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08/10/18

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update October 2018)

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

There are over 120 players (who played Smrikva Bowl between 1996 and 2009) who received US University scholarship thanks to their tennis skills.

• 23 TOP 200 WTA Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #7 WTA (Feb 2016)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #20 WTA (Jul 2017)
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #34 WTA (May 2018)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #37 WTA (Aug 2018)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 44 WTA (Sep 2018)
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #54 WTA (Jul 2018)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #96 WTA (Oct 2018)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #97 WTA (Oct 2017)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #101 WTA (Oct 2018)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #121 WTA (Feb 2017)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #134 on WTA (Oct 2016)
Clair LIU – 2010 “LM”/SB player -#139 WTA (Oct 2018)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #140 WTA (Aug 2018)
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #143 WTA (Jun 2018)
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #144 WTA (Aug 2017)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #167 WTA (Oct 2018)
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #168 WTA (Jun 2018)
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #187 WTA (Jul 2018)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #55 WTA doubles (Nov 2017)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #68 WTA (Jul 2018)
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #134 WTA doubles (Jan 2018)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #185 WTA doubles (Oct 2018)

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #4 ATP (Nov 2017)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #18 ATP (Sep 2018)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #33 ATP (Oct 2018)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #83 ATP (Sep 2018)
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #113 ATP (Oct 2018)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #143 ATP (Oct 2017)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #149 ATP (Jan 2018)
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 153 ATP (Oct 2018)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)

Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 quarterf.- #162 ATP (Oct 2018)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 CD winner – #182 (Oct 2018)
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #192 ATP (Aug 2018)
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #196 (Apr 2018)

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 – #130 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Ivan SABANOV – 2002 semi – #192 ATP doubles (Feb 2018)
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semi – #196 ATP doubles (Feb 2018)

As of 8th of October 2018 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 52 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #36 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #37 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #41 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #46 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #57 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #96 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #101 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #139 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #140 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #167 WTA

Jana FETT – 2005 player – #173 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #174 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #175 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #187 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #199 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #205 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #223 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #224 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #229 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #241 WTA

Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #266 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #269 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #350 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #372 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #403 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #405 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #415 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #418 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #422 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #425 WTA

Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #463 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #471 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #504 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #507 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #514 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #515 WTA
Maria GUTIERREZ CARRASCO – 2007 player – #551 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #598 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #604 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #616 WTA

Ashley LAHEY – 2009 player – #618 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #627 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #690 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #702 WTA
Zoe KRUGER – 2012 semif. – #713 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #717 WTA
Paula ARIAS MANJON – 2010 runner up – #830 WTA
Angela FITA BOLUDA – 2009 player – #894 WTA
Vladica BABIC – 2004 player – #914 WTA
Alexandra VECIC – 2011 player – #941 WTA

Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #960 WTA
Kristina NOVAK, 2010 player, #1000 WTA

• 33 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #7 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #19 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #33 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #88 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #113 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – #153 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #162 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #172 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #182 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #184 ATP

Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #220 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #221 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #241 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #280 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #309 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #342 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #392 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #429 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #516 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 semifinalist- #548 ATP

Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #572 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #577 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #580 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #587 ATP
Adrian BODMER – 2005 player – #688 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #789 ATP
Gabi Adrian BOITAN – 2009 player – #838 ATP
William BLUMBERG 2008 player – #866 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 player – #878 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #942 ATP

Matej SABANOV – 2002 semifinals – #961 ATP
Rimpei KAWAKAMI – 2010 player – #963 ATP
Neven KRIVOKUCA – 2005 player – #997 ATP

• 10 players TOP 100 ATP RACE TO MILAN NEXT GEN

Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #4 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #10 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 player – #19 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #20 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #22 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #30 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #37 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #41 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #63 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #79 ATP

• 7 boys and 6 girls… in total 13 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #5 Lorenzo MUSETTI Junior USOPEN 2017 runner up
- #26 Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA
- #37 Damien WENGER
- #41 Otto VIRTANEN
- #62 Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE
- #86 Cezar CRETU
- #100 Filip KOLASINSKI

GIRLS:
- #59 Himari SATO
- #61 Helen PELLICANO
- #64 Maria TIMOFEEVA
- #65 Francesca CURMI
- #94 Joanne ZUGER
- #96 Weronika BASZAK

• 5 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Lorenzo MUSETTI #1, Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA #5, Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE #6, Luca NARDI #9, Srefan POPOVIC #10)

• 2 boys and 1 girl are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Mili POLJICAK #1, Kalin IVANOVSKI #9, Linda FRUHVIRTOVA #1)

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, best ranking #612 ATP (Mar 2006)
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, best ranking #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, best ranking #356 WTA (Mar 2009)

Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #187 WTA
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #1125 ATP

Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #231 ATP doubles
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, best ranking #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #36 WTA

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, #241 ATP
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, #580 ATP
Javier MARTI (ESP) – 7th SB 2002 winner – #587 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #942 ATP
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #224 ATP doubles
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #226 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #46 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #425 WTA

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2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #7 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #516 ATP

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #46 WTA
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #199 WTA

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2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, #256 ATP (Aug 2016)
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semif, #478 ATP (Feb 2015)
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semif, #548 ATP

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #403 WTA
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 2004 player, #1131 WTA

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IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #19 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #88 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #153 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #172 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #184 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #220 ATP
Adrian BODMER (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #688 ATP
Neven KRIVOKUCA (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #997 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #37 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROM), 10th SB 2005, #140 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #173 WTA
Tena LUKAS (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #241 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #269 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #405 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION (ROM), 10th SB 2005, #471 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #598 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #604 WTA

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2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #153 ATP

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #41 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #101 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #205 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #223 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #229 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #507 WTA

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

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #113 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER (ESP), 12th SB 2007, #577 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #789 ATP

GIRLS
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #175 WTA
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #265 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #372 WTA
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #418 WTA
Maria GUTIERREZ CARRASCO (ESP), 12th SB 2007 player – #551 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #690 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #1099 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #309 ATP

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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, #221 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, #429 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #878 ATP
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, #1512 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #57 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #415 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #422 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #717 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #616 WTA

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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., #33 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #162 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #182 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #280 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #392 ATP
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #1284 ATP
Moritz THIEM (AUT), 14th SB 2009,#1532 ATP

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #167 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #224 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #350 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #514 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #515 WTA
Angela FITA BOLUDA (ESP), 14th SB 2009, #894 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #618 WTA
Michaela GORDON (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #960 WTA

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IN 2010 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 49 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2010 – 15th Smrikva Bowl and 9th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #342 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #572 ATP
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1102 ATP
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #1716 ATP
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #1716 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #830 WTA
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), 15th SB 2010 semif., #1000 WTA
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1104 WTA
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, #1224 WTA
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #119 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #139 WTA

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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, #1031 ATP
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #1060 ATP
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #1631 ATP
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #111 ITF
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #321 ITF
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, #449 ITF
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #963 ITF
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), 16th SB 2011 semif., #1028 ITF
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., # 1376 ITF

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #96 WTA
Betina TOKAC (TUR), 16th SB 2011 semif., #1198 WTA
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, #133 ITF
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterf., #135 ITF
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #168 ITF

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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 ITF
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #140 ITF
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #158 ITF
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #234 ITF
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 semif., #293 ITF
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #358 ITF
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #391 ITF
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, #402 ITF
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, #625 ITF
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #950 ITF
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, #1009 ITF
Drazen PETROVIC (BiH), 17th SB 2012, #19 ETA U16

GIRLS
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #713 WTA
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #1018 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1083 WTA
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #64 ITF
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #65 ITF
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #96 ITF
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #134 ITF
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #142 ITF
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, #161 ITF
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #180 ITF
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., #199 ITF
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #262 ITF
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #410 ITF

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
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013, #62 ITF
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #124 ITF
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #141 ITF
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #326 ITF
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #472 ITF
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #774 ITF
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #1109 ITF
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #1300 ITF
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #1567 ITF
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #1805 ITF
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #2192 ITF
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, # 183 ETA U16
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #155 ETA U16
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #234 ETA U16
Vojtech VEIGERT (CZE), 18th SB 2013, #349 ETA U16
Bartol BORSE (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #360 ETA U16
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #431 ETA U16

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #270 ITF
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #280 ITF
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #564 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #1116 ITF
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #1135 ITF
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #377 ETA U16

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
Mili POLJICAK (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #1 ETA U14
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #9 ETA U14
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #21 ETA U14
Bor ARTNAK (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #27 ETA U14
Raffaele MARIANI (SUI), 19th SB 2014, #40 ETA U14
Vilius GAUBAS (LIT), 19th SB 2014, #40 ETA U14
Pedro RODENAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #45 ETA U14
Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #46 ETA U14
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #52 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #55 ETA U14
Matija SAMARDZIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #56 ETA U14
Noa VUKADIN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #63 ETA U14
William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #74 ETA U14
Carlos GUERRERO ALVAREZ (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #83 ETA U14
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #88 ETA U14
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #88 ETA U14
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #104 ETA U14
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #127 ETA U14
Dan Vasile DUTA (ROU), 19th SB 2014, #134 ETA U14
Krsta PETROVIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #167 ETA 14
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), 19th SB 2014 semif., #386 ETA U14
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #472 ETA U14

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., #1 ETA U14
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #11 ETA U14
Patricie KUBIKOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014, #30 ETA U14
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #36 ETA U14
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #41 ETA U14
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #50 ETA U14
Patricija PAUKSTYTE (LTU), 19th SB 2014, #51 ETA U14
Divna RATKOVIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #79 ETA U14
Joelle STEUR (GER), 19th SB 2014, #90 ETA U14
Suana TUCAKOVIC (BIH), 19th SB 2014 semif., #115 ETA U14
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #117 ETA U14
Petja DRAME (SLO), 19th SB 2014, #135 ETA U14
Irene ARTIGAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #137 ETA U14
Emma RIZZETTO (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #151 ETA U14
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #159 ETA U14
Anna KANTOR (HUN), 19th SB 2014, #172 ETA U14
Neriya YONA (ISR), 19th SB 2014, #193 ETA U14
Veronica SIRCI (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #231 ETA U14
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #236 ETA U14
Sarah MUELLER (GER), 19th SB 2014, #485 ETA U14

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
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, #13 ETA U14
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf., #20 ETA U14
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif., #48 ETA U14
Mikalai BANKOU (BLR), 20th SB 2015, #90 ETA U14
Matej DODIG (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #191 ETA U14
Giacomo NOSEI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #245 ETA U14
Dimitar PENCHEV (BGR), 20th SB 2015, #271 ETA U14
Andrea MEDURI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #317 ETA U14
Federico BONDIOLI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #345 ETA U14
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), 20th SB 2015 semif., #755 ETA U14
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up , #863 ETA U14

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif., #1 ETA U14
Alexandra EALA (PHI), 20th SB 2015 , #23 ETA U14 – Les Petits As 2018 winner
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif. ,#48 ETA U14
Malwina ROWINSKA (POL), 20th SB 2015, #58 ETA U14
Klio Maria IOANNOU (CYP), 20th SB 2015, #76 ETA U14
Vanesa DANKO (HUN), 20th SB 2015, #86 ETA U14
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, #107 ETA U14
Leticia TAROCCO (CRO), 20th SB 2015 winner, #111 ETA U14
Jaquelyn OGUNWALE (UK), 20th SB 2015 winner, #125 ETA U14
Petra MARCINKO (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #126 ETA U14
Anastasia GRECHKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015, #146 ETA U14
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, #155 ETA U14
Tena RAJKI (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #187 ETA U14

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
Kaylan BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 winner – Auray 2018 winner
Luis Garcia PAEZ (ESP), 21st SB 2016 runner up
Petr BRUNCLIK (CZE), 21st SB 2016 semif.
Meecah BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 semif.

GIRLS
Ela Nala MILIČ (SVN), 21st SB 2016 winner
Camilia SAMEL DRUZ (FRA), 21st SB 2016 runner up
Yufei REN (CHN), 21st SB 2016 semif.
Mia RISTIĆ (SRB), 21st SB 2016 semif.

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
Roben GAVANI (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner
William REJCHTMAN VINCIGUERRA (SWE), 22nd SB 2017 runner up
Duje MARKOVINA (CRO), 22nd SB 2017 semif.
Štepan SKLENIČKA (CZE), 22nd SB 2017 semif.

GIRLS
Rositsa DENCHEVA (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner
Shanice ROIGNOT (FRA), 22nd SB 2017 runner up
Chu LI-YA (TWN), 22nd SB 2017 semif.
Mai GOTO (JPN), 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
Vito DARDERI (ARG), 23rd SB 2018 winner
Niels McDONALD (GER), 23rd SB 2018 runner up
Žiga ŠEŠKO (SLO), 23rd SB 2018 semif.
Riki IMAI (JPN), 23rd SB 2018 semif.

GIRLS
Alisa OKTIABREVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 winner
Iva LAKIĆ (MNE), 23rd SB 2018 runner up
Daria KORESHKOVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 semif.
Zlatina ANGELOVA (BUL), 23rd SB 2018 semif.

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, SMRIKVE LOUNGE, Villa TASTE, for your accommodation with swimming pool in Stinjan (Pula – Pola) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia.

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21/09/18

21st of September - Smrikva Bowl Ambassador Day - 24th annual Smrikva Bowl 2019 "seeds of the Legends" research begins

Dear Smrikva Bowl and Smrikve friends!

I was 23 when started the Smrikva story back in 1996… and today is 21st of September 2018, Smrikva Bowl Ambassador’s Day (“SBA” Day) and time to open the 24th annual candidacy process…

23 editions are behind us… with over 1930 former players spread in 87 countries writing the “seeds of the Legends”story… and already making important impacts in their communities…

… over 1030 signed books are kept in the Smrikva Bowl Heritage Library coming from 71 country…

… over 1440 names are carried with pride by 13 old Smrikva Bowl olive trees… creating something special and still difficult to understand foresee what will become one day…

… 29 junior GRAND SLAM titles are conquered so far by 22 former Smrikva Bowl players…

… 24 professional ATP/WTA titles…

… 43 players reached TOP 200 ATP/WTA…

… 16 players reached TOP 100 ATP/WTA… and there are always Smrikva Bowl names among the winners of the most prestige under 12, 14, 16, 18 tournaments around the World…

There are many seeds who already graduated from Universities and I had a wish to find out how many Smrikva Bowl children had the opportunity to get scholarship in the United States thanks to their academic and tennis skills and the number I am pleased to share is that over 120 children out of 900 children who played Smrikva Bowl between 1996 and 2009 were able to do it…

… I listed a lot of numbers above but Smrikva Bowl story is more than numbers… more than tennis… and I am grateful to the Smrikva Bowl seeds who in most different ways year after year inspire us to go beyond our imagination…

There are many ways to show intergenerational solidarity… and I would like to thanks all the children and families who still remember Smrikva and answered my call to send us signed gifts so we could give them to each participant of this year Smrikva Bowl… this special moment is an opportunity to share the past players stories with children who are dreaming to follow their footprints … we have received over 110 signed items… and every present child at that moment of intergenerational celebration ceremony has brought home a memory gift and I hope they also discovered a new friend for whom to cheer…

It is time to start “seeds of the Legend” research for the 24th Smrikva Bowl 2019 edition… and I have to thanks many Smrikva Ambassadors for doing their best to continue Smrikva Bowl mission…

I am also pleased to share that the 5th Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week (SBTTFW) 2019 edition with Luca Appino and me will be held for the first time for 3 weeks due to very high number of participation requests. The weeks will be the following:13th-20th and 22nd – 29th of April 2019 and from 14th-21st of September 2019…

21st of September is the International Day of Peace, also known as the World Peace Day… and years ago this date was selected to be the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Day (“SBA”)…

The SBA Day is celebrated on the same day as World Peace Day… to me civil society and peace are pillars for any talent development possibility…

Some years ago for all the Smrikva Bowl candidates was introduced the obligation to observe the Smrikva Bowl Fair Play and Sportsmanship Code of Conduct and I am pleased to share one hint with the seeds… more you train more become natural to lead by example… always and only after many mistakes we have the chance to become better if we wish to learn from them…

Many years ago we started to plant an old Olive tree during Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Nomination Ceremony. The Olive tree selected was older than the oldest man living on the earth… and during the ceremony, every Ambassador put a piece of land close to the root and donate the name to the tree…

Olive tree is a nice symbol in various cultures… and his age is a symbol of responsibility between generations.

Cartoons always helped me to share thoughts with kids… and The Lion King is nice one to share again our Olive Tree story… the Circle of Life story…

We are all born without knowing much about life on this earth…

When Mufasa was explaining to Simba that is not easy to be the King… he told him that a good King should know that everything around us lives in a delicate equilibrium and that with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it.

A Nobal Prize for Peace, guest of the group I was member years ago, once observed: “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.”

I developed an idea that peace is always an instable equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it. Knowledge, human curiosity and will to learn are important… and all together are pillars for the civilization path.

When the Nobel Prize told us: “Do it!” he reminds me a bit Yoda and his teaching to the young Skywalker: “Do. Or do not!…”

Books are a human memory that can help us understand what we see combined with our cumulated personal experience and this is among reasons why I started the Smrikva Bowl Heritage Library story. Given the fragility of the circle of life it is easy to lose personal and general cumulated knowledge in just a generation or two.

We have gotten used to rapid technological progress, but social progress is more complex. Humans learn throughout lifetime and mostly from our personal experiences. We are those who represent the current civilization.

Today people live an average of about 80 years… and what we call civilization is mostly made up of the human knowledge we have accumulated, which our institutions pass onto future generations…

World Peace Day although celebrated on the same day as SBA day is definitely a good day to start the new research of the Smrikva talents… and with this e-mail, as per tradition, the selection process for the 24th annual will be open.

24th Smrikva Bowl will be held in Pula-Istria, Croatia, from (22nd) 24th till 29th of June 2019. Smrikva Bowl gathers young tennis talents from all over the World and next year edition will be dedicated to players born in 2009.

When I think of Smrikva Bowl Heritage and Legacy I always imagine it physically as a theater where we work hard for a year to set the stage… and every year we gather kids, arriving from different cultures, having different dreams…

We set the stage and later on they are in charge with their dedication to write the most different & inspiring stories…

Smrikva Bowl is still very young event but I always believed that more then one will write inspiring stories in most different professional fields.. and I was so happy to find so many names among those who achieved the possibility to get their high education at US Universities… and even more happy to recognize several names among prestige Ivy League Universities…

Year after year seems more likely that Grand Slam Tournaments will be conquered by Smrikva seeds… they already won 29 junior Grand Slam Titles in singles and doubles… and my dream for the “seeds of the Legends” goes beyond Grand Slam dream…

I know that according to the statistics only few Smrikva Bowl kids will become top professional tennis players, but I want to believe that they will find their way in other professional fields…

I do not know how many kids playing Smrikva Bowl are playing tennis because their parents would like them to become professional tennis players and how much of them play it because they like the game. What I do know is that sport can help kids in their growth and I also know that people that do excel in any field need very long time to reach and master the excellence.

Some people come to Smrikve thinking that Smrikva Bowl is a very “important” competition… without understanding that the result is not the hidden key of the Smrikva Bowl event… and I always need Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors’ help to explain to new candidates and their families that Smrikva Bowl is something more than a competition…

On our website you can already find PDF file 24th Smrikva Bowl 2019 edition presentation with application form and other relevant information:

http://www.smrikve.com/smrikva-bowl/

Smrikva Bowl “more than tennis” idea… will remain to the interpretation of each Ambassador and Smrikva Bowl friend… of their feelings because they are the one who are helping to write the Smrikva story…

Smrikva Bowl Olive Oil and Wine are spread in 87 countries thanks to the Smrikva Bowl families… Our quantities are very limited… the same as limited is the number of players we can invite every year… but I do believe the same I believed always for the Smrikva Bowl players that one day the olive oil made from the “seeds of the Legends” trees will be one of the most prestige in the World…

At the beginning of October we are going to collect the Smrikva Bowl olives and in case you would like to make a short vacation in Smrikve and live with your family this special moment please let me know…

This year Croatia and Istria registered again the record numbers of travelers and I am grateful to all those who visited us and contributed to the growth… “Istria from Smrikve” is a cultural e-book gift to all Smrikve friends… Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors are helping us in scouting talents but also in spreading the word about Istria as cultural tourism destination worth visiting… and my dream is that “Istria from Smrikve” Legacy may be recognized one day thanks to the Smrikva seeds…

The number of the invited players in 2019 will be again 96 players (48 girls and 48 boys) and your help will be precious.

If you know a good tennis player born in 2009 that deserves to play Smrikva Bowl or you wish to present your candidacy for the 5th SBTTFW 2019 please let me know…

… for the end of this long presentation… being today World Peace Day… my wish to Smrikva players is to continue to inspire… and may some of them make true Nelson Mandela’s words when he observed the power of Sport saying: “Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else can…”

Thank you for your time, for visiting us and for sharing with friends to visit Smrikve if you enjoyed your time spent at our place.

Mio

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11/09/18

Today we collected grapes and started the 24th Smrikva Bowl 2019 - Smrikve Malvazija wine production

We just collected grapes and started 2019 Smrikve wine production… the wine collection of limited 130 bottles will be made as per tradition… and around 100 bottles will be donated to the families participating the 24th Smrikva Bowl 2019 edition…

As per tradition we will do our best to make good wine…

Smrikve Malvazija is thanks to the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors spread in 87 countries and all the continents. Last year we created a limited collection of 130 bottles and never above 200 bottles… it is always a gift of our family to the Smrikva Bowl families and to our friends.

Wine and gastronomy are part of a culture and wine bottle that we give to every Smrikva Bowl family is part of our cultural gift that every year we are pleased to make to our guests coming from all around the World.

The wine making is the tradition in Smrikve since 1957…

The wine production is a passion for many Istrian families and my grandfather Mate was a great lower of wine and wine making. The first thing he made in 1957 when he settled in Smrikve was planting the vineyard.

Probably not many Smrikva Bowl readers do know the story how my grandfather agreed to take out a row of vineyard to create the space for the court where today the Smrikva Bowl finals are played.

My father, me and my Uncle continue the wine making tradition in Smrikve…

Several years ago I bought a vineyard close to the vineyard planted by my grandfather and today my father and me are doing our best to get the best from what Malvasia grapes can give.

The first phase of the processing the grapes started yesterday…

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

In Smrikve we produce Istrian Malvazija (Malmsey) and during the Smrikva Bowl we use to give a bottle of wine to every family as a memory to their Smrikva Bowl. Probably one day this bottles might be something special if our kids continue to love tennis game and continue to write the Smrikva Bowl story with their results.

Wine as part of the culture…

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

There is an old Istrian saying: ”Vino od loze i mliko od koze” and “Kruh je za tilo a vino je za dušu”. The translation from Croatian is difficult because you loose the feel of the language. Goat is the symbol of Istria and the meaning of the first saying would be: ”Wine from the grapevine and milk from the goat” and the meaning of the second would be: “Bread is for the body, wine is for the soul”.

With yesterday collection as I said we started the process of transforming the grapes into wine for the 24th Smrikva Bowl 2019 edition of Malvazija.

The main Istrian wines are: Malvazija, Terran, Refosc and Muscatel.

The glory of the Istrian wine dates back to over 2000 years ago…

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

Livia Drusilla’s preferred wine was the Istrian wine Pucinum. Livia is considered one of the most influent women in the beginning of the Roman Empire era. It is not know what wine it was because todays wines were brought in Istria mostly by Venetians.

Todays Istrian Malvazija’s story is related with Serenissima… the Venetian Republic

The story of Istrian Malvazija, cultivated in Istria since the end of the 16th century, is fascinating and it relates to the Venetians.

At the beginning of the 15th century the Venetians occupied Peloponnesus in Greece. In the Peloponnesus region there is a town Monemvassia, also named Malvasia. From this town the Venetians started to import the wine into Venice and the other areas controlled by the Venetian Republic.

This wine was so successful and became so famous all over Europe that Venetians decided to plant huge vineyards on the biggest Greek island, Crete.

Between the 16th and 18th century Malvasia become the most important wine in Europe. In 1570 the Turks conquered Crete and Venetians decided to plant Malvasia vineyards in other areas that had friendly relations with Venice which, at that time, also included Istria.

In end Malvasia is in Istria since the above mentioned period while it is not known the sort of the wine that was preferred by the wife of the Emperor Augustus, Livia Drusilla – Julia Augusta.

Giacomo Casanova in his diary talks about another Istrian sort and another great wine…

Giacomo Casanova visited Vrsar several times and in his diary he describes a good wine Refosc and nice women… That Refosc could be Terran too because if you look at the grapes you will hardly note the difference and today Refosc is mostly cultivated in the Slovenian part of Istria while in other areas the dominant sort is Malvasia.

Another excellent wine can be found around Momjan area made of Muscatel sort.

On Istria from Smrikve you can learn much more…

To learn more about Istrian gastronomy and wine please visit the E-book about Istrian cultural heritage on www.smrikve.com/istria/ named “Istria from Smrikve” or join Discover Istria from Smrikve group on Linked In.

The grapes are very nice this year… and the wine should be extraordinary again…

From today… the most important part of wine transformation process starts ;)… and at the beginning of November we will make the first quality level tasting check :)…

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 and SMRIKVE LOUNGE, for your accommodation with swimming pool in Stinjan (Pula – Pola) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia.

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10/09/18

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update September 2018)

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

There are over 120 players (who played Smrikva Bowl between 1996 and 2009) who received US University scholarship thanks to their tennis skills.

• 23 TOP 200 WTA Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #7 WTA (Feb 2016)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #20 WTA (Jul 2017)
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #34 WTA (May 2018)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #37 WTA (Aug 2018)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 44 WTA (Sep 2018)
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #54 WTA (Jul 2018)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #97 WTA (Oct 2018)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #97 WTA (Oct 2017)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #103 WTA (Aug 2018)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #121 WTA (Feb 2017)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #134 on WTA (Oct 2016)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #140 WTA (Aug 2018)
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #143 WTA (Jun 2018)
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #144 WTA (Aug 2017)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Clair LIU – 2010 “LM”/SB player -#151 WTA (Sep 2018)
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #168 WTA (Jun 2018)
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #169 WTA (Sep 2018)
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #187 WTA (Jul 2018)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #55 WTA doubles (Nov 2017)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #68 WTA (Jul 2018)
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #134 WTA doubles (Jan 2018)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #187 WTA doubles (Oct 2018)

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #4 ATP (Nov 2017)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #18 ATP (Sep 2018)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #38 ATP (Sep 2018)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #83 ATP (Sep 2018)
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #121 ATP (Oct 2018)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #143 ATP (Oct 2017)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #149 ATP (Jan 2018)
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 154 ATP (Oct 2018)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)

Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 quarterf.- #163 ATP (Oct 2018)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #192 ATP (Aug 2018)
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 CD winner – #193 (Sep 2018)
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #196 (Apr 2018)

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 – #130 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Ivan SABANOV – 2002 semi – #192 ATP doubles (Feb 2018)
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semi – #196 ATP doubles (Feb 2018)

As of 10th of September 2018 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 51 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #37 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #38 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #47 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #58 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #60 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #105 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #106 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #129 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #150 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #151 WTA

Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #169 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #177 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #181 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #185 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #198 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #197 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #202 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #217 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #218 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #221 WTA

Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #249 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #262 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #358 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #367 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #405 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #407 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #408 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #421 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #424 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #426 WTA

Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #445 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #496 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #497 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #504 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #541 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #548 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #613 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #624 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #628 WTA
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 player – #631 WTA

Pia CUK – 2006 player – #642 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #657 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #663 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #694 WTA
Zoe KRUGER – 2012 semif. – #719 WTA
Paula ARIAS MANJON – 2010 runner up – #868 WTA
Angela FITA BOLUDA – 2009 player – #871 WTA
Vladica BABIC – 2004 player – #900 WTA
Alexandra VECIC – 2011 player – #949 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #970 WTA

Himari SATO – 2012 winner – #972 WTA

• 31 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #8 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #18 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #38 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #86 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #131 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 165 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #177 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #182 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #193 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #194 ATP

Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #208 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #214 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #215 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #351 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #353 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #366 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #396 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #400 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #445 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #460 ATP

Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #515 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 semifinalist- #539 ATP
Adrian BODMER – 2005 player – #559 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #579 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #624 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #786 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #787 ATP
Gabi Adrian BOITAN – 2009 player – #850 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 player – #856 ATP
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semifinals – #926 ATP

Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #941 ATP

• 10 players TOP 100 ATP RACE TO MILAN NEXT GEN

Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #4 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #13 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 player – #18 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #20 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #22 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #36 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #41 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #45 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #56 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #91 ATP

• 6 boys and 6 girls… in total 12 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #5 Lorenzo MUSETTI Junior USOPEN 2017 runner up
- #27 Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA
- #37 Damien WENGER
- #82 Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE
- #85 Cezar CRETU
- #100 Filip KOLASINSKI

GIRLS:
- #59 Maria TIMOFEEVA
- #62 Himari SATO
- #63 Helen PELLICANO
- #65 Francesca CURMI
- #91 Joanne ZUGER
- #99 Weronika BASZAK

• 4 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Lorenzo MUSETTI #1, Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA #5, Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE #6, Luca NARDI #9)

• 2 boys and 1 girl are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Mili POLJICAK #1, Kalin IVANOVSKI #8, Linda FRUHVIRTOVA #2)

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, best ranking #612 ATP (Mar 2006)
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, best ranking #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, best ranking #356 WTA (Mar 2009)

Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #185 WTA
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #786 ATP

Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #186 ATP doubles
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, best ranking #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #38 WTA

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, #208 ATP
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, #445 ATP
Javier MARTI (ESP) – 7th SB 2002 winner – #460 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #941 ATP
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #217 ATP doubles
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #235 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #60 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #497 WTA

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2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #8 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #515 ATP

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #60 WTA
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #181 WTA

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2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, #256 ATP (Aug 2016)
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semif, #478 ATP (Feb 2015)
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semif, #539 ATP

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #407 WTA
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 2004 player, #1106 WTA

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IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #18 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #86 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #165 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #182 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #193 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #214 ATP
Adrian BODMER (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #559 ATP
Neven KRIVOKUCA (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #1015 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #47 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #129 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROM), 10th SB 2005, #150 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #262 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #405 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION (ROM), 10th SB 2005, #445 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #613 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #628 WTA

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2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #165 ATP

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #37 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #106 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #198 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #202 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #218 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #496 WTA

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

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #131 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER (ESP) ,12th SB 2007, #624 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #787 ATP

GIRLS
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #197 WTA
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #217 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #367 WTA
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #424 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #657 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #1106 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #353 ATP

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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, #215 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, #366 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #856 ATP
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, #1505 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #58 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #408 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #421 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #694 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #624 WTA

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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., #38 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #177 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #194 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #396 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #400 ATP
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #1280 ATP

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #169 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #221 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #358 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #541 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #548 WTA
Angela FITA BOLUDA (ESP), 14th SB 2009, #871 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #631 WTA
Michaela GORDON (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #970 WTA

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IN 2010 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 49 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2010 – 15th Smrikva Bowl and 9th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #351 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #579 ATP
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1101 ATP
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #1700 ATP
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #1409 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #868 WTA
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), 15th SB 2010 semif., #1032 WTA
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1079 WTA
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, #1199 WTA doubles
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #118 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #151 WTA

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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, #1027 ATP
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #1054 ATP
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #85 ITF
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #111 ITF
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #241 ITF
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, #442 ITF
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), 16th SB 2011 semif., #793 ITF
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #873 ITF
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #1104 ITF

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #105 WTA
Betina TOKAC (TUR), 16th SB 2011 semif., #1233 WTA
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, #133 ITF
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterf., #137 ITF
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #168 ITF

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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 ITF
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #142 ITF
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #156 ITF
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #230 ITF
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #291 ITF
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 semif., #314 ITF
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, #391 ITF
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #404 ITF
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #544 ITF
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, #843 ITF
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, #985 ITF

GIRLS
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #719 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #972 WTA
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #1004 WTA
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #59 ITF
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #65 ITF
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #99 ITF
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #134 ITF
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #144 ITF
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, #174 ITF
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #181 ITF
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., #221 ITF
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #242 ITF
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #353 ITF

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
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013, #82 ITF
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #121 ITF
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #147 ITF
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #334 ITF
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #464 ITF
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #773 ITF
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #1148 ITF
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #1277 ITF
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #1519 ITF
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #1766 ITF
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #2385 ITF
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, # 183 ETA U16
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #155 ETA U16
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #225 ETA U16
Vojtech VEIGERT (CZE), 18th SB 2013, #343 ETA U16
Bartol BORSE (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #355 ETA U16
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #431 ETA U16

GIRLS
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #275 ITF
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #352 ITF
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #791 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #1102 ITF
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #1244 ITF
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #377 ETA U16

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
Mili POLJICAK (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #1 ETA U14
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #8 ETA U14
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #20 ETA U14
Bor ARTNAK (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #25 ETA U14
Raffaele MARIANI (SUI), 19th SB 2014, #38 ETA U14
Vilius GAUBAS (LIT), 19th SB 2014, #38 ETA U14
Pedro RODENAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #43 ETA U14
Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #47 ETA U14
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #52 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #55 ETA U14
Matija SAMARDZIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #56 ETA U14
William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #74 ETA U14
Noa VUKADIN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #82 ETA U14
Carlos GUERRERO ALVAREZ (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #82 ETA U14
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #88 ETA U14
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #102 ETA U14
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #102 ETA U14
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #125 ETA U14
Dan Vasile DUTA (ROU), 19th SB 2014, #134 ETA U14
Krsta PETROVIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #159 ETA 14
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), 19th SB 2014 semif., #383 ETA U14
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #440 ETA U14

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., #2 ETA U14
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #11 ETA U14
Patricie KUBIKOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014, #27 ETA U14
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #33 ETA U14
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #41 ETA U14
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #47 ETA U14
Patricija PAUKSTYTE (LTU), 19th SB 2014, #48 ETA U14
Joelle STEUR (GER), 19th SB 2014, #59 ETA U14
Divna RATKOVIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #74 ETA U14
Suana TUCAKOVIC (BIH), 19th SB 2014 semif., #110 ETA U14
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #111 ETA U14
Petja DRAME (SLO), 19th SB 2014, #146 ETA U14
Emma RIZZETTO (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #152 ETA U14
Irene ARTIGAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #155 ETA U14
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #159 ETA U14
Anna KANTOR (HUN), 19th SB 2014, #169 ETA U14
Neriya YONA (ISR), 19th SB 2014, #188 ETA U14
Veronica SIRCI (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #196 ETA U14
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #235 ETA U14
Sarah MUELLER (GER), 19th SB 2014, #475 ETA U14

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
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, #13 ETA U14
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf., #18 ETA U14
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif., #48 ETA U14
Mikalai BANKOU (BLR), 20th SB 2015, #89 ETA U14
Matej DODIG (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #188 ETA U14

Giacomo NOSEI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #195 ETA U14
Dimitar PENCHEV (BGR), 20th SB 2015, #269 ETA U14
Andrea MEDURI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #308 ETA U14
Federico BONDIOLI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #344 ETA U14
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), 20th SB 2015 semif., #747 ETA U14
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up , #862 ETA U14

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif., #2 ETA U14
Alexandra EALA (PHI), 20th SB 2015 , #20 ETA U14 – Les Petits As 2018 winner
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif. ,#45 ETA U14
Malwina ROWINSKA (POL), 20th SB 2015, #62 ETA U14
Klio Maria IOANNOU (CYP), 20th SB 2015, #74 ETA U14
Vanesa DANKO (HUN), 20th SB 2015, #83 ETA U14
Leticia TAROCCO (CRO), 20th SB 2015 winner, #105 ETA U14
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, #131 ETA U14
Petra MARCINKO (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #122 ETA U14
Jaquelyn OGUNWALE (UK), 20th SB 2015 winner, #136 ETA U14
Anastasia GRECHKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015, #146 ETA U14
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, #155 ETA U14
Tena RAJKI (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #182 ETA U14

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
Kaylan BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 winner – Auray 2018 winner
Luis Garcia PAEZ (ESP), 21st SB 2016 runner up
Petr BRUNCLIK (CZE), 21st SB 2016 semif.
Meecah BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 semif.

GIRLS
Ela Nala MILIČ (SVN), 21st SB 2016 winner
Camilia SAMEL DRUZ (FRA), 21st SB 2016 runner up
Yufei REN (CHN), 21st SB 2016 semif.
Mia RISTIĆ (SRB), 21st SB 2016 semif.

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
Roben GAVANI (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner
William REJCHTMAN VINCIGUERRA (SWE), 22nd SB 2017 runner up
Duje MARKOVINA (CRO), 22nd SB 2017 semif.
Štepan SKLENIČKA (CZE), 22nd SB 2017 semif.

GIRLS
Rositsa DENCHEVA (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner
Shanice ROIGNOT (FRA), 22nd SB 2017 runner up
Chu LI-YA (TWN), 22nd SB 2017 semif.
Mai GOTO (JPN), 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
Vito DARDERI (ARG), 23rd SB 2018 winner
Niels McDONALD (GER), 23rd SB 2018 runner up
Žiga ŠEŠKO (SLO), 23rd SB 2018 semif.
Riki IMAI (JPN), 23rd SB 2018 semif.

GIRLS
Alisa OKTIABREVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 winner
Iva LAKIĆ (MNE), 23rd SB 2018 runner up
Daria KORESHKOVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 semif.
Zlatina ANGELOVA (BUL), 23rd SB 2018 semif.

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05/09/18

10 Smrikva Bowl players are in the Draws of the Junior US OPEN 2018 - Lorenzo Musetti reached the finals

Happy to recognize 10 Smrikva Bowl players in the Draws of the Junior US OPEN 2018

BOYS:

Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 quarterfinalist
1st round: Lorenzo Musetti – S. Dostanic (USA) 6:4,6:0
2nd round: Lorenzo Musetti – A. Cazaux (FRA) 6:0,3:6,6:3
3rd round: Lorenzo Musetti – C. Kingsley (USA) 3:6,6:3,6:0
Quarterfinals: Lorenzo Musetti – D. Michalski (POL) 6:4,6:0
Semifinals: Lorenzo Musetti – J. Brooksby (USA) 6:3, 6:3
Finals: Lorenzo Musetti – Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) 1:6,6:2,2:6

Damien WENGER (SUI) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: D.Wenger – J. Cerundolo (Arg) 2:6,3:6

Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (Esp) – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011
1st round: Nicolas Alvarez Varona – P. Henning (RSA) 4:6,4:6

Cezar CRETU (ROU) – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011
1st round: Cezar Cretu – A. McHugh (GBR) 6:7,3:6

Qualification Draw:
1st round: Cezar Cretu – A. Pantino (Phi) 6:4, 6:3
2nd round: Cezar Cretu – J. Fearnley (Gbr) 6:3,6:2

Filip KOLASINSKI (POL) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Filip Kolasinski – J. Schlageter (Ger) 6:4,6:7,7:5
2nd round: Filip Kolasinski – G. Zeppieri (Ita) 1:6,0:6

Filippo MORONI (ITA) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Filippo Moroni – M.Alvez (Bra) 6:3,6:7,4:6

Adam NEFF (USA) – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 – received Main Draw Wild Card for doubles

In doubles boys semifinals are: Lorenzo Mussetti and Damien Wenger

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GIRLS:

Himari SATO (JPN) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner
1st round: Himari Sato – E.Molinaro (Lux) 6:3,6:3
2nd round: Himari Sato – V.Apisah (PNG) 4:6,3:6

Qualification Draw:
1st round: Himari Sato – R.Brantmeier (USA) 7:5,6:2
2nd round: Himari Sato – V.Ivanov (AUS) 7:6,7:5

Francesca CURMI (MLT) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Francesca Curmi – L.Ma (USA) 3:6,4:6

Qualification Draw:
Joanne ZUGER (SUI) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Joanne Zuger – E.Jackson (USA) 3:6,6:4,5:7

In doubles girls quarterfinals was: Himari Sato

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25/08/18

30 Smrikva Bowl players in the singles Draws at US OPEN 2018; 12 in the Main Draw; Dominic THIEM reached the quarterfinals

Over the last five years there were traditionally about 10 former Smrikva Bowl players at the beginning of the Junior Grand Slam Draws…

In 2013… out of eight possible first places former Smrikva Bowl players collected six first places: Ana Konjuh (Junior Australian Open and Junior US Open), Belinda Bencic (Junior Roland Garros and Junior Wimbledon), Gianluigi Quinzi (Junior Wimbledon) and Borna Coric (Junior US Open)…

… and since 2009 there are 22 Smrikva Bowl players holding 29 junior Grand Slam titles in total…

… and this time… there were 30 former Smrikva Bowl players in the Main Draws and Qualification Draws of this third Grand Slam in the season… US OPEN 2018:

In the singles Qualification Draws there were 20 players:

Matteo Donati, Federico Gaio, Miomir Kecmanovic, Nikola Milojevic, Gianluigi Quinzi, Nino Serdarusic, Lloyd Harris, Gian Marco Moroni.

Katie Boulter, Gabriella Taylor, Dejana Radanovic, Olga Danilovic, Nina Stojanovic, Tereza Mrdeza, Katie Swan, Deborah Chiesa, Jessica Pieri, Martina Trevisan, Irina Bara, Jana Fett.

and two of them qualified: Lloyd Harris & Federico Gaio

in the singles Main Draws there were 10 players:

Petra Martic, Dominic Thiem, Ajla Tomljanovic, Viktoria Kuzmova, Laslo Djere, Borna Coric, Alex de Minaur, Belinda Bencic, Donna Vekic, Claire Liu.

The following are the results obtained in the singles Main Draws:

Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, currently ranked #9 ATP, at US OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Dominic Thiem – Mirza Basic (BiH) 6:3,6:1,6:4
2nd round: Dominic Thiem – S.Johnson (USA) 6:7,6:3,5:7,6:4,6:1
3rd round: Dominic Thiem – Taylor Fritz (USA) 3:6,6:3,7:6,6:4
4th round: Dominic Thiem – Kevin Anderson (RSA) 7:5,6:2,7:6
Quarterfinals: D.Thiem – Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6:0,4:6,5:7,7:6,6:7

Players ranking:
Mirza Basic (BiH) – #81 ATP
Steve Johnson (USA) – #31 ATP
Taylor Fritz (USA) – #74 ATP
Kevin Anderson (RSA) – #5 ATP
Rafael Nadal (Esp) – #1 ATP

Borna CORIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, currently ranked #20 ATP, at US OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: B.Coric – Florian Mayer (Ger) 6:2,6:2,5:7,6:4
2nd round: B.Coric – Roberto Carballes Baena (Esp) 7:6,6:2,6:3
3rd round: B.Coric – Daniil Medvedev (Rus) 6:3,7:5,6:2
4th round: B.Coric – Juan Martin Del Porto (Arg) 6:4,6:3,6:1

Players ranking:
Florian Mayer (Ger) – #194 ATP
Roberto Carballes Baena (Esp) – #97 ATP
Daniil Medvedev (Rus) – #36 ATP
Juan Martin Del Porto (Arg) – #3 ATP

Alex DE MINAUR, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist, currently ranked #43 ATP, at US OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Alex De Minaur – Taro Daniel (Jpn) 6:0,6:1,6:2
2nd round: Alex De Minaur – Frances Tiafoe (USA) 6:4,6:0,5:7,6:2
3rd round: Alex De Minaur – Marin Cilic (Cro) 6:4,6:3,3:6,4:6,5:7

Players ranking:
Taro Daniel (Jpn) – #76 ATP
Frances Tiafoe (USA) – #44 ATP
Marin Cilic (Cro) – #7 ATP

Laslo DJERE, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, currently ranked #105 ATP, at US OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Laslo Djere – Leonardo Mayer (Arg) 6:4,6:4,4:6,2:1
2nd round: Laslo Djere – Richard Gasquet (Fra) 3:6,6:7,3:6

Players ranking:
Leonardo Mayer (Arg) – #90 ATP
Richard Gasquet (Fra) – #25 ATP

Federico GAIO, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, currently ranked #241 ATP, at US OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Federico Gaio – David Goffin (Bel) 2:6,4:6,6:7

Qualification Draw:
1st round: Federico Gaio – Lukas Rosol (Cze) 7:6,6:4
2nd round: Federico Gaio – Hiroki Moriya (Jpn) 6:4,6:3
3rd round: Federico Gaio – Marco Trungelliti (Arg) 6:7,6:3,7:6

Players ranking:
Lukas Rosol (Cze) – #210 ATP
Hiroki Moriya (Jpn) – #200 ATP
JC Aragone (USA) – #142 ATP

David Goffin (Bel) – #10 ATP

Lloyd HARRIS, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, currently ranked #145 ATP, at US OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Lloyd Harris – Gilles Simon (Fra) 2:6,2:6,3:6

Qualification Draw:
1st round: Lloyd Harris – Roberto Quiroz (Ecu) 7:6,6:3
2nd round: Lloyd Harris – Sebastian Ofner (Aut) 6:2,6:1
3rd round: Lloyd Harris – JC Aragone (USA) 6:4,6:2

Players ranking:
Roberto Quiroz (Ecu) – #210 ATP
Sebastian Ofner (Aut) – #206 ATP
JC Aragone (USA) – #257 ATP

Gilles Simon (Fra) – #39 ATP

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Claire LIU, 2010 “LM”/SB player, currently ranked #158 WTA, at US OPEN 2018:

Main Draw
1st round: Claire Liu – Polona Hercog (Svn) 7:6,1:6,6:4
2nd round: Claire Liu – Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) 3:6,1:6

Players ranking:
Polona Hercog (Svn) – #78 WTA
Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) – #18 WTA

Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, currently ranked #57 WTA, at US OPEN 2018:

1st round: Ajla Tomljanovic – Lizette Cabrera (AUS) 6:4,6:1
2nd round: Ajla Tomljanovic – Katerina Siniakova (Cze) 3:6,7:6,6:7

Players ranking:
Lizette Cabrera (AUS) – #160 WTA
Katerina Siniakova (Cze) – #54 WTA

Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, currently ranked #43 WTA, at US OPEN 2018:

1st round: Belinda Bencic – Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Blr) 6:2,1:6,2:6

Players ranking:
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Blr) – #37 WTA

Petra MARTIC, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, currently ranked #47 WTA, at US OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Petra Martic – Lucie Safarova (Cze) 4:6,4:6

Players ranking:
Lucie Safarova (Cze) – #69 WTA

Viktoria KUZMOVA, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, currently ranked #56 WTA, at US OPEN 2018:

Main Draw
1st round: Viktoria Kuzmova – Victoria Azarenka (Blr) 3:6,5:7

Players ranking:
Victoria Azarenka (Blr) – #80 WTA

Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, currently ranked #41 WTA, at US OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Donna Vekic – Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) 2:6,6:2,3:6

Players ranking:
Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) – #18 WTA

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24/08/18

A new section was created: Smrikva Bowl US University Club

Smrikva Bowl US University Club aims to list talented players who were able to get scholarship and continue their studies in the United States.

The following list is based on public information and will be updated.

As of August 2018, the 2009 Smrikva Bowl generation was eligible to present their candidacy to play tennis at University level in the US therefore the players who played Smrikva Bowl from 1996 till 2009 were taken into account and the list of 120 players is the following:

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14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 (99 tennis talents)

Girls – 5
Georgina Walker (GBR) – Furman University
Milica Panić (SRB) – University of Montana
Georgina Axon (GBR) – Auburn University
Michaela Gordon (USA) – Stanford University
Ashley Lahey (USA) – Pepperdine University

Boys – 4
Max Stewart (GBR) – Oklahoma University
Alvaro Regalado Pedrol (ESP) – Columbus State University
Atakan Gezer (TUR) – Rollins College
Thomas Smalley (GBR) – University of Northern Colorado

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13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 (104 tennis talents)

Girls – 11
Marija Curnic (CRO) – University of Pennsylvania
Nikolina Jovic (BiH) – University of Louisville
Katerina Jokic (BiH) – University of Georgia
Iulia Maria Ivascu (ROM) – Texas A&M University
Paola Maza (Puerto Rico) – Purdue University
Estela Perez Somarriba (ESP) – University of Miami
Zala Dovnik (SLO) – Purdue University
Nina Marjanovic (SRB) – St.John’s University New York
Petra Granic (CRO) – The University of Texas
Ingrid Neel (USA) – Rochester University
Paulina Ferrari (USA) – Columbia University in the City of New York

Boys – 7
Karlo Boljat (CRO) – Washington Dawgs University
Matko Varga (CRO) – Radford University
Grega Kokalj (SLO) – Drury University
Sven Lah (SLO) – Baylor University
Charles Broom (UK) – Dartmouth Unviersity
Bruno Novakovic (CRO) – City College of New York
William Blumberg (USA) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 (90 tennis talents)

Girls – 9
Petra Granic (CRO) –University of Texas
Lana Rush (UK) – Texas Tech University
Sara Mitrakovic (SLO) – University of Detroit Mercy
Silvia Chinellato (I) ) –University of South Carolina
Ksenija Dmitrovic (SRB) – US University
Eden Richardson (UK) – Lousiana State University
Marija Curnic (CRO) – University of Pennsylvania
Ndindi Ndunda (USA) – Fresno State University
Dominique Garley (USA) –Gonzaga University

Boys – 9
Nicolo De Fraia (I) –University of Central Florida
Dylan Bednarczyk (CAN) – Oklahoma State University
Filip Grbic (SRB) – University at Buffalo
Vincent Giallespie (UK) – Drake University
Karlo Lozic (CRO) – Cornell University
Max Darrington (UK) – Marist University
Alek Gracin (CRO) – University of Charleston
Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore (ESP) – Middle Tennessee State University
Eduardo Nava (USA) – Wake Forest University – The University of Alabama

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11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 (75 tennis talents)

Girls – 6
Anja Bebic (CRO) – Northern Illinios University
Isidora Petkovic (SCG) – Union College
Adriana Rajkovic (CRO) – Old Dominion University
Giulia Pairone (ITA) – University of Arkansas
Tea Jandric (CRO) – The University of Mississippi – Ole Miss
Christina Makarova (USA) – Duke University

Boys – 12
Filip Kraljevic (CRO) –The University of Mississippi – Ole Miss
David Micevski (MAK) – University of Utah Athletics
Vasek Slezak (CZE) – University of Hawaii at Hilo (West)
Aziz Kijametovic (BiH) – Old Dominion University
Matej Kostandinov (SUI) – University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
Ross James Wilson (GBR) – US University – coach at the University of Iowa
Jan Pehnec (CRO) – Oral Roberts University
Mladen Mitak (CRO) – Brown University
Alessandro Giuliato (ITA) – University of Hawaii at Hilo (West)
Maks Tekavec (SLO) (7) – University of Michigan
Nur-Hamza Peljto (BIH) – Texas A&M University of Quatar
Aries Wong (USA) – US Naval Academy

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10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 (90 tennis talents)

Girls – 13
Maja Salibasic (BIH) – Georgetown University
Sabina Jeresic (CRO) – US University A-State Red Wolves
Vladica Babic (SCG) – US University
Blaga Delic (CRO) – University of Nevada
Anamarija Banic (CRO) –Dallas Baptist University
Claudia Herrero Garcia (ESP) – US University Mountain West
Ivanka Mocic (CRO) –Lander University
Martin Lozano Laura (ESP) – Southern Utah University
Ormeno Ruiz Nuria (ESP) –University of Colorado Boulder
Saska Gavrilovska (SCG) –Texas A&M University, Sam Houston State University
Jose Gracia (USA) – The University of Oklahoma
Jeffrey Schorsch (USA) – Valparaiso University
Yale Goldberg (USA) – Stanford University

Boys – 11
Ivan Saveljic (SCG) – NC State University
Matej Kostandinov (SUI) – University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
Aziz Kijametovic (BiH) – Old Dominion University
Igor Saveljic (SCG) – NC State University
Valentin Horvat (SLO) – Georgia State University
Mladen Mitak (CRO) – Brown University
Vaclav Slezak (CZ) –University of Hawai, Troy University
Zvonimir Babic (CRO) – Missisipi University Ole Miss
Iustin Baciu (ROM) – University of Nortwestern Ohio
Harry Busby (UK) – The University of Arizona
Dorothy Tang (USA) – Princeton University

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9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 (72 tennis talents)

Girls – 5
Saska Gavrilovska (SCG) –Texas A&M University, Sam Houston State University
Maja Salibasic (BIH) – Georgetown University
Darija Catipovic (SCG) – Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Anna Mamalat (USA) – Texas A&M University
Blair Shankle (USA) – Baylor University & Hankamer School of Business

Boys – 9
Alberto De Meo (ITA) – University of North Florida
Danil Zelenkov (MAK) – George Washington University
Valentin Horvat (SLO) – Georgia State Univesrsity
Amar Saletovic (BIH) –Oral Roberts University
Giacomo Campus (ITA) – Tampa preparatory school
Karlo Skvorc (CRO) – Alabama State University
Zvonimir Babic (CRO) – Missisipi University Ole Miss
Mitchell Polnet (USA) – University of Virginia
Ryan Andrada (USA) – University of Nevada

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8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 (86 tennis talents)

Girls – 4
Matea Cutura (CRO) – Pepperdine University
Maja Salibasic (BIH) – Georgetown University
Karen Forman (USA) – Wake Forest University
Katie Klyczek (USA) – Indiana University

Boys – 5
Alen Salibasic (BIH) –Drake University
Karlo Skvorc (CRO) – Alabama State University
Robert Đula (CRO) – Eastern Washington University
Emmett Egger (USA) – University of Washington
Robert Stineman (USA) ) – Stanford University

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7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 (57 tennis talents)

Girls – 5
Nika Juricic (CRO) – Missouri Baptist University & Baylor College of Medicine
Nikolina Grbac (CRO) – The University of New Mexico Lobos
Ema Burgic (BIH) –Baylor University
Jordaan Sanford (USA) – Baylor University
Morgan Basil (USA) – University of Louisiana-Lafayette

Boys – 2
Antonio Lupieri (CRO) – Baylor University
Tomislav Gregurovic (CRO) – Wichita State University

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6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 – (43 tennis talents)

Girls – 2
Nikolina Grbac (CRO) – The University of New Mexico Lobos
Ivana Katavić (CRO) – University of the Incarnate Word

Boys -1
Sven Lalić – Indiana University

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5th Smrikva Bowl 2000 – (30 tennis talents)

Girls – 1
Maja Plavšić – at Savannah College of Art and Design

Boys – 1
Dino Marcan – Ohio State University

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4th Smrikva Bowl 1999 – (50 tennis talents)

Boys – 1
Deni Žmak – Embry-Riddle University

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2nd Smrikva Bowl 1997 – (60 tennis talents)

Girls – 1
Sandra Žmak – The University of New Mexico Lobos

Boys – 2
Filip Krička – University of South Alabama
Deni Žmak – Embry-Riddle University

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1st Smrikva Bowl 1996 – (25 tennis talents)

Girls – 1
Sandra Žmak – The University of New Mexico Lobos

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06/08/18

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update August 2018)

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

You will also find the approximate list of the past Smrikva Bowl and “Little Mo” players who got US University scholarship thanks to their tennis skills…

• 22 TOP 200 WTA Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #7 WTA (Feb 2016)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #20 WTA (Jul 2017)
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #35 WTA (Apr 2018)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #37 WTA (Aug 2018)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #81 WTA (Jun 2018)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #97 WTA (Oct 2017)
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #111 WTA (Aug 2018)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #114 WTA (Aug 2018)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #121 WTA (Feb 2017)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #134 on WTA (Oct 2016)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #140 WTA (Aug 2018)
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #143 WTA (Jun 2018)
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #144 WTA (Aug 2017)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Clair LIU – 2010 “LM”/SB player -#157 WTA (Aug 2018)
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #168 WTA (Jun 2018)
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #176 WTA (Jul 2018)
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #192 WTA

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #55 WTA doubles (Nov 2017)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #68 WTA (Jul 2018)
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #134 WTA doubles (Jan 2018)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #4 ATP (Nov 2017)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #20 ATP (Jun 2018)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #45 ATP (Aug 2018)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #86 ATP (Jan 2018)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #143 ATP (Oct 2017)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #149 ATP (Jan 2018)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #161 ATP (Aug 2018)
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 161 ATP (Jul 2018)

Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 quarterf.- #176 ATP (Feb 2018)
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #193 ATP (Jul 2018)
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #196 (Apr 2018)

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 – #130 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Ivan SABANOV – 2002 semi – #192 ATP doubles (Feb 2018)
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semi – #196 ATP doubles (Feb 2018)

As of 6th of August 2018 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 49 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #37 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #44 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #51 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #57 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #60 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #111 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #114 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #119 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #140 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #157 WTA

Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #159 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #178 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #179 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #192 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #196 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #209 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #214 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #216 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #234 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #245 WTA

Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #257 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #335 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #362 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #364 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #366 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #373 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #392 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #414 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #417 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #415 WTA

Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #425 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #459 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #462 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #518 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #521 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #533 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #578 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #589 WTA
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 player – #602 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #605 WTA

Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #625 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #633 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #668 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #684 WTA
Zoe KRUGER – 2012 semif. – #701 WTA
Angela *FITA BOLUDA*- 2009 player – #843 WTA
Paula ARIAS MANJON – 2010 runner up – #897 WTA
Himari SATO – 2012 winner – #949 WTA
Ana BISKIC – 2009 player – #963 WTA

• 33 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #8 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #20 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #45 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #89 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #161 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 164 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #184 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #192 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #196 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #201 ATP

Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #231 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #235 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #310 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #316 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #358 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #369 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #370 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #382 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #435 ATP

Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #468 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 semifinalist- #527 ATP
Adrian BODMER – 2005 player – #554 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #586 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #648 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #656 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #690 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #696 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 player – #827 ATP
Gabi Adrian BOITAN – 2009 player – #879 ATP

Matej SABANOV – 2002 semifinals – #896 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #925 ATP
Neven KRIVOKUCA – 2005 player – #957 ATP

• 9 players TOP 100 ATP RACE TO MILAN NEXT GEN

Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #3 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #16 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #20 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #22 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 player – #29 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #39 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #43 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #46 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #64 ATP

• 5 boys and 8 girls… in total 13 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #17 Lorenzo MUSETTI
- #31 Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA
- #35 Damien WENGER
- #83 Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE
- #87 Cezar CRETU

GIRLS:
- #58 Maria TIMOFEEVA
- #61 Francesca CURMI
- #65 Himari SATO
- #74 Helen PELLICANO
- #87 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 winner (doubles), Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (doubles), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #90 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #95 Joanne ZUGER
- #99 Giulia PEONI

• 4 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Lorenzo MUSETTI #2, Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA #5, Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE #6, Luca NARDI #7)

• 1 boy and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Mili POLJICAK #1, Linda FRUHVIRTOVA #2, Aliona FALEI #8)

IN 1996 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM ISTRIA AND KVARNER (1st Smrikva Bowl)… IN 1997 TOP PLAYERS FROM CROATIA gathered on the 2nd Smrikva Bowl… IN 1998 3rd SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO GATHER FIRST FOREIGN PLAYERS… and in 2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…

Vilim VISAK (CRO), 1st SB 1996 winner, best ranking #612 ATP (Mar 2006)
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, best ranking #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, best ranking #356 WTA (Mar 2009)

Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #216 WTA
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #648 ATP

Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #177 ATP doubles
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, best ranking #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #51 WTA

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, #235 ATP
Javier MARTI (ESP) – 7th SB 2002 winner – #369 ATP
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, #435 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #925 ATP
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #209 ATP doubles
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #236 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #60 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #462 WTA

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2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #8 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #656 ATP

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #60 WTA
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #192 WTA

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2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, #256 ATP (Aug 2016)
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semif, #478 ATP (Feb 2015)
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semif, #527 ATP

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #415 WTA
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 2004 player, #1015 WTA

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IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #20 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #89 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #164 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #184 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #192 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #201 ATP
Adrian BODMER (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #554 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #37 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #119 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005, #140 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #335 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #364 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, #459 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #533 WTA

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2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #164 ATP

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #44 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #114 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #159 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #196 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #214 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #414 WTA

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

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #161 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #690 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER (ESP) ,12th SB 2007, #696 ATP

GIRLS
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #209 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #245 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #362 WTA
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #392 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #625 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #1079 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #316 ATP

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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, #231 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, #382 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #827 ATP
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, #1105 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #57 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #373 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #417 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #668 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #605 WTA

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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., #45 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #196 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #310 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #370 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #468 ATP
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #1279 ATP

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #178 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #234 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #366 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #518 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #578 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #602 WTA
Michaela GORDON (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #1027 WTA

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IN 2010 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 49 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2010 – 15th Smrikva Bowl and 9th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #358 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #586 ATP
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1206 ATP
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #1695 ATP
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #982 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #897 WTA
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), 15th SB 2010 semif., #1036 WTA
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1082 WTA
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #141 ITF
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, #285 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #157 WTA

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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
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #1341 ATP
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #87 ITF
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #126 ITF
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #241 ITF
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, #318 ITF
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, #366 ITF
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #533 ITF
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), 16th SB 2011 semif., #766 ITF
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #1092 ITF

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #111 WTA
Betina TOKAC (TUR), 16th SB 2011 semif., #1223 WTA
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, #122 ITF
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterf., #152 ITF
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #174 ITF

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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., #17 ITF
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #140 ITF
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #146 ITF
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 semif., #285 ITF
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #289 ITF
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #353 ITF
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, #370 ITF
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #437ITF
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #459 ITF
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, #749 ITF
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, #1045 ITF

GIRLS
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #701 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #949 WTA
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #1223 WTA
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #58 ITF
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #61 ITF
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #147 ITF
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #148 ITF
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, #162 ITF
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #172 ITF
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #190 ITF
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #237 ITF
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #297 ITF
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., #328 ITF

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
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013, #83 ITF
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #117 ITF
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #275 ITF
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #455 ITF
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #547 ITF
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #1228 ITF
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #1231 ITF
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #1350 ITF
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #1448 ITF
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #1682 ITF
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #35 ETA U16
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #90 ETA U16
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #223 ETA U16
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #237 ETA U16
Vojtech VEIGERT (CZE), 18th SB 2013, #245 ETA U16
Bartol BORSE (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #337 ETA U16
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #549 ETA U16
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #760 ETA U16
Mateja JANICIJEVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #1439 ETA U16

GIRLS
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #301 ITF
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #390 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #1074 ITF
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #1647 ITF
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #1764 ITF
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #326 ETA U16

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
Mili POLJICAK (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #1 ETA U14
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #21 ETA U14
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #26 ETA U14
Pedro RODENAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #30 ETA U14
Raffaele MARIANI (SUI), 19th SB 2014, #32 ETA U14
Vilius GAUBAS (LIT), 19th SB 2014, #32 ETA U14
Bor ARTNAK (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #37 ETA U14
Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #41 ETA U14
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #45 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #51 ETA U14
Matija SAMARDZIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #60 ETA U14
Noa VUKADIN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #70 ETA U14
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #73 ETA U14
William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #81 ETA U14
Carlos GUERRERO ALVAREZ (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #81 ETA U14
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #117 ETA U14
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #122 ETA U14
Dan Vasile DUTA (ROU), 19th SB 2014, #135 ETA U14
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #140 ETA U14
Krsta PETROVIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #145 ETA 14
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), 19th SB 2014 semif., #209 ETA U14
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #397 ETA U14

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., #2 ETA U14
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #8 ETA U14
Patricie KUBIKOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014, #22 ETA U14
Joelle STEUR (GER), 19th SB 2014, #35 ETA U14
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #35 ETA U14
Patricija PAUKSTYTE (LTU), 19th SB 2014, #43 ETA U14
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #57 ETA U14
Divna RATKOVIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #72 ETA U14
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #84 ETA U14
Suana TUCAKOVIC (BIH), 19th SB 2014 semif., #102 ETA U14
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #105 ETA U14
Emma RIZZETTO (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #137 ETA U14
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #145 ETA U14
Petja DRAME (SLO), 19th SB 2014, #145 ETA U14
Irene ARTIGAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #153 ETA U14
Anna KANTOR (HUN), 19th SB 2014, #156 ETA U14
Veronica SIRCI (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #183 ETA U14
Neriya YONA (ISR), 19th SB 2014, #183 ETA U14
Sarah MUELLER (GER), 19th SB 2014, #286 ETA U14
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #221 ETA U14

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
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, #14 ETA U14
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf., #17 ETA U14
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif., #36 ETA U14
Mikalai BANKOU (BLR), 20th SB 2015, #80 ETA U14
Matej DODIG (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #93 ETA U14

Giacomo NOSEI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #188 ETA U14
Dimitar PENCHEV (BGR), 20th SB 2015, #242 ETA U14
Andrea MEDURI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #258 ETA U14
Federico BONDIOLI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #397 ETA U14
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), 20th SB 2015 semif., #927 ETA U14
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif., #2 ETA U14
Alexandra EALA (PHI), 20th SB 2015 , #40 ETA U14 – Les Petits As 2018 winner
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif. ,#40 ETA U14
Klio Maria IOANNOU (CYP), 20th SB 2015, #66 ETA U14
Malwina ROWINSKA (POL), 20th SB 2015, #70 ETA U14
Vanesa DANKO (HUN), 20th SB 2015, #101 ETA U14
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, #129 ETA U14
Leticia TAROCCO (CRO), 20th SB 2015 winner, #135 ETA U14
Jaquelyn OGUNWALE (UK), 20th SB 2015 winner, #138 ETA U14
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, #140 ETA U14
Petra MARCINKO (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #150 ETA U14
Anastasia GRECHKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015, #156 ETA U14
Tena RAJKI (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #183 ETA U14

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
Kaylan BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 winner – Auray 2018 winner
Luis Garcia PAEZ (ESP), 21st SB 2016 runner up
Petr BRUNCLIK (CZE), 21st SB 2016 semif.
Meecah BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 semif.

GIRLS
Ela Nala MILIČ (SVN), 21st SB 2016 winner
Camilia SAMEL DRUZ (FRA), 21st SB 2016 runner up
Yufei REN (CHN), 21st SB 2016 semif.
Mia RISTIĆ (SRB), 21st SB 2016 semif.

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
Roben GAVANI (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner
William REJCHTMAN VINCIGUERRA (SWE), 22nd SB 2017 runner up
Duje MARKOVINA (CRO), 22nd SB 2017 semif.
Štepan SKLENIČKA (CZE), 22nd SB 2017 semif.

GIRLS
Rositsa DENCHEVA (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner
Shanice ROIGNOT (FRA), 22nd SB 2017 runner up
Chu LI-YA (TWN), 22nd SB 2017 semif.
Mai GOTO (JPN), 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
Vito DARDERI (ARG), 23rd SB 2018 winner
Niels McDONALD (GER), 23rd SB 2018 runner up
Žiga ŠEŠKO (SLO), 23rd SB 2018 semif.
Riki IMAI (JPN), 23rd SB 2018 semif.

GIRLS
Alisa OKTIABREVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 winner
Iva LAKIĆ (MNE), 23rd SB 2018 runner up
Daria KORESHKOVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 semif.
Zlatina ANGELOVA (BUL), 23rd SB 2018 semif.

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05/08/18

Alex DE MINAUR & Donna VEKIC, 14th and 10th Smrikva Bowl players, reached the finals at CITI OPEN 2018 event in Washington

Alex DE MINAUR, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist, currently ranked #72 WTA, reached the finals at Washington CITI OPEN 2018 ATP 500 event:

His road to the finals was the following:

Main Draw:
1st round: Alex De Minaur – Vasek Pospisil (Can) 6:7,6:2,6:3
2nd round: Alex De Minaur – Steve Johnson (USA) 6:4,7:5
3rd round: Alex De Minaur – Hyeon Chung (Kor) 6:2,4:6,6:2
Quarterfinals: Alex De Minaur – Andy Murray (UK) wo
Semifinals: Alex De Minaur – Andrey Rublev (Rus) 5:7,7:6,6:4
Finals: Alex De Minaur – Alexander Zverev (Ger) 2:6,4:6

Players ranking:
Vasek Pospisil (Can) – #92 ATP
Steve Johnson (USA) – #34 ATP
Hyeon Chung (Kor) – #23 ATP
Andy Murray (UK) – #832 ATP
Andrey Rublev (Rus) – #46 ATP
Alexander Zverev (Ger) – #3 ATP

and with this result Alex will reach his new best ATP ranking.

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Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, currently ranked #44 WTA, also reached the finals at Washington CITI OPEN 2018 WTA event:

Her road to the finals was the following:

Main Draw:
1st round: Donna Vekic – Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6:3,6:4
2nd round: Donna Vekic – Fanny Stollar (Hun) 6:2,3:6,7:6
Quarterfinals: Donna Vekic – Magda Linette (Pol) 6:1,7:6
Semifinals: Donna Vekic – Saisai Zheng (Chn) 7:5,6:3
Finals: Donna Vekic – S.Kuznetsova (Rus) 6:4,6:7,2:6

Players ranking:
Caroline Dolehide (USA) – #113 WTA
Fanny Stollar (Hun) – #155 WTA
Magda Linette (Pol) – #62 WTA
Saisai Zheng (Chn) – #85 WTA
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) – #128 WTA

and with this result Donna will reach her new best WTA ranking.

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29/07/18

Olga DANILOVIC, as lucky loser, win her first WTA title at premier WTA event in Moscow - Moscow River Cup 2018

Olga DANILOVIC, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 winner, currently ranked #187 WTA, is the winner of USD 750k Premier WTA event played in Moscow – MOSCOW RIVER CUP 2018:

Her road to the victory was the following:

Main Draw:
1st round: Olga Danilovic – Anna K.SCHMIEDLOVA (Svk) 6:2,6:4
2nd round: Olga Danilovic – Kaia KANEPI (Est) 7:6,7:5
Quarterfinals: Olga Danilovic – Julia GOERGES (Ger) 6:3,6:3
Semifinals: Olga Danilovic – Aleksandra SASNOVICH (Blr) 6:2,5:7,7:5
Finals: Olga Danilovic – Anastasia POTAPOVA (Rus) 7:5,6:7,6:4

Qualification Draw:
1st round: Olga Danilovic – Vivian HEISEN (Ger) 6:4, 6:4
2nd round: Olga Danilovic – Paula BADOS GIBERT (Esp) 6:7,6:4,3:6

Players ranking:
Vivian HEISEN (Ger) – #600 WTA
Paula BADOS GIBERT (Esp) – #178 WTA

Anna Karolina SCHMIEDLOVA (Svk) – #83 WTA
Kaia KANEPI (Est) – #51 WTA
Julia GOERGES (Ger) – #10 WTA
Aleksandra SASNOVICH (Blr) – #41 WTA
Anastasia POTAPOVA (Rus) – #204 WTA

Olga Danilovic so far won 3 junior Grand Slam doubles titles:
Junior US OPEN 2017 doubles winner
Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 doubles winner
Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 doubles winner

and with today first victory of WTA event she will significantly improve her WTA ranking and get very close to TOP 100 WTA Club.

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16/07/18

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update July 2018)

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

You will also find the approximate list of the past Smrikva Bowl and “Little Mo” players who got US University scholarship thanks to their tennis skills…

• 22 TOP 200 WTA Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #7 WTA (Feb 2016)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #20 WTA (Jul 2017)
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #35 WTA (Apr 2018)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #42 WTA (Jun 2018)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #81 WTA (Jun 2018)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #97 WTA (Oct 2017)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #117 WTA (Jul 2018)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #121 WTA (Feb 2017)

Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #134 on WTA (Oct 2016)
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #143 WTA (Jun 2018)
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #144 WTA (Aug 2017)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #151 WTA (Apr 2018)
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #168 WTA (Jun 2018)
Clair LIU – 2010 “LM”/SB player -#170 WTA (Jul 2018)
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #176 WTA (Jul 2018)
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #192 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #194 WTA

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #55 WTA doubles (Nov 2017)
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #134 WTA doubles (Jan 2018)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #4 ATP (Nov 2017)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #20 ATP (Jun 2018)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #68 ATP (Jul 2018)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #86 ATP (Jan 2018)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #143 ATP (Oct 2017)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #149 ATP (Jan 2018)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 167 ATP (Jul 2018)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)

Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 quarterf.- #176 ATP (Feb 2018)
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #193 ATP (Jul 2018)
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #196 (Apr 2018)
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #199 ATP (Oct 2017)

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 – #130 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Ivan SABANOV – 2002 semi – #192 ATP doubles (Feb 2018)
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semi – #196 ATP doubles (Feb 2018)

As of 16th of July 2018 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 51 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #45 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #47 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #54 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #60 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #62 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #117 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #120 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #143 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #151 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #170 WTA

Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #176 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #177 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #189 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #192 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #194 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #206 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #228 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #235 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #243 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #245 WTA

Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #255 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #260 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #261 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #301 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #369 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #379 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #398 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #405 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #406 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #428 WTA

Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #459 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #487 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #500 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #533 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #535 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #552 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #556 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #580 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #590 WTA
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 player – #607 WTA

Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #614 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #664 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #667 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #719 WTA
Zoe KRUGER – 2012 semif. – #856 WTA
Angela *FITA BOLUDA*- 2009 player – #865 WTA
Ana BISKIC – 2009 player – #882 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #884 WTA
Paula ARIAS MANJON – 2010 runner up – #903 WTA
Himari SATO – 2012 winner – #977 WTA

Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #997 WTA

• 34 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #9 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #21 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #68 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #100 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #162 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 167 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #174 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #186 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #193 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #214 ATP

Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #217 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #253 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #259 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #316 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #359 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #368 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #374 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #376 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #421 ATP

Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #485 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #505 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #590 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 semifinalist- #614 ATP
William BLUMBERG – 2008 player – #641 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #666 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #685 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #696 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 player – #817 ATP
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semifinals – #873 ATP

Jeffrey SCHROSCH – 2005 player – #892 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #923 ATP
Gabi Adrian BOITAN – 2009 player – #986 ATP
Neven KRIVOKUCA – 2005 player – #994 ATP

• 10 players TOP 100 ATP RACE TO MILAN NEXT GEN

Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #5 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #17 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #18 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #19 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 player – #37 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #39 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #40 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #55 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #65 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #91 ATP

• 6 boys and 7 girls… in total 13 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #17 Lorenzo MUSETTI
- #31 Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA
- #34 Damien WENGER
- #81 Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE
- #85 Cezar CRETU
- #95 Filip KOLASINSKI

GIRLS:
- #58 Maria TIMOFEEVA
- #59 Himari SATO
- #64 Francesca CURMI
- #67 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 winner (doubles), Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (doubles), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #87 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #96 Giulia PEONI
- #100 Helen PELLICANO

• 4 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Lorenzo MUSETTI #2, Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE #5, Luca NARDI #6, Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA #7)

• 1 boy and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Mili POLJICAK #4, Linda FRUHVIRTOVA #2, Aliona FALEI #9)

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, best ranking #612 ATP (Mar 2006)
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, best ranking #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, best ranking #356 WTA (Mar 2009)

Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #245 WTA
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #485 ATP

Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #137 ATP doubles
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, best ranking #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #60 WTA

US University (1996-2001):
Nikolina Grbac – US University
Indire Akiki – US University
Maja Plavšić – US University
Deni Žmak – US University
Sandra Žmak – US University
Filip Krička – US University

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, #259 ATP
Javier MARTI (ESP) – 7th SB 2002 winner – #316 ATP
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, #421 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #923 ATP
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #208 ATP doubles
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #217 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #62 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #487 WTA

US University scholarship:
Nikolina Grbac (CRO) – US University
Ema Burgic (BIH) – US University
Jordaan Sanford (USA) – US University
Morgan Basil (USA) – US University

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2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #9 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #666 ATP

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #62 WTA
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #189 WTA

US University scholarship:
Maja Salibasic (BIH) – US University
Alen Salibasic (BIH) – US University
Karlo Skvorc (CRO) – US University
Robert Đula (CRO) – US University
Emmett Egger (USA) – US University
Robert Stineman (USA) – US University
Karen Forman (USA) – US University
Katie Klyczek (USA) – US University

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2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, #256 ATP (Aug 2016)
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semif, #478 ATP (Feb 2015)
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semif, #614 ATP

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #405 WTA
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 2004 player, #997 WTA

US University scholarship:
Saska Gavrilovska (SCG) – US University
Maja Salibasic (BIH) – US University
Giacomo Campus (ITA) – US University
Karlo Skvorc (CRO) – US University
Zvonomir Babic (CRO) – US University
Mitchell Polnet (USA) – US University
Ryan Andrada (USA) – US University
Anna Mamalat (USA) – US University
Blair Shankle (USA) – US University

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IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #21 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #100 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #162 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #167 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #174 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #193 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #47 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #120 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005, #151 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #261 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #301 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, #428 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #533 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005, #1066 WTA

US University scholarship:
Maja Salibasic (BIH) – US University
Vladica Babic (MNE) – US University
Ella Perinovic (CRO) – US University
Blaga Delic (CRO) – US University
Saska Gavrilovska (SCG) – US University
Martin Lozano Laura (ESP) – US University
Aziz Kijametovic (BiH) – US University
Mladen Mitak (CRO) – US University
Zvonimir Babic (CRO) – US University
Harry Busby (UK) – US University
Jose Gracia (USA) – US University
Jeffrey Schorsch (USA) – US University
Yale Goldberg (USA) – US University
Dorothy Tang (USA) – US University

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2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #167 ATP

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #45 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #117 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #143 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #192 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #228 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #500 WTA

US University scholarship:
Filip Kraljevic (CRO) – US University
Aziz Kijametovic (BIH) – US University
Ross James Wilson (GBR) – US University
Mladen Mitak (CRO) – US University

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

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #217 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER (ESP) ,12th SB 2007, #685 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #696 ATP
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), 12th SB 2007 semif., #1701 ATP

GIRLS
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #206 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #235 WTA
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #255 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #459 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #664 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #1028 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #214 ATP

US University scholarship:
Petra Granic (CRO) – US University
Silvia Chinellato (I) – US University
Ksenija Dmitrovic (SRB) – US University
Marija Curnic (CRO) – US University
Nicolo De Fraia (I) – US University
Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore (ESP) – US University
Dominique Garley (USA) – US University

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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, #253 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, #359 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #817 ATP
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, #1105 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #54 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #369 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #406 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #590 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #580 WTA

US University scholarship:
Estela Perez Somarriba (ESP) – US University
Marija Curnic (CRO) – US University
Nikolina Jovic (BiH) – US University
Katerina Jokic (BiH) – US University
Petra Granic (CRO) – US University
Grega Kokalj (SLO) – US University
Sven Lah (SLO) – US University
Charles Broom (UK) – US University
William Blumberg (USA) – US University

Maia Lumsden (UK) – UK University

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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., #68 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #186 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #374 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #376 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #505 ATP
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #1263 ATP

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #176 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #260 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #379 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #535 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #614 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #607 WTA
Michaela GORDON (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #719 WTA

US University scholarship:
Georgina Walker (GBR) – US University
Dea Lako (CRO) – US University
Georgina Axon (GBR) – US University
Max Stewart (GBR) – US University
Alvaro Regalado Pedrol (ESP) – US University
Andrej Omeragić (CRO) – US University
Karlo Kranic (CRO) – US University

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IN 2010 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 49 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2010 – 15th Smrikva Bowl and 9th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #368 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #590 ATP
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1208 ATP
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #1606 ATP
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #995 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #903 WTA
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1077 WTA
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, not ranked
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #124 ITF
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, #281 ITF
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), 15th SB 2010 semif., #444 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #170 WTA

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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
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #1040 ATP
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #85 ITF
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #170 ITF
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #239 ITF
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, #290 ITF
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, #359 ITF
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #443 ITF
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), 16th SB 2011 semif., #908 ITF
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #1037 ITF

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #194 WTA
Betina TOKAC (TUR), 16th SB 2011 semif., #1181 WTA
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, #123 ITF
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterf., #154 ITF
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #174 ITF

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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., #17 ITF
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #144 ITF
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #176 ITF
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 semif., #281 ITF
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #284 ITF
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #345 ITF
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #402 ITF
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, #431 ITF
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #436 ITF
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, #685 ITF
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, #1019 ITF

GIRLS
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #856 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #977 WTA
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #1006 WTA

Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #58 ITF
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #64 ITF
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #131 ITF
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #148 ITF
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, #161 ITF
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #169 ITF
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #191 ITF
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #248 ITF
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., #331 ITF
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #353 ITF

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
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013, #81 ITF
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #119 ITF
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #272 ITF
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #449 ITF
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #531 ITF
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #1590 ITF
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #28 ETA U16
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #51 ETA U16
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #69 ETA U16
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #181 ETA U16
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #213 ETA U16
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #222 ETA U16
Vojtech VEIGERT (CZE), 18th SB 2013, #230 ETA U16
Bartol BORSE (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #332 ETA U16
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #392 ETA U16
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #482 ETA U16
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #514 ETA U16
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #1114 ETA U16
Mateja JANICIJEVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #1419 ETA U16

GIRLS
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #283 ITF
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #391 ITF
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #1647 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #1661 ITF
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #1759 ITF
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #294 ETA U16
Ana VILCEK (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #1335 ETA U16

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
Mili POLJICAK (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #4 ETA U14
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #19 ETA U14
Raffaele MARIANI (SUI), 19th SB 2014, #26 ETA U14
Vilius GAUBAS (LIT), 19th SB 2014, #26 ETA U14
Bor ARTNAK (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #31 ETA U14
Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #35 ETA U14
Pedro RODENAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #36 ETA U14
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #47 ETA U14
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #47 ETA U14
Matija SAMARDZIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #51 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #55 ETA U14
Noa VUKADIN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #62 ETA U14

William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #75 ETA U14
Carlos GUERRERO ALVAREZ (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #75 ETA U14
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #67 ETA U14
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #105 ETA U14
Dan Vasile DUTA (ROU), 19th SB 2014, #122 ETA U14
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #122 ETA U14
Krsta PETROVIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #129 ETA 14
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #133 ETA U14
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), 19th SB 2014 semif., #190 ETA U14
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #319 ETA U14

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., #2 ETA U14
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #9 ETA U14
Patricie KUBIKOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014, #25 ETA U14
Joelle STEUR (GER), 19th SB 2014, #27 ETA U14
Patricija PAUKSTYTE (LTU), 19th SB 2014, #39 ETA U14
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #41 ETA U14
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #54 ETA U14
Divna RATKOVIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #68 ETA U14
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #78 ETA U14
Suana TUCAKOVIC (BIH), 19th SB 2014 semif., #91 ETA U14
Emma RIZZETTO (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #120 ETA U14
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #124 ETA U14
Irene ARTIGAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #133 ETA U14
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #134 ETA U14
Petja DRAME (SLO), 19th SB 2014, #134 ETA U14
Sarah MUELLER (GER), 19th SB 2014, #142 ETA U14
Veronica SIRCI (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #165 ETA U14
Anna KANTOR (HUN), 19th SB 2014, #165 ETA U14
Neriya YONA (ISR), 19th SB 2014, #178 ETA U14
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #419 ETA U14

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
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, #18 ETA U14
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf., #25 ETA U14
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif., #32 ETA U14
Matej DODIG (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #72 ETA U14
Mikalai BANKOU (BLR), 20th SB 2015, #74 ETA U14
Giacomo NOSEI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #162 ETA U14
Dimitar PENCHEV (BGR), 20th SB 2015, #219 ETA U14
Andrea MEDURI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #235 ETA U14
Federico BONDIOLI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #363 ETA U14
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), 20th SB 2015 semif., #906 ETA U14
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif., #2 ETA U14
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif. ,#47 ETA U14
Klio Maria IOANNOU (CYP), 20th SB 2015, #65 ETA U14
Malwina ROWINSKA (POL), 20th SB 2015, #73 ETA U14
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, #109 ETA U14
Jaquelyn OGUNWALE (UK), 20th SB 2015 winner, #118 ETA U14
Leticia TAROCCO (CRO), 20th SB 2015 winner, #122 ETA U14
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, #129 ETA U14
Petra MARCINKO (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #165 ETA U14
Anastasia GRECHKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015, #165 ETA U14
Tena RAJKI (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #160 ETA U14
Vanesa DANKO (HUN), 20th SB 2015, #187 ETA U14
Alexandra EALA (PHI), 20th SB 2015 , #241 ETA U14 – Les Petits As 2018 winner

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
Kaylan BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 winner – Auray 2018 winner
Luis Garcia PAEZ (ESP), 21st SB 2016 runner up
Petr BRUNCLIK (CZE), 21st SB 2016 semif.
Meecah BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 semif.

GIRLS
Ela Nala MILIČ (SVN), 21st SB 2016 winner
Camilia SAMEL DRUZ (FRA), 21st SB 2016 runner up
Yufei REN (CHN), 21st SB 2016 semif.
Mia RISTIĆ (SRB), 21st SB 2016 semif.

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
Roben GAVANI (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner
William REJCHTMAN VINCIGUERRA (SWE), 22nd SB 2017 runner up
Duje MARKOVINA (CRO), 22nd SB 2017 semif.
Štepan SKLENIČKA (CZE), 22nd SB 2017 semif.

GIRLS
Rositsa DENCHEVA (BGR), 22nd SB 2017 winner
Shanice ROIGNOT (FRA), 22nd SB 2017 runner up
Chu LI-YA (TWN), 22nd SB 2017 semif.
Mai GOTO (JPN), 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
Vito DARDERI (ARG), 23rd SB 2018 winner
Niels McDONALD (GER), 23rd SB 2018 runner up
Žiga ŠEŠKO (SLO), 23rd SB 2018 semif.
Riki IMAI (JPN), 23rd SB 2018 semif.

GIRLS
Alisa OKTIABREVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 winner
Iva LAKIĆ (MNE), 23rd SB 2018 runner up
Daria KORESHKOVA (RUS), 23rd SB 2018 semif.
Zlatina ANGELOVA (BUL), 23rd SB 2018 semif.

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, SMRIKVE LOUNGE, Villa TASTE, for your accommodation with swimming pool in Stinjan (Pula – Pola) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia.

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01/07/18

Some pictures of the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 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… and at 8:30 AM everything was ready for the final act of this year 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 Opera stage… :)

The Finals and Awarding ceremony day of the 23rd annual started with traditional Staff gathering…

… over 100 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…

… the Main actors of this year Opera final act were Alisa Oktiabreva from Russia and Iva Lakić from Montenegro :)…

… here is the Chair Umpire Damir giving Alisa and Iva the final instructions before their opera start… enjoy the game and let’s the public enjoy your tennis talent level…

On the court #2 the girls were at same time ready for the Finals… and their Chair Umpire Dragan was giving them the final instructions for the game… The finals was played between Petra Škokić from Croatia…

and Dunja Kulpinac from Serbia… Dunja was able to collect more points during the finals and was the winner of the day…

and here we return to see Alisa in action…

… it was a lovely tennis day… for all the people who gathered around the court #1 where all the 23rd annual finals were played… and here is Iva in action…

… after girls Consolation finals at the court #2 the boys Consolation finals started… between Eyad Ezzat from Egypt

and Vitorio Stankov from Bulgaria…

Today Eyad was able to win the Consolation Draw…

From the first edition ball kids are part of the stage… and I wish to thanks: Stefo, Paolina, Uxue, Neptun, Laura, Fran, Amalia, Ippei and Riki for making the finals of today special :D

… this year Alisa was able to collect more points then Iva and take the bike for the first time to Czech Republic although she is Russian :)…

Alisa Oktiabreva crowned herself the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 edition winner… and this is the shaking hands moment between Iva and Alisa…

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 of boys…

Two boys to reach the finals were Vito Darderi from Argentina and Niels McDonald from Germania.

The garden of Smrikve during Smrikva Bowl always remind me a bit of a Central Park… after the final instructions from the Chair Umpire Damir Vito and Niels were ready to step on the court #1 for their game show exhibition…

Ready for the game…

here is Vito in action…

… Niels …

:)

and Vito again after his last point celebrating the Championship point…

… a very interesting and inspiring experience for the most young children who are starting to love tennis…

soon after the finals we were ready for the awarding ceremony…

there were many awards given today… and here are the awarded players around Alisa and Vito…

the traditional signature of the US OPEN ball donated by Justin Lee in 2009… Alisa …

and here is Vito…

picture together for the memory wall….

and winners’ bike ride :D

started with Alisa …

… followed by Vito bike ride…

and here is the cake before swimming pool :D

… and before leaving for home the winners and awarded players invited all the friends into the swimming pool :)

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 23rd annual… ANOTHER GOOD YEAR… :)

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30/06/18

23rd SMRIKVA BOWL 2018 Press Release

PULA, CROATIA 25 th JUNE – 30 th JUNE 2018
- one game one nation-

23nd Smrikva Bowl 2018 – tennis tournament for boys and girls under 10 – gathered 111 boys and girls representing over 40 Smrikva Bowl countries and six continents. It was another successful annual and Smrikva Bowl starting with this year edition counts its Ambassadors in 87 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

Vito Darderi from Argentina won the boys finals, while Alisa Oktiabreva from Russia, living in Czech Republic, 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.

23rd SMRIKVA BOWL 2018 MAIN RESULTS

Boys:

Finals:
Vito Darderi (ARG) – Niels McDonald (GER) (2:4,4:1,10:7)

Semifinals:
Vito Darderi (ARG) – Riki Imai (JPN) (4:1,4:0)
Niels McDonald (GER) – Žiga Šeško (SLO) (4:2,5:3)

Quarterfinals:
Vito Darderi (ARG) – Matej Kukrika (CRO) (5:4,4:2)
Niels McDonald (GER) – Emil Bećović (SWE) (4:2,4:0)
Riki Imai (JPN) – Skender Katana (MNE) (4:0,1:4,10:6)
Žiga Šeško (SLO) – Thilo Behrmann (AUT) (4:2,5:3)

Girls:

Finals:
Alisa Oktiabreva (RUS) – Iva Lakić (MNE) (4:0,4:1)

Semifinals:
Alisa Oktiabreva (RUS) – Zlatina Angelova (BGR) (4:1,4:2)
Iva Lakić (MNE) – Daria Koreshkova (RUS) (4:0,4:1)

Quarterfinals:
Alisa Oktiabreva (RUS) – Marta Dobrić (CRO) (4:0,4:1)
Iva Lakić (MNE) – Shamiso Ndoro (GBR) (4:2,4:2)
Zlatina Angelova (BGR) – Andrea Ivanova (BGR) (2:4,4:2,10:8)
Daria Koreshkova (RUS) – Amalia Widdowson (GBR) (4:5,4:2,10:4)

Thanks to the all Smrikva Bowl supporters and especially to the:
Smrikva Bowl Friends, Staff, Golden and Honorary Members!

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30/06/18

23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 winners are: Alisa Oktabrieva (RUS) and Vito Darderi (ARG)

23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 Draws and Results

23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 Press Release

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29/06/18

Some pictures of the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 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…

MAIN DRAW FINALIST:

BOYS
Niels McDonald (GER)
Vito Darderi (ARG)

GIRLS
Alisa Oktiabreva (RUS)
Iva Lakić (MNE)

CONSOLATION DRAWS FINALIST

BOYS
Vitorio Stankov (BGR)
Eyad Ezzat (EGY)

GIRLS
Dunja Kulpinac (SRB)
Petra Škokić (CRO)

“IGRA” GAME WINNERS and RUNNER UPS:

Roger Koike (JPN)
Riku Kato (HKG)

Luka Nikolić (NED)
Pietro Verno’ (ITA)

After the presentation of the actors of the Day… 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 civilisation, 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 civilisation 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 Nobal Prize for Peace who was guest speaker to one of Ambrosetti’s Young Leader Group meetings. It is a tradition that every guest dedicate few words to the Group and he wrote down the following:

“The future is always in a minority. Yet the history of the future is more important than the history of the past. It is for the old to remember the past. It is for the young to build the world of tomorrow.

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 civilisation 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

Here are our IGRA Game Finalist :)

… and tomorrow is the single FINALS Day… the day of the Cake…

Awarding Ceremony Day… and the Day of the Swimming Pool :D

GO SMRIKVA GO!!! :D

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29/06/18

23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 5th DAY results and ORDER OF PLAY for the 6th day 30th of June

23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 Draws and 5th DAY Results

23rd SB 2018 Order of Play, SMRIKVE, 30th of June, 6th day

29th of June:
1:30 PM : BRIONI Islands trip
7:30 PM : Semifinals and Finals of the IGRA Game + PIZZA for all the players cheering for the finals of the IGRA GAME :D

FINALIST Main Draw:
Boys:
Niels McDonald (GER)
Vito Darderi (ARG)

Girls:
Alisa Oktiabreva (RUS)
Iva Lakić (MNE)

FINALIST Consolation Draw:
Boys:
Vitorio Stankov (BGR)
Eyad Ezzat (EGY)

Girls:
Dunja Kulpinac (SRB)
Petra Škokić (CRO)

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29/06/18

Some pictures of the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 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 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:
Žiga Šeško (SLO)
Niels McDonald (GER)

Riki Imai (JPN)
Vito Darderi (ARG)

Girls:
Alisa Oktiabreva (RUS)
Zlatina Angelova (BGR)

Iva Lakić (MNE)
Daria Koreshkova (RUS)

SEMIFINALIST Consolation Draw:
Boys:
Ian Boloban (BIH)
Vitorio Stankov (BGR)

Riku Kato (HKG)
Eyad Ezzat (EGY)

Girls:
Duru Baycan (TUR)
Dunja Kulpinac (SRB)

Petra Škokić (CRO)
Janet Lambreva (BGR)

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 received special gifts for the Lucky Draw from… Dominic Thiem, Katie Swan, Borna Coric, Nicola Kuhn, Tereza Mihalikova, Donna Vekic, Miomir Kecmanovic, Matteo Donati, Alex De Minaur, Gianluigi Quinzi, Kei Nishikori, Luca Appino, Katie Boulter, Andreea Rosca, Juan Martin Del Potro, Alex and Miko Eala, Gregor Dimitrov, Ivan and Matej Sabanov, Olga Danilovic…

… 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…

Today 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

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29/06/18

23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 4th DAY results and ORDER OF PLAY for the 5th day 29th of June

23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 Draws and 4th DAY Results

23rd SB 2018 Order of Play, SMRIKVE, 29th of June, 5th day

29th of June:
1:30 PM : BRIONI Islands trip
7:30 PM : Semifinals and Finals of the IGRA Game

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27/06/18

Some pictures of the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 actors... taken during the third day of their Smrikva Bowl... the day when they start super IGRA game... pictures 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 87 countries and all the continents… and the library reached over 1000 books from over 70 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 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018

MAIN DRAW:

BOYS:
Thilo Behrmann (AUT)
Žiga Šeško (SLO)

Niels McDonald (GER)
Emil Bećović (SWE)

Skender Katana (MNE)
Riki Imai (JPN)

Matej Kukrika (CRO)
Vito Darderi (ARG)

GIRLS:

Marta Dobrić (CRO)
Alisa Oktiabreva (RUS)

Andrea Ivanova (BGR)
Zlatina Angelova (BGR)

Shamiso Ndoro (GBR)
Iva Lakić (MNE)

Daria Koreshkova (RUS)
Amalia Widdowson (GBR)

CONSOLATION DRAW:

BOYS:
Lenny Petit (FRA)
Ian Boloban (BIH)

Noa Pasarić (CRO)
Vitorio Stankov (BGR)

Dimitar Kisimov (BGR)
Riku Kato (HKG)

Eyad Ezzat (EGY)
Antoni Kasperski (POL)

GIRSL:
Paola Pieragostini (SLV)
Duru Baycan (TUR)

Ela Giergia (CRO)
Dunja Kulpinac (SRB)

Petra Škokić (CRO)
Astrid Joha-Bilić (CRO)

Silvia Adriana Caliman (ESP)
Janet Lambreva (BGR)

… 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

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27/06/18

23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 3rd DAY results and ORDER OF PLAY for the 4th day 28th of June

23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 Draws and 3rd DAY Results

23rd SB 2018 Order of Play, SMRIKVE, 28th of June, 4th day

28th of June:
1 PM : IGRA Game will follow the single matches
4 PM : Lucky Draw, followed by IGRA Game