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12/03/18

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

Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list are mentioned below and the top Smrikva Bowl players current ranking…

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

Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #144 WTA (Aug 2017)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #166 WTA (Feb 2018)
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #174 WTA (Mar 2018)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #189 WTA (Mar 2018)
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #192 WTA (Mar 2018)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #55 WTA doubles (Nov 2017)
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #140 WTA doubles (Mar 2018)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #4 ATP (Nov 2017)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #33 ATP (Jul 2015)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #86 ATP (Jan 2018)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #127 ATP (Jan 2018)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #149 ATP (Jan 2018)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #150 ATP (Oct 2017)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 quarterf.- #176 ATP (Feb 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 – # 194 ATP doubles (Jan 2018)
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semi – # 200 ATP doubles (Feb 2018)

As of 12th of March 2018 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 53 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #51 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #52 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #68 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #84 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #92 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #112 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #113 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #167 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #174 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #189 WTA

Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #192 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #201 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #214 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #220 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #227 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #241 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #276 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #286 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #287 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #289 WTA

Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #302 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #311 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #318 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #367 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #380 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #423 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #442 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #445 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #447 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #455 WTA

Ashley LAHEY – 2009 player – #461 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #463 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #484 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #497 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #505 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #508 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #563 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #577 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #626 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #640 WTA

Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #646 WTA
Ana BISKIC – 2009 player – #747 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #753 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #756 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #758 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #815 WTA
Zoe KRUGER – 2012 semif. – #832 WTA
Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #840 WTA
Helene PELLICANO – 2012 semif. – #871 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC – 2005 player – #877 WTA

Paula ARIAS MANJON – 2010 runner up – # 891 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #908 WTA
Angela *FITA BOLUDA*- 2009 player – #928 WTA

• 32 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #6 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #49 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #90 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #141 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #156 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #183 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #188 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #209 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #238 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #262 ATP

Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #277 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 280 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #287 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #302 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #329 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #413 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #420 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #442 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #477 ATP

Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #536 ATP
William BLUMBERG – 2008 player – #615 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #617 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #621 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 semifinalist- #739 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #758 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #808 ATP
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semifinals – #810 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #822 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #823 ATP

Jeffrey SCHROSCH – 2005 player – #869 ATP
Gabi Adrian BOITAN – 2009 player – #967 ATP

• 13 players TOP 100 ATP RACE TO MILAN NEXT GEN

Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #5 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #12 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #18 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 player – #22 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #37 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #40 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #49 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #79 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #86 ATP
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA – 2013 runner up – #88 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #92 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #100 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #100 ATP

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

BOYS:
- #43 Tomas MACHAC
- #60 Lorenzo MUSETTI
- #65 Damien WENGER
- #76 Nicola KUHN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up and doubles winner
- #77 Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA

GIRLS:
- #3 Clair LIU – Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (2016 doubles winner), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up
- #8 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 winner (doubles), Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (doubles), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #43 Himari SATO
- #49 Ania HERTEL
- #54 Maria TIMOFEEVA
- #67 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #87 Mihaela MARCULESCU
- #95 Giulia PEONI

• 4 boys and 1 girl is in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Luca NARDI #3, Piotr PAWLAK #6, Lorenzo MUSETTI #10, Weronika BASZAK #5)

• 1 boy and 1 girl are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Mili Poljičak #3, 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, #227 WTA
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #420 ATP

Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #124 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

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Javier MARTI (ESP) – 7th SB 2002 winner – #238 AT
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, #277 ATP
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, #413 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #823 ATP
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #206 ATP doubles
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #210 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #92 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #367 WTA

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #6 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #822 ATP

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #92 WTA
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #201 WTA
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, #1098 WTA

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, #739 ATP

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #756 WTA
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 2004 player, #840 WTA

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #49 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #90 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #188 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #262 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #280 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #287 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #52 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #112 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005, #167 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #214 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #287 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, #463 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #508 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005, #877 WTA

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #280 ATP

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #68 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #174 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #189 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #276 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #311 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #380 WTA

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

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #329 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER (ESP) ,12th SB 2007, #536 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #808 ATP
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), 12th SB 2007 semif., #1663 ATP

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #84 WTA
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #220 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #286 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #423 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #630 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #815 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #156 ATP

IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING

2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, #302 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008, #617 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #1123 ATP
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, #1136 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #113 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #442 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #455 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #497 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #626 WTA

IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THEREFORE REACHED THE TOTAL OF 40 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2009 – 14th Smrikva Bowl and 8th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #141 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #183 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #442 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #477 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #758 ATP
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #1663 ATP

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #289 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #487 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #445 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #505 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #646 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #461 WTA
Michaela GORDON (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #577 WTA

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

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

BOYS
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #209 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #621 ATP
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #994 ATP doubles
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #43 ITF
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #479 ITF

GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #891 WTA
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1137 WTA
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, #1213 WTA
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #49 ITF
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, #87 ITF
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), 15th SB 2010 semif., #238 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #241 WTA

IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 54 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #1096 ATP
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, #103 ITF
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #136 ITF
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #154 ITF
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #246 ITF
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #256 ITF
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, #381 ITF
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), 16th SB 2011 semif., #629 ITF
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #838 ITF

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #302 WTA
Betina TOKAC (TUR), 16th SB 2011 semif., #1180 WTA
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterf., #120 ITF
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, #151 ITF
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #199 ITF

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., #60 ITF
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #291 ITF
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 semif., #293 ITF
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #371 ITF
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #416 ITF
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, #424 ITF
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #447 ITF
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #519 ITF
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, #576 ITF
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, #1039 ITF
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1044 ITF

GIRLS
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #832 WTA
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #871 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1018 WTA
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #54 ITF
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #122 ITF
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #128 ITF
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #165 ITF
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, #209 ITF
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #223 ITF
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #224 ITF
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, # 283 ITF
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., #363 ITF
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #706 ITF
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, #1416 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, #190 ITF
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #536 ITF
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, # 565 ITF
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #691 ITF
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #2191 ITF
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #37 ETA U16
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #76 ETA U16
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #101 ETA U16
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #153 ETA U16
Vojtech VEIGERT (CZE), 18th SB 2013, #209 ETA U16
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #226 ETA U16
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #236 ETA U16
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #264 ETA U16
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #309 ETA U16
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #315 ETA U16
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #330 ETA U16
Mateja JANICIJEVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #770 ETA U16
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #1664 ETA U16
Bartol BORSE (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #59 ETA U14

GIRLS
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #405 ITF
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #700 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #870 ITF
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #1767 ITF
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #1967 ITF
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #344 ETA U16
Ana VILCEK (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #694 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, #3 ETA U14
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #19 ETA U14
Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #24 ETA U14
Noa VUKADIN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #31 ETA U14
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #32 ETA U14
Vilius GAUBAS (LIT), 19th SB 2014, #32 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #37 ETA U14
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #38 ETA U14
Bor ARTNAK (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #38 ETA U14
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #45 ETA U14
Raffaele MARIANI (SUI), 19th SB 2014, #47 ETA U14
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #53 ETA U14
Pedro RODENAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #53 ETA U14
Dan Vasile DUTA (ROU), 19th SB 2014, #57 ETA U14
William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #59 ETA U14
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #75 ETA U14
Matija SAMARDZIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #75 ETA U14
Krsta PETROVIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #110 ETA U14
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), 19th SB 2014 semif., #196 ETA U14
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #208 ETA U14
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #244 ETA U14

GIRLS
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #9 ETA U14
Joelle STEUR (GER), 19th SB 2014, #19 ETA U14
Patricija PAUKSTYTE (LTU), 19th SB 2014, #24 ETA U14
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #24 ETA U14
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #28 ETA U14
Patricie KUBIKOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014, #32 ETA U14
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., #36 ETA U14
Sarah MUELLER (GER), 19th SB 2014, #40 ETA U14
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #41 ETA U14
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #51 ETA U14
Divna RATKOVIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #77 ETA U14
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #90 ETA U14
Irene ARTIGAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #104 ETA U14
Veronica SIRCI (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #151 ETA U14
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #306 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
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf., #14 ETA U14
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, #28 ETA U14
Matej DODIG (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #35 ETA U14
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif., #36 ETA U14
Mikalai BANKOU (BLR), 20th SB 2015, #62 ETA U14
Dimitar PENCHEV (BGR), 20th SB 2015, #89 ETA U14
Andrea MEDURI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #93 ETA U14
Federico BONDIOLI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #121 ETA U14
Giacomo NOSEI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #127 ETA U14
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), 20th SB 2015 semif., #511 ETA U14
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up

GIRLS
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif., #36 ETA U14
Klio Maria IOANNOU (CYP), 20th SB 2015, #116 ETA U14
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, #158 ETA U14
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, #160 ETA U14
Alexandra EALA (PHI), 20th SB 2015 , #205 ETA U14 – Les Petits As 2018 winner
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif. ,#475 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.

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.

06/03/18

22 Smrikva Bowl players out of 128 were in the Main Draws of the Open Super 12 - AURAY 2018 start... Kaylan BIGUN is in the winner of the 2018 edition

OPEN SUPER 12 AURAY is played since 1985 and many top world players played this tournament considered one of the most important under 12 International Tournaments in the World.

Some of the known names are: Les Français Richard GASQUET, Gaël MONFILS, Paul-Henri MATHIEU, Julien BENNETEAU, Tommy ROBREDO, Raphaël NADAL, Mickaël YOUZNY, Féliciano LOPEZ, Amélie MAURESMO, Justine HENIN, Kim CLIJSTERS and Dinara SAFINA.

Over the last years several Smrikva Bowl players won OPEN SUPER 12 AURAY: Maia LUMSDEN, Anastasia MIKHEEVA, Paula ARIAS MANON, Mihailo POPOVIC, Victor JOVIC, Dino PRIZMIC, Linda FRUHVIRTOVA… and Kaylan BIGUN is this year winner

Out of 128 players in both girls and boys Main Draws I recognized 22 former Smrikva Bowl players…

Detailed results of Smrikva boys and girls on this year OPEN Super 12 – AURAY 2018 are the following:

BOYS:

Kaylan BIGUN (USA) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 winner
1st round: Kaylan BIGUN – Michael KOUAME (FRA) 6:2, 6:3
2nd round: Kaylan BIGUN – Vojtech VALES (CZE) 6:3,4:6,6:2
3rd round: Kaylan BIGUN – Rafael SEGADO ESTEVE (ESP) 6:2,6:2
Quarterfinals: Kaylan BIGUN – Luke HOOPER (GBR) 6:2,6:3
Semifinals: Kaylan BIGUN – Viktor FRYDRYCH (GBR) 5:7,6:3,6:4
Finals: Kaylan BIGUN – Henry TRUMP (GBR) 7:5,6:3

Meecah BIGUN (USA) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 semifinalist
1st round: Meecah BIGUN – Baptiste LAGGIA (FRA) 6:2, 6:4
2nd round: Meecah BIGUN – Todor VUKOMANOVIC (SRB) 6:2, 6:3
3rd round: Meecah BIGUN – Goncalo MARQUES (POR) 6:3, 6:4
Quarterfinals: Meecah BIGUN – Henry TRUMP (GBR) 7:6,2:6,4:6

Petr BRUNCLIK (Cze) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 semifinalist
1st round: Petr BRUNCLIK – Yoshka SBOROWSKY (FRA) 6:3,6:0
2nd round: Petr BRUNCLIK – Stepan PISKUNOV (RUS) 6:2,6:1
3rd round: Petr BRUNCLIK – Timeo GAILLARD (SUI) 6:3,6:2
Quarterfinals: Petr BRUNCLIK – Jamie DIACK (GBR) 6:7,3:6

Georgi GEORGIEV (Srb) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 quarterifinalist
1st round: Georgi GEORGIEV – Maxence PETIT (FRA) 6:2,6:0
2nd round: Georgi GEORGIEV – Jean DELOZIERE (FRA) 6:1,6:1
3rd round: Georgi GEORGIEV – Viktor FRYDRYCH (GBR) 1:6,0:6

Rafael SEGADO ESTEVE (Esp) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 quarterifinalist
1st round: Rafael SEGADO ESTEVE – Giorgio GATTO (ITA) 6:2,6:0
2nd round: Rafael SEGADO ESTEVE – Theo PAPAMALAMIS (FRA) 3:6,6:3,6:4
3rd round: Rafael SEGADO ESTEVE – Kaylan BIGUN (USA) 2:6,2:6

Conor BRADY (Tha) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Conor BRADY – Elies BEKRAR (FRA) 6:1,6:0
2nd round: Conor BRADY – Timeo GAILLARD (SUI) 1:6,0:1 ret.

Pavel MARINOV (Bul) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Pavel MARINOV – Jules CABY (FRA) 7:5,6:3
2nd round: Pavel MARINOV – Sebastien CAUHAPE (BEL) 2:6,3:6

Giorgio GATTO (Ita) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Giorgio GATTO – Rafael SEGADO ESTEVE (ESP) 2:6,0:6

Roben GAVANI (Bul) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 winner
1st round: Roben GAVANI – Raphael VAKSMANN (FRA) 3:6,4:6

Rares Andrei GOLESCU (ROU) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 1st round: Rares Andrei GOLESCU – Theo PAPAMALAMIS (FRA) 4:6,4:6

Daniele RAPAGNETTA (Ita) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round:Daniele RAPAGNETTA – Calin Teodor STIRBU (ROU) 4:6,4:6

Luis GARCIA (Esp) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 runner up
1st round: Luis GARCIA – Louis-Lou LANGENAKEN (BEL) 3:6,6:7

GIRLS:

Nadin BARBAROSSA (Ita) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 quarterfinalist
1st round: Nadin BARBAROSSA – Louna ZOPPAS (FRA) 6:2,6:1
2nd round: Nadin BARBAROSSA – Elena Ruxandra BERTEA (ROU) 6:0,7:6
3rd round: Nadin BARBAROSSA – Jadesola COLE (GBR) 1:6,2:6

Lucija RASTOCIC (Cro) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: Lucija RASTOCIC – Luna DINOTO (ESP) 6:1,6:7,6:4
2nd round: Lucija RASTOCIC – Vlada KOZAK (GBR) 1:6,1:6

Dunja MARIC (Srb) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Dunja MARIC – Carla RODIER (FRA) 6:3,6:2
2nd round: Dunja MARIC – Scarlett NICHOLSON (CAN) 7:6,1:6,1:6

Jovana GRUJIC (Srb) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Jovana GRUJIC – Marie BANNMEYER (FRA) 6:2,6:1
2nd round: Jovana GRUJIC – Brenda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE) 1:6,3:6

Shanice ROIGNOT (Isr) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 runner up
1st round: Shanice ROIGNOT – Sapir COHEN (ISR) 6:3,6:1
2nd round: Shanice ROIGNOT – Alexia Iulia MARGINEAN (ROU) 7:5,0:6,2:6

Rositsa DENCHEVA (Bul) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 winner
1st round: Rositsa DENCHEVA – Emy ZERBONE (FRA) 6:1,6:0
2nd round: Rositsa DENCHEVA – Sara BEJLEK (CZE) 3:6,2:6

Luna DINOTO FERNANDEZ (Esp) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Luna DINOTO FERNANDEZ – L.RASTOCIC (CRO) 1:6,7:6,4:6

Camilia SAMEL DRUZ (Fra) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 runner up
1st round: Camilia SAMEL DRUZ – Vlada KOZAK (GBR) 3:6,6:3,2:6

Edit COSMO (Swe) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Edit COSMO – Noemie OLIVERAS (FRA) 2:6,4:6

Sapir COHEN (Isr) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: Sapir COHEN – Shanice ROIGNOT (FRA) 3:6,1:6

27/02/18

Smrikva Bowl Mission like a Dream...

Not many years from now there will be much more Smrikva Bowl players among professional players…

There will be much more Smrikva Bowl players that thanks to their racket skills will got the scholarship to play in the prestige Universities…

There will be much more who will graduate all around the World…

Smrikva Bowl dream is that may they all stand together for something “more than tennis”…

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

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

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

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

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” (A.E.)…

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

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

There are different ways to look at sport. There are different ways to look at music, culture, love and also to children.

The vision of sport preferred in Smrikve can be described and extended to: culture, music and children using the following Nelson Mandela – Madiba’s words:

“Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else can – it is an instrument of peace.”

25/02/18

Smrikva Bowl Library story... "books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind..." ;)

23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 generation will be selected in less than 40 days… and today I will be pleased to recall a story that is linked to the books and the title of today… linked to the books but also to our players who bring them to their Smrikva Bowl… :)

…it is the story of heritage… but as written in the title… it is again a story related to the spring via pollen … but this time is a kind of mind pollen… ;)…

James Russell Lowell compared books to the bees and I like it… “books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind…”

In 2009 we started the building of the Smrikva Bowl library. Each Smrikva Bowl player is 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.

Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors are today spread in 85 countries and all the continents. 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.

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.

I used to write in my first book on European Union and Cosmopolitan Democracy that we are those who represent the current civilization.

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.

The books represent the greatest human memory that can help us understand what we see combined with cummulated 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.

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.

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

Thanks in advance to all the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 generation players who will help this year with their visit to Smrikve to build another piece of the Smrikva Bowl World library :)

Miodrag Bozovic

05/02/18

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

Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list are mentioned below and the top Smrikva Bowl players current ranking…

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

Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #144 WTA (Aug 2017)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #166 WTA (Feb 2018)
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #179 WTA (Feb 2018)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #195 WTA (Feb 2018)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #55 WTA doubles (Nov 2017)
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #142 WTA doubles (Nov 2017)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)

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

Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #199 ATP (Oct 2017)

As of 5th of February 2018 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 53 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #50 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #57 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #64 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #73 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #98 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #115 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #121 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #166 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #179 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #195 WTA

Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #206 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #220 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #221 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #227 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #233 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #264 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #280 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #281 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #292 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #297 WTA

Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #304 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #315 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #320 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #371 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #385 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #430 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #444 WTA
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 player – #458 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #482 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #490 WTA

Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #494 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #495 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #508 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #509 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #513 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #524 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #553 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #575 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #628 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #649 WTA

Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #673 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #742 WTA
Ana BISKIC – 2009 player – #749 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #763 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #769 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #800 WTA
Zoe KRUGER – 2012 semif. – #831 WTA
Helene PELLICANO – 2012 semif. – #872 WTA
Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #877 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC – 2005 player – #879 WTA

Paula ARIAS MANJON – 2010 runner up – # 890 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #902 WTA
Angela *FITA BOLUDA*- 2009 player – #928 WTA

• 32 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #6 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #47 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #88 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #139 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #150 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #182 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #194 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #237 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #241 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #247 ATP

Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #267 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #290 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #297 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #299 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 308 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #417 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #424 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #487 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #535 ATP

Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #553 ATP
William BLUMBERG – 2008 player – #619 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #632 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #706 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 semifinalist- #742 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #775 ATP
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semifinals – #794 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #813 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #829 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #831 ATP

Jeffrey SCHROSCH – 2005 player – #873 ATP
Gabi Adrian BOITAN – 2009 player – #970 ATP

• 9 players TOP 100 ATP RACE TO MILAN NEXT GEN

Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #2 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #11 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #18 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 player – #36 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #43 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #51 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #65 ATP
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA – 2011 player – #69 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #89 ATP

• 7 boys and 8 girls… in total 15 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #21 Tomas MACHAC
- #50 Lorenzo MUSETTI
- #62 Damien WENGER
- #68 Nicola KUHN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up and doubles winner
- #89 Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA
- #95 Yshai OLIEL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #96 Duje AJDUKOVIC

GIRLS:
- #4 Clair LIU – Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (2016 doubles winner), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up
- #9 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 winner (doubles), Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (doubles), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #44 Himari SATO
- #50 Ania HERTEL
- #53 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #65 Maria TIMOFEEVA
- #66 Mihaela MARCULESCU
- #91 Giulia PEONI

• 4 boys and 1 girl is in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Luca NARDI #5, Piotr PAWLAK #7, Lorenzo MUSETTI #9, Weronika BASZAK #5)

• 2 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Mili Poljičak #7, Dino Prižmić #10)

Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #220 WTA
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #424 ATP

Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #122 ATP doubles
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, best ranking #87 ATP doubles (May 2017)
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #57 WTA

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, #241 ATP
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, #247 ATP
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, #417 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #831 ATP
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #194 ATP doubles
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #200 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #98 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #371 WTA

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #6 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #829 ATP

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #98 WTA
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #206 WTA
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, #1099 WTA

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, #742 ATP

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #800 WTA
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 2004 player, #877 WTA

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #47 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #88 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #182 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #267 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #299 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #308 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #50 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #115 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005, #166 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #227 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #297 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, #495 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #508 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005, #879 WTA

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #308 ATP

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #73 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #179 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #195 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #264 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #315 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #385 WTA

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

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #290 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER (ESP) ,12th SB 2007, #535 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #813 ATP
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), 12th SB 2007 semif., #1671 ATP

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #64 WTA
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #221 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #281 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #430 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #628 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #769 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #149 ATP

IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING

2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, #297 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008, #706 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #912 ATP (Oct 2016)
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, #1131 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #121 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #444 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #494 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #524 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #673 WTA

IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THEREFORE REACHED THE TOTAL OF 40 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2009 – 14th Smrikva Bowl and 8th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #139 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #194 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #487 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #553 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #775 ATP
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #1671 ATP

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #292 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #490 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #509 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #513 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #649 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #458 WTA
Michaela GORDON (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #575 WTA

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

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

BOYS
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #237 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #632 ATP
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #994 ATP doubles
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #21 ITF
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #335 ITF

GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #890 WTA
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1186 WTA
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, #1217 WTA
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #50 ITF
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, #66 ITF
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), 15th SB 2010 semif., #212 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #233 WTA

IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 54 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #89 ITF
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, #96 ITF
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #127 ITF
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #152 ITF
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #232 ITF
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #247 ITF
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, #370 ITF
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), 16th SB 2011 semif., #597 ITF
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #804 ITF

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #304 WTA
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterf., #130 ITF
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, #175 ITF
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #220 ITF
Betina TOKAC (TUR), 16th SB 2011 semif., #651 ITF

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #50 ITF
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #300 ITF
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 semif., #344 ITF
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #358 ITF
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #408 ITF
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, #440 ITF
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #573 ITF
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #611 ITF
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, #630 ITF
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #993 ITF
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, #1672 ITF

GIRLS
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #831 WTA
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #872 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1082 WTA
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #65 ITF
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #112 ITF
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #121 ITF
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #164 ITF
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, #203 ITF
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, # 268 ITF
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #364 ITF
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., #365 ITF
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #384 ITF
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #1037 ITF
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, #1395 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, #193 ITF
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, # 544 ITF
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #588 ITF
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #665 ITF
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #2121 ITF
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #37 ETA U16
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #60 ETA U16
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #92 ETA U16
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #146 ETA U16
Vojtech VEIGERT (CZE), 18th SB 2013, #197 ETA U16
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #211 ETA U16
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #227 ETA U16
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #259 ETA U16
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #270 ETA U16
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #288 ETA U16
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #306 ETA U16
Mateja JANICIJEVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #695 ETA U16
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #1635 ETA U16
Bartol BORSE (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #84 ETA U14

GIRLS
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #583 ITF
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #683 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #1018 ITF
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #1724 ITF
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #1928 ITF
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #340 ETA U16
Ana VILCEK (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #687 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, #7 ETA U14
Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #21 ETA U14
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #28 ETA U14
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #36 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #36 ETA U14
Bor ARTNAK (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #36 ETA U14
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #40 ETA U14
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #40 ETA U14
Noa VUKADIN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #46 ETA U14
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #47 ETA U14
Pedro RODENAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #47 ETA U14
Dan Vasile DUTA (ROU), 19th SB 2014, #51 ETA U14
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #63 ETA U14
William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #74 ETA U14
Krsta PETROVIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #94 ETA U14
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), 19th SB 2014 semif., #171 ETA U14
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #213 ETA U14
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #236 ETA U14

GIRLS
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #21 ETA U14
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #22 ETA U14
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #26 ETA U14
Patricie KUBIKOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014, #33 ETA U14
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #37 ETA U14
Patricija PAUKSTYTE (LTU), 19th SB 2014, #40 ETA U14
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #48 ETA U14
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #83 ETA U14
Divna RATKOVIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #88 ETA U14
Irene ARTIGAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #94 ETA U14
Veronica SIRCI (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #137 ETA U14
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., #210 ETA U14
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #703 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
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf., #10 ETA U14
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, #19 ETA U14
Matej DODIG (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #33 ETA U14
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif., #34 ETA U14
Mikalai BANKOU (BLR), 20th SB 2015, #59 ETA U14
Andrea MEDURI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #82 ETA U14
Dimitar PENCHEV (BGR), 20th SB 2015, #90 ETA U14
Giacomo NOSEI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #99 ETA U14
Federico BONDIOLI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #115 ETA U14
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), 20th SB 2015 semif., #495 ETA U14
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up

GIRLS
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, #113 ETA U14
Klio Maria IOANNOU (CYP), 20th SB 2015, #102 ETA U14
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, #177 ETA U14
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif., #210 ETA U14
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif. ,#625 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
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

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.

21/01/18

21 Smrikva Bowl players in the Main Draws of the 36th Les Petits As 2018 edition. Alexandra Eala is in the singles winner while Linda Fruhvirtova won doubles title.

Les Petits As is unofficial under 14 World Championship traditionally played in Tarbes in France.

… and out of 128 players in both girls and boys Main Draws I recognized in total 21 former Smrikva Bowl players (9 girls and 12 boys)

There were 16 in the qualification draws: Bartol BORSE (qualified), Giacomo NOSEI, Carlos GUERRERO ALVAREZ (qualified), William JANSEN, Dan Vasile DUTA, Pepe LEON BALEATO, Luka MIKRUT (qualified), Luis UTRILLA, Irene ARTIGAS, Ariana GEERLINGS, Emma VALLETTA, Sarah TATU, Tea ZIVIC, Alena KASATKINA, Divna RATKOVIC, Jaquelyn OGUNWALE.

GIRLS

Alexandra EALA (PHI) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Alexandra Eala – Meline CHAUMEIL (FRA) 7:6,6:4
2nd round: Alexandra Eala – Joelle STEUR (GER) 6:1,6:7,6:3
3rd round: Alexandra Eala – Sofia COSTOULAS (BEL) 6:3,6:1
Quarterfinals: Alexandra Eala – Kyoka KUBO (JPN) 7:5,6:1
Semifinals: Alexandra Eala – Katerina DIMITROVA (BUL) 6:1,6:3
Finals: Alexandra Eala – Linda NOSKOVA (CZE) 5:7,6:3,7:6

Kyoka KUBO (JPN) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Kyoka Kubo – Laia PETRETIC (FRA) 6:4,4:6,6:4
2nd round: Kyoka Kubo – Katrina SCOTT (USA) 1:6,7:5,6:4
3rd round: Kyoka Kubo – Karen MARTHIENS (FRA) 4:6,6:3,6:1
Quarterfinals: Kyoka Kubo – Alexandra EALA (PHI)

Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE) 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 semifinalist
1st round: Linda Fruhvirtova – Kira PAVLOVA (RUS) 6:3,7:5
2nd round: Linda Fruhvirtova – A.K. SOBOLEVA (UKR) 7:5,6:4
3rd round: Linda Fruhvirtova – Katja WIERSHOLM (USA) 3:6,5:7

Sarah MUELLER (GER) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Sarah Mueller – Stela PEEVA (BGR) 7:6,6:1
2nd round: Sarah Mueller – Robin MONTGOMERY (USA) 3:6,2:6

Aliona FALEI (BLR) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 runner up
1st round: Aliona Falei – Paloma HENNICAUX (FRA) 6:2,6:0
2nd round: Aliona Falei – Linda NOSKOVA (CZE) 2:6,3:6

Joelle Lilly Sophie STEUR (GER) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Joelle Steur – Agata CERNA (CZE) 6:4,6:2
2nd round: Joelle Steur – Alexandra EALA (PHI) 1:6,7:6,3:6

Mio MUSHIKA (JPN) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Mio Mushika – Linda NOSKOVA (CZE) 2:6,0:6

Charlotte KEMPENAERS-POCZ (AUS) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: C.Kempenaers-Pocz – Laura HIETARANTA (FIN) 5:7,2:6

Stela PEEVA (BGR) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Stela Peeva – Sarah MUELLER (GER) 6:7,1:6

BOYS

Mili POLJICAK (CRO) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 quarterfinalist
1st round: Mili Poljicak – Logan LACROIX (FRA) 5:7,7:5,6:1
2nd round: Mili Poljicak – Jonah BRASWELL (USA) 4:6,6:3,6:3
3rd round: Mili Poljicak – Yaroslav DEMIN (RUS) 6:3,6:0
Quarterfinals: Mili Poljicak – Mikhail GOROKHOV (RUS) 1:6,3:6

Patrick BRADY (UK) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 winner
1st round: Patrick Brady – Luca VAN ASSCHE (FRA) 0:6,6:2,6:2
2nd round: Patrick Brady – Giammarco GANDOLFI (ITA) 4:6,6:4,6:3
3rd round: Patrick Brady – Evan WEN (USA) 1:6,2:6

Luka MIKRUT (CRO) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Luka Mikrut – Brice PATOUX (FRA) 6:0,6:0
2nd round: Luka Mikrut – Pierre NGIJOL CARRE (FRA) 6:3,6:1
3rd round: Luka Mikrut – Victor LILOV (BUL) 3:6,3:6

Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 semifinalist
1st round: Marc Majdandzic – Damien FAUT (FRA) 7:6,6:3
2nd round: Marc Majdandzic – Konstantin ZHZHENOV (RUS) 2:6,1:6

Branko DJURIC (SRB) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 runner up
1st round: Branko Djuric – Juncheng SHANG (CHN) 2:6,6:4,6:3
2nd round: Branko Djuric – Hynek BARTON (CZE) 3:6,2:6

Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Kalin Ivanovski – Rudy CECCON (FRA) 6:4,ret.
2nd round: Kalin Ivanovski – Victor LILOV (BGR) 7:6,0:6,1:6

Carlos GUERRERO ALVAREZ (ESP) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Carlos Guerrero Alvarez – Majdi BEN ABDELWEHID (TUN) 7:6,6:2
2nd round: Carlos Guerrero Alvarez – Cesar BOUCHELAGHEM (FRA) 2:6,2:6

Dino PRIZMIC (CRO) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 quarterfinalist
1st round: Dino Prizmic – Konstantin ZHZHENOV (RUS) 2:6,0:6

Nikola ZEKIC (SRB) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Nikola Zekic – Mikhail GOROKHOV (RUS) 6:4,2:6,2:6

Dragomir DRAGANOV (BGR) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 quarterfinalist
1st round: Dragomir Draganov – Antoine GHIBAUDO (FRA) 6:4,2:6,3:6

Bartol BORSE (CRO) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: B.Borse – Giammarco GANDOLFI (ITA) 7:6,3:6,1:6

Matej DODIG (CRO) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Matej Dodig – Etienne MARTY (FRA) 6:7,0:6

19/01/18

8 Smrikva Bowl players are in the Draws of the Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018

Happy to recognize 8 Smrikva Bowl players in the Draws of the Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018

GIRLS:

Himari SATO (JPN) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner
1st round: Himari Sato – Oona OPRANA (FIN) 2:6,6:3,6:3
2nd round: Himari Sato – Elysia BOLTON (USA) 4:6,1:6

Ania HERTEL (POL) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Ania Hertel – Annerly POULOS (AUS) 2:6,6:7

Qualification Draws:
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB) – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011
1st round: Andjela Skrobonja – Zoziya KARDAVA (GEO) 6:2,3:6,7:6
2nd round: Andjela Skrobonja – Moyuka UCHIJIMA (JPN) 4:6,1:6

Kristina NOVAK (SLO) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 semifinalist
1st round: Kristina Novak – Moyuka UCHIJIMA (JPN) 4:6,1:6

BOYS:

Damien WENGER (SUI) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: D.Wenger – Alexey ZAKHAROV (RUS) 5:7,6:4,0:6

Qualification Draw:
1st round: Damien Wenger – Will HAN (AUS) 6:4,6:4
2nd round: Damien Wenger – Macsen SISAM (NZL) 7:6,7:5

Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO) – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 winner
1st round: Duje Ajdukovic – Chun Hsin TSENG (TPE) 0:6,2:6

Qualification Draw:
1st round: Duje Ajdukovic – Ki Lung NG (HKG) 2:6,6:1,6:4
2nd round: Duje Ajdukovic – Lodewijk WESTSTRADE (NED) 6:3, 7:5

Tomas MACHAC (Cze) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 quarterfinalist
1st round: T. Machac – Rudolf MOLLEKER (Ger) 3:6,6:7

Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 quarterfinalist
1st round: Lorenzo Musetti – Tristan BOYER (USA) 3:6,1:6

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09/01/18

13 Smrikva Bowl players played in the Main Draws of AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018: ... 9 played qualifications... and 2 qualified

There were 13 former Smrikva Bowl players in the Main Draws of a Grand Slam… Australian OPEN 2018: Dominic THIEM, Borna CORIC, Djere LASLO, Alex DE MINAUR, Alexei POPYRIN, Belinda BENCIC, Donna VEKIC, Petra MARTIC, Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, Jana FETT, Nina STOJANOVIC (doubles)… and two players reach the Main Draw from qualifications: Ivana JOROVIC & Viktoria KUZMOVA.

In the qualification draws there were for the first time nine Smrikva Bowl players: Nikola MILOJEVIC, Tommy PAUL, Miomir KECMANOVIC, Federico GAIO, Irina BARA, Katie BOULTER, Deborah CHIESA, Ivana JOROVIC, Viktoria KUZMOVA…

The following are the results of the Main Draw:

Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, currently ranked #5 ATP, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Dominic Thiem – Guido Pella (Arg) 6:4,6:4,6:4
2nd round: D.Thiem – Denis Kudla (USA) 6:7,3:6,6:3,6:2,6:3
3rd round: Dominic Thiem – Adrian Mannarino (Fra) 6:4,6:2,7:5
4th round: Dominic Thiem – T.Sandgren (USA) 2:6,6:4,6:7,7:6,3:6

Players ranking:
Guido Pella (Arg) – #56 ATP
Denis Kudla (USA) – #176 ATP
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) – #28 ATP
Tennys Sandgren (USA) – #86 ATP

Alex DE MINAUR, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist, currently ranked #167 ATP, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Alex De Minaur – Tomas Berdych (Cze) 3:6,6:3,0:6,1:6

Players ranking:
Tomas Berdych (Cze) – #20 ATP

Borna CORIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, currently ranked #47 ATP, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Borna Coric – John Millman (Aus) 5:7,4:6,1:6

Players ranking:
John Millman (Aus) – #127 ATP

Djere LASLO, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, currently ranked #86 ATP, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Djere Laslo – Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 6:7,3:6,6:7

Players ranking:
Ivo Karlovic (Cro) – #89 ATP

Alexei POPYRIN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 CD winner, currently ranked #621 ATP, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Alexei Popyrin – Tim Smyczek (USA) 3:6,7:6,3:6,3:6

Tim Smyczek (USA) – #135 ATP

Petra MARTIC, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, currently ranked #81 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Petra Martic – Alison Van Uytvanck (Bel) 7:6,6:3
2nd round: Petra Martic – Irina-Camelia Begu (Rou) 6:4,7:6
3rd round: Petra Martic – Luksika Kumkhum (Thi) 6:3,3:6,7:5
4th round: Petra Martic – Elise Mertens (BEL) 6:7,5:7

Players ranking:
Alison Van Uytvanck (Bel) – #78 WTA
Irina-Camelia Begu (Rou) – #43 WTA
Luksika Kumkhum (Thi) – #125 WTA
Elise Mertens (BEL) – #37 WTA

Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, currently ranked #55 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Donna Vekic – Nao Hibino (Jpn) 7:5,6:3
2nd round: Donna Vekic – Angelique Kerber (Ger) 4:6,1:6

Players ranking:
Nao Hibino (Jpn) – #98 WTA
Angelique Kerber (Ger) – #21 WTA

Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player, currently ranked #77 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Belinda Bencic – Venus Williams (USA) 6:3,7:5
2nd round: Belinda Bencic – Luksika Kumkhum (THI) 1:6,3:6

Players ranking:
Venus Williams (USA) – #5 WTA
Luksika Kumkhum (THI) – #125 WTA

Jana FETT, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, currently ranked #102 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Jana Fett – Misa Eguchi (Jpn) 6:3,6:2
2nd round: Jana Fett – C.Wozniacki (Den) 6:3,2:6,5:7

Players ranking:
Misa Eguchi (Jpn) – #448 WTA
Caroline Wozniacki (Den) – #3 WTA

Viktoria KUZMOVA, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 semifinalist, currently ranked #125 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Viktoria Kuzmova – Elise Mertens (BEL) 2:6,1:6

Qualification draw:
1st round: Viktoria Kuzmova – M.Torró-Flor (ESP) 6:4,6:4
2nd round: Viktoria Kuzmova – Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6:2,6:4
3rd round: Viktoria Kuzmova – Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 6:4,7:5

Players ranking:
María-Teresa Torró-Flor (ESP) – #212 WTA
Caroline Dolehide (USA) – #153 WTA
Marie Bouzkova (CZE) – #169 WTA
Elise Mertens (BEL) – #37 WTA

Ivana JOROVIC, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, currently ranked #279 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Ivana Jorovic – Elina Svitolina (UKR) 3:6,2:6

Qualification draw:
1st round: Ivana Jorovic – Arantxa Rus (NLD) 6:3,6:4
2nd round: Ivana Jorovic - Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 6:4,7:6
3rd round: Ivana Jorovic – Bibiane Schoofs (NLD) 6:3,6:3

Players ranking:
Arantxa Rus (NLD) – #135 WTA
Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) – #164 WTA
Bibiane Schoofs (NLD) – #200 WTA
Elina Svitolina (UKR) – #4 WTA

Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 semifinalist, currently ranked #108 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018:

Main Draw:
1st round: Ajla Tomljanovic – Lucie Safarova (CZE) 5:7,3:6

Players ranking:
Lucie Safarova (CZE) – #31 WTA

08/01/18

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

Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list are mentioned below and the top Smrikva Bowl players current ranking…

• 17 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 – #42 WTA (Jun 2012)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #45 WTA (Sept 2017)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #97 WTA (Oct 2017)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #121 WTA (Feb 2017)
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #128 WTA (Jan 2018)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #134 on WTA (Oct 2016)
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #144 WTA (Aug 2017)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #176 WTA (Sep 2017)
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #185 WTA (Jan 2018)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #196 WTA (Jan 2018)

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #4 ATP (Nov 2017)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #33 ATP (Jul 2015)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #86 ATP (Jan 2018)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #150 ATP (Oct 2017)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #151 ATP (Nov 2017)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #167 ATP (Jan 2018)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #199 ATP (Oct 2017)

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

• 54 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #54 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #55 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #77 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #81 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #102 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #108 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #128 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #183 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #185 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #196 WTA

Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #204 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #224 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #225 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #230 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #254 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #262 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #280 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #283 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #297 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #300 WTA

Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #317 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #326 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #342 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #379 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #391 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #436 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #446 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #454 WTA
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 player – #463 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #474 WTA

Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #483 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #500 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #513 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #522 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #523 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #533 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #554 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #574 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #629 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #654 WTA

Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #682 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #742 WTA
Ana BISKIC – 2009 player – #749 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #772 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #788 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #826 WTA
Zoe KRUGER – 2012 semif. – #836 WTA
Helene PELLICANO – 2012 semif. – #877 WTA
Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #883 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC – 2005 player – #884 WTA

Paula ARIAS MANJON – 2010 runner up – # 893 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #905 WTA
Angela *FITA BOLUDA*- 2009 player – #933 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #972 WTA

• 32 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #5 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #47 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #86 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #151 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #167 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #178 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #211 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #245 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #256 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #258 ATP

Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #268 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #291 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #301 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #303 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 335 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #423 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #434 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #490 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #517 ATP

William BLUMBERG – 2008 player – #614 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #621 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #630 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #708 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 semifinalist- #729 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #783 ATP
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semifinals – #790 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #796 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #799 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #831 ATP

Jeffrey SCHROSCH – 2005 player – #874 ATP
Gabi Adrian BOITAN – 2009 player – #965 ATP

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

BOYS:
- #16 Tomas MACHAC
- #18 Yshai OLIEL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #45 Lorenzo MUSETTI
- #50 Damien WENGER
- #59 Nicola KUHN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up and doubles winner
- #63 Duje AJDUKOVIC

GIRLS:
- #3 Clair LIU – Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (2016 doubles winner), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up
- #5 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 winner (doubles), Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (doubles), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #47 Ania HERTEL
- #50 Himari SATO
- #57 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #71 Mihaela MARCULESCU
- #84 Giulia PEONI

• 4 boys and 1 girl is in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Luca NARDI #5, Piotr PAWLAK #7, Lorenzo MUSETTI #8, Holter Vitus Nodskov RUNE #10, Weronika BASZAK #5)

• 1 boy is in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Mili Poljičak #6)

Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #224 WTA
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #423 ATP

Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #125 ATP doubles
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, #134 ATP doubles
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #81 WTA

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, #256 ATP
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, #258 ATP
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, #434 ATP
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #790 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #796 ATP
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #195 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #108 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #379 WTA

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #5 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #831 ATP

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #108 WTA
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #204 WTA
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, #1099 WTA

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, #729 ATP

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #788 WTA
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 2004 player, #883 WTA

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #47 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #86 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #178 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #268 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #303 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #325 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #55 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #102 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005, #183 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #230 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #297 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, #454 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #522 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005, #884 WTA

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #325 ATP

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #77 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #185 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #196 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #262 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #342 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #391 WTA

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

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #291 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER (ESP) ,12th SB 2007, #517 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #799 ATP
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), 12th SB 2007 semif., #1686 ATP

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #54 WTA
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #225 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #280 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #436 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #629 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #772 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #151 ATP

IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING

2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, #301 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008, #708 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #912 ATP (Oct 2016)
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, #1131 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #128 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #446 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #500 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #523 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008, semif. #972 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #682 WTA

IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THEREFORE REACHED THE TOTAL OF 40 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2009 – 14th Smrikva Bowl and 8th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #167 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #211 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #490 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #621 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #783 ATP
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #1686 ATP
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, not ranked ATP
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, not ranked ATP

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #300 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #474 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #513 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #574 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #654 WTA
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, not ranked WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, not ranked ATP

Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #463 WTA
Michaela GORDON (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #533 WTA

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

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

BOYS
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #245 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #630 ATP
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #993 ATP doubles
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #16 ITF
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #280 ITF

GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #893 WTA
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1178 WTA
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, #1222 WTA
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #47 ITF
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, #71 ITF
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), 15th SB 2010 semif., #193 ITF
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, #1197 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #254 WTA
Alexa BUTERA (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #1162 ITF

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, #63 ITF
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #115 ITF
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #138 ITF
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #157 ITF
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #198 ITF
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #207 ITF
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, #355 ITF
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), 16th SB 2011 semif., #561 ITF
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #831 ITF

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #326 WTA
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, #154 ITF
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #198 ITF
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterf., #202 ITF
Betina TOKAC (TUR), 16th SB 2011 semif., #630 ITF

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #45 ITF
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #291 ITF
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #345 ITF
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #386 ITF
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, #406 ITF
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 semif., #418 ITF
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #543 ITF
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, # 601 ITF
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #956 ITF
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #1066 ITF
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, #1613 ITF

GIRLS
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #836 WTA
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #877 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1083 WTA
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #128 ITF
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, # 132 ITF
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #182 ITF
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, # 205 ITF
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #240 ITF
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #250 ITF
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., # 362 ITF
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #644 ITF
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #701 ITF
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #1015 ITF
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, #1290 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, #175 ITF
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #684 ITF
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #821 ITF
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #942 ITF
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #2051 ITF
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #30 ETA U16
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #57 ETA U16
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #85 ETA U16
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #136 ETA U16
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #162 ETA U16
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #174 ETA U16
Vojtech VEIGERT (CZE), 18th SB 2013, #185 ETA U16
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #228 ETA U16
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #252 ETA U16
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #276 ETA U16
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #287 ETA U16
Mateja JANICIJEVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #445 ETA U16
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #445 ETA U16

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #745 ITF
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #656 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #994 ITF
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #1886 ITF
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #105 ETA U16
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #326 ETA U16
Ana VILCEK (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #624 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, #6 ETA U14
Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #11 ETA U14
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #23 ETA U14
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #25 ETA U14
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #28 ETA U14
Pedro RODENAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #34 ETA U14
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #34 ETA U14
Dan Vasile DUTA (ROU), 19th SB 2014, #34 ETA U14
Noa VUKADIN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #37 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #37 ETA U14
Bor ARTNAK (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #37 ETA U14
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #41 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #43 ETA U14
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #54 ETA U14
William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #54 ETA U14
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), 19th SB 2014 semif., #145 ETA U14
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #157 ETA U14
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #185 ETA U14

GIRLS

Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #15 ETA U14
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #17 ETA U14
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #32 ETA U14
Lucija CIRIC BAGARIC (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #35 ETA U14
Patricie KUBIKOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014, #40 ETA U14
Patricija PAUKSTYTE (LTU), 19th SB 2014, #40 ETA U14
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #51 ETA U14
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #78 ETA U14
Divna RATKOVIC (MNE), 19th SB 2014, #81 ETA U14
Irene ARTIGAS (ESP), 19th SB 2014, #88 ETA U14
Veronica SIRCI (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #122 ETA U14
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., #355 ETA U14
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #685 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
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf. , #15 ETA U14
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, #18 ETA U14
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif., #24 ETA U14
Matej DODIG (CRO), 20th SB 2015, #25 ETA U14
Andrea MEDURI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #71 ETA U14
Dimitar PENCHEV (BGR), 20th SB 2015, #75 ETA U14
Mikalai BANKOU (BLR), 20th SB 2015, #92 ETA U14
Giacomo NOSEI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #97 ETA U14
Federico BONDIOLI (ITA), 20th SB 2015, #98 ETA U14
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), 20th SB 2015 semif., #461 ETA U14
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up

GIRLS
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, #87 ETA U14
Klio Maria IOANNOU (CYP), 20th SB 2015, #100 ETA U14
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, #156 ETA U14
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif., #355 ETA U14
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif. ,#608 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
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

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.

22/12/17

Smrikve c Code & "The Last Jedi"

“The Last Jedi” is in the cinemas these days and 34 years ago I had pleasure to see the “Return of the Jedi”…

I enjoyed “The Last Jedi” thanks to Disney and the team of various talents behind this project allowing it to live after George Lucas initial inspiration…

I am pleased to share the Smrike c Code article written back in year 2010… thinking of those students, parents and coaches who attended my Momentum classes at Smrikve… with help of Yoda as teacher and Luke Skywalker as Alumni many children got something that I believe they can apply on and off the court ;)…

Smrikve, October 2010

The Star Wars “Return of the Jedi” is the first film I remember seeing with my dad at the cinema… it was 1983 and I was 10… the cinema was named “Istra”… I was the same age as the Smrikva Bowl players we host every year in Smrikve :)…

In the introduction of this article I would just underline that I like the way Jedi use the lightsabers and I like the way Smrikva Bowl kids use their rackets :)… Smrikve c Code is a story about virtue created by training and wish to learn…

My dad was pilot and for me watching The Star Wars with him at the cinema was a particular experience … I had many questions and he, as usual, with smile and pleasure answered to each of my questions…

Dad used to take me with him on the airport when I was little… and I remember him entering the cockpit of the plane with pilot helmet watching towards me and giving me the sign that he was ready to fly… than he turned on the engine of the plane and watched towards me again with smile in his eyes…

I stayed about 100 meters from the airplane with his colleagues and watched him taking his plane towards runway…

From the place where I stayed only part of the runway was visible because of the wood and he took the plane in the area that was invisible to me to prepare for the takeoff… I was able to hear the force of the engine… and when the sound of the force started to increase I knew that my dad will be visible soon… his colleagues were telling me “be ready soon your dad will come”… and when he started to be visible on the back of the plane there was the fire… almost half length of the airplane had the fire extension formed by his engine and I just noticed his helmet in the cockpit and followed by my kids eyes his airplane reaching the sky…

The Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe bound to a code of morality and justice and are trained in the use of the light side of the force. They learn to use the Force, and weapons, known as lightsabers, which emits a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, to serve and protect their Republic and the galaxy from conflicts or government instability…

Since long time ago I started to note the ability of Smrikva Bowl kids using the racket and thinking at the same time on Jedi’s ability to use the lightsaber :)…

Some of my students use Wilson’s ying & young damper… known as Tao sign… they like the symbol but are still too young to have an idea about it ;)… I will try to use this symbol to help me explain how little the difference could be in forming a balance in anything we do… every action has a reaction in our World… in the first classes of physics we learn Newton’s third law…

Tao is an abstract concept found in Taoism, Confucianism, and more generally in ancient Chinese philosophy and East Asian cultures.

While the word itself translates as “way”, “path”, or “route”… it is often used philosophically to signify the fundamental nature of the World we are used to living on Earth… it is often referred to as “the nameless”, because neither it nor its principles can ever be adequately expressed in words.

While the Tao cannot be expressed, Taoism holds that it can be known, and its principles can be followed. Much of Taoist writing focuses on the value of following the Tao – called Te (virtue) – and of the ultimate uselessness of trying to understand or control Tao outright. This is often expressed through yin and yang arguments, where every action creates a counter-action as a natural, unavoidable movement within manifestations of the Tao.

I used the above short explanation to introduce the Codes used in the Star Wars universe…

As in the Tao symbol there were knights trained to use the dark side of the force and the light side… this is the way how mankind functioned since the human written memory goes back…

For new ideas people have to go beyond… out of the known patterns by using their imagination… the kids are many times Master in this…

“Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.”… :)

DARK SIDE (The Sith Code)

• Peace is a lie. There is only passion.
• Through passion, I gain strength.
• Through strength, I gain power.
• Through power, I gain victory.
• Through victory, my chains are broken.
• The Force shall free me.

LIGHT SIDE (The Jedi Code)

• There is no emotion, there is peace.
• There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
• There is no passion, there is serenity.
• There is no death, there is the Force.

The Jedi Code was rewritten by Grand Master Luke Skywalker upon reestablishing the Jedi Order:

• Jedi are the guardians of peace in the galaxy.
• Jedi use their powers to defend and to protect.
• Jedi respect all life, in any form.
• Jedi serve others rather than ruling over them, for the good of the galaxy.
• Jedi seek to improve themselves through knowledge and training.

Smrikve c code is the code…

…and… just one more thing…

… “La guerra no le hace a uno grandioso.”… ;)

I am pleased to close this article with Dire Straits and their Brothers in Arms song… starting with the sound of the thunder… The concert was made in 1988 to honor Nelson Mandela…

*BROTHERS IN ARMS *

These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you’ll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you’ll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms

Through these fields of destruction
Baptism of fire
I’ve whittnessed your suffering
As the battles raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms

There’s so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones

Now the sun’s gone to hell
And the moon’s riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it’s written in the starlight
And every line on your palm
We’re fools to make war
On our brothers in arms

Miodrag Bozovic

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15/12/17

Greetings from Smrikve... Sve najljepše... Auguri 2018

Dear Smrikve friends,

It is greetings time… time to stay with loved ones… time to recall moments of the year… and time to think about new dreams to reach that may bring joy and energy to each of us…

… I always believed that Smrikva Bowl kids and families will write stories able to inspire generations to come… and today can be foreseen more than one will do it…

22nd Smrikva Bowl edition is behind us… and 1820 Smrikva Bowl seeds are spread in 85 countries…

So far they conquered a total of 29 junior GRAND SLAM titles… 21 professional ATP/WTA titles… 2 players reached TOP 10 ATP/WTA ranking… and in the most respected under 12, 14, 18 tournaments there is always someone who reach the end of the Draw…

To have a dream is nice… but to have people who dream with you is even more nice…

Special thanks goes to all who keep visiting Smrikve after their Smrikva Bowl and choose to stay at our „home away from home“… bringing news… inviting friends to visit us…

We do our best to keep improving in different directions… your visit do inspire us… and inspiration was always the invisible key for another good year…

Long time ago we started to prepare 4th Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Weeks (SBTTFW) 2018… scheduled for 13/4/-21/4/ and 22/4 – 29/4/… a special development week guided by Luca Appino, credited for signing contracts with Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Dinara Safina, Carolina Wozniacki (all of them scouted when they were far away from becoming #1)…

Preparations for the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 edition started the day after the 22nd annual finals and another good year of talents is envisaged…

May 2018 will be the year when a Smrikva Bowl seed collect the first senior Grand Slam title of many to come… this will be a great moment to smirk ;)…

… and one last thing… this year Smrikva Bowl olive trees made good fruits again… collecting olives is one of the most relaxing family moments… and is an honor to take care of the trees knowing that the olive trees planted since 2005 by our Ambassadors are becoming every day more and more special…

Best wishes to you and your families,

Mio

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Dragi prijatelji i poznanici Smrikvi,

Prosinac je vrijeme čestitanja… vrijeme želja… vrijeme za prisjetiti se godine koja prolazi… a i trenutak za osmisliti nove puteve kojima krenuti koji mogu donijeti radosti i energije svakome od nas…

… oduvjek sam vjerovao da djeca Smrikve imaju prilike zapisati priče koje će primjerom nadahnuti generacije koje dolaze… i sve je lakše razaznati da će više njih ipisati svoje ime zlatnim slovima…

22. Smrikva Bowl je iza nas… i sjeme Smrikve broji 1820 talenata raširenih u 85 zemalja…

Već danas posjeduju impresivan životopis… 29 juniorske GRAND SLAM titule… 21 profesionalna ATP/WTA titula… 2 igrača je dostiglo TOP 10 ATP/WTA ranking… i zadnjih godina svaki najprestižniji turnir u svijetu do 12, 14 ili 18 godina uvijek ima ponekog Smrikvara u završnici ždrijeba…

Sanjati je lijepo… ali imati ljude koji sanjaju uz tebe je još ljepše…

Posebno hvala svima koji nas posjećuju… donose vijesti… dovode prijatelje…

Trudimo se biti vrijedni i napredovati kao što to čine naši mališani… svaki posjet inspiriše… a inspiracija je uvijek bila nevidljivi ključ dobre godine…

Dugo se radi na pripremi Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week (SBTTFW) 2018 koji će se održati od 13/4/-21/4/ i 22/4/-29/4/… jedno razvojno iskustvo uz prijatelja Luku Appina, kojem se pripisuje otrivanje igrača poput Rafaela Nadala, Andy Roddicka, Kim Clijsters, Dinare Safina, Caroline Wozniacki dok su bili daleko od broja 1 na svijetu…

Isto tako 23. Smrikva Bowl-u 2018. je u punom jeku pripremanja… i očekuje se još jedna dobra godina…

Možda 2018.ta bi mogla biti godina prvog seniorskog Grand Slam od mnogih koji će već doći… bio bi to divan trenutak za smješak ;)…

… i još nešto za kraj… da ne zaboravim :)… ove godine su masline dobro rodile… berba je uvijek poseban opuštajući trenutak u obitelji… trenutak mira i inspiracije… i čast je brinuti se o maslinama Ambasadora Smrikv koje svakoga dana postaju sve posebnije…

Sve najljepše i vama i obitelji!

Mio

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Cari amici di Smrikve,

E’ il tempo degli auguri… il tempo per stare insieme con i propri cari… il momento per ricordarsi dell’anno… ed il momento per pensare ai nuove obiettivi che possano portarci gioia ed energia…

… ho sempre creduto che i ragazzi dello Smrikva Bowl scriveranno storie che ispireranno con l’esempio… ed e’ sempre piu’ facile scorgere che piu’ di uno lo farra’…

22.esima edizione e’ dietro di noi… e 1820 semi dello Smrikva sono sparsi in 85 paesi…

Questi ragazzi hanno collezionato un totale di 29 titoli juniores negli GRANDE SLAM… 21 titoli professionali ATP/WTA… 2 sono entrati in TOP 10 ATP/WTA… ed in tornei prestigiosi under 12,14,18 nel Mondo c’e sempre qualcuno che arriva alla fine del tabellone…

Avere un sogno e’ bello… ma avere la gente che sogna insieme a te e’ ancora piu’ bello…

Grazie speciale a tutti che ci visitano… portano notizie… e continuano a portare nuovi amici…

Cerchiamo di migliorare sempre noi stessi e le vostre visite portano inspirazione… e l’inspirazione e’ sempre stata l’invisibile chiave per un altro buon anno…

Si lavora da tempo per il 4. Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week (SBTTFW) 2018 che si terra’ tra il 13/4/-21/4/ e 22/4/-29/4/… sarra’ una settimana di studio-crescita guidata dall’amico Luca Appino, al quale va il credito d’aver firmato giocatori come Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Dinara Safina, Carolina Wozniacki (scoperti quando erano molto lontani dal diventare #1 nel mondo)

23.esima edizione dello Smrikva Bowl 2017 e’ in fase di preparazione dal giorno dopo la finale della 22.esima edizione… e si attende un’altra annata di talenti…

Spero 2018 porti anche il primo Grand Slam tra molti che veranno tra gli seniores… sarebbe un speciale momento per sorridere ;)…

…e l’ultima cosa… quest’anno gli ulivi hanno fruttato bene… la raccolta e’ sempre un momento magico in famiglia e di relax… e’ un onore prendere cura di ulivi speciali piantati dai nostri Ambasciatori che ogni anno diventano sempre piu’ speciali…

Un caro augurio a voi e le vostre famiglie,

Mio

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14/12/17

34 Top Smrikva Bowl players on 56th Junior Orange Bowl 2017 edition... Linda Fruhvirtova is the winner of u12 age group & Alexandra Eala runner up

Over the last six years Smrikva Bowl players made good results at ORANGE BOWL (2010-2016) and have won various times…

Under 18
George MORGAN – 8th SB 2003 runner up – winner 2010
Dominic THIEM – 8th SB 2003 winner – winner 2011
Laslo DJERE – 10th SB 2005 runner up – winner 2012
Ana KONJUH – 12th SB 2007 runner up – winner 2012
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist – winner 2015
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist – winner 2016

Under 14
Maia LUMSDEN – 13th SB 2008 runner up – winner 2012
Claire LIU –“Little Mo”/SB 2010 player – winner 2013
Yshai OLIEL – 15th SB 2010 semifinalist – winner 2014

Under 12
Claire LIU –“Little Mo”/SB 2010 player – winner 2011
Yshai OLIEL – 15th SB 2010 semifinalist – winner 2012
Borna DEVALD – 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist – winner 2014
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 semifinalist – winner 2017

This week the 56th edition of the Junior ORANGE BOWL 2017 is played for the under 12 and under 14 age groups and several top Smrikva Bowl players I recognized in the Main Draws…

Girls:

GIRLS UNDER 12

Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Linda Fruhvirtova – Julia Kobka (Rus) 6:0,6:0
2nd round: Linda Fruhvirtova – Gala Arangio (Mex) 6:3,6:4
3rd round: Linda Fruhvirtova – Mio Mushika (Jpn) 7:6,6:7,7:5
4th round: Linda Fruhvirtova – Victoria Mboko (Can) 7:5,6:0
Quarterfinals: Linda Fruhvirtova – Melisa Ercan (Tur) 6:3,4:6,6:1
Semifinals: Linda Fruhvirtova – Clervie Ngounoue (USA) 6:1,6:0
Finals: Linda Fruhvirtova – Alexandra Eala (Cze) 6:7,6:3,6:3

Alexandra M. Eala (PHI) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Alexandra Eala – Stacey Samonte (USA) 6:0,6:2
2nd round: Alexandra Eala – Ibifuro Clement (USA) 6:2,6:0
3rd round: Alexandra Eala – Mayu E.Ishidacrossley (Jpn) 6:1,6:0
4th round: Alexandra Eala – Qavia Lopez (USA) 6:4,6:1
Quarterfinals: Alexandra Eala – Kayla Cross (Can) 7:6,6:1
Semifinals: Alexandra Eala – Sofia Costoulas (BEL) 7:5,7:6
Finals: Alexandra Eala – Linda Fruhvirtova (Cze) 7:6,3:6,3:6

Anja Petkovic (SRB) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 runner up
1st round: Anja Petkovic – Aurora Pedwell (Can) 6:1,6:2
2nd round: Anja Petkovic – Luciana Moyano (Arg) 6:4,5:7,6:2
3rd round: Anja Petkovic – Josie Usereau (Can) 6:2,6:4
4th round: Anja Petkovic – Clervie Ngounoue (USA) 0:6,2:6

Mao Mushika (JPN) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Mao Mushika – Natalia Perez (Prt) 6:3,7:5
2nd rond: Mao Mushika – Peyton Capuano (USA) 6:1,6:3
3rd rond: Mao Mushika – Ada Jane de Alcantara (USA)
4th rond: Mao Mushika – Priya Nelson (USA) 4:6,6:2,3:6

Mio Mushika (JPN) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Mio Mushika – Daria Yesypchuk (Ukr) 6:1,6:1
2nd round: Mio Mushika – Madison Smith (USA) 7:6,7:5
3rd round: Mio Mushika – Linda Fruhvirtova (Cze) 6:7,7:6,5:7

Ela Nala Milič (SVN) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 winner
1st round: Ela Nala Milič – Emma Roeck (USA) 6:2,6:1
2nd round: Ela Nala Milič – Naomi Karki (USA) 7:6,6:4
3rd round: Ela Nala Milič – Victoria Mboko (Can) 6:2,2:6,2:6

Yufei Ren (CHN) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 semif.
1st round: Yufei Ren – Valeria Ray (USA) 6:3,6:4
2nd round: Yufei Ren – Sein Myoung (Kor) 2:6,2:6

Emma Roeck (USA) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Emma Roeck – Ela Nala Milič (Svn) 2:6,1:6

Anastasiia Grechkina (RUS) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Anastasiia Grechkina – Mia Slama (USA) 6:2,5:7,4:6

Petra Marčinko (CRO) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Petra Marčinko – Sofia Costoulas (Bel) 1:6,1:6

GIRLS UNDER 14

Kyoka Kubo (JPN) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Kyoka Kubo – Rion Obata (JPN) 6:7,6:4,6:2
2nd round: Kyoka Kubo – Lina Mohamed (USA) 6:3,6:3
3rd round: Kyoka Kubo – Estefania Gonzalez (Ven) 6:1,6:2
4th round: Kyoka Kubo – Kimberly Hance (USA) 1:6,4:6

Noa Krznaric (Cro) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 winner
1st round: Noa Krznaric – Jordan Grayson (USA) 7:5,6:2
2nd round: Noa Krznaric – Jacqueline Soloveychik (USA) 6:2,6:1
3rd round: Noa Krznaric – Emma Charney (USA) 7:6,6:1
4th round: Noa Krznaric – Calissa Dellabarca (USA) 3:6,1:6

Remika Ohashi (Jpn) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Remika Ohashi – Maria Castedo (Bol) 6:1,6:3
2nd round: Remika Ohashi – McK.Schaefbauer (USA) 2:6,7:5,6:4
3rd round: Remika Ohashi – Calissa Dellabarca (USA) 1:6,1:6

Antonia Ružić (CRO) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Antonia Ružić – Reese Brantmeier (USA) 4.6,6:4,6:1
2nd round: Antonia Ružić – Mio Kozaki (JPN) 6:4,6:2
3rd round: Antonia Ružić – Ellie Coleman (USA) 6:3,0:6,3:6

Charlotte Owensby (USA) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Charlotte Owensby – Sara Snyder (Pur) 6:1, 6:0
2nd round: Charlotte Owensby – Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 6:1, 6:1
3rd round: Charlotte Owensby – Elvina Kalieva (USA) 6:7,4:6

Ana Vilček (Srb) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Ana Vilček – Clarine Lerby (Nld) 2:6:, 1:6

Selin Lidya Sepken (TUR) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Selin Lidya Sepken – Julia Fliegner (USA) 4:6, 1:6

Andrea Mrvić (Srb) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Andrea Mrvić – Allie Gretkowski (USA) 0:6:,4:6

Boys:

BOYS UNDER 12

Romeo Hadzimehmedovic – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: R.Hadzimehmedovic – Vicente Climent (Chl) 6:0,6:0
2nd round: Romeo Hadzimehmedovic – Fernando Limon (USA) 6:0,7:5
3rd round: Romeo Hadzimehmedovic – Nathan Pitts (USA) 6:3,6:2
4th round: Romeo Hadzimehmedovic – Juncheng Shang (USA) wo
Quarterfinals: Romeo Hadzimehmedovic – Nahuel N.Eli (Arg) 2:6,2:6

Marc Majdandzic (GER) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 semif.
1st round: Marc Majdandzic – Uwe Diehl (Ger) 6:0,6:4
2nd round: Marc Majdandzic – David A.Gheorghe (Rom) 6:3,6:2
3rd round: Marc Majdandzic – Nahuel Nicolas Eli (Arg) 2:6,2:6

Daniel Phillips (BMU) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Daniel Phillips – Hayden Menon (Mys) 6:0,6:4
2nd round: Daniel Phillips – Gaku Okuma (Jpn) 1:6,6:3,7:6
3rd round: Daniel Phillips – Hao Duan (Chn) 1:6,0:6

Kaylan Bigun (USA) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 winner
1st round: Kaylan Bigun – Astro Pilipovic (SRB) 6:3,6:2
2nd round: Kaylan Bigun – Hoyoung Roh (Kor) 6:2,6:0
3rd round: Kaylan Bigun – Cooper Williams (USA) 0:6,1:6

Tim Kuster (SVN) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Tim Kuster – Gustavs Dambins (Svn) 7:5,2:6,6:0
2nd round: Tim Kuster – Zack Silva (Bra) 6:3,3:6,6:1
3rd round: Tim Kuster – Andrew Delgado (USA) 0:6,4:6

Alfredo Gallegos (ECU) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Alfredo Gallegos – Elvin Hashimov (Aze) 7:6,6:1
2nd round: Alfredo Gallegos – David Asenov (Can) 3:6,4:6

Andrew Salu (USA) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 quarterf.
1st round: Andrew Salu – Andrew Andea (USA) 6:0,6:0
2nd round: Andrew Salu – Aaron Sandler (USA) 2:6,2:6

Meecah Bigun (USA) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 semif.
1st round: Meecah Bigun – Salvador Price (Col) 6:7,7:6,1:6

Kevin Edengren (SWE) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Kevin Edengren – Rafael Botran (Gua) 6:7,5:7

Tymofii Milovanov (UKR) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Tymofii Milovanov – B. Horn-Bourque (Can) 1:6,1:6

Matthias Uwe Kask (CAN) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Matthias Uwe Kask – Andre Megrabian (Bel) 5:7,1:6

Zach Stephens (GBR) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Zach Stephens – Stephan Gershfeld (USA) 6:1,2:6,3:6

BOYS UNDER 14

Abedallah Shelbayh (JOR) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Abedallah Shelbayh – Grover Vargas (Bol) 6:0,6:0
2nd round: Abedallah Shelbayh – Felipe Lopez (Chl) 6:3,6:3
3rd round: Abedallah Shelbayh – Marko Stakusic (Can) 5:7,2:6

Adi Dagan (ISR) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Adi Dagan – Reiya Komagata (JPN) 6:4,7:6
1st round: Adi Dagan – Bruno Kuzuhara (USA) 7:6,3:6,2:6

Aljaz Jeran (SVN) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Aljaz Jeran – Andrew Chang (USA) 5:7,6:3,2:6

Patrick Brady (THI) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 winner
1st round: Patrick Brady – Christopher Li (Per) 2:6,2:6

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01/12/17

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update December 2017)

Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list are mentioned below and the top Smrikva Bowl players current ranking…

• 16 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 – #42 WTA (Jun 2012)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #45 WTA (Sept 2017)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #97 WTA (Oct 2017)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #121 WTA (Feb 2017)
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #131 WTA (Sep 2017)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #134 on WTA (Oct 2016)
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #144 WTA (Aug 2017)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #176 WTA (Sep 2017)
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #190 WTA (Nov 2017)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #199 WTA (Nov 2017)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #62 WTA doubles (Aug 2017)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #4 ATP (Nov 2017)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #33 ATP (Jul 2015)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #88 ATP (Nov 2017)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #150 ATP (Oct 2017)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #151 ATP (Nov 2017)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #182 ATP (Oct 2017)
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #199 ATP (Oct 2017)

As of 4th of December 2017 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 54 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #44 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #54 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #90 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #98 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #103 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #130 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #138 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #184 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #191 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #194 WTA

Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #200 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #205 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #225 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #226 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #232 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #250 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #256 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #264 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #297 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #301 WTA

Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #324 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #338 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #341 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #377 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #393 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #425 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #446 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #452 WTA
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 player – #464 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #477 WTA

Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #482 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #503 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #517 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #525 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #527 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #534 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #555 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #635 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #650 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #677 WTA

Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #752 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #770 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #784 WTA
Ana BISKIC – 2009 player – #789 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #798 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #871 WTA
Paula ARIAS MANJON – 2010 runner up – # 879 WTA
Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #883 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC – 2005 player – #884 WTA
Helene PELLICANO – 2012 semif. – #894 WTA

Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #912 WTA
Zoe KRUGER – 2012 semif. – #946 WTA
Angela *FITA BOLUDA*- 2009 player – #963 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #975 WTA

• 31 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #5 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #48 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #88 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #152 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #158 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #207 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #208 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #241 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #252 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #257 ATP

Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #267 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #288 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #294 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #302 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 329 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #415 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #436 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #465 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #518 ATP

William BLUMBERG – 2008 player – #603 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #615 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #708 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 semifinalist- #733 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #756 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #785 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #786 ATP
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semifinals – #789 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #805 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #835 ATP

Jeffrey SCHROSCH – 2005 player – #891 ATP

• 6 boys and 8 girls… in total 14 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #3 Alexei POPYRIN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 winner
- #7 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA – junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner
- #36 Yshai OLIEL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #40 Miomir KECMANOVIC – Junior US OPEN 2016 runner up
- #45 Tomas MACHAC
- #83 Lorenzo MUSETTI

GIRLS:
- #3 Clair LIU – Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (2016 doubles winner), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up
- #7 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 winner (doubles), Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (doubles), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #54 Ania HERTEL
- #58 Tatiana PIERI
- #61 Lea BOSKOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 runner up (doubles)
- #70 Mihaela MARCULESCU
- #71 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #87 Himari SATO

• 1 girl is in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Olga DANILOVIC #5)

• 4 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Luca NARDI #1, Hamad MEDJEDOVIC #3, Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA #6, Jerome KYM #10)

Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #226 WTA
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #415 ATP

Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #125 ATP doubles
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, #132 ATP doubles
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #90 WTA

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, #252 ATP
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, #257 ATP
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, #436 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #756 ATP
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #789 ATP
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #197 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #1301 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #377 WTA

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #5 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #835 ATP

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #130 WTA
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #205 WTA
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, #1105 WTA

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semif, #733 ATP
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semif, #1308 ATP

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #784 WTA
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 2004 player, #883 WTA

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #48 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #88 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #158 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #267 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #302 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #329 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #54 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #103 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005, #184 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #232 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #297 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, #425 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #525 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005, #884 WTA

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #329 ATP

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #98 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #191 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #200 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #250 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #264 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #393 WTA

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

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #288 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER (ESP) ,12th SB 2007, #518 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #805 ATP
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), 12th SB 2007 semif., #1466 ATP

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #44 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #194 WTA
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #225 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #452 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #635 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #770 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #152 ATP

IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING

2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, #294 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008, #708 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #1168 ATP
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, #1131 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #138 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #446 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #503 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #527 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008, semif. #975 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #677 WTA

IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THEREFORE REACHED THE TOTAL OF 40 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2009 – 14th Smrikva Bowl and 8th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #207 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #208 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #465 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #615 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #785 ATP
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #1707 ATP
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, #227 ITF
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, #736 ITF

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #301 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #482 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #517 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #650 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #798 WTA
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, #123 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #428 ITF

Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #464 WTA
Michaela GORDON (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #534 WTA

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

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

BOYS
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #241 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #786 ATP
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #1000 ATP doubles
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #45 ITF
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #413 ITF

GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #879 WTA
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #1185 WTA
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, #1185 WTA
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #54 ITF
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, #70 ITF
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), 15th SB 2010 semif., #227 ITF
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, #1363 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #256 WTA
Alexa BUTERA (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #1317 ITF

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, #106 ITF
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #179 ITF
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #233 ITF
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #235 ITF
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #289 ITF
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #305 ITF
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, #486 ITF
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), 16th SB 2011 semif., #750 ITF
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #935 ITF
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, #2491 ITF

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #324 WTA
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, #180 ITF
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #233 ITF
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterf., #237 ITF
Betina TOKAC (TUR), 16th SB 2011 semif., #717 ITF
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, #2225 ITF

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #83 ITF
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #471 ITF
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #473 ITF
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #527 ITF
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, #561 ITF
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 semif., #573 ITF
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #722 ITF
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, #802 ITF
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1246 ITF
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #1393 ITF
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, #2095 ITF

GIRLS
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #894 WTA
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #946 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1085 WTA
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #156 ITF
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #160 ITF
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #215 ITF
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #244 ITF
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, #284 ITF
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #293 ITF
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., #418 ITF
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #732 ITF
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #934 ITF
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #1146 ITF
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, #1225 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
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #1 ETA U14
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #3 ETA U14
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #6 ETA U14
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #10 ETA U14
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013, #15 ETA U14
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #22 ETA U14
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #28 ETA U14
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #41 ETA U14
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #53 ETA U14
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #65 ETA U14
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #74 ETA U14
Vojtech VEIGERT (CZE), 18th SB 2013, #76 ETA U14
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #97 ETA U14
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #115 ETA U14
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #120 ETA U14
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #129 ETA U14
Mateja JANICIJEVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #224 ETA U14
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #224 ETA U14

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #561 ITF
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #743 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #1126 ITF
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #2129 ITF
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #57 ETA U14
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #185 ETA U14
Ana VILCEK (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #217 ETA U14

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, #38 ETA U14
Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #93 ETA U14
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #103 ETA U14
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #115 ETA U14
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #120 ETA U14
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #137 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #166 ETA U14
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #180 ETA U14
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #197 ETA U14
William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #197 ETA U14
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), 19th SB 2014 semif., #362 ETA U14
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #377 ETA U14
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #417 ETA U14

GIRLS

Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #32 ETA U14
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #38 ETA U14
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #67 ETA U14
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #121 ETA U14
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #191 ETA U14
Veronica SIRCI (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #330 ETA U14
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., #753 ETA U14
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #1118 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, #61 ETA U14
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf. , #85 ETA U14
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif., #111 ETA U14
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), 20th SB 2015 semif., #1301 ETA U14
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up

GIRLS
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, #217 ETA U14
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, #388 ETA U14
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif., #753 ETA U14
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif. ,#1189 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
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

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.

26/11/17

24 Smrikva Bowl player at EDDIE HERR INTERNATIONAL 2017...

EDDIE HERR INTERNATIONAL 2017 – Junior Tennis Championships
IMG/Bollettieri Academies,
Bradenton, Florida USA

November 22nd – December 3rd, 2017.

This prestigious Junior International tournament was founded in 1987 by Eddie’s grandson (Glenn Feldman) to honor his grandfather for his life’s passion and success of bringing the world’s best junior tennis players together to compete. Eddie Herr was the founder of the Orange Bowl…

Over the past 20 years the Eddie Herr International Junior Tournament attracted players from over 136 nations and has served as a springboard to the professionals such as Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian, Anna Kournikova, Mardy Fish, Xavier Malisse, Marcelo Rios, Jelena Jankovic, and Ana Ivanovic – to name just a few.

There are various Smrikva Bowl players won won Eddie Herr International over the years… Katarina Jokic, Adam NEFF, Himari SATO, Noa KRZNARIC (U12)… Miomir KECMANOVIC (U14 & U18) Dominic THIEM & Ana KONJUH (U18)…

I was pleased to recognize many Smrikva Bowl names in the Main Draws of this year edition too…

Girls:

GIRLS UNDER 12

Alexandra M. Eala (PHI) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Alexandra Eala – Blanka DeMicheli (USA) 6:1,6:0
2nd round: Alexandra Eala – Sein Myoung (Kor) 6:2,6:4
3rd round: Alexandra Eala – Ela Nala Milic (SVN) 6:2, 6:2
Quarterfinals: Alexandra Eala – Martyna Ostrzygalo (CAN) 6:2,6:4
Semifinals: Alexandra Eala – Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 2:6,4:6

Ela Nala Milic (SVN) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 winner
1st round: Ela Nala Milic – Isabelle Zhu (CAN) 6:1, 6:1
2nd round: Ela Nala Milic – Ada J.De Alcantara (USA) 6:2,6:4
3rd round: Ela Nala Milic – Alexandra Eala (PHI) 2:6,2:6

Emma Roeck (USA) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Emma Roeck – Maria F. Martinez H.(MEX) 6:1,7:5
2nd round: Emma Roeck – Martyna Ostrzygalo (CAN) 0:6,6:4,1:6

GIRLS UNDER 14

Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Linda Fruhvirtova – Daniela Porges (USA) 6:1, 6:1
2nd round: Linda Fruhvirtova – Carri Hayes (USA) 6:0,6:7,6:1
3rd round: Linda Fruhvirtova – Gavriella Smith (USA) 2:6,6:2,6:1
Quarterfinals: Linda Fruhvirtova – Ryoko Ikeda (JPN) 6:3,3:6,7:6
Semifinals: Linda Fruhvirtova – Hina Inoue (USA) 6:2,6:0
Finals: Linda Fruhvirtova – Vivian Ovrootsky (CZE) 6:7,4:6

Selin Lidya Sepken (TUR) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Selin Lidya Sepken – Nika Vesely (USA) 6:1, 6:3
2nd round: Selin Lidya Sepken – Danielle Tuhten (CAN) 6:3,2:6,6:3
3rd round: Selin Lidya Sepken – Emily de Oliveira (USA) 6:0,6:4
Quarterfinals: Selin Lidya Sepken – Clarine Lerby (NLD) 6:3,4:6,4:6

Kyoka Kubo (JPN) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Kyoka Kubo – Rebecca Lynn (USA) 6:3, 6:3
2nd round: Kyoka Kubo – Sophie Williams (USA) 7:6,6:3
3rd round: Kyoka Kubo – Elaine Chervinsky (USA) 1:6,6:4,6:2
Quarterfinals: Kyoka Kubo – Vivian Ovrootsky (USA) 6:7,3:6

GIRLS UNDER 18

Ziva Falkner (SVN) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Ziva Falkner – Elvina Kalieva (USA) 6:1,6:4
2nd round: Ziva Falkner – Karolin Berankova (CZE) wo
3rd round: Ziva Falkner – Angelica Blake (USA) 6:4,6:4
Quarterfinals: Ziva Falkner – Y.MANSOURI (FRA) 7:5,4:6,1:6

Avelina Sayfetdinova (RUS) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Avelina Sayfetdinova – Natasha Subhash (USA) 6:1,7:5
2nd round: Avelina Sayfetdinova – Vanessa Ong (USA) 6:1,4:6,6:2
3rd round: Avelina Sayfetdinova – Oona Orpana (FIN) 6:4,5:7,5:7

Mihaela Marculescu (ROU) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Mihaela Marculescu – Stefania Rogozinska (POL) 6:7,6:7
2nd round: Mihaela Marculescu – Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 3:6,1:6

Himari Sato (JPN) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner
1st round: Himari Sato – Katie Volynets (USA) 6:7,4:6,0:6

Ania Hertel (POL) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Ania Hertel – Clara Burel (Fra) 4:6,4:6

Boys:

BOYS UNDER 12

Andrew Salu (USA) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Andrew Salu – Haitam Aboufirassi (CAN) 6:1,7:6
2nd round: Andrew Salu – Zach Scott (CAN) 6:3,6:3
3rd round: Andrew Salu – Learner Tien (USA) 0:6,2:6

Kaylan Bigun (USA) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 winner
1st round: Kaylan Bigun – Stewart Aronson (CAN) 6:3,4:6,7:5
2nd round: Kaylan Bigun – Jake Young (USA) 6:3,4:6,6:1
3rd round: Kaylan Bigun – Lennon Jones (USA) 0:6,1:6

Walker Allen (USA) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Walker Allen – Andrew Rundle (USA)
2nd round: Walker Allen – Chanhee Han (Kor) 3:6,6:2,1:6

Meecah Bigun (USA) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 semifinalist
1st round: Meecah Bigun – Lawrence Ivanov (CAN) 6:2,6:1
2nd round: Meecah Bigun – Andrew Delgado (USA) 2:6,1:6

Zach Stephens (GBR) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Zach Stephens – Thomas Faurel (USA) 1:6,1:6

Matthias Uwe Kask (CAN) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Matthias Uwe Kask – Imran Hazli (MAL) 1:6, 0:6

BOYS UNDER 14

Adi Dagan (ISR) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Adi Dagan – Alexander Bernard (USA) 2:6,3:6

Patrick Brady (THI) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 winner
1st round: Patrick Brady – Jewon Jeon (PRK) 2:6,3:6

BOYS UNDER 16

Sebastian Gima (ROU) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 runner up
1st round: Sebastian Gima – Phillip McMurray (USA) 6:1,6:1
2nd round: Sebastian Gima – Hayden Postin (USA) 6:1,6:1
3rd round: Sebastian Gima – Zachery Lim (USA) 6:4, 7:6
Quarterfinals: Sebastian Gima – Leighton Allen (USA) 3:6,5:7

Angel Guerrero Melgar (ESP) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Angel Guerrero Melgar – Trinity Grear (USA) 6:3,0:6,7:6
2nd round: Angel Guerrero Melgar – Tony Huang (USA) 7:5,6:3
3rd round: Angel Guerrero Melgar – Nicholas-David Ionel 4:6,3:6

Michael Francis II M. Eala (PHI) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Michael Eala – Harrison Gold (USA) 7:6,2:6,1:6

BOYS UNDER 18

Cezar Cretu (Rou) – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011
1st round: Cezar Cretu – Tyler Zink (USA) 6:2,2:6,6:7

Thomas Machac (Cze) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Thomas Machac – Jack Draper (GBR) 4:6,2:6

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

13/11/17

Last week end the 19th International Tennis Symposium was held at Centro Pavesi in Milan (Italy) promoted by Pro Camp MGM Italia, UISP and GPTCA

I spent this week end at Centro Pavesi in Milan participating the 19th International Tennis Symposium… as per tradition the Symposium gathered many interesting speakers and it was again an opportunity to learn something new…

This year the event was promoted by Pro CAMP MGMG Italia and sponsored again by UISP (Unione Italiana Sport per tutti) and GPTCA (Global Professional Tennis Coach Association)…

After the welcome word of the Symposium president Mr. Massimo Rossi over the weekend many speakers shared their experience with the group

Massimo RAPETTI, Patricio REMONDEGUI, Stefano GALBANI, Laura GOLARSA, Jean Philippe FLEURIAN, Alberto CASTELLANI, Rainer SCHUTTLER, Dirk HARDORFF, Jellali ISSAM, Paulo ESCALONA, Saeid AHMADVAND, Dragos LUSCAN, Dimitros KATSANOS, Mark TUEN-MATTHEWS, Duje TOMASOVIC*, Carlo ROSSI, Aldo ANTONELLI, Stefano TAMORRI, Otello SORATO, Jose PERLAS…

The main theme was “THE RESILIENCE IN TENNIS”…

The first topic presented was “Nutrition and Supplments for Tennis Player”… and was presented by Massimo RAPETTI from Enervit…

It was a very interesting presentation with a lot of valid information about omega 3 and omega 6 impact on the players recovery and match preparation…

The following speaker were Patricio REMONDEGUI and Stefano GALBANI… and the presentation was focused on how Pat helped Stefano in his development…

Patricio REMONDEGUI helped Robin KERN in his tennis growth… and Robin played Smrikva Bowl in 2002 … Giulia LAMBIASE is another of his students and Giulia also played Smrikva… and over the weekend he presented various elements including some exercises loved by David Nalbandian…

The following moment was dedicated to Master graduation of two famous coaches and players: Dirk HARDORFF and Rainer SCHUTTLER… their tutor was Alberto CASTELLANI… and the commission of Newport Research University was composed by PHD Prof. Aldo Antonelli, Dott. Stefano Tamorri, Dott.ssa Frenzi…

Dirk HARDORFF discussed the thesis on JET LEG… a very interesting topic affecting a lot tennis players… Dirk Hordorf coached Alex Radulescu, Rainer Schuettler, Janko Tipsarevic, Yen Hsun Lu… he was Vice President of German Tennis Federation, Captain of Davis Cup of Taiwan…

his alumni, former #4 ATP, and coach of Ricard Berankis, Rainer SCHUTTLER discussed a thesis PAIN AND FATIGUE IN TENNIS… another interesting subject where Rainer pointed out of how physical recovery for him resulted always more easy compared to the mental recovery…

The following topic was presented by Laura GOLARSA…“building a player”

Laura Golarsa was WTA player and is the founder of her own academy in Milan and was explaining the importance of getting friendly with new technology in order to help own student in their development….

Laura was followed by Jean Philippe FLEURIAN and Alberto CASTELLANI which presented ISMCA: the health of the mind and TIGA: the performance accelerator…

Jean Philippe Fleurian was ATP player and for years member of French Tennis Association… the presentation was very interesting explaining the importance of setting goals in order to accelerate your performance… to know where you are going and how to go there…

The following presentations was a surprise in the program… being this GPTCA symposium for the first time also A Level certification there were a lot of high level coaches attending to get the exam… and Alberto Castellani decided to present several of them choosing an exercises they like to do…

So everything started with Dirk HARDORFF from Germany

… followed by Pat RAMONDEGUI from Argentina living in Italy showing an exercise David Nalbandian loved to do…

next presentation was held by Jellali ISSAM from Tunis living in Dubai… Damir DZUMHUR, Roger FEDERER, Viktor JOVIC are only some of the players who come from time to time to visit Jellali in Dubai…

… next was Paulo ESCALONA from Chile living in Germany who showed exercises that Paula Suarez loved to od…

Jean Philippe FLEURIAN from France and USA showed again one of the exercises he likes to do on the court…

Davis Cup Captain from Iran, Saeid AHMADVAND showed some tactics exercises…

and former physical trainer of current #1 WTA player Simona Halep, Dragos LUSCAN from Romania showed some exercises he likes to do…

Dimitros KATSANOS from Greece and Germany showed some great coordination skills development exercises…

Dimitros was followed by Mark TUEN-MATTHEWS from UK, his daughter Tzarina played Smrikva Bowl… and he showed some nice visualization exercises with a promising young player from Malasia…

Mark was followed by Laura GOLARSA from Italy… she played several nice exercises…

and Duje TOMASOVIC from Croatian made few exercises too…

At the end of the day Dragos LUSCAN showed many exercises again… very impressive the importance of progression and periodisation…

The second day started with Carlo ROSSI who presented several on the edge level researches he performed over the years related with children… the title of the presentation was “Easy Tennis: games and exercises for a fun and functional learning”… very interesting and inspiring…

Carlo Rossi was followed by Otello SORATO and Stefano TAMORRI… Otello is the founder of Mind Room Lab and the presentation was focused on “Use of Technology for Mental Improvement”… in particular it was virtual reality using MOT – multiple object tracking task via VR – brain tracker… very useful for concentration improvement…

… his presentation was followed by Jose PERLAS… who presented part of his coaching experience… and the title of his presentation was “How we won Roland Garros with my players”

I am pleased to list only some of the most prominent alumni of Jose PERLAS which might be familiar to many people in tennis such as: Carlos MOYA, Albert COSTA, Guillermo CORIA, Juan Carlos FERRERO, Janko TIPSAREVIC, Nicolas ALMAGRO, Fabio FOGNINI… Javier SANCHEZ, Tomas CARBONELL, Carlos COSTA, Albert PORTAS, Feliciano LOPEZ; Jacob DIAZ, Fernando VICENTE…. in addition was part of the Spanish Davis Cup team for many years…

It was a very interesting presentation… with many interesting human details behind each coaching experience shared… and also his presentation had on court presentation… with some prominent young tennis players such as Federico ARNABOLDI, winner of last year Avvenire… and Patrick ELIAS…

It was another Symposium “good year”… :)

06/11/17

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update November 2017)

Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list are mentioned below and the top Smrikva Bowl players current ranking…

• 15 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 – #42 WTA (Jun 2012)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #45 WTA (Sept 2017)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #97 WTA (Oct 2017)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #121 WTA (Feb 2017)
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #131 WTA (Sep 2017)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #134 on WTA (Oct 2016)
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #144 WTA (Aug 2017)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #176 WTA (Sep 2017)
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #199 WTA (Nov 2017)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #62 WTA doubles (Aug 2017)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #4 ATP (Nov 2017)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #33 ATP (Jul 2015)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #88 ATP (Nov 2017)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #150 ATP (Oct 2017)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #157 ATP (Oct 2017)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #182 ATP (Oct 2017)
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)

As of 6th of November 2017 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 54 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #44 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #56 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #89 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #98 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #132 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #151 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #165 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #183 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #199 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #202 WTA

Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #214 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #219 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #220 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #222 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #233 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #250 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #260 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #263 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #295 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #299 WTA

Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #323 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #340 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #368 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #386 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #434 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #455 WTA
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 player – #458 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #461 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #465 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #479 WTA

Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #481 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #513 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #517 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #529 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #547 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #548 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #584 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #633 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #672 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #711 WTA

Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #756 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #766 WTA
Ana BISKIC – 2009 player – #779 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #803 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #836 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #856 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC – 2005 player – #868 WTA
Helene PELLICANO – 2012 semif. – #881 WTA
Zoe KRUGER – 2012 semif. – #895 WTA
Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #903 WTA

Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #919 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #934 WTA
Angela *FITA BOLUDA*- 2009 player – #950 WTA
Paula ARIAS MANJON – 2010 runner up – # 981 WTA

• 32 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #4 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #48 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #88 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #156 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #159 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #208 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #210 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #230 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #231 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #241 ATP

Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #254 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #263 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #294 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 306 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #332 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #398 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #436 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #467 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #537 ATP

William BLUMBERG – 2008 player – #613 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #713 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #714 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 semifinalist- #717 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #786 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #801 ATP
Patrik RIKL – 2009 player – #809 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #832 ATP
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semifinals – #875 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #918 ATP

Jeffrey SCHROSCH – 2005 player – #976 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 semif. – #997 ATP

• 7 boys and 8 girls… in total 15 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #3 Alexei POPYRIN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 winner
- #4 Miomir KECMANOVIC – Junior US OPEN 2016 runner up
- #8 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA – junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner
- #18 Yshai OLIEL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #40 Tomas MACHAC
- #96 Lorenzo MUSETTI
- #100 Nicola KUHN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up and doubles winner

GIRLS:
- #3 Clair LIU – Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (2016 doubles winner), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up
- #9 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 winner (doubles), Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (doubles), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #36 Lea BOSKOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 runner up (doubles)
- #54 Tatiana PIERI
- #55 Ania HERTEL
- #72 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #74 Mihaela MARCULESCU
- #96 Giulia PEONI

• 1 girl is in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Olga DANILOVIC #5)

• 4 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Luca NARDI #1, Hamad MEDJEDOVIC #3, Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA #5, Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE #6)

Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #222 WTA
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #398 ATP

Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #121 ATP doubles
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, #128 ATP doubles
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #89 WTA

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
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, #254 ATP
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, #436 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #786 ATP
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #875 ATP
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #225 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #151 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #368 WTA

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #4 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #832 ATP

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #151 WTA
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #202 WTA
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, #1053 WTA

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semif, #717 ATP
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semif, #1263 ATP
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, #432 ATP (Oct 2016)

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #803 WTA
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 2004 player, #903 WTA

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #48 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #88 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #156 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #263 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #306 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #332 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #56 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #98 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005, #214 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #250 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #295 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, #434 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #529 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005, #868 WTA

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #306 ATP

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #165 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #199 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #219 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #233 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #260 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #386 WTA

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

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #230 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER (ESP) ,12th SB 2007, #537 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #801 ATP
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), 12th SB 2007 semif., #1513 ATP

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #44 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #183 WTA
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #220 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #455 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #633 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #756 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #159 ATP

IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING

2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, #294 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008, #714 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #997 ATP
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, #1130 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #132 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #461 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #513 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #584 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008, semif. #934 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #766 WTA

IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THEREFORE REACHED THE TOTAL OF 40 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2009 – 14th Smrikva Bowl and 8th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #208 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #210 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #467 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #713 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #809 ATP
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #185 ITF
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, #202 ITF
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, #717 ITF

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #299 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #479 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #481 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #672 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #919 WTA
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, #114 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #252 ITF

Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #458 WTA
Michaela GORDON (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #517 WTA

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

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

BOYS
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #231 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #918 ATP
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #1008 ATP doubles
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #40 ITF
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #417 ITF

GIRLS
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, #1208 WTA
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #55 ITF
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #72ITF
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, #74 ITF
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #113 ITF
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), 15th SB 2010 semif., #227 ITF
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, #1338 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #263 WTA
Alexa BUTERA (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #1294 ITF

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, #104 ITF
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #229 ITF
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #234 ITF
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #283 ITF
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #303 ITF
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #394 ITF
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, #504 ITF
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), 16th SB 2011 semif., #779 ITF
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #913 ITF
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, #2419 ITF

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #465 WTA
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, #171 ITF
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterf., #242 ITF
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #277 ITF
Betina TOKAC (TUR), 16th SB 2011 semif., #712 ITF
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, #2175 ITF

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #96 ITF
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #463 ITF
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #472 ITF
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #537 ITF
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 semif., #566 ITF
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, #661 ITF
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, #792 ITF
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #827 ITF
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1206 ITF
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #1353 ITF
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, #2034 ITF

GIRLS
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #881 WTA
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #895 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1122 WTA
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #172 ITF
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #192 ITF
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #216 ITF
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #273 ITF
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #308ITF
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, #426 ITF
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., #496ITF
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #678 ITF
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #989 ITF
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, #1206 ITF
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #1342 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
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #1 ETA U14
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #3 ETA U14
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #5 ETA U14
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013, #6 ETA U14
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #11 ETA U14
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #20 ETA U14
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #26 ETA U14
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #34 ETA U14
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #50 ETA U14
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #62 ETA U14
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #71 ETA U14
Vojtech VEIGERT (CZE), 18th SB 2013, #75 ETA U14
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #96 ETA U14
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #114 ETA U14
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #117 ETA U14
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #117 ETA U14
Mateja JANICIJEVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #180 ETA U14
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #217 ETA U14

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #561 ITF
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #731 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #1113 ITF
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #2089 ITF
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #56 ETA U14
Ana VILCEK (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #111 ETA U14
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #185 ETA U14

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, #37 ETA U14
Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #94 ETA U14
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #102 ETA U14
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #114 ETA U14
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #117 ETA U14
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #150 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #163 ETA U14
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #175 ETA U14
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #193 ETA U14
William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #194 ETA U14
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), 19th SB 2014 semif., #355 ETA U14
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #341 ETA U14
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #407 ETA U14

GIRLS

Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #32 ETA U14
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #38 ETA U14
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #65 ETA U14
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #121 ETA U14
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #192 ETA U14
Veronica SIRCI (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #325 ETA U14
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #1105 ETA U14
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., is too young for 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
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), 20th SB 2015 semif.
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), 20th SB 2015 semif.
Dino PRIZMIC (CRO), 20th SB 2015 quarterf.

GIRLS
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif.
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif.

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
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

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.

27/10/17

We collected olives and made olive oil that will end up in bottles for the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 Ambassadors - Istrian olive oil - one of the best in the World and Smrikva "seeds of the Legends" are making it more and more special year after year...

It was another very long day in Smrikve… the second olives collection day for the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 edition-generation…

… with over 20 friends we started to gather for the olive oil collection at 8:00 AM…

… and we returned home very late in the evening from the olive mill with anther golden green annual :)… it was almost 1:00 AM in the morning… a very full day :D…

It is the story of the 2018 Smrikva Bowl olive oil production :)…

In Smrikve is considered 2018 production because the next year every new Smrikva Bowl Ambassador will receive as per tradition a memory bottle of it during the Ambassador’s nomination ceremony.

We moved from Smrikve to Fazana to collect the first olives of the day…

later we moved to Villa Taste…

collecting olives is always wonderful family…

and friends time :)

cheers!!!

after Valbandon we moved back to Smrikve… for a small food break…

before we continued to collect the olives at Smrikve Lounge and those nearby Smrikve Malmsay vineyards… and Villa Smrikve garden…

wonderful LOUGNE… green and blue sky…

so lucky to collect olives with this kind of weather…

… and the day was again too short to collect all…

… we had a great team… but olives keep being great with us…

Smrikva Bowl trees planted by today’s famous player had a lot of olives… the first one planted in 2005 had again over 50 kg…

Our olive trees hold names of over 1300 players coming from 85 countries and all the continents…

In Smrikve we produce Istrian olive oil that has over 2000 years old tradition in olive oil making and was considered among the best one in the Roman Empire and today is still considered among the best one in the World.

During the Smrikva Bowl we use to give to every Smrikva Bowl Ambasador a bottle of oil as a memory to their Smrikva Bowl.

We are already able to produce special and limited collections of the Smrikva Bowl olive oil from the Smrikva Bowl centuries old olive trees planted by some of the future tennis Champions…

The long road full of sweat and tears… and in end smile :)

It was so nice that some tourists stop to collect olives with us :D… and they were helping to collect on the olive planted by this year Smrikva Bowl players… and the olive planted by Ana Konjuh and her generation who reached this year #20 WTA ranking… the tourist did not know that… they kept speaking in French and Italian saying how wonderful time they have with possibility to join us…

Since 2009, 22 Smrikva Bowl kids won 29 Junior GRAND SLAM Tournaments in total…

very soon senior GRAND SLAM titles will come…

…and last year two players reached TOP 10 ATP and WTA ranking for the first time… Dominic THIEM and Belinda BENCIC… and so far 13 reached TOP 100 ATP/WTA and 27 players are among TOP 200 ATP/WTA… and we are close to 90 players among TOP 1000 ATP/WTA

The tradition of the olive oil production started to develop in Istria during the time of the Emperor Augustus. Thanks to the olive oil Pula was for few centuries one of the richest towns in the Roman Empire and this is one of the main reasons why Pula got its magnificent Arena.

It is important to say that at the time olive oil was not used only as the salad dressing as we use it today but it was used also for lighting thus it was important as todays are important the sources of energy we use. It was the gold of its period. This explain the status and importance Pula had during the Roman Empire time.

Romans had deep knowledge of olive oil making and we do know that they had five different olive oils quality ranking:

1. Oleum ex albis ulivis: first quality olive oil made by green and white olives
(THIS IS WHAT WE DO FROM THE SMRIKVA BOWL OLIVES)
2. Viride: olive oil made by the olives that started to become black
3. Maturum: olive oil made by mature olives
4. Caducum: olive oil made by olives collected from the ground
5. Cibarium: olive oil made by rotten olives

In 2005, for the 10th Smrikva Bowl anniversary, we started the tradition of planting an old Olive tree. The Olive tree selected was older than the oldest man living on the earth today.

On Brioni island there is an olive tree from the beginning of the 4th century that is one of the oldest olive trees in Europe… and many Smrikva Bowl kids visit it every year…

Marcus Valerius Martialis, native from Cordoba, who lived in the 1st century AD, during the Roman Empire times, celebrated Istrian olive oil with the following verses: “Uncto Corduba Laetior Venafro Histra Nec Minus Absolute Testa”. The translation in English would be: “Cordoba, you being more fertile than the olive oil region of Venafro and so perfect as the oil (amphora) from Istria”.

To learn more about ISTRIAN OLIVE OIL and the Region where Smrikva Bowl is played please visit:

…CULTURAL E-BOOK “Istria from Smrikve” aims to provide Smrikva Bowl players and their families with useful information about the places that should be visited in the Istria region. Here you will find information about: architecture, history, people, music, museums, major cultural events, cuisine, top restaurants and the best olive oil and wine producers.

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.

06/10/17

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update October 2017)

Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list are mentioned below and the top Smrikva Bowl players current ranking…

• 14 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 – #42 WTA (Jun 2012)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #45 WTA (Sept 2017)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #98 WTA (Oct 2017)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #121 WTA (Feb 2017)
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #131 WTA (Sep 2017)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #134 on WTA (Oct 2016)
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #144 WTA (Aug 2017)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #176 WTA (Sep 2017)

Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #62 WTA doubles (Aug 2017)
Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #7 ATP (Jun 2016)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #33 ATP (Jul 2015)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #91 ATP (Jul 2017)
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #150 ATP (Oct 2017)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #157 ATP (Oct 2017)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #182 ATP (Oct 2017)
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)

As of 2nd of October 2017 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 52 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #42 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #46 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #85 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #98 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #136 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #171 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #178 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #190 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #193 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #196 WTA

Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #197 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #212 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #214 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #218 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #257 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #262 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #263 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #271 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #300 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #312 WTA

Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #346 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #350 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #352 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #377 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #427 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #433 WTA
Ashley LAHEY – 2009 player – #452 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #468 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #487 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #490 WTA

Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #511 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #513 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #521 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #535 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #539 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #547 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #567 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #599 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #629 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #697 WTA

Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #712 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #726 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #770 WTA
Ana BISKIC – 2009 player – #784 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #820 WTA
Lea BOSKOVIC – 2009 player – #828 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #842 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC – 2005 player – #850 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #864 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #878 WTA

Helene PELLICANO – 2012 semifi. – #894 WTA
Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #941 WTA

• 30 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #7 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #57 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #98 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #150 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #157 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #182 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #218 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #228 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #276 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #279 ATP

Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 293 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #299 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #330 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #346 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #348 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #402 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #476 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #538 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #591 ATP

William BLUMBERG – 2008 player – #616 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #722 ATP
Nerman FATIC – 2004 semifinalist- #725 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN – 2009 cd winner – #762 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #764 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #792 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #836 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #883 ATP
Matej SABANOV – 2002 semifinals – #944 ATP
Jeffrey SCHROSCH – 2005 player – #987 ATP

• 10 players TOP 100 ATP RACE TO MILAN NEXT GEN

Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #5 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #18 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #28 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #29 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #44 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – #47 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #51 ATP
Youssef HOSSAM – 2008 player – #55 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #62 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #88 ATP

• 9 boys and 8 girls… in total 17 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #3 Miomir KECMANOVIC – Junior US OPEN 2016 runner up
- #5 Alexei POPYRIN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 winner
- #6 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA – junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner
- #18 Yshai OLIEL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #40 Tomas MACHAC
- #48 Nicola KUHN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up and doubles winner
- #88 Lorenzo MUSETTI
- #94 Duje AJDUKOVIC
- #100 Damien WENGER

GIRLS:
- #1 Clair LIU – Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (2016 doubles winner), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2017 runner up
- #7 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 winner (doubles), Junior WIMBLEDON 2017 winner (doubles), Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #37 Lea BOSKOVIC – Junior USOPEN 2017 runner up (doubles)
- #56 Tatiana PIERI
- #57 Ania HERTEL
- #66 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #71 Mihaela MARCULESCU
- #98 Giulia PEONI

• 1boy and 1 girl are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Lorenzo Musetti #9, Olga DANILOVIC #5)

• 4 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Luca NARDI #1, Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE #2, Hamad MEDJEDOVIC #3, Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA #5, Jerome KYM #10)

Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, #218 WTA
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, #402 ATP

Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, #103 ATP doubles
Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #135 ATP doubles
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, #85 WTA

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, #276 ATP
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, #279 ATP
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, #538 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, #722 ATP
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #944 ATP
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semif., #284 ATP doubles

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, #178 WTA
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, #377 WTA

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, #7 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003, #836 ATP

GIRLS
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003, #171 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO),8th SB 2003 semif., #178 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003 runner up, #878 WTA
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, #1050 WTA

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semif, #725 ATP
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semif, #1086 ATP
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, #432 ATP (Oct 2016)

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, #864 WTA
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 2004 player, #941 WTA

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #57 ATP
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #98 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Cons.winner, #150 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 semif., #293 ATP
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, #346 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #348 ATP

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #46 WTA
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, #98 WTA
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005, #197 WTA
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, #271 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005, #300 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, #427 WTA
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, #511 WTA
Kristina OSTOJIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005, #850 WTA

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, #293 ATP
Andre BIRO (HUN), 11th SB 2006 semif., #2016 ATP

GIRLS
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, #190 WTA
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, #196 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, #212 WTA
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, #214 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, #262 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterf., #352 WTA

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

BOYS
Lloyd HARRIS (RSA), ,12th SB 2007, #199 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER (ESP) ,12th SB 2007, #591 ATP
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #792 ATP
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), 12th SB 2007 semif., #1541 ATP

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, #42 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007, #193 WTA
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #263 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), 12th SB 2007 semif., #433 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterf., #629 WTA
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, #726 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL (USA), 6th “Little Mo”/SB, #157 ATP

IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD TENNIS TALENTS GATHERING

2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, #330 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008, #764 ATP
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, #1155 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 semif., #1063 ATP

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 semif., #136 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008, #513 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008, #567 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, #599 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008, semif. #770 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), 7th “Little Mo”/SB, #842 WTA

IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THEREFORE REACHED THE TOTAL OF 40 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2009 – 14th Smrikva Bowl and 8th“Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #182 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #299 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semif., #476 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Cons.winner, #762 ATP
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #1618 ATP
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, not ranked ATP
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, #160 ITF
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, #162 ITF

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, #350 WTA
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, #468 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, #490 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, #535 WTA
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterf., #697 WTA
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, #131 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #349 ITF

Ashley LAHEY (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #452 WTA
Michaela GORDON (USA), 8th “Little Mo”/SB, #487 WTA

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

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

BOYS
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, #228 ATP
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), 15th SB 2010 semif., #883 ATP
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #40 ITF
Damien WENGER (SUI), 15th SB 2010, #100 ITF
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, #360 ITF

GIRLS
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, #1211 WTA
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, #57 ITF
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, #66 ITF
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, #71 ITF
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterf., #102 ITF
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), 15th SB 2010 semif., #213 ITF
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, #811 ITF

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #257 WTA
Alexa BUTERA (USA), 9th “Little Mo”/SB, #1263 ITF

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, #94 ITF
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #181 ITF
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, #259 ITF
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, #289 ITF
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #305 ITF
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, #435 ITF
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, #507 ITF
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), 16th SB 2011 semif., #761 ITF
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterf., #1037 ITF
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, #2346 ITF

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, #521 WTA
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, #169 ITF
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterf., #214 ITF
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, #265 ITF
Betina TOKAC (TUR), 16th SB 2011 semif., #504 ITF
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, #795 ITF

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #88 ITF
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #461 ITF
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #480 ITF
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 semif., #561 ITF
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #651 ITF
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, #657 ITF
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, #772 ITF
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012, #930 ITF
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1174 ITF
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #1666 ITF
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, #1984 ITF

GIRLS
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #894 WTA
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), 17th SB 2012 semif., #1100 WTA
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, #1125 WTA
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #185 ITF
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, #207 ITF
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, #260 ITF
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, #414 ITF
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, #416 ITF
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, #428 ITF
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), 17th SB 2012 semif., #488 ITF
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #868 ITF
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, #1183 ITF
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterf., #1305 ITF
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, #1482 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
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, #1 ETA U14
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013, #2 ETA U14
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013 semif., #3 ETA U14
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #5 ETA U14
Jerome KYM (SUI), 18th SB 2013, #10 ETA U14
Danilo RAICEVIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #19 ETA U14
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #27 ETA U14
Piotr KUSIEWICZ (POL), 18th SB 2013, #35 ETA U14
Filip MANDOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #51 ETA U14
Daniel RINCON (ESP), 18th SB 2013 semif., #60 ETA U14
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, #69 ETA U14
Vojtech VEIGERT (CZE), 18th SB 2013, #74 ETA U14
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #96 ETA U14
Gal EMERSIC POTOCNIK (SVN), 18th SB 2013, #112 ETA U14
Adi DAGAN (ISR), 18th SB 2013, #115 ETA U14
Fran MITROVIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #115 ETA U14
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, #144 ETA U14
Mateja JANICIJEVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #179 ETA U14

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, #339 ITF
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, #1094 ITF
Antonia RUZIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013, #38 ETA U14
Andjela LOPICIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #57 ETA U14
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), 18th SB 2013 semif., #105 ETA U14
Ana VILCEK (SRB), 18th SB 2013, #110 ETA U14
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), 18th SB 2013 semif., #185 ETA U14

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, #38 ETA U14
Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #74 ETA U14
Dragomir DRAGANOV (BLG), 19th SB 2014, #101 ETA U14
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, #112 ETA U14
Kalin IVANOVSKI (MKD), 19th SB 2014, #115 ETA U14
Ivan SODAN (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #151 ETA U14
Nikola ZEKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014, #163 ETA U14
Luka MIKRUT (CRO), 19th SB 2014, #175 ETA U14
Lun OBRUL (SVN), 19th SB 2014, #189 ETA U14
William JANSEN (GBR), 19th SB 2014, #190 ETA U14
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), 19th SB 2014 semif., #306 ETA U14
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #338 ETA U14
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #472 ETA U14

GIRLS

Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, #32 ETA U14
Stela PEEVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #38 ETA U14
Kyoka KUBO (JPN), 19th SB 2014, #65 ETA U14
Denislava GLUSHKOVA (BGR), 19th SB 2014, #94 ETA U14
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), 19th SB 2014 semif., #193 ETA U14
Veronica SIRCI (ITA), 19th SB 2014, #323 ETA U14
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, #1100 ETA U14
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 19th SB 2014 semif., is too young for 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

GIRLS
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up
Mara GAE (ROU), 20th SB 2015 semif.
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), 20th SB 2015 semif.

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
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

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.

21/09/17

21st of September - Smrikva Bowl Ambassador Day - ready to start 23rd annual Smrikva Bowl 2018 "seeds of the Legends" research

Dear Smrikva Bowl and Smrikve friends!

I was 23 when starting the Smrikva story back in 1996… and today is 21st of September 2017, Smrikva Bowl Ambassador’s Day (“SBA” Day), and time to open the 23rd annual candidacy process…

22 editions are behind… over 1800 former players are spread in 85 countries writing the “seeds of the Legends”story… and making quite important impact in their communities…

World map

… over 920 signed books are kept in the Smrikva Bowl Heritage Library…

… over 1300 names carried with pride by 12 old Smrikva Bowl olive trees… creating something special and still difficult to understand…

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

… 19 professional ATP/WTA titles…

… 13 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…

… 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…

It is time to start “seeds of the Legend” research for the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 edition… and I have to thanks so many Smrikva Ambassadors for doing their best to continue Smrikva mission…

I am pleased to recall that the 4th Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week (SBTTFW) 2018 edition with Luca Appino and me will be held for the first time for 2 weeks from 14th-21st and from 22nd till 29th of April 2018 due to very high number of participation requests…

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…

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…

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 he have the chance to become better…

Many years ago we started to plant 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 say something… 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.”

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 pillars of the civilization path.

Books are a human memory that can help us understand what we see combined with our cummulated 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 knowledge.

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 is a good day to start the new research of the Smrikva talents… and with this e-mail the selection process for the 23rd annual will be open.

23rd Smrikva Bowl will be held in Pula-Istria, Croatia, from (23rd) 25th till 30th of June 2018. Smrikva Bowl gathers young tennis talents from all over the World and next year edition will be dedicated to players born in 2008.

When I think of Smrikva Bowl Heritage and Legacy I always imagine it 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.

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 it is an very “important” competition… without understanding that the result is not the 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 competition…

On our website you can already find PDF file 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 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 85 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 palyers that one day the olive oil made from the “seeds of the Legends” trees will be by far one of the most prestige in the World…

This year Croatia and Istria registered 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… SBA 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 for that thanks to the Smrikva seeds…

The number of the invited players in 2018 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 2008 that deserves to play Smrikva Bowl or you wish to present your candidacy for the 4th SBTTFW 2018 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 may 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.

Mio

14/09/17

Yesterday we collected grapes and started the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 - Smrikve Malvazija wine production

We just collected grapes and started 2018 Smrikve wine production… the wine collection of limited 150 bottles will be made as per tradition… and around 100 bottles will be donated to the families participating the 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 edition…

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

Smrikve Malvazija is thanks to the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors spread in 85 countries and all the continents. Last year we created a limited collection of 150 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 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018 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.