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26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 edition: one of the most particular tennis tournaments in the World... is canceled due to coronavirus pandemic

Note – 8th of April 2021 – Due to coronavirus pandemic the 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 edition is canceled.

26th SMRIKVA BOWL 2021 Presentation with Application Instructions (pdf ~1.73 MB)

All the selected players that successfully completed their candidacy process by 30th of March have received their confirmation letter by 6th of April and will be listed among 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 generation players. Their names will be published as per tradition on the the expected opening ceremony day of the 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021… which was scheduled for 21st of June.

With hope that pandemic will end in 2022 the candidacy process for the 27th Smrikva Bowl 2022 edition (players born in 2012) will start as per tradition on Smrikva Bowl Ambassador’s Day 21st of September 2021.

27th Smrikva Bowl 2022 is expected to be played from (18th) 20th till 25th of June 2022… “seeds of the Legends of tomorrow”…

Accepted 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 players are eligible to present their candidacy for the 6th Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week 2022.

6th Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week (SBTTFW) with Luca Appino & Mio (23/4-30/4, 1/5-8/5/2022) Presentation and Application Instructions (pdf ~0.9 MB)

Million plus Smrikva Bowl Family Holiday Week in Smrikve (pdf ~0.4 MB)

is a holiday program dedicated to the successful past SB players which have interest in learning some basics about wealth management.

24th Smrikva Bowl 2019 Draws and Results

24th Smrikva Bowl 2019 Press Release

24th Smrikva Bowl 2019 Photo Gallery

Historical Smrikva Bowl Draws and Results (1996-2019)

News

12/04/21

Top Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European U14 and 16 ranking lists (update April 2021)

Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list and the top Smrikva Bowl players current ranking.

As of April 12th, 2021 their track record includes the following:
- 34 GRAND SLAM titles (including junior titles) conquered by 27 players
- 50 professional ATP/WTA titles (1 Grand Slam title)
- 51 players reached TOP 200 ATP/WTA ranking => 26 players reached TOP 100 ATP/WTA ranking => 8 players reached TOP 20 ATP/WTA => 2 players reached TOP 5 ATP/WTA ranking

- 230 + SB players (1996-2013) 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

- 340+ SB players (1996-2015) collected ATP/WTA points on the following link ATP/WTA SB Club

• 27 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 – #19 WTA (Nov 2019)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #20 WTA (Jul 2017)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 39 WTA (Apr 2019)
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #43 WTA (Mar 2019)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #81 WTA (Mar 2020)
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #83 WTA (Oct 2020)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #83 WTA (Feb 2019)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #86 on WTA (Jul 2019)

Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #96 WTA (Oct 2018)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #97 WTA (Oct 2017)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #116 WTA (Oct 2020)
Clair LIU – 2010 “LM”/SB player -#137 WTA (Jan 2019)
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #143 WTA (Jun 2018)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #162 WTA (Dec 2018)
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #163 WTA (Oct 2018)
Lina GJORCHESKA – 2003 player – #170 WTA (Jun 2017)

Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #187 WTA (Jul 2018)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #50 WTA doubles (Feb 2018)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #56 WTA doubles (May 2019)
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 “LM”/SB player -#115 WTA doubles (Apr 2021)
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #134 WTA doubles (Jan 2018)
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #143 WTA doubles (May 2019)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)
Vladica BABIC – 2005 player – #164 WTA doubles (Nov 2019)
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #189 WTA doubles (May 2017)

• 24 TOP 200 ATP Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #3 ATP (Mar 2020)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #12 ATP (Nov 2018)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #18 ATP (Oct 2019)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #27 ATP (Jun 2019)
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 quarterf.- #38 ATP (Mar 2021)
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #50 ATP (Apr 2021 )
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #51 ATP (Mar 2021)
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 SF- #51 ATP (Mar 2021)
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 CD winner – #82 ATP (Mar 2021)
Lorenzo MUSETTI – 2012 QF – #84 ATP (Apr 2021)

Carlos ALCARAZ – 2013 runner up – #118 ATP (Apr 2021)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #124 ATP (Feb 2020)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #133 ATP (Oct 2020)
Tomas MACHAC – 2010 QF – #137 (Mar 2021)
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 142 ATP (Apr 2019)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #174 ATP (Oct 2019)
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #192 ATP (Aug 2018)

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 – #128 ATP doubles (May 2019)
Ivan SABANOV – 2002 semi – #153 ATP doubles (Feb 2020)
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semi – #153 ATP doubles (Feb 2020)

As of 12th of April 2021 the ranking summary of the TOP 1000 ATP/WTA former Smrikva Bowl players is the following:

• 65 WTA players (6,5%)

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #12 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #21 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #31 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #77 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #87 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #99 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #108 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #132 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #162 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #189 WTA

Jana FETT – 2005 player – #201 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #237 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #242 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #243 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #249 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #268 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #284 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #288 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #291 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #296 WTA

Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #300 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #303 WTA
Lina GJORCHESKA – 2003 player – #339 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #345 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #347 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #359 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 QF- #377 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #392 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #395 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #399 WTA

Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #418 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #429 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #440 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #477 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #486 WTA
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA – 2015 SF – #499 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #510 WTA
Maria GUTIERREZ CARRASCO – 2007 player – #521 WTA
Joanne ZUGER – 2010 player – #529 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #541 WTA

Vladica BABIC – 2005 player – #585 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #593 WTA
Maria TIMOFEEVA – 2012 player – #612 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #615 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #619 WTA
Alexandra EALA – 2015 SF – #662 WTA
Pia LOVRIC – 2012 player – #666 WTA
Angela FITA BOLUDA – 2009 player – #677 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #733 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #735 WTA
Anita HUSARIC – 2004 player – #772 WTA

Zoe KRUGER – 2012 semif. – #783 WTA
Himari SATO – 2012 winner – #786 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #790 WTA
Katarina JOKIC – 2008 winner – #813 WTA
Ziva FALKNER – 2012 player – #841 WTA
Ania HERTEL – 2010 player – #846 WTA
Julie BELGRAVER – 2012 player – #865 WTA
Matilde PAOLETTI – 2012 QF – #867 WTA
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 LM/SB – #868 WTA
Estela PEREZ SOMARRIBA – 2008 SB player – #886 WTA

Antonia RUZIC – 2013 player – #909 WTA
Paula ARIAS MANJON – 2010 runner up – #925 WTA
Aleksandra VECIC – 2011 player – #945 WTA
Tina CVETKOVIC – 2009 player – #977 WTA
Kristina LAVICKOVA – 2012 player – #999 WTA

• 43 ATP players (4,3%)

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #4 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #25 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #26 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #47 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #49 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #51 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #54 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 SF- #58 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #83 ATP
Lorenzo MUSETTI – 2012 QF – #84 ATP

Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA – 2013 runner up – #118 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #133 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #136 ATP
Tomas MACHAC – 2010 QF- #137 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #241 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #247 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #303 ATP
Duje AJDUKOVIC – 2011 winner – #306 ATP
Holger RUNE – 2013 QF – #322 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 player – #337 ATP

Yshai OLIEL – 2010 runner up – #435 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – #440 ATP
Jacopo BERRETTINI – 2008 player – #528 ATP
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA – 2011 QF – #555 ATP
Eric VANSHELBOIM – 2011 player – #587 ATP
Alibek KACHMAZOV – 2012 player – #641 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #651 ATP
Luca NARDI – 2013 player – #722 ATP
Damian WENGER – 2010 player – #756 ATP
Remy BERTOLA – 2008 player – #776 ATP

Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 SF – #782 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #784 ATP
Filip MISOLIC – 2011 player – #793 ATP
Aziz KIJAMETOVIC – 2006 player – #820 ATP
Cezar CRETU – 2011 player – #824 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #836 ATP
Flavio COBOLLI – 2012 player – #837 ATP
Mattia BELLUCCI – 2010 player – #868 ATP
Matej SABANOV – 2002 SF – #899 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #932 ATP

Luciano DARDERI – 2012 player – #953 ATP
Rimpei KAWAKAMI – 2010 player – #963 ATP
Sebastian GIMA – 2012 runner up – #988 ATP

• 17 players TOP 100 ATP RACE TO MILAN NEXT GEN (17%)

Lorenzo MUSETTI – 2012 QF – #4 ATP
Carlos ALCARAZ – 2013 runner up – #6 ATP
Tomas MACHAC – 2010 QF – #7 ATP
Holger RUNE – 2013 QF – #13 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #20 ATP
Duje AJDUKOVIC – 2011 winner – #21 ATP
Eric VANSHELBOIM – 2011 player – #33 ATP
Alibek KACHMAZOV – 2012 player – #35 ATP
Filip MISOLIC – 2011 player – #44 ATP
Luca NARDI – 2013 player – #58 ATP
Mattia BELLUCCI – 2010 player – #77 ATP
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC – 2013 SF – #78 ATP
Dani RINCON – 2013 SF – #82 ATP
Damien WENGER – 2010 player – #86 ATP
Mikolaj LORENS – 2012 player – #91 ATP
Flavio COBOLLI – 2012 player – #97 ATP
Sebastian GIMA – 2012 runner up – #99 ATP

NEXT GEN SB PLAYERS:
2017: Borna CORIC and Gianluigi QUINZI (WC)
2018: Alex DE MINAUR (runner up) and Lloyd HARRIS (invited)
2019: Alex DE MINAUR (runner up), Miomir KECMANOVIC (semifinals), Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (round robin)
2020: not played for Covid – 19 but would have played: Alex DE MINAUR, Miomir KECMANOVIC, Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA, Lorenzo MUSETTI, Carlos ALCARAZ

• 13 boys (13%) and 9 girls (9%)… in total 22 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #1 Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE Junior RG 2019 winner
- #16 Hamad MEDJEDOVIC
- #18 Jerome KYM
- #23 Daniel RINCON
- #29 Luca NARDI
- #39 Daniel MERIDA AGUILAR
- #53 Mili POLJICAK
- #55 Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA
- #62 Abedallah SHELBAYH
- #76 Bor ARTNAK
- #88 Stefan POPOVIC
- #89 Kalin IVANOVSKI
- #99 Pedro RODENAS

- #106 Vilius GAUBAS
- #147 Luka MIKRUT
- #160 Mikolai BANKOU
- #186 Jamie FARIA
- #196 Maj PREMZL

- #205 Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK
- #230 Aljaz JERAN
- #265 Dino PRIZMIC
- #299 Nikola ZEKIC

- #302 Piotr KUSIEWICZ
- #332 Carlos GUERRERO ALVAREZ
- #339 Filippo ROMANO
- #352 Branko DJURIC
- #356 Danilo RAICEVIC
- #367 Adi DAGAN
- #370 William JANSEN
- #380 Patrick BRADY
- #381 Dragomir DRAGANOV

- #404 Noa VUADIN
- #407 Martin LANDALUCE
- #446 Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC
- #458 Lun OBRUL
- #479 Ivan SODAN

GIRLS:
- #3 Alexandra EALA Junior AO 2020 dubles winner
- #13 Linda FRUHVIRTOVA
- #22 Petra MARCINKO
- #24 Matilde PAOLETTI
- #28 Aliona FALEI
- #60 Lola RADIVOJEVIC
- #69 Erika MATSUDA
- #84 Maria TIMOFEEVA
- #99 Noa KRZNARIC

- #115 Charlotte KAMPENAERS POCZ
- #126 Denislava GLUSHKOVA
- #128 Antonia RUZIC
- #148 Mao MUSHIKA
- #152 Joelle Lilly Sophie STEUR
- #158 Mio MUSHIKA
- #182 Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC
- #196 Kylie BILCHEV

- #201 Charlotte OWENSBY
- #233 Carolina GOMEZ
- #241 Mia RISTIC
- #246 Anastasia GRECHKINA
- #251 Patricija PAUKSTYTE
- #267 Sarah MUELLER
- #270 Ariana GEERLINGS
- #276 Elena MICIC
- #280 Tea LUKIC

- #308 Milena JEVTOVIC
- #314 Selin SEPKEN
- #344 Emma VALLETTA
- #345 Kyoka KUBO
- #364 Patricie KUBIKOVA
- #391 Petja DRAME

- #432 Mara GAE
- #437 Divna RATKOVIC
- #463 Alexandra IORDACHE

• 1 boy and 4 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Dino PRIZMIC #7; Alexandra EALA #2, Linda FRUHVIRTOVA #3, Petra MARCINKO #4, Lola RADIVOJEVIC #10)

• 3 boys and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Timofei DEREPASKO #1, Ognjen MILIC #3, Tim Vaisman #6; Rositsa DENCHEVA #3, Hephzibah OLUWADARE #6)

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)
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)

Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #243 WTA

Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #21 WTA

IN 2002 SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO BE A EUROPEAN TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, #136 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #141 ATP doubles
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #168 ATP doubles
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #168 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #77 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #303 WTA

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #4 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #784 ATP

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #77 WTA
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #99 WTA
Lina GJORCHESKA (MKD), 8th SB 2003, #339 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO) – 8th SB 2003 runner up – #615 WTA

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semif, #337 ATP

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #477 WTA
Vladica BABIC (MNE), 9th SB 2004, #585 WTA
Anita HUSARIC (AUS), 9th SB 2004, #772 WTA

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #26 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #49 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #133 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #303 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #440 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #932 ATP
Adrian BODMER (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #1042 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #31 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROM), 10th SB 2005, #132 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #201 WTA
Tena LUKAS (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #268 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #392 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION (ROM), 10th SB 2005, #418 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #541 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #790 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #1122 WTA

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #440 ATP

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #12 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #87 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #288 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #291 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #377 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #429 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC (CRO), 11th SB 2006, #619 WTA
Pia CUK (SVN), 11th SB 2006, #733 WTA

2007 – 12th Smrikva Bowl and 6th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #51 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #1223 ATP

GIRLS
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #237 WTA
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #242 WTA
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #296 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #399 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #486 WTA
Maria GUTIERREZ CARRASCO (ESP), 12th SB 2007 player #521 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #1159 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #54 ATP

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
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008, #241 ATP
Jacopo BERRETTINI (ITA), 13th SB 2008, #528 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #782 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #108 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #359 WTA
Gabriella *TAYLOR*(UK), 13th SB 2008, #510 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #593 WTA
Katarina JOKIC (SRB), 13th SB 2008 winner, #813 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #735 WTA

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., #25 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #47 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #58 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #83 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #651 ATP
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #1143 ATP
Moritz THIEM (AUT), 14th SB 2009,#1480 ATP

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #249 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #284 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #345 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #395 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #440 WTA
Angela FITA BOLUDA (ESP), 14th SB 2009, #677 WTA

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., #137 ATP
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #247 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #435 ATP
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #756 ATP
Rimpei KAWAKAMI (JPN), 15th SB 2010, #963 ATP
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #1152 ATP
Tommaso *CARNEVALE*(ITA), 15th SB 2010, #1663 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #846 WTA
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #925 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #189 WTA

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
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, #306 ATP
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #555 ATP
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #587 ATP
Filip MISOLIC (AUT), 16th SB 2011, #793 ATP
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #824 ATP
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #1546 ATP
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #1606 ATP

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #162 WTA
Alexandra VECIC (GER), 16th SB 2011, #945 WTA
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #1215 WTA

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., #84 ATP
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #641 ATP
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #988 ATP
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1685 ATP
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #1250 ATP doubles
Alberto ORSO (ITA), 17th SB 2012, #2205 ATP doubles
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, not ranked on ATP
Thijmen LOOF (NED), 17th SB 2012, not ranked on ATP
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf.,not ranked on ATP
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012,not ranked on ATP
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, not ranked on ATP
Fans VAN SAMBEEK (NED) , 17th SB 2012, not ranked on ATP
Aly Ehab SHOKEIR (EGY), 17th SB 2012, not ranked on ATP
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, not ranked on ATP
Frank JONKER (NED), 17th SB 2012, not ranked on ATP
Drazen PETROVIC (BiH), 17th SB 2012, not ranked on ATP

GIRLS
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #612 WTA
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., #666 WTA
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #783 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #786 WTA
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, #841 WTA
Julie BELGRAVER (FRA), 17th SB 2012, #865 WTA
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #867 WTA
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #999 WTA
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #1019 WTA
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #1157 WTA
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #1254 WTA
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #1209 WTA doubles
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #115 ITF
Fiona ARRESE (ESP), 17th SB 2012, not ranked on WTA
Julie SAPPL (SUI) , 17th SB 2012, not ranked on WTA
Maja DODIK (BiH) , 17th SB 2012, not ranked on WTA
Serina REINERTSEN (NOR) , 17th SB 2012, not ranked on WTA

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, #118 ATP
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013, #322 ATP
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #722 ATP
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #1057 ATP
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #1428 ATP
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #1685 ATP
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #23 ITF
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #205 ITF
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #302 ITF
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #356 ITF
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #367 ITF
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #509 ITF
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #542 ITF
Alen BILL (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #557 ITF
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #585 ITF
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #643 ITF

GIRLS
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #909 WTA
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #99 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #196 ITF
Milena JEVTOVIC (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #308 ITF
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #314 ITF
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #873 ITF
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #1294 ITF

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, #39 ITF
Mili POLJICAK (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #53 ITF
Bor ARTNAK (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #76 ITF
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #89 ITF
Pedro RODENAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #99 ITF
Vilius GAUBAS (LIT), 19th SB 2014, #106 ITF
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #147 ITF
Maj PREMZL (SLO), 19th SB 2014, #196 ITF
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #299 ITF
Carlos GUERRERO ALVAREZ (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #332 ITF
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #380 ITF
William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #370 ITF
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #381 ITF
Noa VUKADIN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #458 ITF
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #415 ITF
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #479 ITF
Matija SAMARDZIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #614 ITF
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #903 ITF

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., #499 WTA
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #28 ITF
Charlotte KEMPENAERS POCZ (AUS), 19th SB 2014, #115 ITF
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #126 ITF
Joelle STEUR (GER), 19th SB 2014, #152 ITF
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #182 ITF
Carolina GOMEZ (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #233 ITF
Patricija PAUKSTYTE (LTU), 19th SB 2014, #251 ITF
Sarah MUELLER (GER), 19th SB 2014, #267 ITF
Elena MICIC (AUS) , 19th SB 2014, #276 ITF
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #280 ITF
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #344 ITF
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #345 ITF
Patricie KUBIKOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014, #364 ITF
Petja DRAME (SLO), 19th SB 2014, #391 ITF
Divna RATKOVIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #437 ITF
Suana TUCAKOVIC (BIH), 19th SB 2014 semif., #507 ITF
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #799 ITF
Anna KANTOR (HUN), 19th SB 2014, #927 ITF
Emma RIZZETTO (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #1454 ITF
Neriya YONA (ISR), 19th SB 2014, #1924 ITF

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
Mikalai BANKOU (BLR), 20th SB 2015, #160 ITF
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf., #265 ITF
Filippo ROMANO (ITA) , 20th SB 2015, #339 ITF
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, #352 ITF
Matic KRIZNIK (SVN), 20th SB 2015, #593 ITF
Aleksa PISARIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015, #622 ITF
Ofek SHIMANOV (ISR), 20th SB 2015, #773 ITF
Federico BONDIOLI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #818 ITF
Matej DODIG (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #898 ITF
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif., #1084 ITF
Andrea MEDURI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #1331 ITF
Daniel ZIMMERMANN (AUT), 20th SB 2015, #1619 ITF
Walker ALLEN (USA), 20th SB 2015, #1814 ITF
Giacomo NOSEI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #1831 ITF
Moritz LESJAK (AUT), 20th SB 2015, not ranked on ITF
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), 20th SB 2015 semif., not ranked on ITF
Dimitar PENCHEV (BGR), 20th SB 2015, not ranked on ITF
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up , not ranked on ITF

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif., #499 WTA – Les Petits As 2019 winner
Alexandra EALA (PHI), 20th SB 2015 , #662 WTA – Les Petits As 2018 winner, Junior AO 2020 doubles winner
Petra MARCINKO (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #22 ITF
Lola RADIVOJEVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015, #60 ITF
Mao MUSHIKA (JPN), 20th SB 2015, #148 ITF
Mio MUSHIKA (JPN), 20th SB 2015, #158 ITF
Anastasia GRECHKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015, #246 ITF
Ariana GEERLINGS (ESP), 20th SB 2015, #270 ITF
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif. ,#432 ITF
Vanesa DANKO (HUN), 20th SB 2015, #520 ITF
Malwina ROWINSKA (POL), 20th SB 2015, #533 ITF
Jaquelyn OGUNWALE (UK), 20th SB 2015 winner, #563 ITF
Klio Maria IOANNOU (CYP), 20th SB 2015, #618 ITF
June BJORK (SWE), 20th SB 2015, #642 ITF
Tea ZIVIC (FRA), 20th SB 2015, #681 ITF
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, #876 ITF
Leticia TAROCCO (CRO), 20th SB 2015 winner, #1078 ITF
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, #1102 ITF
Lara STOJANOVSKI (SRB), 20th SB 2015, #1354 ITF
Tena RAJKI (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #2666 ITF
Tara SLADAKOVIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015, not ranked on ITF
Anastasia NIKOLOVA (BGR), 20th SB 2015 winner, not ranked on ITF
Adel PILOSYAN (RUS), 20th SB 2015, not ranked on ITF

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, #407 ITF
Kaylan BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 winner – Auray 2018 winner, #504 ITF
Meecah BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 semif., #640 ITF
Petr BRUNCLIK (CZE), 21st SB 2016 semif., #39 ETA U16
Tomasz BERKIETA (POL), 21st SB 2016, #40 ETA U16
Ziga SVEC (PVN), 21st SB 2016, #41 ETA U16
Andreas TIMINI (CYP), 21st SB 2016, #68 ETA U16
Marko MAKSIMOVIC (BiH), 21st SB 2016, #79 ETA U16
Pavel MARINOV (BGR), 21st SB 2016, #85 ETA U16
Bora CANKAYA (TUR), 21st SB 2016, #101 ETA U16
Georgi GEORGIEV (BGR), 21st SB 2016, #118 ETA U16
Nikolai BARSUKOV (GER), 21st SB 2016, #127 ETA U16
Chris SPYROU (GRE), 21st SB 2016, #131 ETA U16
Antonio VOLJAVEC (CRO), 21st SB 2016, #137 ETA U16
Rafael SEGADO ESTEVE (ESP) , 21st SB 2016, #148 ETA U16
Max STENZER (GER), 21st SB 2016, #152 ETA U16
Fran RAKONIC (CRO), 21st SB 2016, #167 ETA U16
Luis Garcia PAEZ (ESP), 21st SB 2016 runner up, #183 ETA U16
Nico HIPFL (AUS), 21st SB 2016, #200 ETA U16
Mika PETKOVIC (GER) , 21st SB 2016, #211 ETA U16
Daniele RAPAGNETTA (ITA), 21st SB 2016, #254 ETA U16
Fatih SISIC (BIH), 21st SB 2016, #334 ETA U16
Tymofii MILOVANOV (UKR), 21st SB 2016, #342 ETA U16
Danijel KRSTEVSKI (SRB), 21st SB 2016, #337 ETA U16
Rares Andrei GOLESCU (ROU), 21st SB 2016, #355 ETA U16
Anas MAZDRASHKI (BGR), 21st SB 2016, #386 ETA U16
Viktor KIROV (BGR), 21st SB 2016, #395 ETA U16
Dilhan WASANTHA (GRB), 21st SB 2016, #407 ETA U16
Giorgio GATTO (ITA) , 21st SB 2016, #493 ETA U16

GIRLS
Mia RISTIC (SRB), 21st SB 2016 semif., #241 ITF
Ela Nala MILIC (SVN), 21st SB 2016 winner, #821 ITF
Yufei REN (CHN), 21st SB 2016 semif. , #1264 ITF
Jovana GRUJIC (SRB), 21st SB 2016 CD winner, #1145 ITF
Rose Marie NIJKAMP (NLD), 21st SB 2016, #2666 ITF
Dunja MARIC (SRB), 21st SB 2016, #99 ETA U16
Monika STANKIEWICZ (POL), 21st SB 2016 , #102 ETA U16
Camilia SAMEL DRUZ (FRA), 21st SB 2016 runner up, #130 ETA U16
Ece GENCER (TUR), 21st SB 2016 winner, #137 ETA U16
Aleksandra GABROVSKA (BGR), 21st SB 2016, #147 ETA U16
Anastasija IGNJATIC (BiH), 21st SB 2016, #157 ETA U16
Tara MIHALJEVIC (SRB) , 21st SB 2016, #164 ETA U16
Barbora MICHALKOVA (CZE) , 21st SB 2016, #206 ETA U16
Chiara JEROLIMOV (CRO), 21st SB 2016, #243 ETA U16
Ann Akasha CEUCA (GER), 21st SB 2016, #272 ETA U16
Luna DINOTO FERNANDEZ (ESP), 21st SB 2016 , #278 ETA U16
Ema KOVACEVIC (BEL), 21st SB 2016, #315 ETA U16
Valeriia TROITCKAIA (RUS), 21st SB 2016 , #388 ETA U16
Nera TESANKIC (CRO), 21st SB 2016 , #388 ETA U16
Asja SALKANOVIC (BiH), 21st SB 2016 , #435 ETA U16
Ana Tara PRACEK (SVN), 21st SB 2016 , #470 ETA U16

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
Timofei DEREPASKO (RUS), 22nd SB 2017, #1 ETA U14
Ognjen MILIC (SRB), 22nd SB 2017, #3 ETA U14
Tim VAISMAN (ISR), 22nd SB 2017,#6 ETA U14
Federico CINA (ITA), 22nd SB 2017, #12 ETA U14
William REJCHTMAN VINCIGUERRA (SWE), 22nd SB 2017 runner up, #20 ETA U14
Alexander VASILEV (BGR) , 22nd SB 2017, #21 ETA U14
Duje MARKOVINA (CRO), 22nd SB 2017 semif., #25 ETA U14
Oliver BONDING (UK), 22nd SB 2017, #27 ETA U14
Mees ROTTGERING (NDL), 22nd SB 2017, #37 ETA U14
Vuk KRUSCIC (SRB), 22nd SB 2017, #39 ETA U14
Milan MATOVIC (SRB), 22nd SB 2017, #41 ETA U14
Jovan TOMOVIC (MNE), 22nd SB 2017, #42 ETA U14
Benjamin GUSIC WAN (UK), 22nd SB 2017 – Auray 2019 winner, junior Orange Bowl 2019 winner, #44 ETA U14
Oleh CHERNAT (UKR), 22nd SB 2017, #51 ETA U14
Grzegorz ZEMLA (POL), 22nd SB 2017, #53 ETA U14
Ivaylo SIMEONOV (BGR), 22nd SB 2017, #54 ETA U14
David DARABAN (ROU) , 22nd SB 2017, #77 ETA U14
Roben GAVANI (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner, #97 ETA U14
Filip KOSINSKI (POL), 22nd SB 2017, #106 ETA U14
Yannick NGANTCHA LLISO (ITA), 22nd SB 2017, #113 ETA U14
Štepan SKLENIČKA (CZE), 22nd SB 2017 semif., #122 ETA U14
Samy KHEDIRI (GBR) , 22nd SB 2017, #122 ETA U14
Michele MECHARELLI (ITA), 22nd SB 2017, #139 ETA U14
Volodymyr GURENKO (UKR), 22nd SB 2017, #141 ETA U14
Noa LEVAK (CRO), 22nd SB 2017, #173 ETA U14

GIRLS
Rositsa DENCHEVA (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner, #3 ETA U14
Hephzibah OLUWADARE, 22nd SB 2017, #6 ETA U14
Shanice ROIGNOT (FRA), 22nd SB 2017 runner up – Auray 2019 winner, #12 ETA U14
Sapir COHEN (ISR), 22nd SB 2017, #24 ETA U14
Dora MISKOVIC (CRO), 22nd SB 2017, #25 ETA U14
Aleksandra STEVANOVIC (SRB), 22nd SB 2017, #42 ETA U14
Teodora KOSTOVIC (SRB) , 22nd SB 2017, #46 ETA U14
Tereza VALENTOVA (CZE) , 22nd SB 2017, #50 ETA U14
Elizara YANEVA (BGR), 22nd SB 2017, #53 ETA U14
Flora JOHNSON (GBR) , 22nd SB 2017, #97 ETA U14
Lana PETKOVIC (BiH) , 22nd SB 2017, #110 ETA U14
Eva CIKAJLO (SVN) , 22nd SB 2017, #110 ETA U14
Antonina CZAJKA (POL) , 22nd SB 2017, #112 ETA U14
Aurora NOSEI (ITA) , 22nd SB 2017, #123 ETA U14
Francesca DE MATTEO (ITA) , 22nd SB 2017, #145 ETA U14
Greta RIZZETTO (ITA) , 22nd SB 2017, #156 ETA U14
Africa BURILLO BEREZAK (ESP) , 22nd SB 2017, #173 ETA U14
Julija BOGATIN (SVN), 22nd SB 2017, #190 ETA U14
Lucija RASTOCIC (CRO) , 22nd SB 2017, #204 ETA U14
Dora BIONDIC (CRO) , 22nd SB 2017, #210 ETA U14
Mia MILISAVLJEVIC (SRB) , 22nd SB 2017, #213 ETA U14
Mai GOTO (JPN), 22nd SB 2017 semif., #409 ETA U14
Chu LI-YA (TWN), 22nd SB 2017 semif.

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, #70 ETA U14
Luka NIKOLIC (JPN), 23rd SB 2018, #122 ETA U14
Vito DARDERI (ARG), 23rd SB 2018 winner, #153 ETA U14
Žiga ŠEŠKO (SLO), 23rd SB 2018 semif., #154 ETA U14
Marko DRAGOVIC (MNE), 23rd SB 2018, #164 ETA U14
Victor RYDEN (SWE), 23rd SB 2018, #167 ETA U14
Skender *KATANA*(MNE), 23rd SB 2018, #183 ETA U14
Vitorio STANKOV (BUL), 23rd SB 2018, #194 ETA U14
Riki IMAI (JPN), 23rd SB 2018 semif.

GIRLS
Daria KORESHKOVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 semif., #69 ETA U14
Iva LAKIC (MNE), 23rd SB 2018 runner up, #139 ETA U14
Alisa OKTIABREVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 winner, #213 ETA U14
Zlatina ANGELOVA (BUL), 23rd SB 2018 semif., #640 ETA U14

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
Svit SULJIC (SVN), 24th SB 2019 winner
Tadevos MIRIJANYAN (USA), 24th SB 2019 runner up
Juliusz STANCZYK (POL), 24th SB 2019 semif.
Filip LADMAN (CZE), 24th SB 2019 semif.

GIRLS
Ksenia EFREMOVA (RUS), 24th SB 2019 winner
Lia BELIBOVA (MDA), 24th SB 2019 runner up
Daria BARSUKOV (GER), 24th SB 2019 semif.
Veronika GUBASHEVA (RUS), 24th SB 2019 semif.

IN 2020 SMRIKVA BOWL WAS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID 19 BUT THE SELECTION PROCESS WAS COMPLETED AND THERE WERE SIX CONTINENTS REPRESENTED AND 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 REACHED THE TOTAL OF 98 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

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08/04/21

Unfortunately, even the 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 will not take place due to pandemic

Before pandemic we usually gathered always 100+ candidates representing on average over 40 countries and six continents… for this year we reduced the draws in order to increase our possibilities of gathering to maximum 64 players… and there were so many super brave candidates representing 35+ countries and 5 continents who passed the selection process…

During Smrikva Bowl we are always all together… parents, kids, coaches and our 50 staff members… and in our last Government pandemic instructions in public gathering is allowed the presence of maximum 25 people at the moment… and our reduced event this year would have gathered 300 people in total…

Below, I am sharing the confirmation letter written to the players who passed the 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 selection process…

Dear 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 generation,

I am pleased to confirm you that your child successfully completed the Smrikva Bowl selection process and would have been invited to play the 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 edition…

At the same time I am sorry to inform you that, after careful considerations of the pandemic evolution, we decided that there will be no minimum safety conditions this summer which are required to celebrate the 2011 born Smrikva Bowl generation…

It is the second very difficult acceptance letter to write in a row in our 25 years history… the pandemic World War is still on going and unfortunately it will not end before summer as I hoped…

Since its foundation Smrikva Bowl was envisaged as children birthday party that last for days… and the current situation does not allow us to gather in larger groups and celebrate…

I had hope after vaccine was discovered that this first World War of the 21st century will end this spring and that before summer we had good chances to return to normal life in Europe… but the slowness of the vaccination process makes scientists agree that we still need to be patient and that this war will be over but not as soon as we all wish…

Small number of people in the world have immunity and public authorities in most parts of the world continue to ban public gatherings…

I am sorry that also 2011, as well as 2010 Smrikva Bowl generation, will not have Smrikva Bowl memories but will remember Smrikva Bowl for the „war“ kind of situation that humanity lived since the end of 2019…

It was my honor to learn about your children… and I wish to share with you that the talent level of the candidates that passed this year Smrikva Bowl selection process is very high… and is in line with the best past Smrikva Bowl generations…

I was impressed by the passion your children and your family put into developing their talents despite pandemic… and after this crisis is over I am sure your children will shine on the world stage… and I will be pleased to follow them…

The only connection that we have so far are few emails exchanged over the past months with those who started their candidacy process in January… and we have in common friends that connected us, our Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors who supported your children candidacies… with some children I am pleased to know their coaches… and with very few families we know each other personally being some of you brothers and sisters of the past Smrikva Bowl players…

I wish to share in the following what I do share with children during their orientation and final registration… how the Smrikva Bowl week looks like… being each of you able to visualize your dreams… I learned that reading your dream letters… and proving in your candidacy materials to be Smrikva Bowl children… I wish to share what we will miss to live together…

I will not be able to talk to your children and meet them in person on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th of June when we usually have the final registration and orientation Smrikva Bowl moment…

When I have the opportunity to see your books that you planned to donate to the Smrikva Bowl library and to exchange few words and smiles with each of you… explain to you the Smrikva Bowl week you’ve been looking for to live for so long thanks to your friends or brothers and sisters, coaches who introduced to you the Smrikva Bowl story… and I will not be able to ask you to circle in the final registration form what would you like to play for… and to encourage you to nurture your dreams in person…

That is the moment when I have the opportunity to give you some initial Smrikva Bowl gifts… and each gift has its own symbolic story that may help you and may have importance in building your development path… and I will miss the smile in your eyes when I show you each item that become traditionally our first gift to you…

I will not be in position to present each of the Smrikva Bowl 2011 born seeds on Monday morning, 21st of June, at 8:30 AM during the opening ceremony… when I usually ask you to bring your passports, and passports for the Smrikva Bowl are your tennis rackets, … during that moment I like to share in just few words dreams of each of you with all the generation and recall the Ambassadors who supported your candidacies…

Using the music that it takes me months to select that may inspire you further to go for your dreams…

I will not be able to gather all the generation during the most important Smrikva Bowl moment… that was envisaged for 22nd of June at 6:00 PM… when I have the pleasure to present each book donated to the Smrikva Bowl library… and nominate each player in person Smrikva Bowl Ambassador for several countries you happen to be linked with and for the whole world…

I will not be able to share with them the always amazing Ambassador’s package gift… with other valuable gifts… and let each of you make in person the Grand Slam wish that generations keep sharing with their olive tree… when they donate their names to the planted olive tree…

There are 27 Smrikva Bowl players holding 33 junior Grand Slam titles and 1 senior Grand Slam so far… and there are many more who competed on Grand Slams… and I am sure many of you will also be Grand Slam players because that was written in your dreams… and many Smrikva Bowl children dreams in the long run become true…

We will not be in position to celebrate that moment with ice cream that we have on Smrikva Bowl thanks to Donna Vekic’s family since 2004… as we always do after the Ambassador’s nomination ceremony…

I will not be able to let you bring home the magic bottle of one of the most special olive oils in the world… and to let your family bring home a very prestige bottle of wine we do in Smrikve…

I will not be in position to share with families the answers to the question that I usually share during Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Forum on 23rd of June at 6:00 PM… and share how much this generation trains and how much the past Smrikva Bowl generations trained in order to increase chances for reaching your dreams one day…

I will not be able to teach each of you and let you bring home „IGRA“ game, the funny doubles game, that generations of Smrikva Bowl players started to love… the fun to play it with music and with a new friend… we always started „IGRA“ game on Wednesday night after the Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talent development path Forum…

I will not be able to share with each of the children the „Lucky Draw“ gift… a magic moment that is already tradition on our schedule on Thursday at 4:00 PM… and I will not be able to share in person many inspiring stories of our past Smrikva Bowl players that for years have been sending me some signed items for you… and let the children live this tennis circle of life story… moment when each Smrikva Bowl player receive a memory item signed by past Smrikva Bowl players…

I will not be able to bring you to visit Brioni islands on Friday… and let you see the natural paradise… where dinosaurs lived millions years ago… the magic place with long and impressive historical heritage… place that Robert Koch healed from malaria more than a century ago…

I am sorry that you will not have the opportunity to eat every day our sandwiches that your players’ tag allows you to have during the whole event… several young staff members told me that for them this are the best sandwiches in the world… and those sandwiches helped us always to create that birthday party feeling that last for more than a week… and we will miss the special pizza party on Friday night with the semifinals and finals of the „IGRA“ funny doubles… with chilling music in our garden under the stars during a pleasant summer night…

We will not live the magic finals with the ball kids… and we will not be able to let you live the awarding ceremony moment… the bike ride of the Champions… the Champions signing of the US OPEN Wilson Ball that arrives from the US OPEN… that also Dominic Thiem signed during his Smrikva Bowl with wish at the time to win it one day and last year he did it… to cheers those who would have been going to Patrick Mouratoglou Academy and to cheer those who would have been awarded with Wilson International contracts…

We will miss the moment of the cake… and the moment of our pool party where we all celebrate together many new friendships that have been made during the week…

I am very sorry for all the above living memories we will miss…

In all the above moments during Smrikva Bowl we are always all together… parents, kids, coaches and our 50 staff members… and in our last Government pandemic instructions in public gathering is allowed the presence of maximum 25 people at the moment… and our reduced event this year would have gathered 300 people in total…

Smrikva Bowl mission is to inspire, develop and spread cosmopolitan values. Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people and humanity… and I always dream Smrikva Bowl children may develop into peace makers one day… and their rackets and skills might be instrument of peace and instruments to foster mutual understanding among people…

Culture, children, sport and music are part of the Smrikva Bowl idea of the cosmopolitan world… each of the above four elements I elected long time ago as part of my vision of cosmopolitan world… they were all chosen being each of them able to cross human borders… and each four of them I find being pillars of peace… and it is true that over the last year the world I dream about is shaking but I am sure this pandemic will end and peaceful travel will return in the long run…

Tennis players are, with very few others professionals, the first global citizens of today… and they already re-started to travel around the World, playing in big stadiums with no public at the moment… and once the stadiums will be full with public again we will all know that the pandemic is over…

I hope all your dreams you shared with me to help children… to help people in need… to promote mutual understanding among people… to help the environment and animals… will come true one day…

In tennis without mistakes we cannot get better… and what is happening to all of us is a challenging experience and I do hope we will learn something from it…

Although I might not have pleasure to meet most of the 26h generation players in person my wish is to welcome each child that passed the selection process to become part of the Smrikva Bowl family…

By receiving this acceptance letter I am pleased to nominate each 26th Smrikva Bowl generation child the Smrikva Bowl Ambassador of this second very special year when Smrikva Bowl was not celebrated due to pandemic…

I wish to share with you all that over 47% of the children of this generation are speaking 3 or more languages… about 44% play a music instrument… over 50% are ranked #1 in their area of origin… and we get to 80% of the players being among the top 3 players…

All the children are great at school… and most of them practice another or more sports…

Over the years… in the tennis world… among the world greatest coaches… Smrikva Bowl children built the Smrikva Bowl reputation… and this is all that we have… just the words of those who lived Smrikva Bowl before your year… it took us 25 generations to build it… and I wish to rely on 26th generation that the circle will not break and will continue…

Although I will not be able to see you compete on Smrikva Bowl I am pleased to let you know that I will be pleased if you use among your achievements that you were selected for this year Smrikva Bowl edition…

Your child name will be listed among 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 generation selected players… and I will publish the list of the accepted candidates, as per tradition, on the day when we have scheduled the opening ceremony of the 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021… on 21st of June…

… and I can assure each of you that from what you shared with me, if you keep nurturing your dreams, you all have great chances to realize them in years to come…

There will be an old olive tree in Smrikve dedicated to the 26th generation and I do hope that some of you during your lifetime may have the opportunity to visit your tree…

It was a difficult decision to take… I had hopes in scientific community… I was happy when vaccine was discovered… but I learned, as we all are learning, that we will need a little bit more time to win this War…

We had several lock downs world wide over the last year and because of the lock downs the spread of the virus was contained… at the same time we still have limited number of people which are immune to the virus… and the vaccine started to be applied 4 months ago with production capacities which are insufficient for our current world needs… for this reason the available supply of the vaccine is insufficient to create safe environment we need… and the combination of the above two elements is producing the current third wave we are living in many countries world wide…

We all know that thanks to scientists we will win this battle… but the battle will not be over this summer…

The Spanish flu lasted for more than 2 years and had 4 waves… and if there will be no new surprises I do hope that already by the end of this year the situation will be much better in many countries and that during 2022 we may expect the pandemic to be declared over… but I also learned that every forecast we make can change and so far have changed in worst for so many time so far, I do hope that it may change for better in the future…

I am sorry that this generation will not have the opportunity to experience the Smrikva Bowl MORE THAN TENNIS element… I never wished to explain in detail what is our more than tennis all about… and I always let this element be lived by each Smrikva Bowl child on its own… but I wish to thanks the past Smrikva Bowl players who shared part of our story with you and passed a part of the Smrikva message to you…

Last year we were hit with the pandemic first wave and the 25th edition was canceled… as per tradition on 21.9.2020 during the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors day… the new presentation with requirements for the 26th edition was published… I asked each of you not to submit the candidacy material before 1st of January 2021… because in September the situation was still bad… but I had hope that situation will get better…

When the vaccine discovery was announced I had a big hope that we will be able to meet… but unfortunately there were surprises for all of us and the world conditions are still not good…

We had our traditional and unique Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Weeks scheduled for the end of April… for years we’ve been doing this special learning experience week in spring for the selected Smrikva Bowl players and families… and selected alumni for this year classes were from 3 continents and 10 different countries… at the end of January we took decision to move our classes to Spring 2022 because the world safety situation was envisaged to be insufficient to travel and gather for the end of April…

My hope in faster recovery started to vanish a bit after delays in vaccine supply started to be announced… and Governments in EU started to reschedule vaccination plans… at the moment is clear that in many countries the process will be much longer than expected and all those countries with insufficient vaccine will continue to apply some kind of restrictive measures…

Sharing and exchanging periodically my thoughts about possible Smrikva Bowl execution with our medical staff in Pula, which for years attend Smrikva Bowl as our staff members, and know well what type of event we do organize, in our most recent discussions all of them confirmed to me that this summer we will be still far away from having possibilities to organize gathering like our Smrikva Bowl is.

Our selection process was closed on 30th of March… and till the last I kept thinking of possible scenarios but deterioration of the situation in Europe do not leave us any choice… I am glad that I did not give up from the selection process and hoped till the end… I was pleased to get to know you… all of the candidacies that I received arrived from very brave families and this mean that is very likely that the children will be very brave too…

I was very pleased to learn about your children and your families via selection process… and I wish to share again that this year generation is a great generation… both girls and boys are very brave…
I am deeply sorry that the 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 generation birthday party will not take place…

As Smrikva Bowl accepted player and as Smrikva Bowl Ambassador you will have your dedicated olive tree living in Smrikve… you will have the possibility to visit us with your family for tennis holidays… you will have the possibility to present your candidacy for our unique Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Weeks program… you will be eligible to support the Smrikva Bowl candidates in the future… you are welcomed to use in your curriculum that you were selected player for the 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 edition… and in 15-20 years from now I would be pleased if you visit us with your family for the Million plus Smrikva Bowl Family Week program…

Go for your dreams… and remember Smrikva Bowl is just a little step… you passed the selection process… and do not be sad but keep preparing for new challenges and new tournaments because soon the pandemic will finish and the World will connect again…

Best wishes to all the family,

Miodrag Bozovic

08/04/21

Na žalost ni 26.-ti Smrikva Bowl 2021 se neće moći održati zbog trajanja svjetske pandemije

Prije pandemije obično smo okupljali uvijek više od 100 kandidata koji su u prosjeku predstavljali preko 40 zemalja i šest kontinenata … za ovu smo godinu smanjili broj mjesta kako bi povećali šanse da se možda okupimo i smanjili smo ždrijebove na maksimalno 64 igrača … i ponovno je odaziv bio jako velik… bilo je jako puno super hrabrih i talentiranih kandidata koji su prošli selekciju unatoč danas zatvorenom svijetu i predstavljaju 35+ zemalja i 5 kontinenata …

Tijekom Smrikva Bowl-a uvijek smo svi zajedno … roditelji, djeca, treneri i naših 50 članova Staff-a … i u našim posljednjim uputama na javnom okupljanju trenutno je dozvoljeno prisustvo od najviše 25 ljudi, a u nekim Županijama je i to smanjeno… a naše predviđeno i umanjeno okupljanje bi ove godine brojilo cirka 300 osoba…

U nastavku dijelim pismo napisano kandidatima koji su prošli selekciju 26.tog Smrikva Bowl-a…

Draga 26.-ta Smrikva Bowl 2021. generacija,

Drago mi je potvrditi vam da je vaše dijete uspješno završilo proces selekcije za ovogodišnju Smrikvu te da je odabrano da bude dio 26.-e Smrikva Bowl 2021. generacije…

Istodobno mi je žao što vas obavještavam da smo, nakon pažljivih razmatranja evolucije pandemije, odlučili da ovog ljeta neće biti minimalnih sigurnosnih uvjeta koji su potrebni za proslavu generacije Smrikva Bowl-a rođene 2011. godine …

Ovo mi je drugo vrlo teško pismo o primanju na Smrikvu koje pišem u našoj 25-godišnjoj povijesti … ova pandemija je poput jednog svjetskog sukoba i još uvijek traje… i nažalost neće završiti prije ljeta kao što sam se nadao…

Od svog osnutka Smrikva Bowl je zamišljen kao jedna dječja rođendanska proslava koja traje danima… a trenutna situacija ne dopušta da se okupljamo ni slavimo …

Imao sam nadu nakon što je otkriveno cjepivo da će ovaj prvi svjetski rat 21. stoljeća biti blizu svog kraja već ovog proljeća i da smo do ljeta imali dobre šanse za povratak u normalan život u Evropi … ali sporost postupka cijepljenja čini da se i znanstvenici slažu da još uvijek treba biti strpljiv i da će ovaj rat biti uskoro gotov, ali ne toliko brzo koliko mi svi želimo…

Mali broj ljudi na svijetu ima imunitet, a vlasti u većini dijelova svijeta i dalje zabranjuju javna okupljanja …

Žao mi je što i 2011.-ta, kao i generacija Smrikva Bowl iz 2010.-te, neće imati uspomene na Smrikva Bowl, ali pamtit će Smrikva Bowl po jednoj složenoj situaciji u kojoj je čovječanstvo živjelo od kraja 2019. godine…

Bila mi je čast učiti o vašoj djeci… i želim podijeliti s vama da je nivo nadarenosti kandidata koji su prošli ovogodišnju selekciju Smrikva Bowl-a vrlo visok… i po svim vrijednostima koji se za Smrikvu gledaju je u skladu s najboljim generacijama Smrikve…

Impresionirala me strast koju su vaša djeca i vaše obitelji ulagali u razvoj svojih talenata unatoč pandemiji… i nakon što se ova kriza završi siguran sam da će vaša djeca zasjati na svjetskoj pozornici… i sa zadovoljstvom ću ih pratiti. ..

Jedina poveznica i veza koju smo do sada imali su mailovi razmjenjeni proteklih mjeseci s onima koji su započeli proces kandidiranja na početku siječnja… imamo zajedničke prijatelje koji su nas povezali, naše ambasadore Smrikva Bowl-a koji su podržali kandidature vaše djece … drago mi je da od neke djece ove generacije poznajem trenere jer mi je njihova vještina da pomognu u razvoju teniskog talenta poznata već godinama… a sa vrlo malo obitelji sam imao i osobno čast se upoznati, jer su neki od vas braća i sestre bivših igrača Smrikva Bowl-a …

U nastavku želim podijeliti ono što dijelim s djecom tijekom njihove orijentacije i završne registracije… kada ih upoznajem kako izgleda tjedan Smrikva Bowl-a… budući da svatko od vas može vizualizirati svoje snove… naučio sam to čitajući vaša pisma o čemu sanjate… i u dostavljenim kandidaturama ste dokazali da ste djeca Smrikva Bowl-a… želim podijeliti ono što će nam nedostajati da proživimo zajedno …

Neću biti u mogućnosti razgovarati s vašom djecom i osobno ih upoznati u subotu 19. i nedjelju 20. lipnja kada obično živimo trenutak završne registracije i orijentacije sa djecom Smrikva Bowl-a …

To je trenutak kada imam prilike vidjeti vaše knjige koje ste donijeli na poklon knjižnici Smrikva Bowl–a i razmijeniti nekoliko riječi i osmijeha sa svakim od vas… objasniti vam tjedan Smrikva Bowl-a o kojem su brojni od vas sanjali i pripremali se godinama zahvaljujući pričama onih koji su vam Smrikva Bowl predstavili… i žao mi je što vas neću moći zamoliti da zaokružite u završnom prijavnom obrascu snove za koje bi željeli igrati u životu… i osobno poduprijeti vaše snove …

To je i trenutak kada imam priliku da vam poklonim neke od prvih poklona Smrikva Bowl-a … i svaki taj dar ima svoju simboličku priču za koju znam da vam može pomoći i koja može nadahnuti izgradnju vašeg razvojnog puta … i nedostajat će mi osmijeh u očima kad vam pokažem svaki predmet koji vam tradicionalno postaje prvi poklon …

Neću biti u mogućnosti predstaviti svako dijete Smrikve u ponedjeljak, 21. lipnja, u 8:30 tijekom naše ceremonije otvaranja… kada vas obično zamolim da donesete svoje putovnice, putovnice za Smrikvu su vaši teniski reketi, i kada volim podijeliti u samo nekoliko riječi snove svakog od vas sa cijelom generacijom i prisjetiti se Ambasadora koji su podržali vaše kandidature …

Otvaranje je uvijek nadahnuto glazbom za koju su potrebni mjeseci i mjeseci za njen odabir… svaka odabrana pjesma nosi neku poruku s idejom da vas dodatno nadahne da ostvarite vaše snove … i da ne odustajete od njih…

Neću uspjeti okupiti čitavu generaciju tijekom najvažnijeg trenutka Smrikva Bowl-a … koji je bio predviđen za 22. lipnja u 18:00 sati… kad mi je zadovoljstvo predstaviti svaku knjigu poklonjenu knjižnici Smrikva Bowl-a… i nominirati svakog igrača Ambasadorom Smrikve u nekoliko zemalja za koje je slučaj da ste obiteljski ili svojim življenjem povezani dajući vam mandat koji vrijedi za cijeli svijet …

Žao mi je što neću moći podijeliti s djecom uvijek čaroban Ambasadorski poklon paket… u kojem uvijek ima puno divnih poklona… a i jedan poseban koji svakome omogućuje da napravi svoju osobnu Grand Slam želju dok polaže grudu zemlje kraj masline… generacije godinama dijele svoju želju sa svojim maslinama kad daruju svoja imena svojoj maslini generacije…

27 igrača Smrikva Bowl-a osvojilo je 33 juniorske Grand Slam titule i 1 seniorski Grand Slam naslov… a ima ih puno više koji su se natjecali na Grand Slamovima … i iskreno vjerujem da će i mnogi od vas zaigrati Grand Slam turnire jer ste brojni baš to naveli među vašim snovima u pismima…

Nećemo biti u mogućnosti proslaviti taj trenutak imenovanja Ambasadorom Smrikve sa tradicionalnim sladoledom koji imamo na Smrikvi od 2004.godine zahvaljujući obitelji Donne Vekić… uvijek je sladoled taj koji zapečati dječijim osmijehom naš svečani trenutak postajanja Ambasadorom…

Neću vam moći pokloniti da ponesete kući čarobnu bocu jednog od najposebnijih maslinovih ulja na svijetu sa stabala koje su sadile generacije prije vas… i da poklonim vašoj obitelji kolekcijsku bocu vina koje radimo u Smrikvama…

Neću biti u mogućnosti s obitelji podijeliti odgovore na pitanja koje obično podijelim tijekom Smrikva Bowl Foruma o razvoju talenta koji je bio na programu za 23. lipnja u 18:00 sati… tada obično podijelim koliko ova generacija trenira i odgovorim na brojna zanimljiva pitanja koje roditelji obično imaju u ovoj dobi za svoju talentiranu djecu… kako bi povećali šanse za postizanje svojih snova kroz vrijeme…

Neću biti u stanju osobno naučiti svakog od vas i pokloniti vam da ponesete sa sobom kući „IGRA“ igru, veselu igru parova, koju su generacije Smrikva Bowl igrača počele voljeti i širiti po svijetu… zabavno je igrati uz glazbu i uz novog prijatelja… “IGRA” uvijek započinje u srijedu navečer nakon našeg Foruma o razvoju talenata …

Neću moći podijeliti svakom djetetu poklon „sretnog ždrijeba“… magičan trenutak koji je već tradicionalno u našem rasporedu u četvrtak u 16:00 sati… i neću moći osobno ispričati brojne nadahnjujuće priče bivših igrača Smrikva Bowl-a… i zavrtiti još jedan teniski krug života… trenutak kada svaki igrač Smrikve osvoji za ponijeti kući potpisani predmet od strane nekog bivšeg igrača Smrikva Bowl-a …

Neću vas moći povesti u petak u posjet Brijonskim otocima… pokazati vam da vidite taj prirodni raj… u kojem su dinosauri živjeli prije puno milijuna godina… jedno čarobno mjesto s dugom i impresivnom povijesnom baštinom. .. mjesto koje je Robert Koch izliječio od malarije prije više od jednog stoljeća …
Žao mi je što nećete imati priliku svakoga dana uživati u besplatnim sendvičima koje vam kartica igrača Smrikve omogućuje tijekom cijelog trajanja Smrikve… onaj osjećaj rođendana koji traje tjedan dana… za što su i naši sendviči od prve Smrikve zaslužni… i poseban pizza party u petak navečer uz polufinale i finale “IGRE” veselih parova … uz laganu glazbu koja se obično širi iz parka Smrikvi… pod zvijezdama ugodne ljetne večeri…

Nećemo proživjeti zajedno još jedno finale sa sakupljačima loptica… nećemo živijeti zajedno trenutak ceremonije dodjele nagrada… zapljeskati pobjedničkom krugu bicikle po terenu… trenutak kada pobjednici potpisuju slavnu US OPEN Wilson veliku loptu koja dolazi iz New York-a… takvu je u svoje vrijeme Dominic Thiem potpisao uz želju da jednoga dana podigne najveći pehar US OPEN-a i prošle godine je to i učinio… nećemo proslaviti i zapljeskati onima koji će otići u Akademiju kod Patrika Mouratoglou-a kao što nećeno zapljeskati osvajačima međunarodnog Wilson ugovora…

Nećemo proživjeti trenutak torte… i zajedničkog slavlja u bazenu gdje proslavljamo mnoga nova prijateljstva stečena tijekom tjedna …

Jako mi je žao zbog svega navedenoga što nećemo proživjeti zajedno …

U svim gore navedenim trenucima tijekom Smrikva Bowl-a uvijek smo svi zajedno … roditelji, djeca, treneri i naših 50 članova Staff-a … i u našim posljednjim uputama na javnom okupljanju trenutno je dozvoljeno prisustvo od najviše 25 ljudi, a u nekim Županijama je i to smanjeno… a naše predviđeno i umanjeno okupljanje bi ove godine brojilo cirka 300 osoba…

Misija Smrikva Bowl-a je nadahnuti, razvijati i širiti kozmopolitske vrijednosti. Ljubav, prijateljstvo i empatija su primarne kozmopolitske vrijednosti za ljude i čovječanstvo … i uvijek sanjam da se djeca Smrikva Bowl-a jednog dana mogu razviti u mirotvorce … a njihovi reketi i vještine da mogu postati instrument mira i instrumenti za poticanje međusobnog razumijevanja među ljudima i narodima…

Kultura, djeca, sport i glazba dio su moje ideje bezgraničnog svijeta Smrikva Bowl-a … svaki od navedena četiri elementa koja sam davno birao kao dio svoje vizije kozmopolitskog svijeta koji mogu spajati ljude … svi su oni izabrani jer vrlo lako nadilaze postojeće ljudske granice … i svaka od ta četiri elementa smatram stupovima mira … i istina je da se tijekom posljednje godine svijet o kojem sanjam trese, ali siguran sam da će ova pandemija završiti i mirna i sigurna putovanja će se vratiti …

Tenisači su, uz još samo par drugih profesija, prvi građani svijeta današnjice… i dobra vijest je da su ponovno krenuli putovati svijetom, danas igraju uglavnom u velikim stadionima bez gledatelja… a kada stadioni budu puni ljudi to će biti znak da je pandemija gotova…

Nadam se da će se svi vaši snovi koje ste podijelili sa mnom, da želite pomagati djeci… pomagati ljudima kojima je pomoć potrebna… da podržite istraživanja koja mogu liječiti bolesti za koje lijeka nema… pridonositi očuvanju okoliša i zalagati se za bolji život životinja… da sve to neće biti zaboravljeno kada ova nepogoda prođe… i da će više vas možda posvetiti svoj život da se na tim poljima nešto lijepoga učini…

U tenisu bez grešaka ne možemo postati bolji … a ono što nas je zadesilo je izazovno iskustvo i nadam se da ćemo svi naučiti iz toga…

Iako možda neću imati zadovoljstvo osobno upoznati većinu igrača 26. generacije Smrikve, moja je želja da svako djete koje je prošlo proces selekcije ovogodišnje Smrikve postane i dio velike obitelji Smrikva Bowl-a …

Primanjem ovog potvrdnog pisma o primitku na Smrikvu koja se ponovno neće odigrati zbog više sile… želja mi je imenovati svako dijete ovogodišnje generacije Smrikva Bowl-a Ambasadorom Smrikve…

Rado dijelim sa vama da su djeca Smrikve uvijek bila posebno marljiva… pa tako i ova generacija… više od 47% djece generacije govori 3 ili više jezika… oko 44% djece svira muzički instrument… preko 50% je najbolje u mjestu u kojem razvija svoj talenat… i dolazimo do 80% igrača koji su među prva 3 igrača u svojoj zemlji…

Sva djeca su sjajna u školi … i većina ih se bavi još nekim ili sa više sportova …

Kroz godine… u svijetu tenisa… čak i među najvećim svjetskim trenerima prevladava mišljenje da su djeca Smrikve posebna djeca… i istina je da su djeca Smrikve kroz svoje rezultate izgradila takvu reputaciju… trebalo je 25 generacija da sa polako izgradi to povjerenje… i želim dati moje povjerenje 26.-oj generaciji da će se to nastaviti…

Iako vas neću moći vidjeti kako se natječete na Smrikva Bowl-u… moja je želja da koristite među svojim dostignućima da ste bili izabrani za ovogodišnji Smrikva Bowl…

Ime vašeg djeteta biti će upisano među igračima koji su bili odabrani za 26.ti Smrikva Bowl 2021… a ja ću objaviti listu primljenih kandidata kao što to radimo po tradiciji na dan kada je bilo predviđeno svečano otvaranje 26. Smrikva Bowl 2021 … 21. lipnja 2021 godine…

… i mogu svakome reći da snove koje ste podijelili samnom, ukoliko ih nastavite njegovati i posvećivati im se, iz onoga što sam vidio, velike su šanse da će se oni i ostvariti u godinama koje dolaze …

U Smrikvama će rasti jedna stara maslina posvećena 26.-oj generaciji i nadam se da će više vas tijekom života imati priliku posjetiti maslinu i posjetiti mjesto na kojem ste trebali igrati vašu Smrikvu…

Bila je ovo teška odluka … nadao sam se u znanstvenu zajednicu … bio sam sretan kada je cjepivo otkriveno … ali sam naučio, kao što svi već primjećujemo, da će nam trebati malo više vremena za pobjedu u ovoj borbi …

Tijekom posljednje godine imali smo nekoliko zaključavanja širom svijeta, a zbog zaključavanja i širenje virusa je bilo kontrolirano … u isto vrijeme još uvijek imamo ograničen broj ljudi koji su imuni na virus … i cjepivo se počelo primjenjivati prije 4 mjeseca s proizvodnim kapacitetima koji su nedovoljni za naše trenutne svjetske potrebe … iz tog razloga dostupna opskrba cjepivom nije dovoljna da stvori sigurno okruženje koje nam treba za Smrikvu … a kombinacija gornja dva elementa nam pokazuje koliko smo i dalje ranjivi kroz trenutni treći val koji živimo u mnogim zemljama širom svijeta …

Osjećam da ćemo zahvaljujući znanstvenicima dobiti ovu bitku … ali bitka neće biti gotova do ovog ljeta …

Španjolska gripa trajala je više od 2 godine i imala je 4 vala … i ako neće biti novih iznenađenja, nadam se da će već do kraja ove godine situacija biti puno bolja u mnogim zemljama i da ćemo tijekom 2022. godine čuti da je pandemija proglašena gotovom … ali također sam svjestan da se svaka prognoza koju napravimo može promijeniti, a do sada se uglavnom mijenjala na gore, pa po zakonu velikih brojeva se nadam da će se u budućnosti možda promijeniti i na bolje …

Žao mi je što ova generacija neće imati priliku iskusiti ono nešte VIŠE OD TENISA što čini Smrikvu Smrikvom … nikada nisam želio detaljno objasniti što je to više od tenisa … i uvijek sam pustio da se taj element živi… i da ga svako dijete Smrikva Bowl-a na svoj način osjeti … ali želim zahvaliti prošlim generacijama Smrikva Bowl-a koji su sa vama podijelili dio naše priče i proslijedili vam dio poruke Smrikve …

Prošle godine pogodio nas je prvi val pandemije i 25. izdanje je otkazano … a po tradiciji 21.9.2020 za vrijeme dana Ambasadora Smrikve … objavljena je nova prezentacija sa detaljima za 26. izdanje … zamolio sam tada svakoga od vas da ne predaje materijal za kandidaturu prije 1. siječnja 2021 … jer je u rujnu situacija još uvijek bila dosta loša … ali imao sam i tada nadu da će se situacija popraviti …

Kad je objavljeno otkriće cjepiva, imao sam veliku nadu da ćemo se moći sastati … ali nažalost bilo je iznenađenja za sve nas, i uvijeti u svijetu, i posebno u EU, još uvijek nisu dobri za proslave kao što je Smrikva…

Tradicionalni i jedinstveni obiteljski tjedni Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week bio je predviđen za kraj travnja … i već godinama radimo ovaj posebni tjedan učenja kroz druženje tijekom proljeća za odabrane igrače i obitelji Smrikva Bowl-a … potvrđeni polaznici ovogodišnjih razreda bili su sa 3 kontinenta i 10 različitih zemalja … i već krajem siječnja smo donijeli odluku da nastavu premjestimo na proljeće 2022. jer smo očekivali da svjetska situacija neće biti dobra za putovanje i okupljanje do kraja travnja iz toliko različitih zemalja…

Moja nada u brži oporavak počela je pomalo blijediti nakon što su počele najave kašnjenja u opskrbi sa cjepivom …sve vlade u EU počele su reprogramirati planove cijepljenja … u ovom trenutku je jasno da će u mnogim zemljama taj proces biti mnogo duži od planiranog i sve one zemlje s nedovoljnim cjepivom nastavit će primjenjivati neke vrste restriktivnih mjera koje i trenutno živimo…

Dijeleći i često razmjenjujući svoja razmišljanja o održavanju Smrikva Bowl-a s našim medicinskim osobljem u Puli, koje godinama pohodi Smrikvu kao članovi Staff-a, i dobro znaju koju vrstu događaja organiziramo, u zadnjim raspravama su mi svi potvrdili da ćemo na žalost po njihovim procjenama ovog ljeta još uvijek biti daleko od mogućnosti organiziranja okupljanja kao što je naša Smrikva.

Naš postupak selekcije zatvoren je 30. ožujka … i do zadnjeg trenutka sam razmišljao o mogućim scenarijima, ali pogoršanje situacije u Europi ne ostavlja nam izbora … drago mi je da nisam odustao od procesa selekcije i nadao se do kraja … sve kandidature koje sam primio stigle su iz vrlo hrabrih obitelji, a to znači da će vrlo vjerojatno i njihova djeca biti vrlo hrabra .. .

Bilo mi je drago saznati više o vašoj djeci i vašim obiteljima kroz postupak odabira … i želim još jednom podijeliti kako je ovogodišnja generacija još jedna sjajna i hrabra generacija … i djevojčice i dječaci su vrlo hrabri … i drago mi je da ih odgajate da budu hrabri…

Uzimajući u obzir sve navedeno žao mi je što se 26. generacija Smrikva Bowl 2021 neće moći okupiti za svoj Smrikva Bowl …

Kao dijete koje je prošlo selekciju Smrikva Bowl-a i kao Ambasador Smrikva Bowl-a imati će svoje posvećeno stablo masline u Smrikvama … biti će dobro došli u Smrikve na teniski odmor… imati će mogućnost kandidiranja za obiteljski tjedan Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week… moći će podržati kandidate za Smrikva Bowl u budućnosti… moći ćete na svoju listu dostignuća upisati da ste izabrani za 26. izdanje Smrikva Bowl 2021… i za 15-20 godina bi mi bilo drago da me posjetite sa svojom obitelji za program Milijun plus Smrikva Bowl Family Week …

Vrijedno naprijed za svojim snovima! … Smrikva Bowl je jedan mali korak … na pravome ste putu … ne budite tužni, već se nastavite pripremati za nove izazove i turnire jer će uskoro pandemija završiti i svijet će se ponovno povezati …

Sve najljepše cijeloj obitelji,

Miodrag Božović

30/03/21

The possibility to candidate players for the 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 edition is Closed. The candidates who presented their candidacy are pleased to read the following...

The world wide situation is still not stable due to global corona virus crisis…

We were honored to receive and learn more about extraordinary candidates born in 2011 representing five continents and over 35+ different countries…

All the candidates who presented their candidacies by the deadline date will receive the confirmation e-mail and relevant information in relation to the 26th Smrikva Bowl 2021 edition before April 8th, 2021.

The players that do not receive any information e-mail by 8th of April please inform via e-mail: [email protected] yahoo.it

Please visit www.smrikve.com to learn more about Smrikve, Istria from Smrikve, Smrikva Bowl, one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World, and Villa Smrikve, for your accommodation with swimming pool in Stinjan (Pula – Pola) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia.

25/03/21

Smrikva Bowl Mission like a Dream...

Not many years from now there will be much more Smrikva Bowl players among professional players… as of March 25th 2021: 51 players reached TOP 200 ATP/WTA ranking… 26 players reached TOP 100 ATP/WTA ranking… 8 players reached TOP 20 ATP/WTA… 2 players reached TOP 5 ATP/WTA ranking…

Their track record includes: 33 junior GRAND SLAM titles, 1 Grand Slam and 49 professional ATP/WTA titles…

There will be much more Smrikva Bowl players that thanks to their racket skills will got the scholarship to play in the prestige Universities all around the World… so far 230+ players got scholarship to study play tennis in the US…

… and there will be much more who will graduate all around the World…

Smrikva Bowl dream is that may they all stand together for something “MORE THAN TENNIS”…

“If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain.
If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees.
If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.”

Smrikva Bowl mission is to inspire, develop and spread cosmopolitan values. Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people and humanity…

CULTURE, CHILDREN, SPORT and MUSIC are part of the Smrikva Bowl idea of the cosmopolitan world. It is a matter of civilization …

A wise wind, product of imagination, once whispered… “Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.” (M.Y.)… and fairy tales seems to help that beauty…

“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.)…

Usually in tennis game it does not matter what goes wrong but your reaction to it…

Fear and anger are for the brain the same as cramps for the muscles… and as Yoda noted “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”… like in tennis, so similar seems to be life…

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.”