Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #394 ATP doubles (Oct 2017)
Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #14 WTA (Jan 2020)
IN 2002 SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO BE A EUROPEAN TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING
2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #124 ATP (Feb 2020)
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #72 ATP doubles (Apr 2022)
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #75 ATP doubles (Apr 2022)
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #171 ATP doubles (May 2019)
GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, # 32 WTA (Apr 2022)
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #253 WTA (Feb 2016)
Ema BURGIC (BiH), 7th SB 2002 SF, #145 WTA (Oct 2016)
2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #3 ATP (Mar 2020)
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 8th SB 2003, #27 ATP (Jun 2019)
GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003, #17 WTA (Jan 2025)
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #18 WTA (May 2023)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., # 32 WTA (Apr 2022)
Lina GJORCHESKA (MKD), 8th SB 2003, #170 WTA (Jun 2017)
2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 9th SB 2004, #27 ATP (Jun 2019)
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semif, #191 ATP (Aug 2023)
GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 9th SB 2004, #17 WTA (Jan 2025)
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #62 WTA doubles (Sep 2024)
Anita WAGNER HUSARIC (BIH), 9th SB 2004, #158 WTA doubles (Mar 2025)
IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS
2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #12 ATP (Nov 2018)
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #27 ATP (Jun 2019)
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #125 ATP (Feb 2022)
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #167 ATP (Jun 2022) & #114 ATP (Apr 2026)
GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #17 WTA (Jan 2025)
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #97 WTA (Oct 2017)
Irina Maria BARA (ROM), 10th SB 2005, #104 WTA (Apr 2022)
Tena LUKAS (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #200 WTA (Sep 2022)
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #72 WTA doubles (May 2024)
2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl
GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #4 WTA (Feb 2020)
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #23 WTA (Nov 2024)
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #81 WTA (Mar 2020)
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #143 WTA (Jun 2018)
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #183 (May 2022)
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #187 WTA (Jul 2018)
2007 – 12th Smrikva Bowl and 6th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #31 ATP (Sep 2021)
GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #20 WTA (Jul 2017)
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #86 on WTA (Jul 2019)
“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #8 ATP (Jun 2025)
IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING
2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #19 ATP (Aug 2025)
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 13th SB 2008, #27 ATP (Jan 2023)
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008, #159 ATP (Jun 2022)
Remy BERTOLA (SUI), 13th SB 2008, #179 ATP (Jul 2026)
Charles BROOM (UK) , 13th SB 2008, #212 ATP ATP (Feb 2026) 129 ATP doubles (Sep 2024)
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 13th SB 2008, # 392 ATP (Oct 2018) 38 ATP (Jul 2026)
GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA HRUNCANKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #43 WTA (Mar 2019)
Miriam Bulgaru (ROU), 13th SB 2008, #176 (Oct 2024)
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 13th SB 2008, #190 WTA (Dec 2024)
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #21 WTA doubles (Feb 2026)
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #57 WTA doubles (Jul 2025)
“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #33 WTA doubles (May 2024)
William BLUMBERG (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #74 ATP doubles (Aug 2022)
IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THEREFORE 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
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #5 ATP (Jul 2026)
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #14 ATP (Nov 2025)
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #19 ATP (Aug 2025)
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 14th SB 2009, #20 ATP (Mar 2025)
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #27 ATP (Jan 2023)
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #38 ATP (Jul 2026)
GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #118 WTA (Oct 2022)
Lea Bošković (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #158 WTA (Sep 2024)
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #190 WTA (Dec 2024)
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #198 WTA (Mar 2022)
Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #170 WTA doubles (Sep 2023)
Kristina NOVAK (SLO) 14th SB 2009, #178 WTA doubles (Feb 2026)
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
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #20 ATP (Mar 2025)
Mattia BELLUCCI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #63 ATP (Jul 2025)
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 2010 & 16th SB 2011 winner, #105 ATP (Sep 2024)
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #174 ATP (Oct 2019)
GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010, #32 WTA (Jul 2025)
Joanne ZUGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #163 WTA (Aug 2022)
Kristina NOVAK (SLO) 14th SB 2009, #178 WTA doubles (Feb 2026)
“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #52 WTA (Jan 2023)
IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 54 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION
2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Filip MISOLIC (AUT), 16th SB 2011, #76 ATP (Feb 2026)
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 2010 & 16th SB 2011 winner, #105 ATP (Sep 2024)
GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #32 WTA (Jul 2025)
IN 2012 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 58 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
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #5 ATP (Jan 2026)
Flavio COBOLLI (ITA), 17th SB 2012, #9 ATP (Jul 2026)
Luciano DARDERI (ITA), 17th SB 2012, #16 ATP (May 2026)
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #161 ATP (May 2025)
GIRLS
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #79 WTA (Jul 2026)
Julie BELGRAVER (FRA), 17th SB 2012, #233 WTA (Jul 2025)
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #249 WTA (Jul 2026)
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #262 WTA (Jul 2023)
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (Ger), 17th SB 2012, #376 WTA (Oct 2022)
IN 2013 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 63 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2013 – 18th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #1 ATP (Sep 2022)
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013, #4 ATP (Aug 2023)
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #56 ATP (May 2026)
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #67 ATP (Mar 2025)
Jaime FARIA (POR), 18th SB 2013, #87 ATP (Feb 2025)
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #123 ATP (May 2025)
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #181 ATP (Dec 2023)
Abedallah SHELBAYH (JOR), 18th SB 2013, #181 ATP (Jan 2024)
GIRLS
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #50 WTA (Jul 2026)
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 18th SB 2013, #173 WTA (May 2024)
IN 2014 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 2 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 65 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2014 – 19th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Daniel MERIDA AGUILAR (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #82 ATP (Jun 2026)
Vilius GAUBAS (LIT), 19th SB 2014, #101 ATP (Mar 2026)
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #159 ATP (Oct 2025)
Mili POLJICAK (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #259 ATP (May 2025)
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #305 ATP (Oct 2023)
Bor ARTNAK (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #373 ATP (Sep 2024)
Pedro RODENAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #553 ATP (Aug 2023)
Noa VUKADIN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #702 ATP (Jun 2026)
Patrick BRADY (GBR), 19th SB 2014 winner, #728 ATP (Feb 2024)
Nicolas KOBELT (SUI) , 19th SB 2014, # 810 ATP (Jun 2023)
GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., #49 WTA (Jun 2023)
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #157 WTA (Aug 2024)
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #173 WTA (May 2024)
Elena MICIC (AUS), 19th SB 2014, 302 WTA (Jul 2026) & 185 WTA doubles (Jul 2026)
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #371 WTA (Oct 2025)
Joelle STEUR (GER), 19th SB 2014, #413 WTA (Nov 2025)
Patricija PAUKSTYTE (LTU), 19th SB 2014, #622 WTA (Apr 2025)
Charlotte KEMPENAERS POCZ (AUS), 19th SB 2014, #760 (Nov 2022)
Suana TUCAKOVIC (BIH), 19th SB 2014 semif., # 818 WTA (Jun 2024)
Sarah TATU (UK), 19th SB 2014, #824 WTA (Sep 2024)
Carolina GOMEZ (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #854 WTA (Feb 2023)
IN 2015 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 73 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2015 – 20th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf., #70 ATP (June 2026)
Matej DODIG (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #199 ATP (Mar 2026)
Federico BONDIOLI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, # 322 ATP (Mar 2026) & 189 ATP doubles (Jan 2026)
Filippo ROMANO (ITA) , 20th SB 2015, #355 ATP (Jun 2026) & 174 ATP doubles (Nov 2025)
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, #454 ATP (Oct 2025)
Lorenzo SCIAHBASI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #617 ATP (Feb 2026)
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif., #698 ATP (Jul 2026)
Ofek SHIMANOV (ISR), 20th SB 2015, #822 ATP (Apr 2024)
Aleksa PISARIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015, #966 ATP (Sep 2024)
Matic KRIZNIK (SVN), 20th SB 2015, #996 ATP (Oct 2024)
GIRLS
Alexandra EALA (PHI), 20th SB 2015 , #28 WTA (Jul 2026)
Petra MARCINKO (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #45 WTA (Jul 2026)
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif., #49 WTA (Jun 2023)
Lola RADIVOJEVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015, #137 (Jan 2026)
Ariana GEERLINGS (ESP), 20th SB 2015, #293 WTA (Aug 2025)
Mio MUSHIKA (JPN), 20th SB 2015, #523 WTA (Feb 2026)
Mao MUSHIKA (JPN), 20th SB 2015, #718 WTA (Jan 2024)
Anastasia GRECHKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015, #730 WTA (Aug 2024)
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif. ,#788 WTA (Oct 2025)
IN 2016 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 79 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2016 – 21st Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Martin LANDALUCE (ESP), 21st SB 2016, #58 ATP (June 2026)
Petr Brunclik (CZE), 21st SB 2016, #276 ATP (Mar 2026)
Mika PETKOVIC (GER) , 21st SB 2016, #448 ATP (Jul 2026)
Tomasz BERKIETA (POL), 21st SB 2016, #507 ATP (Mar 2026)
Kaylan BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 winner, #564 ATP (Jun 2026)
Nikolai BARSUKOV (GER), 21st SB 2016, #735 ATP (Jul 2026)
Nico HIPFL (AUS), 21st SB 2016, #751 ATP (Apr 2025)
Daniele RAPAGNETTA (ITA), 21st SB 2016, #805 ATP (Jul 2026)
Anas MAZDRASHKI (BGR), 21st SB 2016, #860 ATP (May 2026)
Marko MAKSIMOVIC (BiH), 21st SB 2016, #881 ATP (Oct 2025)
Georgi GEORGIEV (BGR), 21st SB 2016, #886 ATP (Jul 2025)
GIRLS
Mia RISTIC (SRB), 21st SB 2016 semif., #266 WTA (Aug 2024)
Yufei REN (CHN), 21st SB 2016 semif. , #306 WTA (Jul 2026)
Ena KOIKE (Jpn), 21st SB 2016, #331 WTA (Jul 2026)
Kristiana SIDOROVA (RUS), 21st SB 2016, #407 WTA (Mar 2026)
Monika STANKIEWICZ (POL), 21st SB 2016 ,# 500 WTA (Jul 2025)
Dunja MARIC (SRB), 21st SB 2016, #588 WTA (Jul 2026)
Ann Akasha CEUCA (GER), 21st SB 2016, # 597 WTA (Jun 2026)
Ela Nala MILIC (SVN), 21st SB 2016 winner, #676 WTA (Sep 2024)
Rose Marie NIJKAMP (NLD), 21st SB 2016, # 690 WTA (Nov 2025)
IN 2017 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD AGAIN SIX CONTINENTS REPRESENTED AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 85 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2017 – 22nd Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Federico CINA (ITA), 22nd SB 2017, #183 ATP (Mar 2026)
Ognjen MILIC (SRB), 22nd SB 2017, #349 ATP (Jul 2026)
Mees ROTTGERING (NDL), 22nd SB 2017, #416 ATP (May 2026)
Alexander VASILEV (BGR) , 22nd SB 2017, #572 ATP (Jul 2026)
Timofei DEREPASKO (RUS), 22nd SB 2017, #642 ATP (Jun 2026)
Oliver BONDING (UK), 22nd SB 2017, #816 ATP (Jul 2025)
William REJCHTMAN VINCIGUERRA (SWE), 22nd SB 2017 runner up, #984 ATP (Nov 2025)
Michele MECARELLI (ITA), 22nd SB 2017, #976 ATP (Jun 2026)
Duje MARKOVINA (CRO), 22nd SB 2017 semif., #1123 ATP (Mar 2026)
Benjamin GUSIC WAN (UK), 22nd SB 2017, #1544 ATP (Sep 2025)
Filip KOSINSKI (POL), 22nd SB 2017, #1834 ATP doubles (Oct 2024)
Roben GAVANI (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner, not yet ranked on ATP
Maximilian CARRIER (UK), 22nd SB 2017, not yet ranked on ATP
Štepan SKLENIČKA (CZE), 22nd SB 2017 semif., not yet ranked on ATP
Jacob Kailiang SHEN (HKG), 22nd SB 2017, not yet ranked on ATP
Tim VAISMAN (ISR), 22nd SB 2017, not yet ranked on ATP
GIRLS
Tereza VALENTOVA (CZE) , 22nd SB 2017, #42 WTA (Feb 2026)
Teodora KOSTOVIC (SRB) , 22nd SB 2017, #159 (Mar 2026)
Elizara YANEVA (BGR), 22nd SB 2017, #196 WTA (Jul 2026)
Alana SUBASIC (AUS), 22nd SB 2017, #400 WTA (Jun 2026)
Rositsa DENCHEVA (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner, #432 WTA (Apr 2025)
Petra KONJIKUSIC (SRB), 22nd SB 2017, #735 WTA (May 2026)
Hephzibah OLUWADARE (UK), 22nd SB 2017, #813 WTA (May 2025)
Dora MISKOVIC (CRO), 22nd SB 2017, #1205 WTA (Aug 2024)
Sapir COHEN (ISR), 22nd SB 2017, #1428 WTA doubles (Dec 2022)
Liya CHU (TWN), 22nd SB 2017 semif., not yet ranked on WTA
Antonina CZAJKA (POL) , 22nd SB 2017, not yet ranked on WTA
Lana PETKOVIC (BiH) , 22nd SB 2017, not yet ranked on WTA
Aurora NOSEI (ITA) , 22nd SB 2017, not yet ranked on WTA
Flora JOHNSON (GBR) , 22nd SB 2017, not yet ranked on WTA
Shanice ROIGNOT (FRA), 22nd SB 2017 runner up, not yet ranked on WTA
Africa BURILLO BEREZAK (ESP) , 22nd SB 2017, not yet ranked on WTA
Greta RIZZETTO (ITA) , 22nd SB 2017, not yet ranked on WTA
Mai GOTO (JPN), 22nd SB 2017 semif., not yet ranked on WTA
Sofia SEGUI EDMUNDSON (ESP) , 22nd SB 2017, not yet ranked on WTA
IN 2018 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD AGAIN SIX CONTINENTS REPRESENTED AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 87 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2018 – 23rd Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Niels McDONALD (GER), 23rd SB 2018 runner up, #505 ATP (Jul 2026)
Žiga ŠEŠKO (SLO), 23rd SB 2018 semif., #934 ATP (Jun 2026) #4 ITF
Lenny PETIT (FRA), 23rd SB 2018 winner, #1820 ATP (Jun 2024) #173 ITF
Thilo BEHRMANN (AUT), 23rd SB 2018, #7 ITF
Dimitar KISIMOV (BLG), 23rd SB 2018, #10 ITF
Oliver MAJDANDZIC (GER), 23rd SB 2018, #49 ITF
Patrick-Valentin MOISE (GER), 23rd SB 2018, #138 ITF
Marcell KOVACS (HUN), 23rd SB 2018, #182 ITF
Vito DARDERI (ARG), 23rd SB 2018 winner, #250 ITF
Viggo WAGENKNECHT (GER), 23rd SB 2018, #270 ITF
Wiktor JEZ (POL), 23rd SB 2018, #323 ITF
Krystof KOMINEK (CZE), 23rd SB 2018, #349 ITF
Mattia AIASSA (SRB), 23rd SB 2018, #355 ITF
Luka NIKOLIC (FRA), 23rd SB 2018, #421 ITF (Jan 2025)
Alex BERGOMI (SUI), 23rd SB 2018, #534 ITF
Victor RYDEN (SWE), 23rd SB 2018, #566 ITF
Antoni KASPERSKI (POL), 23rd SB 2018, #604 ITF
Hrvoje JUTRESA (CRO), 23rd SB 2018, #654 ITF
Pietro VERNO (ITA), 23rd SB 2018, #725 ITF
Skender *KATANA*(MNE), 23rd SB 2018, #916 ITF (May 2025)
GIRLS
Alisa OKTIABREVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 winner, #286 WTA (Feb 2026)
Alja SENICA (SVN), 23rd SB 2018, #795 WTA (Jul 2026)
Lana VIRC (SRB), 23rd SB 2018, #119 ITF
Iva LAKIC (MNE), 23rd SB 2018 runner up, #153 ITF (Jan 2024)
Sarina SCHNYDER (SUI), 23rd SB 2018, #182 ITF
Daria KORESHKOVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 semif., #302 ITF
Maja *WROBEL (POL), 23rd SB 2018, #307 ITF
Eva KHRUSTALEVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018, #556 ITF (Jan 2024)
Georgiana MITITELU (UK), 23rd SB 2018, #565 ITF (Jan 2025)
Marta DOBRIC (CRO), 23rd SB 2018, #636 ITF
Amalia WIDDOWSON (UK), 23rd SB 2018, #952 ITF (Jan 2022)
IN 2019 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD AGAIN SIX CONTINENTS REPRESENTED AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 93 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
2019 – 24th Smrikva Bowl
BOYS
Mustafa EGE SIK (AUS), 24th SB 2019, #67 ITF
Svit SULJIC (SVN), 24th SB 2019 winner, #77 ITF
Alexei FROLOV, 24th SB 2019, # #200 ITF
Sin Hang TAM (HKG), 24th SB 2019, #229 ITF
Juliusz STANCZYK (POL), 24th SB 2019 semif., #320 ITF
Dehan VAN DEVEENTER (RSA), 24th SB 2019, #385 ITF
Aleksandar TOLEV (BLG), 24th SB 2019, #424 ITF
Filip LADMAN (CZE), 24th SB 2019 semif., #498 ITF
Ivan DUMBOVIC (CRO), 24th SB 2019, #649 ITF
Mikhail MICHSHENKO (KAZ), 24th SB 2019, #756 ITF
Itamar VERTHAIMER (ISR), 24th SB 2019, #866 ITF
Mihailo TOPIC (SRB), 24th SB 2019, #895 ITF
Carlo PACI (ITA), 24th SB 2019, #939 ITF
Tadevos MIRIJANYAN (USA), 24th SB 2019 runner up, #1022 ITF (Mar 2025)
Murray WATTERS (GBR), 24th SB 2019, #1152 ITF (Jan 2025)
Akhiro TOYODA (JPN), 24th SB 2019, #1400 ITF (Sep 2025)
Marko ERCEG (CRO), 24th SB 2019, #1605 ITF (Aug 2025)
Patrik SEMENIC (SVN), 24th SB 2019, #1780 ITF (Mar 2025)
Filip DJOKIC (SRB), 24th SB 2019, #1835 ITF (Jul 2025)
Dennis Ciprian SPIRCU (ROU), 24th SB 2019, #1892 ITF (Jul 2025)
Dario ZORICA (CRO), 24th SB 2019, #2161 ITF (Apr 2025)
Aoi MIYOSHI (JPN), 24th SB 2019, #2355 ITF (Jan 2025)
Ki Cheong Morris TANG (HKG), 24th SB 2019, #2379 ITF (Jan 2025)
Ivan MARAKOVIC (CRO), 24th SB 2019, #2960 ITF
GIRLS
Ksenia EFREMOVA (RUS), 24th SB 2019 winner, #575 WTA (Jan 2026)
Angelica SARA (ITA), 24th SB 2019, #77 ITF (Mar 2024)
Lia BELIBOVA (MDA), 24th SB 2019 runner up, #294 ITF
Marta GAYOSO DE LOS RIOS (ESP), 24th SB 2019, #339 ITF
Zoja PETERNEL (SVN), 24th SB 2019, #381 ITF
Varitsa YANEVA (SVN), 24th SB 2019, #401 ITF
Lora KARDOS (HUN), 24th SB 2019, #405 ITF
Eleonora TONEVA (BGR), 24th SB 2019, #547 ITF
Briyana IVANOVA (BGR), 24th SB 2019, #650 ITF
Andreya GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 24th SB 2019, #593 ITF
Nika CAKARUN (CRO), 24th SB 2019, #771 ITF (Feb 2026)
Katsiaryina DUBIK (BLR), 24th SB 2019, #1038 ITF (Feb 2025)
Karolina JECMINKOVA (CZE), 24th SB 2019, #1068 ITF (Jan 2025)
Eva ZHAROVA (RUS), 24th SB 2019, #1166 ITF (Feb 2023)
Milana RASAN-BUHA (CRO), 24th SB 2019, #1604 ITF (Oct 2025)
Mihaela BOBEVA (BGR), 24th SB 2019,#1887 ITF (Feb 2025)
Daria BARSUKOV (GER), 24th SB 2019 semif., #1934 ITF (Mar 2025)
Lola FEHER (HUN), 24th SB 2019, #2768 ITF (Jan 2023)
IN 2020 SMRIKVA BOWL WAS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID 19 BUT THE SELECTION PROCESS WAS COMPLETED AND THERE WERE SIX CONTINENTS REPRESENTED AND SB REACHED THE TOTAL OF 95 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
IN 2021 SMRIKVA BOWL WAS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID 19 BUT THE SELECTION PROCESS WAS COMPLETED AND THERE WERE FIVE CONTINENTS REPRESENTED AND SB REACHED THE TOTAL OF 98 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…
IN 2022 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD FOUR CONTINENTS REPRESENTED AND ITS AMBASSADORS ARE SPREAD IN 98 COUNTRIES…
2022 – 27th Smrikva Bowl
Frederick FABRICIUS (UK), 27th SB 2022 player, #24 on ETA U14
Philip DIANATI (DEN), 27th SB 2022 SF, #36 on ETA U14
Tommaso PANTO (ITA), 27th SB 2022 player, #45 on ETA U14
Luka MITROVIC (CRO), 27th SB 2022 runner up, #50 on ETA U14
Julian ZIEBA (POL), 27th SB 2022 player, #59 on ETA U14
Pekko PFUNDSTEIN (GBR), 27th SB 2022 QF, #75 on ETA U14
Kan AHIC (BiH), 27th SB 2022 player, #113 on ETA U14
Daniel STOYANOV (BGR), 27th SB 2022 SF, #115 on ETA U14
Joakim BOBANOVIC (CRO), 27th SB 2022 player, #121 on ETA U14
Benjamin REHOR (CZE), 27th SB 2022 player, #135 on ETA U14
Kaloyan GAYDADZHIEV (BGR), 27th SB 2022 QF, #177 on ETA U14
Eric SANDU (ROM), 27th SB 2022 player, #196 on ETA U14
David SCHWENK (GER), 27th SB 2022 QF, #210 on ETA U14
Adrian KURTCEHAJIC (BiH), 27th SB 2022 player, #224 on ETA U14
Max SENJUG (CRO), 27th SB 2022 player, #402 on ETA U14
Daniel GARDALITY (USA), 27th SB 2022 winner, #456 ETA U14
Nikola JOTIC (SRB), 27th SB 2022 QF, #461 on ETA U14
Federico GARBERO (ITA), 27th SB 2022 player, #515 on ETA U14
Bruno KOSZTOVANYI (HUN), 27th SB 2022 player, #621 on ETA U14
Beata MARESOVA (CZE), 27th SB 2022 runner up, #7 on ETA U14
Giulia LUCHETTI (ITA), 27th SB 2022 QF, #10 on ETA U14
Ginny CHEN (GBR), 27th SB 2022 QF, #13 on ETA U14
Maya MICHEVA (BGR), 27th SB 2022 player, #18 on ETA U14
Nađa KNEZEVIC (MNE), 27th SB 2022 QF, #37 on ETA U14
Simona POPOVA (BGR), 27th SB 2022, #38 on ETA U14
Aleksija STRIKA (CYP), 27th SB 2022 player, #61 on ETA U14
Raya PETKOVA (BGR), 27th SB 2022 player, #92 on ETA U14
Ana CEROVIC (CRO), 27th SB 2022, #98 on ETA U14
Korana BARISIC (CRO), 27th SB 2022 SF, #124 on ETA U14
Nicole SCARPINO (ITA), 27th SB 2022 QF, #141 on ETA U14
Arina FOMINA (RUS), 27th SB 2022 winner, #152 on ETA U14
Ildana ZARIPOVA (RUS), 27th SB 2022 player, #172 on ETA U14
Isabella ZHECHEVA (BGR), 27th SB 2022 player, #224 on ETA U14
Tita Eva LUNDER (SVN), 27th SB 2022 player, #286 on ETA U14
Nadia POZNICK (USA), 27th SB 2022 SF, #369 on ETA U14
Goa BISAKI BURLOVIC (CRO), 27th SB 2022, #438 on ETA U14
IN 2023 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD FIVE CONTINENTS REPRESENTED AND ITS AMBASSADORS ARE SPREAD IN 101 COUNTRY…
2023 – 28th Smrikva Bowl
Tomas GABOR (GBR), 28th SB 2023, #45 on ETA U14
Kajetan KOSINSKI (POL), 28th SB 2023 Runner up, #50 on ETA U14
Omer Alkin DOGRUEL (TUR), 28th SB 2023, #63 on ETA U14
Stavros LADEROS (BEL), 28th SB 2023 QF, #180 on ETA U14
Luca GODAUX (BEL), 28th SB 2023, #249 on ETA U14
Djura KOTUR (SRB), 28th SB 2023, #259 on ETA U14
Jakov OGRIZEK (CRO), 28th SB 2023, #264 on ETA U14
Adam ZIKMUND (CZE), 28th SB 2023 QF, #283 on ETA U14
Vid PUSLAR (SVN), 27th SB 2023 player, #334 on ETA U14
Matyas OPRCHAL (GBR), 28th SB 2023 SF, #358 on ETA U14
Jan CELISCAK (CRO), 28th SB 2023, #360 on ETA U14
Lennox KELLY (AUS), 28th SB 2023 SF, #461 on ETA U14
Borna MARIC (CRO), 28th SB 2023, #478 on ETA U14
Jakov KRAMARIC (CRO), 28th SB 2023, #482 on ETA U14
Milan SCUZCS (HUN), 28th SB 2023, #498 on ETA U14
Luis CASTRO (ESP), 28th SB 2023 QF, #647 on ETA U14
Anže PUSLAR (SVN), 27th SB 2023 player, #693 on ETA U14
Ian SULJIC (SVN), 28th SB 2023 QF, #709 on ETA U14
James BORCHARD (USA), 28th SB 2023 winner, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Nicole KURYLOVA (CZE), 28th SB 2023 SF, #4 on ETA U14
Lyubov PRONENKO (RUS), 28th SB 2023 Runner up, #17 on ETA U14
Karla BARZAKOVA (BGR), 28th SB 2023 QF, #50 on ETA U14
Honey ROBINSON (UK), 28th SB 2023, #60 on ETA U14
Carlotta ARGINELLI (CRO), 28th SB 2023, #73 on ETA U14
Bianca FAGERLUND (SWE), 28th SB 2023, #75 on ETA U14
Amajla KADRIC (BIH), 28th SB 2023 QF, #92 on ETA U14
Lea BERTOS (CRO), 28th SB 2023, #109 on ETA U14
Ana Marija REBIC (CRO), 28th SB 2023 winner, #160 on ETA U14
Aliaksandra UNUCHKA (BLR), 28th SB 2023, #192 on ETA U14
Natalija SULAVER (BiH), 28th SB 2023, #220 on ETA U14
Hanna CYRONEK (POL), 28th SB 2023, #378 on ETA U14
Marija MILAT (CRO), 28th SB 2023, #431 on ETA U14
Katsiaryna UNUCHKA (BLR), 28th SB 2023, #438 on ETA U14
Mio OHTA (JPN), 28th SB 2023 SF, #601 on ETA U14
Arina PAVLOVA (TUR), 28th SB 2023 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Isuzu KAWAGUCHI (JPN), 28th SB 2023 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
IN 2024 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD SIX CONTINENTS AND 50 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AND ITS AMBASSADORS ARE SPREAD IN 111 COUNTRY…
2024 – 29th Smrikva Bowl
Lukas KACIN (CZE), 29th SB 2024 winner, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Daichi FUJISE (JPN) , 29th SB 2024 Runner up, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Sahaj KOTHARI (IND), 29th SB 2024 SF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Hedi KSOURI (TUN), 29th SB 2024 SF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Mikael IVANOV (BGR) , 29th SB 2024 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Nikolay NIKOLOV (BGR) , 29th 2024 2023 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Lucca TORRES (ESP) , 29th SB 2024 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Hugo LAGERLOF (FIN) , 29th SB 2024 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Mathilde Hartvingsen DIANATI (DEN), 29th SB 2024 winner, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Sofia BRIGATTI (ITA), 29th SB 2024 Runner up, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Marta BARISIC (CRO), 29th SB 2024 SF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Maia Ioana MUNTEANU (ROM) , 29th SB 2024 SF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Ella BURESOVA (CZE), 29th SB 2024 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Maja MICHENER (USA), 29th SB 2024 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Kotoha TOMOTOKI (JPN), 29th SB 2024 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Visnja MITIC (SRB), 29th SB 2024 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
IN 2025 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD SIX CONTINENTS AND 46 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AND ITS AMBASSADORS ARE SPREAD IN 112 COUNTRY…
2025 – 30th Smrikva Bowl
David SIMON (BEL), 30th SB 2025 winner, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Antonio STANIC (CRO), 30th SB 2025 Runner up, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Maxime GAUGRY (GBR), 30th SB 2025 SF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Matei PETRE (ROM), 30th SB 2025 SF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Oskar HONCL (CZE), 30th SB 2025 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Samuel GOMEZ (ESP), 30th 2025 2023 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Balthasar KLEMM (GER), 30th SB 2025 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Toma ZOVKO (CRO), 30th SB 2025 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Hedi KSOURI (TUN), 30th SB 2025, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Iva SVOBODA (CZE), 30th SB 2025 winner, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Ira PUPOVAC (CRO), 30th SB 2025 Runner up, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Antea TOMAS (CRO), 30th SB 2025 SF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Darya NAUMIK (BLR), 30th SB 2025 SF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Moni MISCEVIC MEZAK (CRO), 30th SB 2025 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Maya TEILMANN (DEN), 30th SB 2025 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Veronika BABURINA (RUS), 30th SB 2025 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
Shimeng WANG (CHN), 30th SB 2025 QF, not yet ranked on ETA U14
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05/07/26
7 Smrikva Bowl players are in the singles Main Draws of the Junior WIMBLEDON 2026. Ziga Sesko won junior doubles Wimbledon 2026 title
Happy to recognize 7 Smrikva Bowl players in the singles Main Draws of the Junior WIMBLEDON 2026.
Ziga Sesko won junior doubles Wimbledon 2026 title!
Junior BOYS DRAWS (5)
Svit Suljic, Ziga Sesko, Thilo Behrmann, Mustafa Ege Sik (qualified), Dimitar Kisimov
Junior GIRLS DRAWS (2)
Ida Wobker c, Ksenia Efremova
Junior QUALIFICATIONS (4):
Neo Armus c, Filippo Alfano, Mustafa Ege Sik (qualified), Lana Virc
The following are the results obtained in the singles Main Draws:
BOYS:
Dimitar KISIMOV (Bgr) – 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018
1st round: Dimitar Kisimov – Raffaele Ciurnelli (Ita) 6:3,7:5
2nd round: Dimitar Kisimov – Liam Channon (UK) 7:6,6:4
3rd round: Dimitar Kisimov – Connor Doig (RSA) 4:,66:3,7:6
Quarterfinals: Dimitar Kisimov – Cruz Hewitt (AUS) 1:6,2:6
Svit SULJIC (Svn) – 24th Smrikva Bowl 2019
1st round: Svit Suljic – Safir Azam (USA) 6:3,6:2
2nd round: Svit Suljic – Tanishk Konduri (USA) 2:6,6:7
Ziga SESKO (Svn) – 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018
1st round: Ziga Sesko – Vihaan Reddy (USA) 6:4,6:4
2nd round: Ziga Sesko – Oliver Page (UK) 4:6,4:6
Mustafa EGE SIK (Tur) – 24th Smrikva Bowl 2019
1st round: Mustafa Ege Sik – Liam Channon (Bra) 4:6,5:7
Thilo BEHRMANN (Aut) – 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018
1st round: Thilo Behrmann – Damir Zhalgasbay (Kaz) 6:3,6:7,6:7
GIRLS:
Ksenia EFREMOVA (Fra) – 24th Smrikva Bowl 2019 winner
1st round: Ksenia Efremova – Giulia Safina Popa (Rou) 6:1,6:0
2nd round: Ksenia Efremova – Chukwumelije Clarke (USA) 4:6,1:6
Ida WOBKER (Ger) – 25th Smrikva Bowl 2020c
1st round: Ida Wobker – Maria Valentina Pop (Rou) 0:6,5:5
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29/06/26
25 Smrikva Bowl players are in Paris for the WIMBLEDON 2026 singles Main Draws
15 years ago there were traditionally about 10 former Smrikva Bowl players at the beginning of the Junior Grand Slam Draws… now we have almost always over two times more players at the beginning of Senior Grand Slam Draws… this year there are 25 players in the Main Draws…
Since 2009 there are 42 Smrikva Bowl players holding 52 junior Grand Slam titles and 8 Grand Slam titles in total… equal to 60 Grand Slam Titles
Smrikva Bowl Grand Slam Club is formed by 42 players: Dominic Thiem, Borna Coric, Alex De Minaur, Tommy Paul, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Alexei Popyrin, Gianluigi Quinzi, Nicola Kuhn, Lorenzo Musetti, Holger Rune, Daniel Rincon, Marin Draganja, Dino Marcan, Yshai Oliel, Daniel Berta, Patrik Rikl, George Morgan, Robin Kern, Flavio Cobolli, Mili Poljicak Belinda Bencic, Ana Konjuh, Olga Danilovic, Claire Liu, Petra Marcinko, Alexandra Eala, Tereza Mihalikova, Ajla Tomljanovic, Viktoria Kuzmova, Paula Arias Manjon, Rose Marie Nijkamp, Martin Landaluce, Carlos Alcaraz, Dino Prizmic, Mara Gae, Kylan Bigun, Tereza Valentova, Niels McDonald, Dimitar Kisimov, Ksenia Efremova, Ziga Sesko, Alisa Oktiabreva.
This year WIMBLEDON will attend around 60 former Smrikva Bowl players including junior draws and doubles draws:
MAIN DRAWS (13 ATP + 12 WTA = 25 ATP/WTA):
Miomir Kecmanovic, Luciano Darderi, Hamad Medjedovic, Martin Landaluce, Tommy Paul, Daniel Merida, Dino Prizmic, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Alex De Minaur, Flavio Cobolli, Jaime Faria (qualified), Vilius Gaubas (qualified), Alexei Popyrin,
Teodora Kostovic (qualified), Antonia Ruzic, Belinda Bencic, Claire Liu (qualified), Ajla Tomljanovic, Donna Vekic, Alexa Eala, Tereza Valentova, Lina Gjorcheska (qualified),Petra Marcinko, Katie Swan (WC), Katie Boulter,
QUALIFICATIONS (11 ATP + 9 WTA = 20 ATP/WTA)
Jaime Faria (qualified), Remy Bertola (qualified), Vilius Gaubas (qualified), Jerome Kym (qualified), Laslo Djere, Federico Cina, Andrea Guerrieri, Matej Dodig, Luca Nardi, Oliver Bonding (WC), Luka Mikrut
Maria Timofeeva (qualified), Claire Liu (qualified), Lina Gjorcheska (qualified), Teodora Kostovic (qualified), Lola Radivojevic, Elizara Yaneva, Linda Fruhvirtova, Angela Fita Boluda, Viktoria Hruncakova,
DOUBLES (4)
Patrik Rikl, Tereza Mihalikova, Maia Lumsden, Ingrid Neel
Junior BOYS DRAWS (3)
Ziga Sesko, Thilo Behrmann, Dimitar Kisimov,
Junior GIRLS DRAWS (3)
Ksenia Efremova, Ida Wobker, Alisa Oktiabreva
Junior QUALIFICATIONS (4):
Filippo Alfano, Mustafa Ege Sik, Svit Suljic, Lana Virc
The following are the results obtained in the singles Main Draws:
Flavio COBOLLI, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, currently ranked #10 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Flavio Cobolli – M. Navone (ARG) 1:6,7:6,6:3,7:6
2nd round: Flavio Cobolli – J.Duckworth (AUS) 7:6,3:6,7:6,6:1
3rd round: Flavio Cobolli – K. Kachanov (RUS) 0:6,7:6,6:7,6:2,6:2
4th round: Flavio Cobolli – A.De Minaur (AUS) 7:5,7:6,6:3
Quarterfinals: Flavio Cobolli – A. Fery (UK) 4:6,6:7,0:6
Players ranking:
M. Navone (ARG) – #38 ATP
J.Duckworth (AUS) – #79 ATP
K. Kachanov (RUS) – #22 ATP
A.De Minaur (AUS) – #6 ATP
A. Fery (UK) – #114 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 QF, currently ranked #6 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Alex De Minaur – R. Burruchaga (ARG) 7:6,6:1,6:0
2nd round: Alex De Minaur – A. Mannarino (FRA) 6:3,6:2,6:2
3rd round: Alex De Minaur – Z. Svajda (USA) 6:2,5:7,6:2,6:4
4th round: Alex De Minaur – F.Cobolli (ITA) 5:7,6:7,3:6
Players ranking:
R. Burruchaga (ARG) – #65 ATP
A. Mannarino (FRA) – #40 ATP
Z. Svajda (USA) – #66 ATP
F.Cobolli (ITA) – #10 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, currently ranked #23 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: A.Davidovich Fokina – J. Cerundolo (ARG) 6:4,6:4,7:6
2nd round: A.Davidovich Fokina – F. Marozsan (HUN) 6:3,6:0,6:3
3rd round: A.Davidovich Fokina – M. Fuksovics (HUN) 7:6,6:2,6:3
4th round: A.Davidovich Fokina – F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 7:6,6:7,3:6,7:6,1:6
Players ranking:
J. Cerundolo (ARG) – #42 ATP
F. Marozsan (HUN) – #53 ATP
M. Fuksovics (HUN) – #76 ATP
F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) – #4 ATP
Tommy PAUL, “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2007, currently ranked #25 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Tommy Paul – A. Muller (FRA) 6:1,6:2,6:1
2nd round: Tommy Paul – S.Kwon (Kor) 6:3,7:6,6:2
3rd round: Tommy Paul – A. Mannarino (FRA) 6:3,6:2,6:2
4th round: Tommy Paul – H.Hurkacz (POL) 6:4,6:7,5:7,2:6
Players ranking:
A. Muller (FRA) – #126 ATP
S.Kwon (Kor) – #200 ATP
A. Mannarino (FRA) – #40 ATP
H.Hurkacz (POL) – #96 ATP
Dino PRIZMIC, 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015, currently ranked #89 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round Dino Prizmic – A.Walton (AUS) 4:6,7:6,6:4,6:2
2nd round Dino Prizmic – F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 6:7,3:6,5:7
Players ranking:
Michael Zheng (USA) – #146 ATP
F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) – #4 ATP
Jaime FARIA, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013, currently ranked #98 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Jaime Faria – S. Shimabukuro (JPN) 7:6,6:3,6:7,6:3
2nd round: Jaime Faria – Z. Bergs (BEL) 6:7,6:4,2:6,3:6
Players ranking:
S. Shimabukuro (JPN) – #90 ATP
Z. Bergs (BEL) – #37 ATP
Daniel MERIDA, 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014, currently ranked #84 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Daniel Merida – C.Ugo Carabelli (ARG) 4:6,3:6,6:2,3:0 ret
2nd round: Daniel Merida – D. Medvedev (RUS) 6:3,3:6,5:7,2:6
Players ranking:
C.Ugo Carabelli (ARG) – #59 ATP
D. Medvedev (RUS) – #9 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, currently ranked #103 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Alexei Popyrin – J. Lehecka (CZE) 4:6,2:6,4:6
Players ranking:
J. Lehecka (CZE) – #14 ATP
Vilius GAUBAS, 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014, currently ranked #139 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Vilius Gaubas – K. Jacquet (FRA) 6:3,6:4,7:6
Players ranking:
K. Jacquet (FRA) – #129 ATP
Martin LANDALUCE, 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016, currently ranked #60 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Martin Landaluce – S.Kwon (Kor) 4:6,3:6,3:6
Players ranking:
S.Kwon (Kor) – #200 ATP
Luciano DARDERI, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, currently ranked #16 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Luciano Darderi – E.Quinn (USA) 6:7,5:7,2:6
Players ranking:
E.Quinn (USA) – #47 ATP
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013, currently ranked #56 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Hamad Medjedovic – S. Ofner (Aut) 6:1,2:6,6:4,3:6,4:6
Players ranking:
S. Ofner (Aut) – #110 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, currently ranked #50 ATP, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Jannik Sinner (Ita) 4:6,6:3,6:7,6:2,6:3
Players ranking:
Jannik Sinner (Ita) – #1 ATP
Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, currently ranked #11 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Belinda Bencic – M.Stojasavljevic (UK) 6:2,6:1
2nd round: Belinda Bencic – X.Wang (CHN) 7:5,6:0
3rd round: Belinda Bencic – A. Kalinskaya (RUS) 6:4,4:6,7:6
4th round: Belinda Bencic – C. Gauff (USA) 6:4,3:6,4:6
Players ranking:
M.Stojasavljevic (UK) – #276 WTA
X.Wang (CHN) – #39 WTA
A. Kalinskaya (RUS) – #20 WTA
C. Gauff (USA) – #7 WTA
Alexandra EALA, 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015, currently ranked #32 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Alexandra Eala – A. Zarazia (MEX) 6:1,6:2
2nd round: Alexandra Eala – M.Joint (AUS) 3:6,6:2,6:0
3rd round: Alexandra Eala – I.Swiatek (POL) 7:6,6:2
4th round: Alexandra Eala – J.Paolini (ITA) 4:6,6:4,3:6
Players ranking:
A. Zarazia (MEX) – #75 WTA
M.Joint (AUS) – #87 WTA
I.Swiatek (POL) – #3 WTA
J.Paolini (ITA) – #17 WTA
Claire LIU, “Little Mo”/Smrivka Bowl 2010, currently ranked #146 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round:Claire Liu – H.Vandewinkel (BEL) 4:6,6:3,6:4
2nd round:Claire Liu – Z.Sonmez (TUR) 7:5,6:3
3rd round:Claire Liu – C. Gauff (USA) 3:6,7:6,2:6
Players ranking:
H.Vandewinkel (BEL) – #148 WTA
Z.Sonmez (TUR) – #51 WTA
C. Gauff (USA) – #7 WTA
Maria TIMOFEEVA, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, currently ranked #95 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Maria Timofeeva – B.Haddad Maia (BRA) 6:3,6:2
2nd round: Maria Timofeeva – E.Mertens (BEL) 6:2,3:6,0:6
Players ranking:
B.Haddad Maia (BRA) – #134 WTA
E.Mertens (BEL) – #27 WTA
Katie SWAN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, currently ranked #196 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Katie Swan – I. Begu (ROM) 6:4,6:4
2nd round: Katie Swan – M.Keys (USA) 1:6,4:6
Players ranking:
I. Begu (ROM) – #173 WTA
M.Keys (USA) – #22 WTA
Antonia RUZIC, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 player, currently ranked #61 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Antonia Ruzic – D.Semenistaja (LAT) 6:3,3:6,6:3
2nd round: Antonia Ruzic – J.Ostapenko (LAT) 2:6,0:6
Players ranking:
D.Semenistaja (LAT) – #104 WTA
J.Ostapenko (LAT) – #31 WTA
Tereza VALENTOVA, 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017, currently ranked #54 WTA, at RG 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Tereza Valentova – K.Pliskova (Cze) 3:6,4:6
Players ranking:
K.Pliskova – #73 WTA
Teodora KOSTOVIC, 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017, currently ranked #184 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Teodora Kostovic – A. Sabalenka (BLR) 2:6,3:6
Players ranking:
A. Sabalenka (BLR) – #1 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 SF, currently ranked #94 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Ajla Tomljanovic – M.Bokvadze (UK) 2:6,6:2,4:6
Players ranking:
Caty Mcnally (USA) – #548 WTA
Lina GJORCHESKA, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004, currently ranked #222 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Lina Gjorcheska – A. Anisimova (USA) 3:6,2:6
Players ranking:
A. Anisimova (USA) – #6 WTA
Petra MARCINKO, 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015, currently ranked #47 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Petra Marcinko – S.Kenin (USA) 6:7,4:6
Players ranking:
S. Kenin (USA) – #105 WTA
Katie BOULTER, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player, currently ranked #60 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Katie Boulter – T.Grant (ITA)
Players ranking:
T.Grant (ITA) – #172 WTA
Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, currently ranked #34 WTA, at W 2026:
Main Draw:
1st round: Donna Vekic – A.Krueger (USA) 6:3,6:7,4:6
Players ranking:
A.Krueger (USA) – #102 WTA
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27/06/26
Some pictures of the 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 actors... taken during the Sixth and Final day of their Smrikva Bowl... the AWARDING day... the cake and swimming pool day :)
Smrikva Bowl finals are played since 1996 with linesman and ball kids… it was a nice morning with the sky ready for the finals…
… the stage was prepared early in the morning…
… the trophies and diamond medals were ready too…
… and the stage for the awarding ceremony under the big tree was also set…
At 8:30 AM everything was ready for the final act of this year 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Opera stage… the central court was ready :)
When I think of Smrikva Bowl I try to imagine it as a theater where every year we work hard to set a stage where the world’s talents can gather… Every year we gather all these different actors, great talents, very special kids, arriving from different cultures, having different dreams,…
We set the stage and later on they are in charge with their will, dreams and hard work… they are the ones who write the most different stories…
The Finals and Awarding ceremony day of the 31st annual started with traditional Staff and Ball Kids gathering…
and here are 12 ball kids out over 70 Staff Members who behind the curtains directed the Opera to make our actors perform at their best…
Petar Nikolov, Amelie Hennen, Christian Farrugia, Edward Spiteri Paris, Juliette Brognez Gosset, Wilhelm Hesselroth, Lilou, Karlsson Lofgren, Alice Alexandersson, Adriana Fischer, Aya Djavherian, Winston Sprang, Hara Mizouchi
… were this year with us in the finals ball kids team…
Damir and Tamara made the final instructions to our this year Staff seeds…
and here we are all together ready to jump into another wonderful finals…
… over 140 invisible hands that make MORE THEN TENNIS a reality for a week… year after year…
The girls finals are per tradition scheduled at 9:00 AM and it always start with flower pictures of the finalists…
… and here are Micol Foggia from Italy and Bruna Ticic from Croatia making their photo session before the finals…
…and this year Consolation Draw actors were: Mina Cinlioglu from Turkey and Ayana Esther Tchonsinyi from UK. The Chair Umpire Bruno Sampras was in charge for the Consolation finals…
… and today Mina was able to win the Consolation Draw finals match…
… Main Draw actors of this year Opera final Micol and Bruna are on this picture going towards the entrance of the court #1 :)…
… the stage was ready and Chair Umpire Damir gave to Micol and Bruna the final instructions before their opera act started… to enjoy the game and let’s the public enjoy your tennis talent level…
… one more picture with the girls which includes their dreams and the dreams of this year generation to play one day on the most famous tennis courts in London, New York, Wimbledon and Paris…
… ready to start…
… it was a lovely tennis day… for all the people who gathered around the court #1 where the finals were played…
and here is Bruna in action…
… and here is Micol in action…
our precious assistants…
… the assistance of the ball kids is always extraordinary… in order to make the finals grand…
… we fully enjoyed it…
… today Micol collected the Championship… and here is the moment when the girls handshake at the net…
Micol Foggia crowned herself the 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 edition winner…
I am sure this is only one of the first meetings for the most Smrikva kids and there will be many matches in the future for most of them… and many opportunities to measure their skills development…
… after the girls exhibition of their skills it was the time to prepare the courts for the following finals…
… and after girls Consolation finals at the court #2 the boys Consolation finals started… between Mario Fernandez from Spain and Mateos Macdonald from UK…
Today Mario was able to win the Consolation Draw finals match and crown himself the Champion…
… in the Main Draw… two boys to reach the finals were Hunter Henderson from UK and Roman Alexander Platzer from Austria.
here we are with the boys just few minutes before their match when the Chair Umpire Damir shared few words with both of them…
totally ready with Grand Slam sign…
… and here is Hunter in action…
the shangri-la “seeds of the Legends” theater…
and here is Roman in action…
our Staff Members in action…
there were a lot of beautiful and amazing points Hunter and Roman played… it was a great game… momentum switched more than once…
and here is the moment when Hunter conquered the title…
Hunter collected more points today and crowned himself the 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Champion…
The awarding ceremony is always a special moment… and this year due to hot weather we decided to do it in the Central Park…
everything is ready… for the awarding ceremony for the 40 medals and trophies… to start to call the names… and will recall just some of the actors present at the awarding ceremony…
Ivan Mircov & Teodor Crainii semifinalist at IGRA Game
Guy Kol & Mario Fernandez IGRA Game runner up…
Joshua Camillo & Alp Sahin IGRA Game winners…
Aiko Camilleri…
Dorote Dal Torrione…
Aya Djavaherian…
Zingce Esona Mvana…
Daniela Guerro…
Ayanah Esther Tchonsinyi…
Mina Cinlioglu…
Noah Yang…
Mihajlo Eric…
Konstantin Simov…
Teodor Crainii…
Richard Seršen…
Mateos Macdonald…
Mario Fernandez…
Lara Gojčeta…
Lilou Karlsson Lofgren…
Ajna Kadrić…
Mavideniz Celik…
Cattleya Barbolova…
Bruna Tičić…
Micol Foggia…
Relja Mandal…
Ivan Mircov…
Fedor Kopylov…
Milton Vogler Hofvander…
Joshua Camillo…
Roman Alexander Platzer…
Hunter Henderson…
traditional winners Wilson US OPEN ball signing donated by Justin Lee back in 2009 to be signed…
… and one memory picture of Hunter and Micol together … this picture will be framed on the wall… Champions together…
time to ride the bike…
and now all together…
… time to seal the memories of this year edition with something sweet :)
winners and friends cutting it all together…
… it is wonderful…
and the final acting before departing home is the swimming pool swim ;)
It was a super particular edition… and I hope most of the kids will get a little of inspiration to keep developing their tennis talent…
Thanks to all the participants… players… families… coaches… Smrikva Bowl Staff and friends…
for making 31st annual… ANOTHER GOOD YEAR… :)
27/06/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 - Press Release
PULA, CROATIA 22 nd JUNE – 27 th JUNE 2026
- one game one nation-
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 – tennis tournament for boys and girls under 10 – gathered 93 boys and girls representing 48 Smrikva Bowl countries and six continents. It was another successful annual and Smrikva Bowl with this year edition confirms the presence of its Ambassadors in 114 countries and six continents.
Smrikva Bowl winners:
• Vilim Višak (CRO) – Natali Zuliani (CRO) 1996
• Željko Perić (CRO) – Ivana Lisjak (CRO) 1997
• Filip Kovačić (CRO) – Mateja Horvat (CRO) 1998
• Borko Mudronja (CRO) – Astrid Besser (ITA) 1999
• Adelchi Virgili (ITA) – Tereza Mrdeža (CRO) 2000
• Marin Draganja (CRO) – Petra Martić (CRO) 2001
• Javier Marti (ESP) – Martina Caregaro (ITA) 2002
• Dominic Thiem (AUT) – Jennifer Ren (UK) 2003
• Ivan Levar (CRO) – Saška Gavrilovska (SRB) 2004
• Matteo Donati (ITA) – Saška Gavrilovska (SRB) 2005
• Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) – Eleonor Dean (UK) 2006
• Sacha Merzetti (ITA) – Virgina Pena (ESP) 2007
• Luka Panic (SUI) – Katarina Jokić (BiH) 2008
• Alvaro Regalado (ESP) – Katie Swan (UK) 2009
• Nicola Kuhn (ESP) – Jovana Vuković (SRB) 2010
• Duje Ajduković (CRO) – Olga Danilović (SRB) 2011
• Goran Životić (SRB) – Himari Sato (JPN) 2012
• Turriziani Alvarez (ESP) – Noa Krznarić (CRO) 2013
• Patrick Brady (UK) – Tea Lukić (SRB) 2014
• Branko Đurić (MNE) – Alena Kasatkina (RUS) 2015
• Kaylan Bigun (USA) – Ela Nala Milič (SVN) 2016
• Roben Gavani (BGR) – Rositsa Dencheva (BGR) 2017
• Vito Darderi (ARG) – Alisa Oktiabreva (RUS) 2018
• Svit Suljič (SVN) – Ksenia Efremova (RUS) 2019
• Daniel Gardality (USA) – Arina Fomina (RUS) 2022
• James Borchard (USA) – Ana Marija Rebić (CRO) 2023
• Lukas Kacin (CZE) – Mathilde Dianati (DEN) 2024
• David Simon (BEL) – Iva Svoboda (CZE) 2025
• Hunter Henderson (UK) – Micol Foggia (ITA) 2026
Hunter Henderson from UK won the boys finals, while Micol Foggia from Italy won the girls finals.
The winners won, among other, the mountain bikes – the traditional Smrikva Bowl prize – a week stage at Patrick Mouratoglou Academy, and Wilson International support.
31st SMRIKVA BOWL 2026 MAIN RESULTS
Boys:
Finals:
Hunter Henderson (UK) – Roman Alexander Platzer (AUT) (4:1,4:2)
Semifinals:
Hunter Henderson (UK) – Joshua Camillo (BEL) (1:4,4:0,10:5)
Roman Alexander Platzer (AUT) – Milton Vogler Hofvander (SWE) (5:4,4:1)
Quarterfinals:
Hunter Henderson (UK) – Fedor Kopylov (RUS) (4:1,4:0)
Roman Alexander Platzer (AUT)– Aleksander Kolarczyk (POL) (5:4,3:5,10:8)
Joshua Camillo (BEL) – Ivan Mircov (ROM) (4:1,4:0)
Milton Vogler Hofvander (SWE) – Relja Mandal (SRB) (4:1,4:2)
Girls:
Finals:
Micol Foggia (ITA) – Bruna Tičić (CRO) – (5:3,4:0)
Semifinals:
Micol Foggia (ITA) – Mavideniz Celik (TUR) (4:0,4:1)
Bruna Tičić (CRO) – Cattleya Barbolova (BGR) (1:4,4:0,10:7)
Quarterfinals:
Micol Foggia (ITA) – Lara Gojčeta (CRO) (4:2,4:1)
Bruna Tičić (CRO) – Lilou Karlsson Löfgren (SWE) (4:2,4:2)
Cattleya Barbolova (BGR) – Filimona Radoman (MNE) (4:2,4:1)
Mavideniz Celik (TUR) – Ajna Kadrić (BIH) (4:1,4:1)
Thanks to the all Smrikva Bowl supporters and especially to the: Smrikva Bowl Friends, Staff, Golden and Honorary Members!
26/06/26
Some pictures of the 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 actors :)... taken during the Fifth day of their Smrikva Bowl... the day when "IGRA" game winners were known... :))... and the day when the finalists of this year edition were known... the BRIONI day :)
The fifth day was the day when the semifinalist of the Main and Consolation Draw were known…
but was also the day of Brioni Islands visit and the day of the “IGRA” Game finals :)
I am pleased to present the list of the actors of the Day who make it to the finals in their singles and towards the victory in special “IGRA” doubles…
FINALIST Main Draw:
Boys:
Roman Alexander Platzer (AUT)
Hunter Henderson (GBR)
Girls:
Bruna Tičić (CRO)
Micol Foggia (ITA)
FINALIST Consolation Draw:
Boys:
Mario Fernandez (ESP)
Mateos Macdonald (GBR)
Girls:
Mina Cinlioglu (TUR)
Ayanah Esther Tchonsinyi (GBR)
“IGRA” GAME WINNERS and RUNNER UPS:
Joshua Camillo (BEL)
Alp Sahin (TUR)
Mario Fernandez (ESP)
Guy Kol (ISR)
After the presentation of the actors of the Day who made it into the finals… I am pleased to share a little piece of the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Day celebrated on 21st of September… because today we spent on Brioni Islands… once upon a time named the Islands of Peace…
Smrikve, September 2010
The International Day of Peace, also known as the World Peace Day, occurs annually on September 21st and this day has been elected to be also the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors’ Day.
It is dedicated to peace, or specifically the absence of war, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. It is observed by many people. For the first time this holiday was celebrated in 1981.
The Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Day, although celebrated on the same day as the World Peace Day, is dedicated to civilization , intergenerational responsibility and tennis. Without civil society in a modern world there is no guarantee for peace.
In 1981 the United Nations General Assembly declared, in a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Costa Rica, the third Tuesday of September (the opening day of regular sessions of the General Assembly) as the International Day of Peace devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace and civilization values.
In 2001, the day was changed from the third Tuesday to specifically the twenty-first day of September. A new resolution was passed by the General Assembly, sponsored by the United Kingdom (giving credit to Peace One Day) and Costa Rica (the sponsors of the original day) to give the Day of Peace a fixed date and declare it as a global ceasefire day.
In 1991, on September 21st, I left Smrikve for Milan, it was the war time in my country, 5 years before, on the same day, in 1986, I sailed with a boat to Dubrovnik with school friends living a nice life time memory experience.
Having our calendar year 365 days if we live for some time and create our own experience we learn that the same day can remind us something nice and something not nice… it is a circle…
Not nice could be compared to a mistake in tennis… we learn from the mistakes. They help us understand what is not good or what we do not do properly…
To end this comment I am pleased to repeat words of a Nobel 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.
Do it! You can build a world without wars. You can build a new humanity.”
Everything around us lives in a delicate equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it. The knowledge, human curiosity and will to learn are important. They are all parts of the civilization path.
Shimon Peres used in his note the statement: “Do it!” thus reminded me Yoda’s wisdom words when he shares his knowledge with young Jedi: “Try not. Do or do not “ :)
If people believe in the future there is future. If people do not believe in the future there is no future.
Miodrag Bozovic
… and tomorrow is the single FINALS Day… the day of the Cake…
Awarding Ceremony Day…
and the Day of the Swimming Pool :D
… and before going into a new day once again congratulations to the finalist, semifinalists and quarterfinalist of the IGRA Game who made our pizza night special…
GO SMRIKVA GO!!! :D
and those who assisted this year theater show may have noticed that the names of the player mentioned in our articles are often not related with the pictures presented…
…they follow Yoda way of speaking… and often are inverted…
for those not familiar with Yoda… I will borrow one of his saying to finish the article of today…
Luke : “I’m looking for a great warrior”
Yoda: “ Wars not make one great “
… and the story around the olive tree was the story…
…ready for the final acts of the show…
26/06/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Draws and Results - Fifth Day Results and Order of Play for the 6th Day
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Draws and 5th Day Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE SIXTH DAY IS AS FOLLOWS:
31st SB 2026 Order of Play 27th of June, 6th day
26th of June:
2:00 PM : BRIONI Islands trip gathering in Fazana
2:30 PM : departure from Fazana with boat to BRIONI islands
7:00 PM : return to Smrikve
7:30 PM : Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals of the IGRA Game + PIZZA party for all the players cheering for the finals of the IGRA GAME :D
FINALIST Main Draw:
Boys:
Roman Alexander Platzer (AUT)
Hunter Henderson (GBR)
Girls:
Bruna Tičić (CRO)
Micol Foggia (ITA)
FINALIST Consolation Draw:
Boys:
Mario Fernandez (ESP)
Mateos Macdonald (GBR)
Girls:
Mina Cinlioglu (TUR)
Ayanah Esther Tchonsinyi (GBR)
25/06/26
Some pictures of the 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 actors... taken during the fourth day of their Smrikva Bowl... the day when the children participated lucky draw :)... and pictures with few words related to Smrikva Bowl Mission story...
During the long Fourth Smrikva Bowl Day the semifinalist of all the single draws and part of the IGRA game were known :)…
… and I am pleased to take the opportunity to share few words related to Smrikva Bowl Mission story with our new Ambassadors generation ;)…
SEMIFINALIST Main Draw:
Boys:
Milton Vogler Hofvander (SWE)
Roman Alexander Platzer (AUT)
Hunter Henderson (GBR)
Joshua Camillo (BEL)
Girls:
Bruna Tičić (CRO)
Cattleya Barbolova (BGR)
Mavideniz Celik (TUR)
Micol Foggia (ITA)
SEMIFINALIST Consolation Draw:
Boys:
Mario Fernandez (ESP)
Richard Seršen (SVK)
Mateos Macdonald (GBR)
Teodor Crainii (MDA)
Girls:
Tatiana Charaeva (MLT)
Mina Cinlioglu (TUR)
Ayanah Esther Tchonsinyi (GBR)
Daniella Guerro (ESP)
Just few promised words behind Smrikva ;)…
Smrikva Bowl mission is to inspire, develop and spread cosmopolitan values.
Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people and humanity…
What does that mean?…
CULTURE, CHILDREN, SPORT and MUSIC are part of the Smrikva Bowl idea of the cosmopolitan world. It is a matter of civilization …
…a truly wise windy, product of imagination, once whispered… “Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.” (M.Y.)… and fairy tales seems to help that beauty…
… but I am sure you will cross in the future with the following opinion… “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” (A.E.)…
I noted that all of you are very calm during hard points… and usually in tennis game, as well as in many other fields, it does not matter what goes wrong but your reaction to it…
… we prepared special gifts for the Lucky Draw for various generations thanks to…
I am pleased to recall our Smrikva Bowl “Lucky Draw” contributors:
• Dominic Thiem & family (grandfather Josef Mullner, mom Karin, dad Wolfgang and brother Moritz)
• Borna Coric & family (dad Damir and mom Zeljka)
• Alex De Minaur & family (mom Esther)
• Donna Vekic & family (dad Igor and mom Brankica)
• Carlos Alcaraz & family (dad Carlos)
• Lloyd Harris & family (mom Cecelia)
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina & family (mom Tatiana)
• Katie Swan & family (mom Nicki)
• Lorenzo Musetti and Simone Tartarini
• Matteo Donati & family (mom Marina Bortolato)
• Miomir Kecmanovic & coach Miro Hrvatin & family (aunt Tanja Pavlov)
• Olga Danilovic & family (mom Svetlana)
• Nicola Kuhn & family (dad Alfred and mom Rita)
• Alex Eala and Michael Eala & family (dad Michael and mom Rizza)
• Matej Sabanov and Ivan Sabanov (brother Aleksandar, dad Zlatko & mom Nada)
• Katie Boulter & family (mom Sue)
• Viktoria Kuzmova
• Petra Martic
• Zvonimir Babic & family (dad Vlado and mom Marija)
• Tereza Mihalikova
• Gianluigi Quinzi & family (dad Luca)
• Roger Federer (thanks to coach Miro Hrvatin and Chris Jackman)
• Rafael Nadal (thanks to Luca Appino)
• Juan Martin Del Potro (thanks to Chris Jackman)
• Gael Monfils, Kaja Juvan and Stanislav Wawrinka (thanks to Tomislav Poljak)
• Grigor Dimitrov (thanks to Bulgarian visiting coach)
• Novak Djokovic (thanks to Zdravko Sinko)
• Mili Poljicak & family (dad Ante & mom Nilija)
• Ivana Jorovic
• Novak Djokovic (thanks to Zdravko Sinko)
• Mili Poljicak & family (dad Ante & mom Nilija)
• Ivana Jorovic
• Holger Rune & family (mom Aneke)
• Petra Marcinko & family (dad Vjekoslav and mom Ivana)
• Flavio Cobolli & family (mom Francesca Neri)
• Vilim Visak
• Tommy Paul & family (mom Jillian)
• Tomas Machac & family (mom Daniela)
• Mihaela Marculescu
• Martin Landaluce & family (dad Alejandro)
• Andreea Rosca & family (dad Ionut)
• Dino Prižmić & family (mom Nataša)
• Ksenia Efremova & family (mom Julia)
• Ana Konjuh
• Jaime Faria & family (mom Tania Nunez)
• Maria Timofeeva & family (dad Gleb & mom)
• Alexei Popyrin & family (dad Alex, brother Anthony & mom)
• Luciano & Vito Darderi & family (dad Gino)
• Tereza Valentova & family (mom Jitka)
• Mattia Bellucci & family (dad Fabrizio)
• Patrik Rikl & family (mom Alice)
… and their success could teach us how fear and anger are for the brain the same as cramps for the muscles…
and… what Master Yoda noted “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”…
… in tennis seems to be the same… if you want to win more… you master your skills and believe in your game ;)
There are different ways to look at sport. There are different ways to look at music, culture, love and also to children.
The vision of sport preferred in Smrikve can be described and extended to: culture, music and children using the following Nelson Mandela – Madiba’s words…
… “Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else can – it is an instrument of peace.”
… a wise men living in China 2500 years ago once observed… “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.” …
hmmm… sounds very interesting… hm hm :)
an interesting opinion…
… and to set your heart right you need good characters… those who wish to contribute to the greater public good had to begin by working on themselves…
… only then they will see progress radiate out from their personal circles to society at large…
Tomorrow is the semifinals day…
the BRIONI Islands Day…
and IGRA GAME Day :D…
a lot to do and a lot to see ;)….
GO SMRIKVA GO!!! :D
FEW WORDS ABOUT L…
The strongest force among human beings is named “Love”. Love can be very powerful but can also be very painful force.
THE LITTLE PRINCE…by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry… is a very special book that every person at different age read differently.
It is a book that last over time and was likely the last love gift Antoine de Saint-Exupéry made to his wife Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry.
Over time this book was translated in many different languages thus become a love gift for many generations around the world.
It is a children’s book written for the olders… I like many parts of it… especially the description that Antoine make of the adult people…
the description of the moment when the rose was born… the importance of the right orders on the King’s planet…
“you never know” statement…
the meeting with the wise fox…
the smiling stars and many other parts…
Only best friends, when they trust each other, do share their deep knowledge…
and once The Little Prince and the fox created such a special relationship the fox shared a secret with him…
“Goodbye, said the fox. And now here is my secret, a very simple secret.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
What is essential is invisible to the eye.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry beleived that: Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.…
“Ljubav ne zahtjeva da dvoje ljudi gledaju jedno u drugo, već da zajedno gledaju u istom pravcu”.
25/06/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Draws and Results - Fourth Day Results and Order of Play for the 5th Day
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Draws and 5th Day Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE FIFTH DAY IS AS FOLLOWS:
31st SB 2026 Order of Play 26th of June, 5th day
26th of June:
8:00 AM : semifinals singles matches
2:00 PM : BRIONI Islands trip gathering in Fazana
2:30 PM : departure from Fazana with boat to BRIONI islands
7:00 PM : return to Smrikve
7:30 PM : Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals of the IGRA Game + PIZZA party for all the players cheering for the finals of the IGRA GAME :D
23/06/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Draws and Results - Third Day Results and Order of Play for the 4th Day
31st Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and 3rd Day Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE FOURTH DAY:
31st SB 2026 Order of Play 25th of June, 4th day
The Lucky Draw is on schedule on 25th of June *at 4 PM and the IGRA Game will continue after the Lucky Draw…
23/06/26
Some pictures of the 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 actors... The day when they start super IGRA game... some pictures taken during the day to share Smrikva Bowl Library story...
Third Smrikva Bowl day is the day when the IGRA game start… and is also the day when the quarterfinalist of the edition start to be known…
Third day is also the FORUM day… knowledge sharing day…
I am pleased to take the opportunity to share a bit of the story of our Library with the actors of the third day…
It was 2009 when we started to build the Smrikva Bowl library… and each Smrikva Bowl player was requested to bring with him a cultural book that will remember his stay in Smrikve and will represent his culture of origin that one day guests of Smrikve will be able to consult, enjoy and discover…
With this year edition Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors are spread in 113 countries and all the continents… and the library reached over 1700 books from over 86 countries…
Historically their task was to search the talented kids in their countries of origin and invite them to play the Smrikva Bowl but from this year they are also our Cultural Ambassadors…
Cultural Ambassadors is both spreading the Smrikva idea and spreading the ISTRIA from SMRIKVE E-book… the cultural e-book for travelers…
It was shared yesterday with kids that the old olive tree Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors plant every year is a symbol of friendship and intergenerational responsibility and Smrikva Bowl’s idea of children, sport, music and culture that are able to pass all frontiers are incorporated in the creation of this Smrikva Bowl Library.
…in some languages… the word generations means also history… and in my first book on European Union and Cosmopolitan Democracy I come to a simple conclusion that we are those who represent the current civilization.
O yes ;)… this is an important concept…
Today people live an average of about 80 years. What we call civilization is mostly made up of the human knowledge we have accumulated until today, which our institutions pass onto future generations.
there is a big importance of a quality book… o yes ;)
They represent a great human memory that can help us understand what we see combined with cumulated personal experience of our daily lives. But given the fragility of the circle of life it is very easy for people to ignore these facts and lose sight of our human knowledge. It takes just a few generations to lose this great heritage ;)
I’d like to observe that we have gotten used to rapid technological progress, but social and civil progress is slower and more complex. Humans learn throughout their whole lifetime, from books and schools, but we also mostly learn from our personal experiences.
I just wish to say that Smrikva Bowl’s more then tennis is something you find above… hm… not only tennis… music… culture… children… sport… four interesting pillars…
Smrikva Bowl mission is to develop and spread cosmopolitan values. Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people…
Friendship… is long term trust… and long term bridge… always takes time to get built… and always require maintenance ;)…
… and IGRA game is spreading… it is reaching different places… different continents…
… with music… run… play… and say “IGRA” :)
Quarterfinalist of the 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026
MAIN DRAW:
BOYS:
Relja Mandal (SRB)
Milton Vogler Hofvander (SWE)
Roman Alexander Platzer (AUT)
Aleksander Kolarczyk (POL)
Hunter Henderson (GBR)
Fedor Kopylov (RUS)
Ivan Mircov (ROM)
Joshua Camillo (BEL)
GIRLS:
Bruna Tičić (CRO)
Lilou Karlsson Löfgren (SWE)
Filimona Radoman (MNE)
Cattleya Barbolova (BGR)
Mavideniz Celik (TUR)
Ajna Kadrić (BIH)
Lara Gojčeta (CRO)
Micol Foggia (ITA)
CONSOLATION DRAW:
BOYS:
Mihajlo Erić (SRB)
Mario Fernandez (ESP)
Richard Seršen (SVK)
Enrique Albi Arquellada (ESP)
Noah Yang (HKG)
Mateos Macdonald (GBR)
Konstantin Simov (BGR)
Teodor Crainii (MDA)
GIRLS:
Tatiana Charaeva (MLT)
Zingce Esona Mvana (RSA)
Mina Cinlioglu (TUR)
Aya Djavaherian (DEN)
Ayanah Esther Tchonsinyi (GBR)
Dorotea Dal Torrione (ITA)
Daniella Guerro (ESP)
Aiko Camilleri (GBR)
… and the LOTTERY!!! is on schedule for tomorrow at 4:00 PM…
o yes… many possibilities…
… we will see who win what ;)….
… the Tennis Talents FORUM is worth recalling… always a nice moment to share just few elements that could be useful to the families and coaches on their path in helping their children to reach their potential…
Tomorrow is the day of QUARTERFINALS…
and the day of IGRA…
it is also the LOTTERY DAY!!!! “LUCKY DRAW” :D
GO SMRIKVA GO :D
be playful and enjoy…
it is a circle of life <3… getting ready for another Smrikva Bowl day :D
23/06/26
The day when I become SMRIKVA BOWL Ambassador - 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 generation
A bit after 7:30 PM the Smrikva Bowl players of this year edition became Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors… the ceremony started at 6:00 PM…
The SB Ambassadors seeds are spread into 113 countries of our planet…
I am pleased to repeat the story of the Smrikva Bowl Olive Trees traditionally planted in Smrikve… being this moment one of the most important parts of the Smrikva Bowl story…
In 2005, for the 10th Smrikva Bowl anniversary, we started a tradition of planting an Olive tree… The Olive tree selected was at the beginning older than the oldest man living on the earth today. The tree that we planted for the 10th Smrikva Bowl was over 150 years old…
…during the ceremony, every Ambassador put a tiny piece of land close to the root of the Olive tree and say his or her name. This way the tree gets their names…
This year again there were few stories shared and the children and parents who were present hopefully will remember the story…
During the ceremony of the 31st Smrikva Bowl Olive Tree Generation… the tree received new names…
… Olive tree is a symbol of peace… but the age of the tree means intergenerational responsibility…
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… :)
… 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 founding ideas… ;) Life messages you find in Lion King 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… it is true that 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 reminds me about love between friends. Pumbaa also make me think abuout empathy, intuition and loyalty and 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… that 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’ 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.
As I wrote at the beginning of today’s article 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… he tried to explain that a good King should know that everything around us lives in a delicate equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect 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…
It was another long Smrikva day… ended with a Grand Slam dream victory and good ice cream at the end :)… everybody wished to make true their dream ;)
Tomorrow is the new day… IGRA game day… it is the day to choose IGRA partners…
and the FORUM day… the 30th Smrikva Bowl generation will discover the IGRA game…
Tomorrow we will learn and experience something new again :)
23/06/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Draws and Results - Second Day Results and Order of Play for the 3rd Day
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Draws and 2nd Day Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE THIRD DAY:
31st SB 2026 Order of Play 24th of June, 3rd day
A bit after 8:30 PM the Smrikva Bowl players of this year edition became Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors…
Tomorrow is the new day… IGRA game day… and is the day to choose IGRA partners…
TENNIS TALENTS FORUM will start at 6 PM on 24th of June… and will be followed up by the IGRA game at 7:30 PM…
22/06/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Draws and Results - First Day Results and Order of Play for the 2nd Day
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Draws and 1st Day Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE SECOND DAY IS AS FOLLOWS:
31st SB 2026 Order of Play, 23rd of June, 2nd day all in SMRIKVE
All the matches on schedule on 2nd day 23rd of June will be played in Smrikve… and the matches will start at 8 AM.
You can rent the courts for practice in Surida.
In case you do not find your name in the order of play for tomorrow and you are in the 3rd round of the main draw already it means that you will be on schedule on Wednesday.
Those who lost their first or second round matches will find their names in the Consolation Draws. Please check that you find it.
The Ambassador Nomination Ceremony and planting of the old olive tree is on schedule tomorrow (23rd of June) at 6 PM and is the most important moment for all the players tomorrow.
22/06/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 started today at 8:00 AM with presentation of 93 tennis talents representing six continents and 47 countries...
With new nominated Ambassadors our Smrikva Bowl family will grow up to nearby 2700 players and families since Smrikva Bowl foundation in 1996…
… it was a pleasure to meet and present each one personally… representing six continents of our Planet… and it is always a pleasure to wish to the players a good game… :)
Tomorrow at 6:00 PM 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 players will be nominated Ambassadors and will plant as per tradition an Olive Tree.
The creation of the Smrikva Bowl Library started in 2009 and with this year donations we will be around 1700 cultural books from over 86 countries… tomorrow at 6:00 PM the old olive tree of the 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 generation will be planted…
WELCOME TO THE … 31st SMRIKVA BOWL GENERATION!
22/06/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 Draws and Order of Play
31st SB 2026 Order of Play, 22nd of June, 1st day SMRIKVE BOYS & GIRLS
31st SB 2026 Order of Play, 22nd of June, 1st day SURIDA GIRLS
22/06/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 "seeds of the Legends of tomorrow" list... :D
World in Smrikve … Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors network of around 2700 players will be spread in 113 countries after Tuesday’s Ambassador Nomination Ceremony…
The level of the players is expected to be very high again this year among 93 registered participants representing six continents and 47 countries…
The list of the names of the players that honored us with their arrival to Smrikve this year:
Girls (44)
Bruna Tičić (CRO)
Aiko Camilleri (GBR)
Zsófia Mátyás (HUN)
Vittoria Arginelli (ITA)
Hana Kishi (JPN)
Helia Hysaj (ALB)
Adriana Fischer (GER)
Derin Kuşçu (TUR)
Lilou Karlsson Löfgren (SWE)
Lal Perahya (TUR)
Zoja Frenc (SRB)
Filimona Radoman (MNE)
Mia Snežič (SVN)
Maria Julia Garnero (BRA)
Mina Tubić (SUI)
Ema Ozmec (SVN)
Tatiana Charaeva (MLT)
Cattleya Barbolova (BGR)
Isabella Satler (SVN)
Bruna Sršen (CRO)
Haru Mizouchi (JPN)
Vasilisa Bannych (CZE)
Eva Menendez (USA)
Aya Djavaherian (DEN)
Mavideniz Celik (TUR)
Clara Farcas (ITA)
Zingce Esona Mvan (RSA)
Ajna Kadrić (BIH)
Ekaterina Abramova (RUS)
Katharina Walter (AUT)
Natalija Lukić (SRB)
Juliette Brognez Gosset (BEL)
Daniella Guerro (ESP)
Ayanah Esther Tchonsinyi (GBR)
Lara Gojčeta (CRO)
Dorotea Dal Torrione (ITA)
Mina Cinlioglu (TUR)
Magdalena Atanasova (BGR)
Alice Alexandersson (SWE)
Melek Ada Isik (TUR)
Amélie Hennen (GER)
Alara Sijahović (BIH)
Hana Vučkić (SVN)
Micol Foggia (ITA)
Boys (49)
Luka Karamatić (CRO)
Maksim Pyachura (BLR)
Arick Chenug Ka Wai (HKG)
Konstantin Simov (BGR)
Kandai Mori (JPN)
Alp Sahin (TUR)
Relja Mandal (SRB)
Winston Sprang (DEN)
Devlet Rahmani (TUR)
Dorian Jercog (CRO)
Petar Nikolov (SRB)
Christoforos Karydas (CYP)
Milton Vogler Hofvander (SWE)
Enrique Albi Arquellada (ESP)
Roman Alexander Platzer (AUT)
Wilhelm Hesselroth (SWE)
Paolo Andolfi (ITA)
Jakov Sviben (CRO)
Edward Spiteri Paris (MLT)
Aleksander Kolarczyk (POL)
Vuk Radoš (SRB)
Noah Yang (HKG)
Luka Sekulić (CRO)
Guy Kol (ISR)
Tobias Amadori (ITA)
Hunter Henderson (GBR)
Mario Fernandez (ESP)
Christian Farrugia (MLT)
Nikola Mahnet (CRO)
Mikolay Sliwinski (POL)
Kosta Zaevski (MKD)
Fedor Kopylov (RUS)
Loren Šegota (CRO)
Teodor Crainii (MDA)
Leonid Abramov (RUS)
Mateos Macdonald (GBR)
Leon Bezuidenhout (RSA)
Ivan Mircov (ROM)
Jan Czech (POL)
Tian Žmak (CRO)
Haruma Takahashi (JPN)
Yasar Dorukhan Kucukyilmaz (TUR)
Luis Zielinski (GER)
Richard Hampl (CZE)
Tin Rončević (CRO)
Jose Fernando Miguel Orrostieta (MEX)
Mihajlo Erić (SRB)
Richard Seršen (SVK)
Joshua Camillo (BEL)
The opening ceremony is scheduled for 8:00 AM while, tomorrow at 6:00 PM 31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 players will be nominated Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors that will be followed by the Olive Tree planting ceremony…
21/06/26
31st Smrikva Bowl 2026... a new “seeds of the Legends of tomorrow” story is starting… the orientation moment started...
The final registration…
and orientation moments…
are on going…
… it is time to get to know…
… and plant new seeds…
…discover new stories…
…and there are always new dreams to be planted…
09/06/26
"Smrikve theatre stage" for the "seeds of the Legends" is entering final phase of the preparations...31st Smrikva Bowl 2026 edition...
21st of September, on Smrikva Bowl Ambassador’s Day, we traditionally start to receive candidacies from all around the World… and after 9 months… at the end of June the talents of the year gather together… it is the 30th annual… and so many of the kids who honored us with their visit are writing beautiful tennis pages with their rackets around the World…
As of June 8th, 2026 their track record includes the following:
=> 152 professional ATP/WTA titles (8 Grand Slams) conquered by 35 players
=> 59 GRAND SLAM titles (including junior titles) conquered by 42 players
=> 7 Olympic medals (singles, doubles and mixed doubles)
=> 4 Davis Cup titles & 2 Billie Jean King titles
=> 2 NEXT GEN ATP Finals titles
=> 105 players reached TOP 200 ATP/WTA ranking => 55 players reached TOP 100 ATP/WTA ranking => 18 players reached TOP 20 ATP/WTA => 8 players reached TOP 10 ATP/WTA ranking => 1 player reached #1 ATP ranking
=> 16 players reached #1 ITF ranking; 1 player reached #1 ATP ranking
406 + SB players received scholarships to study in the US & play tennis.
Smrikva Bowl Top 100 ATP/WTA Club (55 players):
ATP singles (23):
Carlos Alcaraz, Dominic Thiem, Holger Rune, Alex De Minaur, Lorenzo Musetti, Tommy Paul, Borna Coric, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Flavio Cobolli, Alexei Popyrin, Tomaš Machač, Laslo Djere, Miomir Kecmanovic, Lloyd Harris, Luciano Darderi, Mattia Bellucci, Hamad Medjedovic, Luca Nardi, Filip Misolic, Jaime Faria, Dino Prizmic, Daniel Merida, Martin Landaluce
ATP doubles (6):
Marin Draganja, Matej Sabanov, William Blumberg, Ivan Sabanov, Dino Marcan, Patrik Rikl
WTA singles (20):
Belinda Bencic, Petra Martic, Donna Vekic, Martina Trevisan, Ana Konjuh, Katie Boulter, Ajla Tomljanovic, Olga Danilovic, Viktoria Kuzmova, Linda Fruhvirtova, Claire Liu, Alexandra Eala, Nina Stojanovic, Ivana Jorovic, Tereza Valentova, Maria Timofeeva, Ivana Lisjak, Jana Fett, Antonia Ruzic, Petra Marcinko
WTA doubles (6):
Igrid Neel, Tereza Mihalikova, Irina Maria Bara, Maia Lumsden, Angelica Moratelli, Camilla Rosatello
Smrikva Bowl Grand Slam Club (42 players): Dominic Thiem, Borna Coric, Alex De Minaur, Tommy Paul, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Alexei Popyrin, Gianluigi Quinzi, Nicola Kuhn, Lorenzo Musetti, Holger Rune, Daniel Rincon, Marin Draganja, Dino Marcan, Yshai Oliel, Daniel Berta, Patrik Rikl, George Morgan, Robin Kern, Flavio Cobolli, Mili Poljicak Belinda Bencic, Ana Konjuh, Olga Danilovic, Claire Liu, Petra Marcinko, Alexandra Eala, Tereza Mihalikova, Ajla Tomljanovic, Viktoria Kuzmova, Paula Arias Manjon, Rose Marie Nijkamp, Martin Landaluce, Carlos Alcaraz, Dino Prizmic, Mara Gae, Tereza Valentova, Kylan Bigun, Niels McDonald, Dimitar Kisimov, Ksenia Efremova, Ziga Sesko, Alisa Oktiabreva.
… with all the above Smrikva continue to dream to be always something more than tennis…
I am please to recall parts of an article written at the beginning of 2010… when I compared for the first time Smrikva Bowl to a theater stage…
… When I think of Smrikva Bowl I try to imagine it as a theatre where every year we work hard to set the stage where the world’s talents can gather… Every year we gather all this different actors, great talents, very special kids, arriving from different cultures, having different dreams,…
We set the stage and later on they are in charge with their will, dreams and hard work… they are the ones who write the most different stories…
Smrikva Bowl is still very young tournament but I would like to think that some of these kids will write… inspiring stories in most different professional fields.
I also know that according to the statistics only few of the kids participating Smrikva Bowl will make it to become top professional tennis players, but I like to think that they will make it in other professional fields they choose in their lives.
I read Andre Agassi’s book and through the whole book he was repeating to friends and people meeting… that he doesn’t like tennis thus it seems to me that he never had the option to choose, but in end he ended up being the Champion and according to Luke Jensen a person with big heart and very good friend.
I will never know how many kids playing Smrikva Bowl are playing it because their parents would like them to become professional tennis players and how much of them play it because they enjoy the game.
What I do know is that any kind of sport can help kids in their growth and I also know that people that do excel in any field require total dedication and a lot of sacrifice to reach the excellence.
When I think of Andre’s words of not loving what he was doing for most of the time of his life I start thinking of other 90% of people around the World that make for living doing jobs they do not like, but “La vita e’ bella” Roberto Benigni would say and tennis helped Andre to grow up.
There is one part in the book that I liked a lot… it is about inspiration, faith and what does it mean to be a good coach… to have the right word in the right moment… this part is related with Gil… and is about people that do believe in other people and help them to write their life stories and to write their own one…
Here are Gil’s words reported by Andre in his book when he accepted to coach him:
“I’m not one of those people who expresses or articulates feelings very well, but from now on, just know this: It’s on, man. It is on.
You know what I’m saying? We are in a fight, and you can count on me until the last man is standing. Somewhere up there is a star with your name on it. I might not be able to help you find it, but I’ve got pretty strong shoulders, and you can stand on my shoulders while you’re looking for that star. You hear? For as long as you want. Stand on my shoulders and reach, man. Reach.”
In every life there are people that influence what we do and how we do it.
The Smrikva Bowl festival dream to inspire its players and Ambassadors to believe in their dreams and work hard to reach them.
Sport and music are in general good educators and the vision of sport preferred in Smrikve is the one Nelson Mandela once said:
“Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else can – it is an instrument of peace.”
There are over two thousands six hundreds stories written every week by Smrikva seeds in over 112 countries and all the continents… :) and very soon I will have the pleasure to meet new seeds of the 31th SMRIKVA BOWL 2026 edition from all over the world again…
The BOWL story… SMRIKVA BOWL story…
