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17/12/16

Greetings from Smrikve... Sve najljepše... Auguri 2017

Dear Smrikve friends,

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

… for years I kept believing that Smrikva Bowl kids and families will write by example stories that will inspire generations to come… and is easy to foresee that our seeds will collect the most prestigious trophies in tennis… and more than one will write the name on the stars reserved to the Legends, but not only…

21st Smrikva Bowl edition is behind us… and 1700 Smrikva Bowl seeds are spread in 78 countries…

They conquered a total of 23 junior GRAND SLAM titles… 14 professional ATP/WTA titles… 2 players reached TOP 10 ATP/WTA ranking… and in prestige under 12, 14, 18 tournaments around the World there is always someone who reach the end of the Draws…

To have a dream is nice… but to have people who dream with you is even more nice… and for them we are always special simply by the way we are…

Thanks to all those who keep visiting Smrikve… bringing news… inviting friends to visit us… and my heart is smirking knowing that there are more and more players and families which in their dreams keep a little piece of Smrikve ;)….

We do our best to keep improving in different directions… and among others we upgraded some of our accommodation units this year again, but not only…

Long time ago we started to prepare 3rd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week (SBTTFW) 2017… scheduled for 22nd – 29th of April… which is expected to be again a great 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 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 edition started the day after the 21st annual finals and is expected to be another great annual… as of November there were already talents who presented their candidacy representing almost all the continents (only Antarctica is missing)…another good year is envisaged ;)…

I hope several Smrikva seeds will play prestige and traditional international tournaments (ETA, ITF, ATP) in Istria in 2017… this will be an opportunity to smile together in Smrikve…

… and one last thing… this year our olive trees made a lot of fruit… I hope next year some of you may think of joining us during collection days… to me collecting olives is a magic and relaxing moment… there are olive trees planted since 2005 by our little Ambassadors with over thousands names… and this year if each kid was with us to help there would be couple of kg for each to collect ;)…

Best wishes to you and your families,

Mio

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Dragi prijatelji i poznanici Smrikvi,

Prosinac je vrijeme čestitanja… vrijeme želja… vrijeme koje rado provodimo uz svoje najbliže… i vrijeme je za prisjetiti se godine koja prolazi… a i trenutak za razmisliti o novim željama i putevima kojima krenuti koji mogu donijeti radosti i energije svakome od nas i onima koji su nam blizu…

… dugi niz godina vjerujem da djeca Smrikve, uz svoje obitelji, imaju prilike zapisati priče koje će primjerom nadahnuti generacije koje dolaze… i sve je lakše razaznati da će prikupiti najznačajnije trofeje u svijetu tenisa… i više njih upisati svoje ime na zvjezdama rezerviranim za Legende, ali i više od toga…

21. Smrikva Bowl je iza nas… i sjeme Smrikve broji 1700 talenata raširenih u 78 zemalja…

Već danas posjeduju impresivan životopis… 23 juniorske GRAND SLAM titule… 14 profesionalnih 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 poneko dijete Smrikve u završnici ždrijeba…

Sanjati je lijepo… ali imati ljude koji sanjaju uz tebe je još ljepše jer za najbliže koji uz nas sanjaju smo često posebni jednostavno onakvi kakvi jesmo…

Hvala svima koji nas posjećuju… donose vijesti… dovode svoje prijatelje… i srce mi se smješi znajući da ima puno djece koja u svojim snovima nose jedan mali dio Smrikve ;)…

Trudimo se biti vrijedni u svakom pogledu kao i naši mališani… tako smo i ove godine u Smrikvama napravili poneko poboljšanje u više smještajnih jedinica, ali ne samo to…

Duže vrijeme se radi na pripremi Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week (SBTTFW) 2017 koji će se održati od 22.-29. travnja… 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 22. Smrikva Bowl-u 2017. je u punom jeku pripremanja… već na početku studenog su skoro svi kontinenti kandidaturama talenata bili predstavljeni (fali samo predstavnik Antarktika)… tako da se očekuje još jedna dobra godina…

Nadam se da će više djece Smrikve zaigrati poneki od prestižnih i tradicionalnih turnira (ETA, ITF, ATP) u Istri tijekom 2017.te pa da se možda i vidimo u Smrikvama…

… i za kraj… da ne zaboravim :)… ove godine su masline posebno dobro rodile… i želja mi je pozvati vas na berbu sljedeće godine… berba je uvijek poseban trenutak… trenutak mira i inspiracije… više je posebnih maslina koje rastu u Smrikvama od 2005.godine koje nose preko 1000 imena djece Smrikve… i da su ove godine svi došli nam pomoći bilo bi za svakoga par kila malsina za ubrati ;)…

Sve najljepše i vama i obiteljima!

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 alle nuove mete di viaggio che possano portarci gioia ed energia…

… da anni credo che i ragazzi dello Smrikva Bowl scriveranno storie che ispireranno con l’esempio le nuove generazioni… ed e’ sempre piu’ facile scorgere che collezioneranno prestigiosi trofei nel tennis… e piu’ di uno scriverra’ il proprio nome sulle stelle riservate alle Legende, ma non solo…

21.esima edizione e’ dietro di noi… e 1700 semi dello Smrikva sono sparsi in 78 paesi…

Questi ragazzi hanno collezionato un totale di 23 titoli juniores negli GRANDE SLAM… 16 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… ed avere la gente che sogna insieme a noi e’ ancora piu’ bello perche’ per loro siamo noi stessi speciali semplicemente cosi’ come siamo…

Grazie a tutti che ci visitano… portano notizie… e continuano a portare nuovi amici… mi ride il cuore sapendo che ci sono sempre di piu’ coloro che portano dentro i loro sogni un piccolo pezzetino di Smrikve ;)…

Cerchiamo di migliorare ed abbiamo apportato migliorie anche quest’anno in diverse unita’ abitative e non solo…

Si lavora da tempo per il 3. Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week (SBTTFW) 2017 che si terra’ tra il 22. ed il 29. Aprile 2017… 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)

22.esima edizione dello Smrikva Bowl 2017 e’ in fase di preparazione dal giorno dopo la finale della 21.esima edizione… e dall’inizio novembre abbiamo quasi tutti i continenti gia’ rappresentati (manca solo l’Antarctica)… si attende un’altra grande annata di talenti…

Spero diversi sceglieranno di giocare tornei internazionali (ETA, ITF, ATP) di prestigio del 2017 in Istria per rivedersi a Smrikve…

…e l’ultima cosa… dimenticavo… quest’anno gli ulivi hanno fruttato cosi’ tanto che l’anno prossimo vi invito alla raccolta :D… per me la raccolta e’ sempre un momento magico e di relax… ci sono diversi ulivi speciali piantati dal 2005 ad oggi che portano oltre mille nomi dei nostri Ambasciatori… e quest’anno se venivano tutti i ragazzi ad aiutarci nella raccolta ci sarebbe stato per ciascuno un paio di chili di ulive da raccogliere ;)…

Un caro augurio a voi e le vostre famiglie,

Mio

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14/12/16

38 Top Smrikva Bowl players on 55th Junior Orange Bowl 2016 edition... Stela Peeva and Noa Krznaric reached quarterfinals...

Over the last five 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

This week the 55th edition of the Junior ORANGE BOWL 2016 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

Stela Peeva (BGR) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Stela Peeva – Audrey Moutama (Fra) 6:2,4:6,6:2
2nd round: Stela Peeva – Dasha Plekhanova (Can) 4:6,6:0,7:6
3rd round: Stela Peeva – Meera Jesudason (USA) 6:3,6:3
4th round: Stela Peeva – Kelly Dowuona (Can) 6:0,6:4
Quarterfinals: Stela Peeva – Cori Gauff (USA) 1:6,0:6

Alexandra M. Eala (PHI) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Alexandra Eala – Margaret Navarro (USA) 6:1,6:1
2nd round: Alexandra Eala – Qavia J. Lopez (USA) 6:1,6:3
3rd round: Alexandra Eala – Reece Carter (Can) 6:1,7:5
4th round: Alexandra Eala – D.Benabraham (USA) 6:4,3:6,2:6

Aliona Falei (BLR) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 runner up
1st round: Aliona Falei – Eemma Namnieks (Est) 6:1,6:1
2nd round: Aliona Falei – Kyoka Kubo (Jpn) 6:7,6:0,6:3
3rd round: Aliona Falei – Gracie S. Epps (USA) 6:3,4:6,7:5
4th round: Aliona Falei – Vivian D. Ovrootsky (USA) 4:6,4:6

Kyoka Kubo (JPN) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Kyoka Kubo – Maria Popova (Can) 6:3,6:0
2nd round: Kyoka Kubo – Aliona Falei (Blr) 7:6,0:6,3:6

Denislava Glushkova (BGR) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Denislava Glushkova – Katerina Dimitrova (Blg) 6:2,7:6
2nd round: Denislava Glushkova – Solana Sierra (Arg) 6:7,5:7

Ela Nala Milič (SVN) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 winner
1st round: Ela Nala Milič – Tatiana Muzykantskaya (Rus) 3:6,2:6

Neriya Yona (Isr) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Neriya Yona – Minseo Kim (Kor) 1:6,0:6

Lucija Ciric-Bagaric (CRO) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Lucija Ciric-Bagaric – Meera Jesudason (USA) 3:6,4:6

Tea Nikcevic (MNE) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Tea Nikcevic – Kristyna Beranova (CZE) 3:6,0:6

GIRLS UNDER 14

Noa Krznaric (Cro) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 winner
1st round: Noa Krznaric – Lina M. Mohamed (USA) 6:1,6:2
2nd round: Noa Krznaric – Amber Fuller (Mys) 4:6,6:3,6:2
3rd round: Noa Krznaric – Hwi Won Wi (Kor) 6:2,6:3
4th round: Noa Krznaric – Gabriella Price (USA) 7:5,6:3
Quarterfinals: Noa Krznaric – Alexa Noel (USA) 1:6,5:7

Kylie Bilchev (GBR) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 runner up
1st round: Kylie Bilchev – Malaika Rapolu (USA) 6:2,6:2
2nd round: Kylie Bilchev – Camila Soares (Per) 6:3,7:5
3rd round: Kylie Bilchev – Lauren Anzalotta (USA) 6:3,6:3
4th round: Kylie Bilchev – Emma Raducanu (Rou) 2:6,4:6

Ziva Falkner (SVN) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Ziva Falkner – Jesse Doone (SMR) 6:3,6:0
2nd round: Ziva Falkner – Leyden Games (USA) 7:6,6:2
3rd round: Ziva Falkner – Savannah Broadus (USA) 1:6,6:2,0:6

Matilde Paoletti (ITA) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Matilde Paoletti – Maria Rizzolo (USA) 6:4,6:4
2nd round: Matilde Paoletti – Tara Malik (USA) 6:4,7:5
3rd round: Matilde Paoletti – Natsumi Kawaguchi (Jpn) 4:6,6:2,1:6

Erika Matsuda (JPN) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Erika Matsuda – Alejandra Cruz (Mex) 6:2,6:3
2nd round: Erika Matsuda – Erika Cheng (Bra)7:5,6:1
3rd round: Erika Matsuda – Holly M. Fischer (Gbr) 0:6,0:6

Teodora Vujicic (SRB) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Teodora Vujicic – Zhenghui Tian (USA) 6:2,6:2
2nd round: Teodora Vujicic – Lisa Pigato (Ita) 0:6,2:6

Sophia Weiland (Lux) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Sophia Weiland – Mara Guth (Ger) 1:6,0:6

Boys:

BOYS UNDER 12

Dino Prizmic (Cro) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 quarterfinalist
1st round: Dino Prizmic – Nathan Nguyen (USA) 6:3,6:3
2nd round: Dino Prizmic – Nicholas Godsick (USA) 6:2,6:2
3rd round: Dino Prizmic – J. Velasquez (Col) 6:1,7:5
4th round: Dino Prizmic – Adolfo Vallejo (Pry) 5:7,2:6

Adam Kulig (POL) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Adam Kulig – Alejandro Montoya (Col) 6:1,6:2
2nd round: Adam Kulig – Victor Lilov (USA) 0:6,0:6

Andrew Salu (USA) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 quarterfinalist
1st round: Andrew Salu – Lachlan Robertson (Can) 6:1,7:6
2nd round: Andrew Salu – Jelani Sarr (USA) 6:4,4:6,1:6

Tymofii Milovanov (UKR) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Tymofii Milovanov – Daniel Tariel (Kgz) 0:6,0:6

Patrick Brady (THI) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 winner
1st round: Patrick Brady – Lautaro Ballestros (Arg) 4:6,4:6

Zach Stephens (GBR) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Zach Stephens – Juan D.Velasquez (Col) 5:7,2:6

Lun Obrul (SVN) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 quarterfinalist
1st round: Lun Obrul – Dinko Dinev (Bgr) 4:6,6:4,6:0

Sora Matsuda (JPN) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Sora Matsuda – Henrik Bladelius (Swe) 6:7,0:6

William Jansen (GBR) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: William Jansen – Alvaro Pedraza (USA) 6:7,1:6

BOYS UNDER 14

Ryotaro Koshiba (JPN) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Ryotaro Koshiba – Richard J. Mallory (BMU) 6:1,6:1
2nd round: Ryotaro Koshiba – John A. Chin (Jam) 6:1,6:0
3rd round: Ryotaro Koshiba – Alan Kam (Mex) 6:0,6:0
4th round: Ryotaro Koshiba – Toby A. Kodat (USA) wo
5th round: Ryotaro Koshiba – Jacobi B. Bain (Bhs) 6:3,3:6,4:6

Luca Nardi (ITA) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Luca Nardi – bye
2nd round: Luca Nardi – Armin Koschtojan (Ger) 6:2,6:1
3rd round: Luca Nardi – Griffin Daehnke (USA) 6:4,6:1
4th round: Luca Nardi – Roman Burruchaga (Arg) 7:6,6:3
5th round: Luca Nardi – Alex S. Lee (USA) 3:6,2:6

Peter Alam (GBR) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Peter Alam – Pelayo Garcia (Esp) 6:1,6:0
2nd round: Peter Alam – Hunter Heck (USA) 7:6,6:3
3rd round: Peter Alam – Gabriel Hurtado (Col) 7:5,6:3
4th round: Peter Alam – Spencer Brachman (USA) 4:6,4:6

Luciano T. Darderi (ARG) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Luciano Darderi – Jasper Surah (SMR) 6:2,6:3
2nd round: Luciano Darderi – Aidan A. Carter (TTO) 6:0,6:3
3rd round: L. Darderi – S.de la Fuente (ARG) 6:3,1:6,1:6

Viktor Jovic (SRB) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 semifinals
1st round: Viktor Jovic – bye
2nd round: Viktor Jovic – Grant Durham (USA) 6:1,6:2
3rd round: Viktor Jovic – Koichiro Inada (USA) 6:7,6:2,2:6

Angel Guerrero Melgar (ESP) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: A.Guerrero Melgar – Shay Buchnik (ISR) 6:4,6:2
2nd round: A.Guerrero Melgar – Felix Gill (Gbr) 6:3, 7:6
3rd round: A.Guerrero Melgar – Marcus Mcdaniel (USA) 2:6,2:6

Frank Jonker (NLD) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Frank Jonker – Eli Gordon (USA) 6:4,6:3
2nd round: Frank Jonker – Felipe Barbosa (Bra) 6:2,6:3
3rd round: Frank Jonker – Xiaofei Wang (Chn) 0:6,0:6

Sebastian Gima (ROU) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 runner up
1st round: Sebastian Gima – Tony H. Huang (Chn) 6:0,6:4
2nd round: Sebastian Gima – Buyun Chaokete (Chn) 1:6,1:6

Thijmen Loof (NLD) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Thijmen Loof – Alberto Sierra (CRI) 6:1,6:1
2nd round: Thijmen Loof – N. Ionel (Rom) 3:6,6:7

Felix Nordby (NOR) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Felix Nordby – Hayden Postin (USA) 5:7,0:6

Fons van Sambeek (NLD) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Fons van Sambeek – N.Motaghedi (USA) 2:6,1:6

Michael Francis II M. Eala (PHI) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: M.Eala – Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) 6:4,4:6,0:6

Sean Kamyshev (ISR) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Sean Kamyshev – Rafael A. De Alba (Mex) 0:6,6:7

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.

10/12/16

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update December 2016)

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

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

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #7 WTA (Feb 2016)
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #42 WTA (Jun 2012)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #48 WTA (Oct 2017)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #62 WTA (Jul 2013)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #134 on WTA (Oct 2016)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #142 WTA (Nov 2016)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #142 WTA (Apr 2016)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)

Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)

• 10 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)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #170 ATP (Nov 2015)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #191 ATP (Apr 2016)

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #102 ATP doubles (Aug 2015)
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 – #158 ATP doubles (Nov 2016)

As of 10th of December 2016 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 52 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #43 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #47 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #100 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #142 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #157 on WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #224 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #237 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #245 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #269 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #282 WTA

Jana FETT – 2005 player – #297 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #307 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #318 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #330 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #334 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #357 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #362 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #377 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #379 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #383 WTA

Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #406 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #432 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #439 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #452 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #474 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #485 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #535 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #549 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #560 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #574 WTA

Ema BURGIC BUCO – 2002 player – #575 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #576 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #592 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #602 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #603 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #616 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #672 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #677 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #681 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #695 WTA

Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #710 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #749 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #751 WTA
Katarina JOKIC – 2008 winner – #826 WTA
Manisha FOSTER – 2003 player – #844 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #879 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC – 2011 winner – #903 WTA
Inci OGUT – 2009 player – #910 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #928 WTA
Wiktoria KULIK – 2009 player – #929 WTA

Pia CUK – 2006 player – #942 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #950 WTA

• 26 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #8 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #48 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #175 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #187 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #207 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #210 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #268 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #285 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 291 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #351 ATP

Miki JANKOVIC – 2004 runner up – #389 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #472 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #520 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #564 ATP
Nerman FATIC, 2004 semifinalist- #615 ATP
Filip VEGER – 2004 semifinalist – #656 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #681 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #724 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #781 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #792 ATP

Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #804 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #810 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #825 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #860 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #921 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA – 2009 semi – #981 ATP

• 7 boys and 13 girls… in total 20 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #1 Miomir KECMANOVIC – Junior US OPEN 2016 runner up
- #10 Alex DE MINAUR – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior Wimbledon 2016 runner up
- #12 Nicola KUHN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 semifinals
- #18 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA
- #20 Yshai OLIEL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #24 Alexei POPYRIN
- #28 Youssef HOSSAM

GIRLS:
- #8 Clair LIU – Junior WIMLBEDON 2016 winner (doubles)
- #13 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #30 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #34 Tatiana PIERI
- #48 Seone MENDEZ
- #53 Lea BOSKOVIC
- #59 Irina CANTOS SIEMERS
- #63 Lucie KANKOVA
- #73 Tereza MIHALIKOVA – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 winner and Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 runner up
- #75 Michaela GORDON
- #79 Wiktoria KULIK
- #88 Mihaela MARCULESCU
- #92 Ashley LAHEY

• 3 boys and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Nicola KUHN #2, Yshai OLIEL #3, Yannik STEINEGGER #7, Olga DANILOVIC #7, Claire LIU #8)

• 2 boys and 3 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Lorenzo MUSETTI #2, Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE #3, Helene PELLICANO #3, Avelina SAYFETDINOVA #6, Kristyna LAVICKOVA #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…

Vilim VISAK (CRO), 1st SB 1996 winner, Vilim’s best ranking was #612 ATP in March 2006.
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, Ivana’s best ranking was #95 WTA in June 2006.
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, Atrid’s best ranking was #356 WTA in March 2009.
Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #307 WTA.
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #520 ATP.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…

BOYS
Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #113 ATP double.
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, is ranked #137 ATP doubles.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #269 WTA.

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #175 ATP.
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #564 ATP.
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, is currently ranked #804 ATP.
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #158 ATP double.
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #278 ATP double.
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #278 ATP double.
Giacomo MICCINI (ITA), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is currently ranked #1363 ATP.

GIRLS
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, is ranked #379 WTA.
Ema BURGIC (BiH), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is ranked #575 WTA.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is ranked #928 WTA.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, is ranked #8 ATP.
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #825 ATP.
Ciprian PORUMB (ROU), 8th SB 2003, is ranked #1447 ATP.

GIRLS
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #237 WTA.
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003 runner up, is ranked #535 WTA.
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #844 WTA.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), ranked 3rd on 8th SB 2003, is ranked #928 WTA.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, is ranked #389 ATP.
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #656 ATP.
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #615 ATP.

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #406 WTA.

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #48 ATP.
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #187 ATP.
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, is ranked #207 ATP.
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Consolation tournament winner, is ranked #210 ATP.
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 10th SB 2005, is ranked #291 ATP.
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #472 ATP.
Luka ILIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #1085 ATP.

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #100 WTA.
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #245 WTA.
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #297 WTA.
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #318 WTA.
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #334 WTA.
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, is ranked #474 WTA.
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #576 WTA.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, is ranked #291 ATP.
Andre BIRO (HUN), 11th SB 2006 semifinalist, is ranked #1152 ATP.

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #43 WTA.
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #142 WTA.
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #362 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #432 WTA.
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterfinalists, is ranked #452 WTA.
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #485 WTA.

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

BOYS
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #724 ATP.
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), ranked 4th on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #1202 ATP.
Sacha MERZETTI (ITA), 12th SB 2007 winner, is ranked #1296 ATP.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #47 WTA.
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007 player, is ranked #157 WTA.
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #282 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterfinalist, is ranked #603 WTA.
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #616 WTA.
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #879 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #285 on ATP ranking list.
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is not ranked on ATP ranking list.

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

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

BOYS
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #810 ATP.
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1037 ATP.
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #1072 ATP.
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, is ranked #1539 ATP.

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #224 WTA.
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #357 WTA.
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #439 WTA.
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #549 WTA.
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, is ranked #751 WTA.
Katarina JOKIC (BiH), 13th SB 2008 winner, is ranked # 826 WTA.
Estea PEREZ-SOMARRIBA (ESP), 13th SB 2008, is not ranked WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #672 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, is ranked #351 ATP.
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #792 ATP.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semifinalist, is ranked #981 ATP.
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Consolation Draw winner, is ranked #1157 ATP.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #2026 ATP.
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1112 ATP doubles.
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #111 ITF.
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #277 ITF.
Anthony POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #876 ITF.
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL (ESP), 14th SB 2009 winner, is not ranked on ATP.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #383 WTA.
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #560 WTA.
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, is ranked #574 WTA.
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #695 WTA.
Inci OGUT (TUR), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #910 WTA.
Wiktoria KULIK (POL), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #929 WTA.
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #950 WTA.
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #63 ITF.
Georgina AXON (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #181 ITF.
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #255 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #288 ITF.
Gerda ZYKUTE (LTU), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #409 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #274 ITF.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #710 WTA.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #92 ITF.

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, is ranked #781 ATP.
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #921 ATP.
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, #175 ITF.
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #664 ITF.

GIRLS
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1047 WTA.
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, is ranked #30 ITF.
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, is ranked #59 ITF.
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #88 ITF.
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #204 ITF.
Daria SOLOVYEVA (RUS), La Bottega di Smrikve, is ranked #208 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #288 ITF.
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #396 ITF.
Andja KARANUSIC (CRO), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1265 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #677 WTA.
Alexa BUTERA (USA), played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #635 ITF.

IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 53 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #2070 ATP.
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #246 ITF.
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #572 ITF.
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #642 ITF.
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, is ranked #663 ITF.
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #772 ITF.
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #796 ITF.
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1970 ITF.
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is not yet ITF ranked
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, is not yet ITF ranked
Luka ĐURĐEVIĆ (BiH), 16th SB 2011, is not yet ITF ranked
Peetu POHJOLA (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is not yet ITF ranked
Sergiu MANCIOC (ROU), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is not yet ITF ranked

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #903 WTA.
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #224 ITF.
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterfinalist, is ranked #378 ITF.
Betina TOKAC (TUR), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #524 ITF.
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #527 ITF.
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, is ranked #775 ITF.

IN 2012 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 57 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 quarterfinalist, is ranked #734 ITF.
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1012 ITF.
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1047 ITF.
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #1538 ITF.
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1620 ITF.
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #2093 ITF.
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #2093 ITF.
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #2093 ITF.
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #47 ETA U14.
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #55 ETA U14.
Angel GUERRERO MELGAR (ESP), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #226 ETA U14.
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #352 ETA U14.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC (BiH), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #423 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #150 ITF.
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #163 ITF.
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #352 ITF.
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #391 ITF.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #600 ITF.
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1003 ITF.
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1245 ITF.
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1328 ITF.
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1619 ITF.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1981 ITF.
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #11 ETA U14.
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #40 ETA U14.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #44 ETA U14.
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #71 ETA U14.
Sara PAUNOVIC (SUI), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #94 ETA U14.
Andjela VIDOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #97 ETA U14.
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #99 ETA U14.

IN 2013 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 62 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2013 – 18th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013 player, is ranked #1786 ITF.
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #39 ETA U14.
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #39 ETA U14.
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #59 ETA U14.
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #82 ETA U14.
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #206 ETA U14.
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #225 ETA U14.
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #238 ETA U14.
Daniel RINCON (ESP), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #326 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #315 ITF.
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #30 ETA U14.
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #42 ETA U14.
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #281 ETA U14.

IN 2014 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 2 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 64 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2014 – 19th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Patrick BRADY (THI), 19th SB 2014 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Ante CIKOJEVIC (GER), 19th SB 2014 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Enrico BALDISSERRI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 19th SB 2014, is too young for ETA U14.
Danil SOBOLIEV (UKR), ranked 3rd on 19th SB 2014, is too young for ETA U14.

GIRLS
Tea LUKIC (SRB), 19th SB 2014 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Aliona FALEI (BLR), 19th SB 2014 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Emma VALLETTA (ITA), ranked 3rd on 19th SB 2014, is too young for ETA U14.
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), ranked 3rd on 19th SB 2014, is too young for ETA U14.

IN 2015 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 72 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2015 – 20th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Branko DJURIC (MNE), 20th SB 2015 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Iker SEVILLA (ESP), 20th SB 2015 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Jose Aless HERNANDEZ (ESP), ranked 3rd on 20th SB 2015, is too young for ETA U14.
Marc MAJDANDZIC (GER), ranked 3rd on 20th SB 2015, is too young for ETA U14.

GIRLS
Alena KASATKINA (RUS), 20th SB 2015 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Anja PETKOVIC (SRB), 20th SB 2015 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Mara GAE (ROU), ranked 3rd on 20th SB 2015, is too young for ETA U14.
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA (CZE), ranked 3rd on 20th SB 2015, is too young for ETA U14.

IN 2016 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 78 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2016 – 21st Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Kaylan BIGUN (USA), 21st SB 2016 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Luis Garcia PAEZ (ESP), 21st SB 2016 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Petr BRUNCLIK (CZE), ranked 3rd on 21st SB 2016, is too young for ETA U14.
Meecah BIGUN (USA), ranked 3rd on 21st SB 2016, is too young for ETA U14.

GIRLS
Ela Nala MILIČ (SVN), 21st SB 2016 winner, is too young for ETA U14.
Camilia SAMEL DRUZ (FRA), 21st SB 2016 runner up, is too young for ETA U14.
Yufei REN (CHN), ranked 3rd on 21st SB 2016, is too young for ETA U14.
Mia RISTIĆ (SRB), ranked 3rd on 21st SB 2016, is too young for ETA U14.

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05/12/16

11 Smrikva Bowl players are at Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship 2016 - GRADE A under 18 ITF Tournament. Miomir Kecmanovic is the winner :D

ORANGE BOWL 2016 – Junior Tennis Championships – Grade A – under 18

After Eddie Herr International most of the under 18 age group players who attended that tournament are playing the Grade A – U18 age group ORANGE BOWL 2016

BOYS UNDER 18

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Joseph Honorio (USA) 6:0,6:0
2nd round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Finn Bass (Gbr) 6:2,6:2
3rd round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Naoki Tajima (Jpn) 6:1,6:0
Quarterfinals: Miomir Kecmanovic – Rudolf Molleker (Ger) 6:2,7:5
Semifinals: Miomir Kecmanovic – Danny Thomas (USA) 6:3,6:4
Finals: Miomir Kecmanovic – Yibing We (Chn) 6:3,6:1

Yshai Oliel (SRB) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 runner up
1st round: Yshai Oliel – S.Hernandez Ramirez (Col) 2:6,2:6

Max Stewart (GBR) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Max Stewart – O.Crawford (USA) 6:2,4:6,4:6

GIRLS UNDER 18

Claire Liu (USA) – “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Claire Liu – Himari Sato (Jpn) 6:3,6:0
2nd round: Claire Liu – Vanessa Ong (USA) 2:6,6:3,6:1
3rd round: Claire Liu – Carson Branstine (USA) 1:6,2:6,6:3

Mihaela Marculescu (Rou) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Mihaela Marculescu – A.Desiatnikov (USA) 7:6,3:6,6:3
2nd round: Mihaela Marculescu – Xiyu Wang (Chn) 6:3,2:6,7:5
3rd round: Mihaela Marculescu – Maja Chwalinska (Pol) 1:6,1:6

Olga Danilovic (Srb) – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011
1st round: Olga Danilovic – Ann Li (USA) 6:3,6:1
2nd round: Olga Danilovic – Peyton Stearns (USA) 6:2,6:3
3rd round: Olga Danilovic – Kaja Juvan (Slo) 4:6,0:6

Ashley Lahey (USA) – “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Ashley Lahey – Malene Helgo (Nor) 6:4,6:1
2nd round: Ashley Lahey – Kaja Juvan (Slo) 6:3,3:6,0:6

Irina Cantos Siemers (Ger) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: I.Cantos Siemers – Nicole Conard (USA) 6:2,6:4
2nd round: I.Cantos Siemers – V.Emma (USA) 6:4,1:6,3:6

Helene Pellicano (Mlt) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner
1st round: Helene Pellicano – Sofia Sewing (USA) 5:7,4:6

Himari Sato (Jpn) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner
1st round: Himari Sato – Claire Liu (USA) 3:6,0:6

Lea Boskovic (Cro) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Lea Boskovic – Carson Branstine (USA) 4:6,4:6

05/12/16

A nice article about Miomir KECMANOVIC written by David Wilson after Eddie Herr victory where Miro Hrvatin share how he first met Mišo back in 2008-2009...

I was pleased to add few pictures from various summers that Miso spent with Tanja in Smrikve where he first meet with Miro who is currently coaching him. Enjoy the article! :D

IMG’s Miomir Kecmanovic tries to solidify top ranking with Herr title

The IMG Academy senior regrouped after dropping his first set of the Eddie Herr Junior Championships.
By David Wilson – Bradenton Herald

Bradenton

Miomir Kecmanovic wasn’t even 9 years old the first time Miro Hrvatin had a chance to see him. The rising Serbian tennis star was in Hrvatin’s home of Pula, Croatia, for the 2008 Smrikva Bowl and the 8-year-old won a match as the field’s No. 4 seed.

It wasn’t until a few years later — Hrvatin can’t pinpoint exactly when — that the coach became convinced about Kecmanovic’s future success. Hrvatin estimates Kecmanovic was 12 or 13 when he came back to Pula simply to train with Hrvatin.

Kecmanovic was drawn by the seaside town and the training he had grown familiar with through his annual trips to the Smrikva Bowl. He wanted Hrvatin to push him.

It was the conditioning drills that finally got to Kecmanovic, Hrvatin remembered. Kecmanovic complained and complained, so Hrvatin asked him why he was there.

“If I have to become No. 1 in the world, I have to do it,” Hrvatin, who now coaches Kecmanovic full time, recalls the student telling him.

“That was pretty amazing for a kid,” Hrvatin said.

Five years later, Kecmanovic is there. The IMG Academy student sits atop the International Tennis Federation’s junior rankings, and he has a chance to add another significant junior title to his collection Sunday. Kecmanovic will face Canada’s Benjamin Sigouin, the No. 2 seed, in the final of the Eddie Herr International Championships at IMG Academy. Kecmanovic dropped his first set of the Eddie Herr on Saturday before regrouping to beat Turkey’s Ergi Kirkin, the No. 12 seed, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

The boys match will follow the girls, which begins at 9 a.m. in Bradenton. Sixth-seeded Varvara Gracheva, of Russia, will face Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle, the No. 12 seed, in the girls final. The girls doubles championship was decided Saturday when Croatia’s Lea Boskovic and Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan teamed to beat Mexico’s Maria Jose Portillo Ramirez and the United States’ Sofia Sewing, 7-6, 6-3.

Kecmanovic, though, is the big draw this weekend. Since his surprise win at the Orange Bowl in Plantation last year, the 17-year-old has surged to the top of the rankings. He won last month at the Abierto Juvenil Mexicano in Mexico City and during the summer at the Prince George’s County International Hard Court Junior Tennis Championship in Maryland. He reached the finals of the Osaka Mayor’s Cup in Japan and the junior U.S. Open in New York. He has played in nine futures tournaments on the ITF Men’s Circuit, reaching the finals of the USA F14 in Boca Raton.

“He’s growing day by day,” Hrvatin said. “His skills are already like a professional’s. His hand is very, very fast and getting faster day by day.”

Kecmanovic was fortunate to find tennis success at the time the sport’s popularity was exploding in Serbia. He began playing at 6 when the sport still possessed niche status in his hometown of Belgrade, but in 2011 the boom came. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic ascended to No. 1 in the world with a win at Wimbledon. The clubs Kecmanovic played at started to become more tightly packed with young players who took up the sport in Djokovic’s shadow.

“A lot of people started playing tennis now because of him,” Kecmanovic said. “As soon as he hit No. 1 it just skyrocketed.”

He bounced between clubs and coaches around Belgrade throughout his childhood before finding a permanent home in Florida four years ago. He joined the Ascenders with his sights set on a No. 1 ranking, and last December the academy helped him break through.

He was the No. 9 seed at last year’s Orange Bowl, a relative long shot to get the biggest win of his career in one of the top junior fields. His path to victory, though, was dominant. He lost two sets the entire week and earned a three-set win against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas on a tiebreak in the championship.

“Even I didn’t believe that I can win at first,” Kecmanovic said. “When I won it gave me a lot more confidence to know that I could play big tournaments and win.”

The win, Kecmanovic said, put him over the hump. Playing deep into tournaments has given him a chance to study top players and make constant improvements to his game. Hrvatin said the biggest difference is the speed of Kecmanovic’s hands — he now has a blistering serve, which plays well with his baseline-centric style.

He added one trophy to his collection Saturday when he and Sigouin beat Americans Govind Nanda and Alexandre Rotsaert, 6-0, 6-1, in the doubles championship. On Sunday, at the place he now calls home, he can complete a sweep — another first in a year full of them for Kecmanovic.

“He’s playing very good,” Hrvatin said. “He’s reached one level that’s a very good level for him at the moment and every match it gets higher.”

28/11/16

30 Smrikva Bowl player at EDDIE HERR INTERNATIONAL 2016... Miomir KECMANOVIC is the winner; reached semifinals: Stela PEEVA, Irina CANTOS SIEMERS; reached quarterfinals: Denislava GLUSHKOVA,Alex EALA,Kylie BILCHEV, Lea BOSKOVIC

EDDIE HERR INTERNATIONAL 2016 – Junior Tennis Championships
IMG/Bollettieri Academies,
Bradenton, Florida USA

November 23rd – December 4th, 2016.

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) Dominic THIEM & Ana KONJUH (U18)…

I was pleased to recognize many Smrikva Bowl names in the Main Draws of this year edition too… there are in under 12, 14, and under 18 age group… in total 384 players…

In the first round there were 30 Smrikva Bowl players out of 384 (7,8%)
In the second round there were 18 Smrikva Bowl players out of 192 (9,4%)
In the third round there were 10 Smrikva Bowl players out of 96 (10,4%)
In the quarterfinals there were 7 Smrikva Bowl players out of 48 (14,6%)
In the semifinals there were 3 Smrikva Bowl players out of 24 (12,5%)
In the finals there is 1 Smrikva Bowl players out of 12 (8,3%) – Miomir Kecmanovic who won both single and doubles titles.

Girls:

GIRLS UNDER 12

Stela Peeva (BGR) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Stela Peeva – Shuanghui Huang (Chn) 6:0, 6:0
2nd round: Stela Peeva – Mikayla Faure (Zaf) 6:3,6:3
3rd round: Stela Peeva – Rachel Gailis (USA) 6:1,1:6,7:6
Quarterfinals: Stela Peeva – Jade Haller (Che) 6:2,6:2
Semifinals: Stela Peeva – Katrina Scott (USA) 3:6,2:6

Denislava Glushkova (BGR) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Denislava Glushkova – V.Osuigwe (USA) 6:0,6:1
2nd round: Denislava Glushkova – Eva Woydt (Aut) 6:1,6:3
3rd round: Denislava Glushkova – Maria Drobotova (USA) 6:3,7:5
Quarterfinals: Denislava Glushkova – K.Scott (USA) 7:5,3:6,4:6

Alexandra M. Eala (PHI) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Alexandra Eala – Alexis Blokhina (USA) 6:2,6:1
2nd round: Alexandra Eala – Nadezda Khalturina (Rus) 7:5,6:1
3rd round: Alexandra Eala – Polina Yatsenko (USA) 6:3,6:3
Quarterfinals: Alexandra Eala – D.Plekhanova (Can) 3:6,3:6

Kyoka Kubo (JPN) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Kyoka Kubo – Violeta Martinez (USA)
2nd round: Kyoka Kubo – Ava Grnja (USA) 6:1,6:3
3rd round: Kyoka Kubo – Katrina Scott (USA) 0:6,2:6

Ela Nala Milič (SVN) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 winner
1st round: Ela Nala Milič – Minseo Kim (Kor) 7:6,7:6
2nd round: Ela Nala Milič – Dasha Plekhanova (Can) 1:6,1:6

Anja Petkovic (SRB) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015 runner up
1st round: Anja Petkovic – Ava S. Grnja (USA) 3:6,4:6

GIRLS UNDER 14

Kylie Bilchev (GBR) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 runner up
1st round: Kylie Bilchev – Maria Rizzolo (USA) 6:1,6:3
2nd round: Kylie Bilchev – D. Tomashevskaya (Can) 6:1,6.2
3rd round: Kylie Bilchev – Lisa Pigato (Ita) 6:3,6:4
Quarterfinals: Kylie Bilchev – N.Sengphrachanh (Can) 2:6,3:6

Charlotte Owensby (USA) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 semifinalist
1st round: Charlotte Owensby – Hwi Won Wi (Kor) 7:6,6:4
2nd round: Charlotte Owensby – Alexandra Yepifanova (USA) 6:4,6:4
3rd round: Charlotte Owensby – Emma Raducanu (Gbr) 3:6,2:6

Francesca Curmi (MLT) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Francesca Curmi – Abigail Rencheli (USA) 6:0,6:4
2nd round: Francesca Curmi – Elaine Chervinsky (USA) 3:6,6:2,5:7

Matilde Paoletti (ITA) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Matilde Paoletti – Sara Zalukar (Cro) 6:1,7:6
2nd round: Matilde Paoletti – Natsumi Kawaguchi (Jpn) 0:6,3:6

Teodora Vujicic (SRB) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Teodora Vujicic – Daniella Dimitrov (Bgr) 2:6,2:6

Ziva Falkner (SVN) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Ziva Falkner – Leena Bennetto (Can) 5:7,6:2,5:7

Erika Matsuda (JPN) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Erika Matsuda – Elaine Chervinsky (USA) 2:6,4:6

GIRLS UNDER 18

Irina Cantos Siemers (GER) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Irina Cantos Siemers – Maileen Nuudi (Est) 6:1,6:1
2nd round: Irina Cantos Siemers – Xiyu Wang (Chn) 6:3,7:6
3rd round: I. Cantos Siemers – Morgan Coppoc (USA) 6:7,6:0,6:1
Quarterfinals: I. Cantos Siemers – Marta Kostyuk (Ukr) 1:6,6:3,6:2
Semifinals: I. Cantos Siemers – Varvara Gracheva (Rus) 2:6,2:6

Lea Boskovic (CRO) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Lea Boskovic – Hurricane T.Black (USA) 3:6,6:3,6:2
2nd round: Lea Boskovic – Abigail Desiatnikov (USA) 6:3,6:4
3rd round: Lea Boskovic – Sofia C. Sewing (USA) 7:6,6:1
Quarterfinals: Lea Boskovic – Maria L.Carle (Arg) 3:6,0:6

Himari Sato (JPN) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner
1st round: Himari Sato – Kacie W. Harvey (USA) 6:4,6:0
2nd round: Himari Sato – J. Rodriguez-Benito (USA) 2:6,7:5,3:6

Mihaela Marculescu (ROU) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Mihaela Marculescu – Imani Graham (USA) 6:7,6:7

Helene Pellicano (MLT) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner
1st round: Helene Pellicano – C. Branstine (USA) 7:5,4:6,3:6

Boys:

BOYS UNDER 12

Sora Matsuda (JPN) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Sora Matsuda – Meecah Bigun (USA) 6:3,5:7,6:3
2nd round: Sora Matsuda – Quoc-Uy Vo (VNM) 0:6,2:6

Zach Stephens (GBR) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016
1st round: Zach Stephens – Jayson Mbogoro (Ken) 0:6,0:6

Kaylan Bigun (USA) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 winner
1st round: Kaylan Bigun – Lachlan Robertson (CAN) 4:6,6:3,1:6

Meecah Bigun (USA) – 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 semifinalist
1st round: Meecah Bigun – Sora Matsuda (JPN) 3:6,7:5,3:6

BOYS UNDER 14

Ryotaro Koshiba (JPN) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Ryotaro Koshiba – Andrej Jovanovic (Aus) 6:2,6:0
2nd round: Ryotaro Koshiba – Adler Germinal (Hti) 6:0,6:1
3rd round: Ryotaro Koshiba – Alexander Gaponenko (Isr) 2:6,3:6

Luciano T. Darderi (ARG) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Luciano Darderi – Connor W. McLeod (Nzl) 6:1,6:0
2nd round: Luciano Darderi – Alexander Gaponenko (Isr) 1:6,3:6

Sebastian Gima (ROU) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 runner up
1st round: Sebastian Gima – Alexander Koussev (Bgr) 6:1,6:0
2nd round: Sebastian Gima – Bu Yunchaokete (Chn) 6:4,2:6,4:6

Viktor Jovic (SRB) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Viktor Jovic – Niroop Vallabhaneni (USA) 1:6, 4:6

Michael Francis II M. Eala (PHI) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Michael Eala – Santiago de la Fuente (Arg) 5:7-0:6

Drazen Petrovic (BiH) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Drazen Petrovic – Rafael A. De Alba (Mex) 6:4,2:6,2:6

BOYS UNDER 18

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Siphosothando Montsi (Zaf) 6:0,6:1
2nd round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Max Stewart (Gbr) 6:1,6:1
3rd round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Gianni M. Ross (USA) 7:5,6:1
Quarterfinals: Miomir Kecmanovic – T.Etcheverry (Arg) 6:4,6:0
Semifinals: Miomir Kecmanovic – Ergi Kirkin (Tur) 6:1,4:6,6:3
Finals: Miomir Kecmanovic – Benjamin SIGOUIN (Can) 6:2,6:1

Max Stewart (GBR) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Max Stewart – Russell Benkaim (USA) 7:5,6:2
2nd round: Max Stewart – Miomir Kecmanovic (Srb) 1:6,1:6

24/11/16

Last week end the 18th 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 18th 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

Alberto CASTELLANI, Patricio REMONDEGUI, Javier DUARTE, Fabrizio SENATORE, Elena CASIRAGHI, Maurizio RAPELLINI, Oriana AMATA, Gianluca CARBONE, Jose PERLAS…

The main theme was “HOW TO WORK ON THE COURT TO DEVELOP OUR YOUNG PLAYERS”…

The first topic presented was “The shots practice and biomechanical analysis”… and was presented by Patricio REMONDEGUI…

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 some of the common elements in executing shots at ATP & WTA level…

The following topic was presented by Javier DUARTE…“Difference between coaching a top 10 tennis player with bringing a player to the top 10 level”

Javier Duarte Rocca has a very long coaching experience… his students won 36 ATP titles, played 3 Grand Slam finals, won Master of Hannover in 2008… and he was the first co-captain of the Spanish team to win Davis Cup… and 3 years technical director of the Spanish Tennis Federation….

Alex Corretja, Alberto Berasategui, Tommy Robredo and Albert Costa are some of his most prominent alumni… and his lessons included many example of his time with them together with some tips of the so called Spanish tennis teaching method…

Javier continued in the afternoon explaining some examples with on court exercises… and before his afternoon lesson Elena CASIRAGHI was showing some very important elements related with nutrition and importance of it to give to the player the possibility to restore his competition capacity in the best possible manner…

Elena was followed by Javier DUARTE with his afternoon on court class… another very interesting and intense exposition… famous “cubos” work followed by the coach on the net work…

It was a pleasure for all…

At the end of the day Fabrizio SENATORE and Maurizio RAPELLINI gave some very interesting scientific and statistical details related to modern tennis…

The second day started with short introduction made by Oriana AMATA who presented a research which shows the current studies about the impact of tennis towards vertebral column… very interesting…

… her presentation was followed by Gianluca CARBONE about the concept of Awareness in tennis… another very interesting presentation… having again focus on Spanish method with Carbone dedicated several years to study….

… the second day had another important Spanish school representative… Jose PERLAS who presented his coaching experience…

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 this year Avvenire…

It was another Symposium “good year”… :)

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.

07/11/16

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update November 2016)

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

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

Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)

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

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #102 ATP doubles (Aug 2015)
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 – #181 ATP doubles (Oct 2016)

As of 7th of November 2016 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 51 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #43 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #48 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #101 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #142 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #146 on WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #196 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #225 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #236 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #242 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #266 WTA

Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #282 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #315 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #319 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #332 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #339 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #343 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #361 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #368 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #372 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #401 WTA

Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #411 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #430 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #435 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #438 WTA
Ema BURGIC BUCO – 2002 player – #476 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #496 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #508 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #512 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #516 WTA
Haruna ARAKAWA – 2008 player – #569 WTA

Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #590 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #595 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #601 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #614 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #617 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #618 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #670 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #673 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #690 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #698 WTA

Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #713 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #758 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #760 WTA
Manisha FOSTER – 2003 player – #781 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #799 WTA
Katarina JOKIC – 2008 winner – #828 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #856 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #878 WTA
Inci OGUT – 2009 player – #910 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #930 WTA

Wiktoria KULIK – 2009 player – #966 WTA

• 26 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #9 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #48 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #170 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #185 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #206 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #207 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #277 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #287 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 322 ATP
Miki JANKOVIC – 2004 runner up – #355 ATP

Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #386 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #499 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #557 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #569 ATP
Filip VEGER – 2004 semifinalist – #572 ATP
Nerman FATIC, 2004 semifinalist- #610 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #638 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #667 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #718 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #801 ATP

Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #818 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #831 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #871 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #914 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #928 ATP
Luka ILIC – 2005 player – #961 ATP

• 8 boys and 14 girls… in total 22 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #2 Miomir KECMANOVIC – Junior US OPEN 2016 runner up
- #7 Alex DE MINAUR – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior Wimbledon 2016 runner up
- #13 Nicola KUHN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 semifinals
- #16 Youssef HOSSAM
- #21 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA
- #24 Alexei POPYRIN
- #30 Yshai OLIEL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #96 Andrea GUERRIERI

GIRLS:
- #10 Clair LIU – Junior WIMLBEDON 2016 winner (doubles)
- #14 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #30 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #33 Tatiana PIERI
- #46 Seone MENDEZ
- #54 Tereza MIHALIKOVA – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 winner and Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 runner up
- #55 Katie SWAN – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 runner up
- #59 Lucie KANKOVA
- #66 Lea BOSKOVIC
- #70 Michaela GORDON
- #73 Ashley LAHEY
- #76 Irina CANTOS SIEMERS
- #77 Wiktoria KULIK
- #88 Mihaela MARCULESCU

• 4 boys and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Nicola KUHN #2, Yshai OLIEL #4, Yannik STEINEGGER #5, Cerzar CRETU #9, Olga DANILOVIC #7, Claire LIU #9)

• 3 boys and 3 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Lorenzo MUSETTI #2, Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE #7, Viktor JOVIC #10, Helene PELLICANO #3, Avelina SAYFETDINOVA #6, Kristyna LAVICKOVA #9)

Vilim VISAK (CRO), 1st SB 1996 winner, Vilim’s best ranking was #612 ATP in March 2006.
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, Ivana’s best ranking was #95 WTA in June 2006.
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, Atrid’s best ranking was #356 WTA in March 2009.
Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #315 WTA.
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #557 ATP.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…

BOYS
Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #116 ATP double.
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, is ranked #134 ATP doubles.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #266 WTA.

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #185 ATP.
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #569 ATP.
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, is currently ranked #638 ATP.
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #188 ATP double.
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #256 ATP double.
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #256 ATP double.
Giacomo MICCINI (ITA), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is currently ranked #1381 ATP.

GIRLS
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, is ranked #339 WTA.
Ema BURGIC (BiH), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is ranked #476 WTA.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is ranked #930 WTA.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, is ranked #9 ATP.
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #831 ATP.
Ciprian PORUMB (ROU), 8th SB 2003, is ranked #1421 ATP.

GIRLS
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #236 WTA.
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003 runner up, is ranked #516 WTA.
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #781 WTA.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), ranked 3rd on 8th SB 2003, is ranked #930 WTA.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, is ranked #355 ATP.
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #572 ATP.
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #610 ATP.

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #411 WTA.

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #48 ATP.
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #170 ATP.
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, is ranked #206 ATP.
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Consolation tournament winner, is ranked #207 ATP.
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 10th SB 2005, is ranked #322 ATP.
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #499 ATP.
Luka ILIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #961 ATP.

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #101 WTA.
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #196 WTA.
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #242 WTA.
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #319 WTA.
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #343 WTA.
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, is ranked #512 WTA.
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #595 WTA.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, is ranked #322 ATP.
Andre BIRO (HUN), 11th SB 2006 semifinalist, is ranked #1141 ATP.

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #43 WTA.
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #142 WTA.
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #368 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterfinalists, is ranked #401 WTA.
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #430 WTA.
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #496 WTA.

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

BOYS
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #718 ATP.
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), ranked 4th on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #1195 ATP.
Sacha MERZETTI (ITA), 12th SB 2007 winner, is ranked #1318 ATP.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #48 WTA.
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007 player, is ranked #146 WTA.
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #282 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterfinalist, is ranked #614 WTA.
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #618 WTA.
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #878 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #277 on ATP ranking list.
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is not ranked on ATP ranking list.

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

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

BOYS
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #818 ATP.
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #1008 ATP.
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1060 ATP.
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, is ranked #1532 ATP.

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #225 WTA.
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #361 WTA.
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #438 WTA.
Nina ALIBALIC (AUS), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #508 WTA.
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, is ranked #713 WTA.
Katarina JOKIC (BiH), 13th SB 2008 winner, is ranked # 828 WTA.
Estea PEREZ-SOMARRIBA (ESP), 13th SB 2008, is not ranked WTA
Nikolina JOVIC (SRB), 13th SB 2008 player, is not ranked WTA.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #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, is ranked #386 ATP.
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #801 ATP.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semifinalist, is ranked #1135 ATP.
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Consolation Draw winner, is ranked #1193 ATP.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #2005 ATP.
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1100 ATP doubles.
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #106 ITF.
Karlo KRANIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #274 ITF.
Anthony POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #855 ITF.
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL (ESP), 14th SB 2009 winner, is not ranked on ATP.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #435 WTA.
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #569 WTA.
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, is ranked #590 WTA.
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #690 WTA.
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #856 WTA.
Inci OGUT (TUR), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #910 WTA.
Wiktoria KULIK (POL), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #966 WTA.
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #59 ITF.
Georgina AXON (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #108 ITF.
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #255 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #287 ITF.
Gerda ZYKUTE (LTU), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #459 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #370 ITF.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #760 WTA.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #73 ITF.

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, is ranked #871 ATP.
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #928 ATP.
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, #211 ITF.
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #645 ITF.

GIRLS
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1054 WTA.
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, is ranked #30 ITF.
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, is ranked #76 ITF.
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #88 ITF.
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #200 ITF.
Daria SOLOVYEVA (RUS), La Bottega di Smrikve, is ranked #206 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #287 ITF.
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #392 ITF.
Marija ELENOVA (MKD), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1213 ITF.
Andja KARANUSIC (CRO), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1242 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #670 WTA.
Alexa BUTERA (USA), played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #632 ITF.

IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 53 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #2057 ATP.
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #236 ITF.
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #557 ITF.
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #624 ITF.
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, is ranked #644 ITF.
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #780 ITF.
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1487 ITF.
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1946 ITF.
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is not yet ITF ranked
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, is not yet ITF ranked
Luka ĐURĐEVIĆ (BiH), 16th SB 2011, is not yet ITF ranked
Peetu POHJOLA (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is not yet ITF ranked
Sergiu MANCIOC (ROU), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is not yet ITF ranked

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #14 ITF.
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #288 ITF.
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterfinalist, is ranked #483 ITF.
Betina TOKAC (TUR), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #524 ITF.
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #535 ITF.
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, is ranked #859 ITF.

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #806 ITF.
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #988 ITF.
Michael Francis EALA (PHI), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1354 ITF.
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #1527 ITF.
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #2064 ITF.
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #11 ETA U14.
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #32 ETA U14.
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #51 ETA U14.
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #51 ETA U14.
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #55 ETA U14.
Angel GUERRERO MELGAR (ESP), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #197 ETA U14.
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #304 ETA U14.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC (BiH), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #365 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #152 ITF.
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #172 ITF.
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #339 ITF.
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #542 ITF.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #995 ITF.
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1038 ITF.
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1304 ITF.
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1599 ITF.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1973 ITF.
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #2247 ITF.
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #11 ETA U14.
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #39 ETA U14.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #43 ETA U14.
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #66 ETA U14.
Sara PAUNOVIC (SUI), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #82 ETA U14.
Andjela VIDOVIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #88 ETA U14.
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #90 ETA U14.

IN 2013 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 62 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2013 – 18th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013 player, is ranked #7 ETA U14.
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #40 ETA U14.
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #40 ETA U14.
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #59 ETA U14.
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #80 ETA U14.
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #175 ETA U14.
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #182 ETA U14.
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #210 ETA U14.
Daniel RINCON (ESP), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #258 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #311 ITF.
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #41 ETA U14.
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #43 ETA U14.
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #253 ETA U14.

IN 2014 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 2 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 64 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2014 – 19th Smrikva Bowl

IN 2015 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 72 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2015 – 20th Smrikva Bowl

IN 2016 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 78 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2016 – 21st Smrikva Bowl

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.

22/10/16

We collected olives and made olive oil that will end up in bottles for the 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 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 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 edition-generation…

… with over 20 friends (from 2 till 70 years old) 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 is the story of the 2017 Smrikva Bowl olive oil production :)…

In Smrikve is considered 2017 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 back to Smrikve to collect the olives at Smrikve Lounge and those nearby Smrikve Malmsay vineyards…

… and the day was too short to collect all and it was our second collection day… another day we will dedicate to Smrikve olives…

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

Our olive trees hold names of over 1200 players coming from 78 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 :)

Since 2009, 19 Smrikva Bowl kids won 23 Junior GRAND SLAM Tournaments in total…

very soon senior GRAND SLAM titles will come…

…and this year two players reached TOP 10 ATP and WTA ranking for the first time… Dominic THIEM and Belinda BENCIC

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.

18/10/16

10 Smrikva Bowl players are playing Osaka Mayor's Cup - World Super Junior Tennis Championships 2016 - ITF Grade A event: Miomir KECMANOVIC reached the finals

Nice to recognize 10 Smrikva Bowl players names playing Osaka Mayor’s Cup – World Super Junior Tennis Championships 2016 – ITF Grade A event: 3 girls and 7 boys…

BOYS:

Main Draw

Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB) – 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist
1st round: M.Kecmanovic – Beran CENGIZ (Tur) 6:1,6:2
2nd round: M.Kecmanovic – Bang Shuo YIN (Tpe) 6:0,6:2
3nd round: M.Kecmanovic – M.SOKOLOVSKIY (Rus) 6:1,3:0 r.
Quarterfinal: M.Kecmanovic – L.CARUANA (Ita) 3:6,6:3,6:4
Semifinal: M.Kecmanovic – Yu Hsiou HSU (Tpe) 6:3,6:0
Final: M.Kecmanovic – Yosuke WATANUKI (Jpn) 6:2,3:6,2:6

Nicola KUHN (GER) – 15th SB 2010 winner
1st round: Nicola Kuhn – Taiyo YAMANAKA (Jpn) 6:1,6:2
2nd round: Nicola Kuhn – Philip HJORT (Den) 6:4,6:1
3rd round: Nicola Kuhn – Benard NKOMBA (Aus) 6:3,6:2
Quarterfinal: Nicola Kuhn – Yuta SHIMIZU (Jpn) 6:4,6:2
Semifinal: Nicola Kuhn – Yosuke WATANUKI (Jpn) 2:6,2:6

Alexei POPYRIN (AUS) – 14th SB 2009 CD winner
1st round: Alexei Popyrin – Akito HIRAKAWA (Jpn) 6:1,6:1
2nd round: A.Popyrin – Duje AJDUKOVIC (Cro) 2:6,6:3,6:3
3rd round: A.Popyrin – Zsombor PIROS (Hun) 6:4,5:7,0:6

Duje AJDUKOVIC (Cro) – 16th SB 2011 winner
1st round: Duje Ajdukovic – Ryuki MATSUDA (Jpn) 6:1,6:4
2nd round: Duje Ajdukovic – Alexei POPYRIN (AUS) 6:2,3:6,3:6

Anthony POPYRIN (AUS) – 14th SB 2009
1st round: A.Popyrin – Tatsuki SHIMAMOTO (Jpn) 6:7,4:6

Rimpei KAWAKAMI (Jpn) – 14th SB 2009
1st round: Rimpei Kawakami – Chien Hsun LO (Tpe) 2:6,4:6

Karlo DIVKOVIC (Cro) – 14th SB 2009
1st round: Karlo Divkovic – O.AYENI (USA) 7:5,6:7,4:6

GIRLS:

Main Draw:

Sina ZUGER (Sui) – 14th SB 2009
1st round: Sina Zuger – Sakura HOSOGI (Jpn) 1:6,7:5,4:6

Ania HERTEL (Pol) – 15th SB 2010
1st round: Ania Hertel – Yuki NAITO (Jpn) 2:6,3:6

Himari SATO (Jpn) – 17th SB 2012
1st round: Himari Sato – Baijing LIN (Aus) 4:6,4:6

12/10/16

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update October 2016)

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

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

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #7 WTA (Feb 2016)
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #42 WTA (Jun 2012)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #48 WTA (Oct 2017)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #62 WTA (Jul 2013)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #134 on WTA (Oct 2017)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #142 WTA (Apr 2016)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #192 WTA (Aug 2016)

Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #145 WTA doubles (Oct 2016)

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

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #102 ATP doubles (Aug 2015)
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 – #189 ATP doubles (Sep 2016)

As of 12th of October 2016 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 49 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #41 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #57 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #120 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #139 on WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #181 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #194 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #249 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #252 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #259 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #263 WTA

Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #265 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #285 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #318 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #327 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #330 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #336 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #380 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #402 WTA
Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #408 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #412 WTA

Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #419 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #433 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #434 WTA
Ema BURGIC BUCO – 2002 player – #466 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #476 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #478 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #499 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #513 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #533 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #581 WTA

Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #598 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #603 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #604 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #642 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #671 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #688 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #700 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #716 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #717 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #731 WTA

Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #755 WTA
Manisha FOSTER – 2003 player – #772 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #786 WTA
Katarina JOKIC – 2008 winner – #831 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #872 WTA
Inci OGUT – 2009 player – #917 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #935 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #940 WTA
Wiktoria KULIK – 2009 player – #989 WTA

• 26 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #10 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #41 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #171 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #180 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #205 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #231 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #248 ATP
Miki JANKOVIC – 2004 runner up – #319 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 335 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #376 ATP

Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #523 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #558 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #573 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #580 ATP
Filip VEGER – 2004 semifinalist – #600 ATP
Nerman FATIC, 2004 semifinalist- #622 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #635 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #678 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #748 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #792 ATP

Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #812 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #887 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #895 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 player – #921 ATP
Yshai OLIEL – 2010 semifinals – #934 ATP
Luka ILIC – 2005 player – #965 ATP

• 8 boys and 14 girls… in total 22 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #3 Miomir KECMANOVIC – Junior US OPEN 2016 runner up
- #7 Alex DE MINAUR – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior Wimbledon 2016 runner up
- #13 Nicola KUHN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 semifinals
- #16 Youssef HOSSAM
- #18 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA
- #23 Alexei POPYRIN
- #32 Yshai OLIEL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #97 Andrea GUERRIERI

GIRLS:
- #10 Clair LIU – Junior WIMLBEDON 2016 winner (doubles)
- #13 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #31 Lucie KANKOVA
- #34 Tatiana PIERI
- #35 Katie SWAN – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 runner up
- #41 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #47 Seone MENDEZ
- #50 Wiktoria KULIK
- #54 Tereza MIHALIKOVA – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 winner and Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 runner up
- #58 Ashley LAHEY
- #62 Lea BOSKOVIC
- #66 Michaela GORDON
- #79 Irina CANTOS SIEMERS
- #90 Mihaela MARCULESCU

• 4 boys and 3 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Nicola KUHN #2, Yshai OLIEL #5, Yannik STEINEGGER #6, Cerzar CRETU #9, Olga DANILOVIC #7, Claire LIU #9, Lucie KANKOVA #10)

• 3 boys and 3 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Lorenzo MUSETTI #2, Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE #9, Viktor JOVIC #10, Helene PELLICANO #1, Avelina SAYFETSINOVA #6, Kristyna LAVICKOVA #9)

Vilim VISAK (CRO), 1st SB 1996 winner, Vilim’s best ranking was #612 ATP in March 2006.
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, Ivana’s best ranking was #95 WTA in June 2006.
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, Atrid’s best ranking was #356 WTA in March 2009.
Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #402 WTA.
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #558 ATP.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…

BOYS
Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #119 ATP double.
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, is ranked #139 ATP doubles.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #263 WTA.

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #180 ATP.
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #573 ATP.
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, is currently ranked #635 ATP.
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #194 ATP double.
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #236 ATP double.
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #236 ATP double.
Giacomo MICCINI (ITA), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is currently ranked #1384 ATP.

GIRLS
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, is ranked #336 WTA.
Ema BURGIC (BiH), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is ranked #466 WTA.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is ranked #935 WTA.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, is ranked #10 ATP.
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #792 ATP.
Ciprian PORUMB (ROU), 8th SB 2003, is ranked #1403 ATP.

GIRLS
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #285 WTA.
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003 runner up, is ranked #476 WTA.
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #772 WTA.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), ranked 3rd on 8th SB 2003, is ranked #935 WTA.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, is ranked #319 ATP.
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #600 ATP.
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #622 ATP.

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #412 WTA.

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #41 ATP.
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #171 ATP.
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, is ranked #205 ATP.
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Consolation tournament winner, is ranked #231 ATP.
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 10th SB 2005, is ranked #335 ATP.
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #523 ATP.
Luka ILIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #965 ATP.

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #102 WTA.
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #194 WTA.
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #291 WTA.
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #318 WTA.
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #330 WTA.
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, is ranked #513 WTA.
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #603 WTA.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, is ranked #323 ATP.
Andre BIRO (HUN), 11th SB 2006 semifinalist, is ranked #1098 ATP.

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #41 WTA.
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #181 WTA.
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #408 WTA
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #419 WTA.
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterfinalists, is ranked #433 WTA.
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #499 WTA.

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

BOYS
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #748 ATP.
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), ranked 4th on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #1186 ATP.
Sacha MERZETTI (ITA), 12th SB 2007 winner, is ranked #1317 ATP.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #57 WTA.
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007 player, is ranked #139 WTA.
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #265 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterfinalist, is ranked #604 WTA.
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #671 WTA.
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #940 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #248 on ATP ranking list.
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is not ranked on ATP ranking list.

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

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

BOYS
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #895 on ATP ranking list.
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 921 ATP.
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1091 ATP.
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, is ranked #1532 ATP.

GIRLS
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #249 WTA.
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #259 WTA.
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #402 WTA.
Nina ALIBALIC (CRO), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #533 WTA.
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, is ranked #717 WTA.
Katarina JOKIC (BiH), 13th SB 2008 winner, is ranked # 831 WTA.
Estea PEREZ-SOMARRIBA (ESP), 13th SB 2008, is not ranked WTA
Nikolina JOVIC (SRB), 13th SB 2008 player, is not ranked WTA.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #700 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, is ranked #580 ATP.
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #812 ATP.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semifinalist, is ranked #1179 ATP.
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Consolation Draw winner, is ranked #1184 ATP.
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1256 ATP.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #1469 ATP.
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #116 ITF.
Anthony POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #708 ITF.
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL (ESP), 14th SB 2009 winner, is not ranked on ATP.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #478 WTA.
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, is ranked #581 WTA.
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #731 WTA.
Inci OGUT (TUR), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #917 WTA.
Wiktoria KULIK (POL), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #989 WTA.
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1046 WTA.
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #31 ITF.
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #101 ITF.
Georgina AXON (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #102 ITF.
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #266 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #292 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #360 ITF.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #755 WTA.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #58 ITF.

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, is ranked #887 ATP.
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #934 ATP.
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, #213 ITF.
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #962 ITF.

GIRLS
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1042 WTA.
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, is ranked #41 ITF.
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, is ranked #79 ITF.
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #90 ITF.
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #233 ITF.
Daria SOLOVYEVA (RUS), La Bottega di Smrikve, is ranked #246 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #292 ITF.
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #327 ITF.
Marija ELENOVA (MKD), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1210 ITF.
Andja KARANUSIC (CRO), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1246 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #716 WTA.
Alexa BUTERA (USA), played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #643 ITF.

IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 53 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #2045 ATP.
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #250 ITF.
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #624 ITF.
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, is ranked #639 ITF.
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #720 ITF.
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #788 ITF.
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1487 ITF.
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1916 ITF.
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #85 ETA U16.
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #165 ETA U16.
Luka ĐURĐEVIĆ (BiH), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #679 ETA U16.
Peetu POHJOLA (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #901 ETA U16.
Sergiu MANCIOC (ROU), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1703 ETA U16.

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #13 ITF.
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #286 ITF.
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterfinalist, is ranked #506 ITF.
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #670 ITF.
Betina TOKAC (TUR), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #692 ITF.
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, is ranked #852 ITF.
Emilija KOJCIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #713 ETA U16.
Ksenija TMUSIC (SRB), 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, is ranked #713 ETA U16.

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #2 ETA U14.
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #10 ETA U14.
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #11 ETA U14.
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #16 ETA U14.
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #32 ETA U14.
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #49 ETA U14.
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #49 ETA U14.
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #53 ETA U14.
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #65 ETA U14.
Angel GUERRERO MELGAR (ESP), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #195 ETA U14.
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #305 ETA U14.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC (BiH), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #362 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #156 ITF.
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #171 ITF.
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #338 ITF.
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #543 ITF.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #1221 ITF.
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1315 ITF.
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1489 ITF.
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1600 ITF.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1994 ITF.
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #2251 ITF.
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #11 ETA U14.
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #40 ETA U14.
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #67 ETA U14.
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #90 ETA U14.

IN 2013 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 62 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2013 – 18th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013 player, is ranked #7 ETA U14.
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #40 ETA U14.
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #56 ETA U14.
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #58 ETA U14.
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #98 ETA U14.
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #181 ETA U14.
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #205 ETA U14.
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #240 ETA U14.
Daniel RINCON (ESP), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #256 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #548 ITF.
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #42 ETA U14.
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #44 ETA U14.
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #253 ETA U14.

IN 2014 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 2 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 64 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2014 – 19th Smrikva Bowl

IN 2015 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 72 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2015 – 20th Smrikva Bowl

IN 2016 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 78 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2016 – 21st Smrikva Bowl

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10/10/16

Nice weekend in Opatija, Tara Sladakovic, SB player & "La Bottega di Smrikve" pupil, win 20th Opatija Open 2016, under 12 Croatian Tennis Federation Tournament.

It was a nice tennis weekend in Opatija spent with Tara, SB player & “La Bottega di Smrikve” student, where she win 20th Opatija Open 2016, under 12 Croatian Tennis Federation Tournament. She win both trophies: single and doubles.

These victories in single and doubles bring her total to 4 Croatian Tennis Federation under 12 titles in single and 6 titles in doubles.

Tara is still 10 years old and at the end of the next month she will turn 11. Between the matches there is always a need to do little homework and prepare for the school :D

TK Opatija is the place that Niki Pilic is currently using as his tennis center base for the work with some talents and is a charming Club, with sea view and excellent Club fast food.

We enjoyed sunny moments during Saturday and Sunday.

Before the doubles finals we grab the opportunity to walk on one of the most beautiful seasides in the World and taste some super cakes :D

Opatija was very famous Austro Hungarian Empire’s health resort.

… and a part of beautiful “lungomare”…

all the people who like architecture will fall in love with Opatija…

so relaxing and charming…

doubles finals were played with lights…

and Tara and her double partner Manuella won the title…

and on Monday there were also playing the single finals with each other.

it was a very nice weekend with Tara’s tennis & Opatija. Thank you both… and thank you just a little bit more Taki! ;)

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07/10/16

7 Smrikva Bowl players at U14 Tennis Europe Junior Masters - Reggio Calabria (ITALY). Maria TIMOFEEVA & Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE are runner ups

U14 Tennis Europe Junior Masters is played in Reggio Calabria (Italy) this year and I am so glad to recognize several SB names:

quarterfinals: 7 out of 16
semifinals: 4 out of 8
finals: 2 out of 4

GIRLS:

Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS) – 17th SB 2012
quarterfinals: Maria Timofeeva – Francesca Curmi (Mlt) 6:3,6:7,6:1
semifinals: Maria Timofeeva – V.Kanapatskaya (Blr) 6:2,6:0
Finals: Maria Timofeeva – Federica Sacco (Ita) 4:6,3:6

Živa FALKNER (SLO) – 17th SB 2012
quarterfinals: Živa Falkner – Noa Krznaric (Cro) 6:3, 6:2
semifinals: Živa Falkner – Federica Sacco (Ita) 6:3,4:6,4:6

Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS) – 17th SB 2012
quarterfinals: Avelina Sayfetdinova – F. Sacco (Ita) 7:6,0:6,3:6

Noa KRZNARIĆ (CRO) – 18th SB 2013 winner
quarterfinals: Noa Krznarić – Živa Falkner (Slo) 3:6,2:6

Francesca CURMI (MLT) – 17th SB 2012
quarterfinals: Francesca Curmi – Maria Timofeeva (Rus) 3:6,7:6,1:6

BOYS:

Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (NOR) – 18th SB 2013
quarterfinals: Holger – Nicholas D.Ionel (Rom) 6:3,4:6,6:1
semifinals: Holger – Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) 1:6,6:3,6:4
Finals: Holger V.N. RUNE – Radu M.Popue (Rom) 2:6,4:6

Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA) – 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist
quarterfinals: Lorenzo Musetti – Petr Kapuskin (Rus) 6:2, 6:3
semifinals: L. Musetti – Holger V.N. RUNE (Nor) 6:1,3:6,4:6

Alibek KACHAZOV (RUS) – 17th SB 2012
quarterfinals: Alibek Kachazov – Elme Moller (Nor) 0:6,3:6

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21/09/16

22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 Presentation Letter - Smrikva Bowl Ambassador's Day - ("SBA") Day

Dear Smrikva Bowl and Smrikve friends!

It was 1996 when the Smrikva Bowl story started… and today is time to open the 22nd annual candidacy process…

How to summarize the first two decades?

… maybe a good start would be to mention around 1700 kids and life stories spread in 78 countries who played the event since 1996…

…over 800 signed books in the Smrikva Bowl library from 65 country (started in 2009)…

… over 1200 names given to 12 old Smrikva Bowl olive trees (started in 2005)…

… 23 junior GRAND SLAM titles since 2009… 14 professional ATP/WTA titles since 2014… 9 players reached TOP 100 ATP/WTA Club… 2 players are members of the TOP 10 ATP/WTA Club… there are numerous victories over the last decade in the most prestigious under 12, 14, 16, 18 tournaments around the World…

… but Smrikva Bowl story to me was always more then numbers and more then tennis… and I am gratful to the Smrikva Bowl players, families, coaches, friends who in most different ways inspire me to do better and help my family and friends to go beyond our imaginations…

I like to repeat myself from time to time… it is teaching I learned from Rafiki in Lion King “that a story we like should be repeated more then once” ;)… and I am saying this for those who know me well and will find most of my thinking already known ;D…

It is the 21st of September 2016… and it is the selection date start for the 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 edition…

I will also take the opportunity to recall that the 3rd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week (SBTTFW) 2017 edition with Luca Appino will be held from 22nd till 29th of April 2017…

Today is the International Day of Peace, also known as the World Peace Day… and many years ago this date was selected as the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Day (“SBA” Day)…

The SBA Day, although celebrated on the same day as the World Peace Day, is dedicated to civilization and tennis. Without civil society in a modern world there is no guarantee for peace… and both civil society and peace are the pillars for any talent development…

In 2005, for the 10th Smrikva Bowl anniversary, we started to plant old Olive tree during Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Nomination Ceremony. The Olive tree selected had to be older than the oldest man living on the earth today… and during the ceremony, every Ambassador put a tiny piece of land close to the root and donated his/her name to the tree…

The Olive tree is a symbol of good will in various cultures… and his age in Smrikve is symbol of intergenerational responsibility. Intergenerational responsibility alone will allow future generations to enjoy the beauty of life, the sunsets and the seasons of the earth.

Smrikva Bowl is dedicated to children… and cartoons always helped me to speak with children and to be understood better by them… The Lion King is nice one for the Old Olive Tree story that I am pleased to share again on the World Peace Day… the Circle of Life story…

This cartoon is full of life messages which are in line with the Smrikva Bowl dream. They are in line with the message of the Ambassadors’ Olive Tree; they are in line with the values of friendship; they are in line with empathy. Friendship and empathy are both Cosmopolitan values per excellence, as far as people and humanity are concerned.

… and tennis seems to be very linked with love too… 15:love, 30:love, 40:love, love:15, love:30, love:40… love love love ;)… another cosmopolitan milestone…

Let me tell you few more things from the Lion King… the relationship between Mufasa, Sarabi and Simba reminds me of parents and family love, but also the intergenerational responsibility.

Timon, Pumbaa and Simba relationship reminds me about love between friends. Pumbaa also make me think about empathy, intuition and loyalty. The relationship between Simba and Nola reminds me again about the importance of love.

Rafiki, the wise old baboo, with his many centuries old tree reminds me about the importance of knowledge and experience of the older. There are many other particular moments that every person on its own, based on his or her own life experience, discovers by watching cartoon artworks.

…most of the character’s names in this cartoon have a particular meaning in Swahili language: Simba means “lion”; Nala means “gift”, and love is in many cultures one of the greatest gifts that people can receive and give during their life; Sarabi means “mirage”; Pumbaa means “dull-witted” or “stunned”; and Rafiki means “friend” :)…

Every children is born without knowing anything about life on this earth and it is the responsibility of every generation to live and let live…

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. The intergenerational responsibility is the key to allow future generations to enjoy the beauty of life.

A Nobal Prize for Peace will help me to close this introduction words: “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.”

It is worth bearing in our minds that Peace is always a delicate equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it. Knowledge, human curiosity and will to learn are important. They are all parts of the civilization path.

Our Nobel Prize guest used in his note the statement: “Do it!” which always reminds me Yoda’s wisdom words when he shares his knowledge with young Jedi: “There is no try. Do or do not ” ;)

Long time ago I learned when people believe in the future there is future…. and when people do not beleive in the future there is no future.

The books represent the greatest human memory that can help us understand what we see combined with cumulated personal experience of our daily lives and this is one of the reasons why we started to build the Smrikva Bowl Library. 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 civilisation heritage.

We have gotten used to rapid technological progress, but social and civil progress is more complex. Humans learn throughout their whole lifetime, from books and schools, but we mostly learn from our personal experiences.

And never forget 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… and this is another part of the idea hidden behind the Smrikva Bowl Library foundation in 2009…

World Peace Day is always a good day to start the research of the Smrikva Bowl talents for the 2017 edition… and with this e-mail the selection process for the 22nd annual Smrikva Bowl 2017 is open.

22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 will be held in Pula-Istria, Croatia, from (17th) 19th till 24th of June 2017. Smrikva Bowl, as most of you may know, gathers young tennis talents from all over the World…

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

We set the stage and later on they are in charge with their will, dreams and hard work who write the most different stories…

Smrikva Bowl is very young tournament but I always believed that more then one of these kids will write nice and inspiring stories in most different professional fields.

Year after year seems more and more likely that more than one senior Grand Slam Tournament will be conquered by Smrikva children… they already won every junior Grand Slam Tournament… since 2009… there are 19 Smrikva Bowl kids being able to conquere 23 junior Grand Slam Titles in singles and doubles… and my dream and wishes goes beyond Grand Slam dream… being the SBA Day celebrated on a World Peace Day… and having mentioned in my letter the inspiring words of the Nobel Prize for Peace I am pleased to extend Grand Slam dream to more than one Nobel Prize for Peace dream…

I know that according to the statistics only few of the kids participating Smrikva Bowl will become top professional tennis players, but I like to think that they will make it in other professional fields.

I will never 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 enjoy the game.

What I do know is that any kind of sport can help kids in their growth and I also know that people that do excel in any field need full dedication and a lot of sacrifice to reach and master the excellence.

In every life there are people that influence what we do and how we do it.

The Smrikva Bowl tennis talent gathering aims to inspire its Ambassadors to believe in their dreams and work hard to reach them.

Many people come to Smrikve with different expectations… not understanding that the result is not the key of the Smrikva Bowl… and I always need Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors’ help in explaining that Smrikva Bowl is a bit different and that common sense and respect come first…

There is a detailed presentation of the 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 edition with the application form and other relevant information on the main page of the Smrikva Bowl website:

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

I am pleased to recall that 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 gathered top players from over 40 countries and all the continents…

Since the tournament foundation in 1996, around 1700 top players from 78 countries played in the event… This year… was the 3rd time that over 50% of participants accepted were ranked #1 in their countries…

Smrikva Bowl “more than tennis” idea… will not be explained… will remain left to the interpretation of each Ambassador… of their feelings because in end they are the one who are writing the Smrikva Bowl story… my only wish is that huge percentage of the interpretation may match my dream…

As I wrote above, in 2005 we started to plant old olive trees during the Ambassadors’ nomination ceremony… and there are 12 special olive trees in Smrikve with over 1200 names from all around the World…

In 2009 the cultural tourism guide “Istria from Smrikve” was published and this is a gift to the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors and Smrikve friends… SBA are helping us in scouting talents around the world and our little Ambassadors also help us in spreading the word about Istria as cultural tourism destination worth visiting…

That same year, Smrikva Bowl participants started to bring a book about the culture of the place they are coming from thus we started to create Smrikva Bowl Library… from time to time we are also using the library as classroom for “La Bottega” di Smrikve students… donated book form a library of over 810 books from 65 countries…

Cosmopolite is another gift to Smrikve and our Ambassadors. It is dedicated to a book describing the importance of civilization for the talent development.

Many of you are our Ambassadors and I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the number of the accepted players will be 96 players (48 girls and 48 boys) and your help will be precious.

If you know a good tennis player born in 2007 that deserves to play Smrikva Bowl or you wish to present your candidacy for the 3rd SBTTFW 2017 please let me know…

I am pleased to recall that since the Smrikva Bowl foundation nine players reached TOP 100 ATP and WTA and their best ranking at the moment is the following: Belinda BENCIC (#7 WTA), Dominic THIEM (#7 ATP), Marin DRAGANJA (#20 ATP doubels), Borna CORIC (#33 ATP), Petra MARTIC (#42 WTA), Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (#47 WTA), Ana KONJUH (#55 WTA), Donna VEKIC (#62 WTA), Ivana LISJAK (#95 WTA)…

… for the end of this long presentation letter of the 22nd annual… being today World Peace Day… I wish Smrikva kids to continue to inspire by example other children… and wish some of them may make true during their living and competing Nelson Mandela – Madiba’s words when he noted that “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.”

Thank you all for your help and attention and special thanks to all the people who return to visit us in Smrikve.

Miodrag Bozovic

16/09/16

Today we collected grapes and started the 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 - Smrikve Malvazija wine production

We just collected grapes and started 2017 Smrikve wine production… the wine collection of limited 160-200 bottles will be made as per tradition… and it will be donated to the families participating the 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 edition…

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

Smrikve Malvazija is thanks to the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors spread in 78 countries and all the continents. Last year we created a limited collection of 160 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 today…

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 todays collection as I said we started the process of transforming the grapes into wine for the 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 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 Venitians.

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.

12/09/16

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update September 2016)

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

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

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #7 WTA (Feb 2016)
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #42 WTA (Jun 2012)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #52 WTA (Sep 2016)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #62 WTA (Jul 2013)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #140 on WTA (Jul 2016)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #142 WTA (Apr 2016)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #192 WTA (Aug 2016)

Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #158 WTA doubles (Sep 2016)

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

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #102 ATP doubles (Aug 2015)
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 – #196 ATP doubles (Sep 2016)

As of 12th of September 2016 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 48 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #27 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #52 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #102 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #143 on WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #188 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #193 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #236 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #257 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #264 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #273 WTA

Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #275 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #286 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #291 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #303 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #323 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #348 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #376 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #377 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #388 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #434 WTA

Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #437 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #458 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #480 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #484 WTA
Ema BURGIC BUCO – 2002 player – #493 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #495 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #516 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #517 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #530 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #554 WTA

Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #586 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #605 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #610 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #615 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #621 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #642 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #675 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #691 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #714 WTA

Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #715 WTA
Manisha FOSTER – 2003 player – #764 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #765 WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #767 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #768 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #802 WTA
Katarina JOKIC – 2008 winner – #833 WTA
Inci OGUT – 2009 player – #913 WTA
Tatiana PIERI – 2007 player – #993 WTA

• 25 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #10 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #42 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #171 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #179 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #212 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #224 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #238 ATP
Miki JANKOVIC – 2004 runner up – #276 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 332 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #373 ATP

Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #491 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #560 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #582 ATP
Nerman FATIC, 2004 semifinalist- #612 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #615 ATP
Filip VEGER – 2004 semifinalist – #640 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #656 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #779 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #786 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #849 ATP

Luka ILIC – 2005 player – #862 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #869 ATP
Nicola KUHN – 2010 winner – #902 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #921 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 player – #932 ATP

• 8 boys and 16 girls… in total 24 players are in TOP 100 ITF

GIRLS:
- #10 Clair LIU – Junior WIMLBEDON 2016 winner (doubles)
- #13 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #32 Lucie KANKOVA
- #35 Tatiana PIERI
- #37 Katie SWAN – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 runner up
- #47 Seone MENDEZ
- #48 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #51 Wiktoria KULIK
- #55 Tereza MIHALIKOVA – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 winner and Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 runner up
- #59 Ashley LAHEY
- #64 Lea BOSKOVIC
- #67 Michaela GORDON
- #76 Irina CANTOS SIEMERS
- #85 Mihaela MARCULESCU
- #98 Haruna ARAKAWA
- #99 Georgina AXON

• 4 boys and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Nicola KUHN #2, Cerzar CRETU #6, Yshai OLIEL #7, Yannik STEINEGGER #9, Olga DANILOVIC #5, Claire LIU #9, Lucie KANKOVA #10)

• 3 boys and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Lorenzo MUSETTI #5, Viktor JOVIC #7, Alibek KACHMAZOV #9, Helene PELLICANO #1, Kristyna LAVICKOVA #6)

Vilim VISAK (CRO), 1st SB 1996 winner, Vilim’s best ranking was #612 ATP in March 2006.
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, Ivana’s best ranking was #95 WTA in June 2006.
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, Atrid’s best ranking was #356 WTA in March 2009.
Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #348 WTA.
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #560 ATP.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…

BOYS
Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #132 ATP double.
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, is ranked #148 ATP doubles.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #236 WTA.

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #179 ATP.
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, is currently ranked #491 ATP.
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #656 ATP.
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #196 ATP double.
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #251 ATP double.
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #251 ATP double.
Giacomo MICCINI (ITA), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is currently ranked #1402 ATP.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is ranked #273 WTA.
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, is ranked #275 WTA.
Ema BURGIC (BiH), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is ranked #493 WTA.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, is ranked #10 ATP.
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #786 ATP.
Ciprian PORUMB (ROU), 8th SB 2003, is ranked #1436 ATP.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), ranked 3rd on 8th SB 2003, is ranked #272 WTA.
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #388 WTA.
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003 runner up, is ranked #495 WTA.
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #764 WTA.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, is ranked #276 ATP.
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #612 ATP.
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #640 ATP.

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #434 WTA.
Anita HUSARIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #1128 WTA.

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #42 ATP.
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #171 ATP.
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, is ranked #212 ATP.
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Consolation tournament winner, is ranked #224 ATP.
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 10th SB 2005, is ranked #332 ATP.
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #582 ATP.
Luka ILIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #862 ATP.

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #102 WTA.
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #188 WTA.
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #291 WTA.
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #323 WTA.
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, is ranked #517 WTA.
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #530 WTA.
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #610 WTA.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, is ranked #323 ATP.
Andre BIRO (HUN), 11th SB 2006 semifinalist, is ranked #1028 ATP.

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #27 WTA.
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #193 WTA.
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterfinalists, is ranked #376 WTA.
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #437 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #516 WTA.
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #554 WTA.
Ena KAJEVIC (CRO), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #1095 WTA

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

BOYS
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #869 ATP.
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), ranked 4th on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #1327 ATP.
Sacha MERZETTI (ITA), 12th SB 2007 winner, is ranked #1339 ATP.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #52 WTA.
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007 player, is ranked #143 WTA.
Jessica PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #264 WTA
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterfinalist, is ranked #615 WTA.
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #621 WTA.
Tatiana PIERI (ITA), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #993 WTA

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #238 on ATP ranking list.
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is not ranked on ATP ranking list.

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

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

BOYS
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #921 on ATP ranking list.
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 932 ATP.
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1021 ATP.
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, is ranked #1542 ATP.

GIRLS
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #257 WTA.
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #303 WTA.
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #458 WTA.
Nina ALIBALIC (CRO), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #480 WTA.
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, is ranked #715 WTA.
Katarina JOKIC (BiH), 13th SB 2008 winner, is ranked # 833 WTA.
Estea PEREZ-SOMARRIBA (ESP), 13th SB 2008, is not ranked WTA
Nikolina JOVIC (SRB), 13th SB 2008 player, is not ranked WTA.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Ingrid NEEL (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #765 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, is ranked #615 ATP.
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #849 ATP.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semifinalist, is ranked #1144 ATP.
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1283 ATP.
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Consolation Draw winner, is ranked #1570 ATP.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #1993 ATP.
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #121 ITF.
Karlo DIVKOVIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #370 ITF.
Anthony POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #689 ITF.
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL (ESP), 14th SB 2009 winner, is not ranked on ATP.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #484 WTA.
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, is ranked #586 WTA.
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #767 WTA.
Inci OGUT (TUR), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #913 WTA.
Wiktoria KULIK (POL), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #952 WTA.
Seone MENDEZ (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1011 WTA.
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #32 ITF.
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #98 ITF.
Georgina AXON (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #99 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #277 ITF.
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #324 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #463 ITF.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #768 WTA.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #59 ITF.

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, is ranked #902 ATP.
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1183 ATP.
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, #207 ITF.
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #970 ITF.

GIRLS
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1066 WTA.
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, is ranked #48 ITF.
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, is ranked #76 ITF.
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #85 ITF.
Daria SOLOVYEVA (RUS), La Bottega di Smrikve, is ranked #175 ITF.
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #230 ITF.
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #259 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #277 ITF.
Marija ELENOVA (MKD), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1180 ITF.
Andja KARANUSIC (CRO), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1214 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #714 WTA.
Alexa BUTERA (USA), played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #633 ITF.

IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 53 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #2062 ATP.
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #242 ITF.
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #604 ITF.
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #703 ITF.
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, is ranked #858 ITF.
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #944 ITF.
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1684 ITF.
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1969 ITF.
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #73 ETA U16.
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #157 ETA U16.
Luka ĐURĐEVIĆ (BiH), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #389 ETA U16.
Peetu POHJOLA (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #878 ETA U16.
Sergiu MANCIOC (ROU), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1678 ETA U16.

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #13 ITF.
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #306 ITF.
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterfinalist, is ranked #551 ITF.
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, is ranked #836 ITF.
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #877 ITF.
Betina TOKAC (TUR), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1067 ITF.
Emilija KOJCIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #584 ETA U16.
Ksenija TMUSIC (SRB), 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, is ranked #706 ETA U16.

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #5 ETA U14.
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #7 ETA U14.
Alibek KACHMAZOV (RUS), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #9 ETA U14.
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #15 ETA U14.
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #23 ETA U14.
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #49 ETA U14.
Piotr PAWLAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #49 ETA U14.
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #53 ETA U14.
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #59 ETA U14.
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #175 ETA U14.
Angel GUERRERO MELGAR (ESP), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #190 ETA U14.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC (BiH), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #352 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #158 ITF.
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #174 ITF.
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #326 ITF.
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #574 ITF.
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1281 ITF.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #1191 ITF.
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1622 ITF.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1940 ITF.
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #12 ETA U14.
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #12 ETA U14.
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #14 ETA U14.
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #38 ETA U14.
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #68 ETA U14.
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #91 ETA U14.

IN 2013 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 62 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2013 – 18th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013 player, is ranked #13 ETA U14.
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #39 ETA U14.
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #52 ETA U14.
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #56 ETA U14.
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #92 ETA U14.
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #171 ETA U14.
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #190 ETA U14.
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #197 ETA U14.
Daniel RINCON (ESP), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #244 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #783 ITF.
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #43 ETA U14.
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #45 ETA U14.
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #266 ETA U14.

IN 2014 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 2 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 64 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2014 – 19th Smrikva Bowl

IN 2015 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 72 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2015 – 20th Smrikva Bowl

IN 2016 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 78 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2016 – 21st Smrikva Bowl

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02/09/16

20 Smrikva Bowl players are playing Junior US OPEN 2016... Miomir KECMANOVIC & Viktoria KUZMOVA reached the single finals

Nice to recognize 20 Smrikva Bowl players names playing Junior US OPEN 2016: 10 girls and 10 boys…

1st round of the Main Draw: 18 out of 128 (14%)
2nd round of the Main Draw: 13 out of 64 (20%)
3rd round of the Main Draw: 8 out of 32 (25%)
Quarterfinals of the Main Draw: 3 out of 16 (19%)
Semifinals of the Main Draw: 2 out of 8 (25%)
Finals of the Main Draw: 2 out of 4 (50%)

BOYS:

Main Draw

Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB) – 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist
1st round: M.Kecmanovic – Toru HORIE (JPN) 6:7,6:3,6:3
2nd round: M.Kecmanovic – Brandon HOLT (USA) 7:5,6:2
3rd round: M.Kecmanovic – Y.HOSSAM (EGY) 6:2,6:2
Quarterfinals: M.Kecmanovic – N.KUHN (GER) 6:2,5:7,6:4
Semifinals: M.Kecmanovic – Yosuke WATANUKI (JPN) 6:1,6:4
Finals:M. Kecmanovic -F.AUGER-ALIASSIME (CAN) 3:6,0:6

Nicola KUHN (GER) – 15th SB 2010 winner
1st round: Nicola Kuhn – Elliot BENCHETRIT (FRA) 6:2,7:6
2nd round: Nicola Kuhn – Sam RIFFICE (USA) 6:2,4:6,6:1
3rd round: Nicola Kuhn – Yshai OLIEL (ISR) 6:3, 6:2
Quarterfinals: N.Kuhn – M.KECMANOVIC (SRB) 2:6,7:5,4:6

Yshai OLIEL (ISR) – 15th SB 2010 runner up
1st round: Yshai Oliel – Juan C.M.AGUILAR (BOL) 4:6,6:1,6:2
2nd round: Yshai Oliel – Alex DE MINAUR (AUS) 4:6,6:2,7:6
3rd round: Yshai Oliel – Nicola KUHN (GER) 3:6,2:6

Youssef HOSSAM (EGY) – 13th SB 2008 player
1st round: Youssef Hossam – E.DALLA VALLE (ITA) 6:7,6:3,7:6
2nd round: Youssef Hossam – O.A.D.AYENI (USA) 6:3, 6:2
3rd round: Youssef Hossam – M.KECMANOVIC (SRB) 2:6,2:6

Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA (Esp) – 14th SB 2009 semifinalist
1st round: A.Davidovich F.- John MCNALLY (USA) 3:6,6:3,6:3
2nd round: A.Davidovich F.- Chin Hsun LO (TPE) 6:4,6:2
3rd round: A.Davidovich F.- F.AUGER-ALIASSIME (CAN) 4:6,6:7

Alexei POPYRIN (AUS) – 14th SB 2009 CD winner
1st round: Alexei Popyrin – Lev KAZAKOV (RUS) 6:4,6:4
2nd round: A.Popyrin – F.AUGER-ALIASSIME (CAN) 6:4,3:6,4:6

Alex DE MINAUR (AUS) – 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist
1st round: Alex De Minaur – Lukas GREIF (USA) 6:4, 6:0
2nd round: Alex De Minaur – Yshai OLIEL (ISR) 6:4,2:6,6:7

Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA) – 13th SB 2008 semifinalist
1st round: Andrea Guerrieri – Jeffrey John WOLF (USA) 4:6,1:6

qualification:
1st round: Andrea Guerrieri – Keenan MAYO (USA) 6:4,6:0
2nd round: Andrea Guerrieri – Alen AVIDZBA (RUS) 6:1,6:1

Qualification Draw:

Adam NEFF (USA) – 16th SB 2011
1st round: Adam Neff – Lingxi ZHAO (Chn) 7:6,6:4
2nd round: A. Neff – C.B. KOUZMINE (Fra) 6:2,2:6,0:6

Jacopo BERRETTINI (ITA) – 13th SB 2008
1st round: Jacopo Berrettini – A.DONSKI (Bul) 4:6,6:3,3:6

GIRLS:

Main Draw:

Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK) – 13th SB 2008 semifinals
1st round: Viktoria Kuzmova – V.GRACHEVA (RUS) 6:0,6:3
2nd round: Viktoria Kuzmova – Iga SWIATEK (POL) 6:2,6:2
3rd round: V.Kuzmova – A. ANISIMOVA (USA) 6:2,4:6,6:4
Quarterfinals: V.Kuzmova – T.ANDRIANJAFITRIMO (FRA) 7:5,6:4
Semifinals: V.Kuzmova – Sofia KENIN (USA) 6:7,7:5,7:6
Finals: V. Kuzmova – Kayla DAY (USA) 3:6,2:6

Ashley LAHEY (USA) – “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Ashley Lahey – Lucie KANKOVA (CZE) 6:3,6:2
2nd round: Ashley Lahey – Natasha SUBHASH (USA) 6:2,6:3
3rd round: Ashley Lahey – Sofia KENIN (USA) 6:4,6:7,3:6

qualifications:
1st round: Ashley Lahey – Michaela BAYERLOVA (CZE) 6:3,6:2
2nd round: Ashley Lahey – Zhima DU (CHN) 3:6,6:2,6:0

Katie SWAN (UK) – 14th SB 2009 winner
1st round: Katie Swan – C.DOLEHIDE (USA) 7:5,5:7,7:5
2nd round: Katie Swan – Xiyu WANG (CHN) 6:2, 7:5
3rd round: Katie Swan – A.POTAPOVA (RUS) 4:6,1:6

Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP) – 15th SB 2010 runner up
1st round: Paula Arias Manjon -O.DANILOVIC (SRB) 3:6,6:3,3-0r.
2nd round: Paula Arias Manjon – Kylie MCKENZIE (USA) 2:6,2:6

Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (GER) – 15th SB 2010
1st round: Irina Cantos Siemers – M.COPPOC (USA) 6:2,6:4
2nd round: I.C. Siemers – Taylor JOHNSON (USA) 4:6,4:6

qualifications:
1st round: Irina Cantos Siemers – Maria V. VIVIANI (Ita) 6:1,7:6
2nd round: Irina Cantos Siemers – C. BECHRI (Tun) 4:6,6:4,6:1

Claire LIU (USA) – “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Claire Liu – Ylena IN-ALBON (SUI) 6:1,6:3
2nd round: C.Liu -T.ANDRIANJAFITRIMO (FRA) 6:2,4:6,1:6

Olga DANILOVIC (SRB) – 16th SB 2011 winner
1st round: Olga Danilovic – P.ARIAS MANJON (ESP) 6:3,3:6,0:3.r.

Lucie KANKOVA (CZE) – 15th SB 2010
1st round: Lucie Kankova – Ashley LAHEY (USA) 3:6,2:6

Wiktoria KULIK (POL) – 14th SB 2009
1st round: Wiktoria Kulik – P.YADLAPALLI (Ind) 6:2,3:6,2:6

Tatiana PIERI (ITA) – 12th SB 2007
1st round: Tatiana Pieri – Yuki NAITO (JPN) 4:6,3:6

10/08/16

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update August 2016)

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

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

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #7 WTA (Feb 2016)
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #42 WTA (Jun 2012)
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- # 47 WTA (Feb 2015)
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #55 WTA (Jun 2015)
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #62 WTA (Jul 2013)
Ivana LISJAK – 1997 winner – #95 WTA (Jun 2006)
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #140 on WTA (Jul 2016)
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #142 WTA (Apr 2016)
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #150 WTA (Oct 2015)
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #197 WTA (Aug 2016)

Ema BURGIC – 2002 semifinalist – #169 WTA doubles (Aug 2016)

• 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)
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #158 ATP (Aug 2016)
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #159 ATP (Jul 2015)
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #170 ATP (Apr 2012)
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #173 ATP (Aug 2015)
Tommy PAUL – 2007 “LM”/SB player – #191 ATP (Apr 2016)

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #20 ATP doubles (Apr 2015)
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #102 ATP doubles (Aug 2015)

As of 10th of August 2016 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 49 WTA players TOP 1000 WTA

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #16 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #100 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #121 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #144 on WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #171 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #183 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #197 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #255 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #259 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #275 WTA

Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #287 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #292 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #306 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #324 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #326 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #333 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #358 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – #381 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #447 WTA
Dejana RADANOVIC – 2006 player – #466 WTA

Katie BOULTER – 2006 player – #467 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #481 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #484 WTA
Ema BURGIC BUCO – 2002 player – #488 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #501 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #519 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #524 WTA
Oana Georgeta SIMION – 2005 player – #544 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #545 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #556 WTA

Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #590 WTA
Deborah CHIESA – 2006 player – #593 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #594 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #634 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #636 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #655 WTA
Chiara GRIMM – 2007 quarterfinalist – #665 WTA
Bianka BEKEFI – 2007 player – #672 WTA
Miriam BULGARU – 2008 player – #675 WTA

Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #704 WTA
Maia LUMSDEN – 2009 player – #720 WTA
Manisha FOSTER – 2003 player – #752 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #759 WTA
Katarina JOKIC – 2008 winner – #846WTA
Andreea ROSCA – 2009 player – #852 WTA
Giorgia MARCHETTI – 2005 player – #867 WTA
Seone MENDEZ – 2009 player – #873 WTA
Ena KAJEVIC – 2006 player – #897 WTA
Inci OGUT – 2009 player – #927 WTA

• 25 players TOP 1000 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #10 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #51 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #159 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #184 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #214 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #228 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #249 ATP
Miki JANKOVIC – 2004 runner up – #258 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #326 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 333 ATP

Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #431 ATP
Filip VEGER – 2004 semifinalist – #566 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #580 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #604 ATP
Nerman FATIC, 2004 semifinalist- #612 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR – 2009 player – #650 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #654 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #764 ATP
Miguel SEMMLER – 2007 player – #790 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC – 2009 player – #869 ATP

Luka ILIC – 2005 player – #881 ATP
Gian Marco MORONI – 2008 player – #930 ATP
Andrea GUERRIERI – 2008 player – #952 ATP
Luca MARGAROLI – 2002 player – #992 ATP
Bogdan BORZA – 2007 runner up – #999 ATP

• 10 boys and 16 girls… in total 26 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #3 Alex DE MINAUR – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior Wimbledon 2016 runner up
- #11 Miomir KECMANOVIC
- #17 Nicola KUHN – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 semifinals
- #22 Youssef HOSSAM
- #25 Alexei POPYRIN
- #31 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA
- #44 Yshai OLIEL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #84 Sven LAH
- #85 Patrik RIKL – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #100 Andrea GUERRIERI

GIRLS:
- #12 Olga DANILOVIC – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #14 Tereza MIHALIKOVA – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 winner and Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 runner up
- #19 Clair LIU – Junior WIMLBEDON 2016 winner (doubles)
- #31 Lucie KANKOVA
- #35 Tatiana PIERI
- #41 Wiktoria KULIK
- #45 Katie SWAN – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 runner up
- #50 Seone MENDEZ
- #52 Paula ARIAS MANJON – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2016 winner (doubles)
- #66 Michaela GORDON
- #71 Ashley LAHEY
- #75 Berfu CENGIZ
- #80 Lea BOSKOVIC
- #81 Irina CANTOS SIEMERS
- #92 Haruna ARAKAWA
- #95 Georgina AXON

• 3 boys and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Nicola KUHN #2, Yshai OLIEL #8, Cerzar CRETU #9, Olga DANILOVIC #5, Lucie KANKOVA #9)

• 1 boy and 3 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Lorenzo MUSETTI #4, Helene PELLICANO #1, Kristyna LAVICKOVA #6, Avelina SAYFETDINOVA #9)

Vilim VISAK (CRO), 1st SB 1996 winner, Vilim’s best ranking was #612 ATP in March 2006.
Ivana LISJAK (CRO), 2nd SB 1997 winner, Ivana’s best ranking was #95 WTA in June 2006.
Astrid BESSER (ITA), 4th SB 1999 winner, Atrid’s best ranking was #356 WTA in March 2009.
Tereza MRDEZA (CRO), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #287 WTA.
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #604 ATP.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…

BOYS
Marin DRAGANJA (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #138 ATP double.
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, is ranked #139 ATP doubles.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #171 WTA.

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

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Federico GAIO (ITA), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #159 ATP.
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, is currently ranked #431 ATP.
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #236 ATP double.
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #236 ATP double.
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #654 ATP.
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #992 ATP.
Giacomo MICCINI (ITA), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is currently ranked #1282 ATP.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is ranked #255 WTA.
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, is ranked #275 WTA.
Ema BURGIC (BiH), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is ranked #488 WTA.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, is ranked #10 ATP.
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #764 ATP.
Ciprian PORUMB (ROU), 8th SB 2003, is ranked #1415 ATP.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), ranked 3rd on 8th SB 2003, is ranked #255 WTA.
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003 runner up, is ranked #484 WTA.
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #590 WTA.
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #752 WTA.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, is ranked #258 ATP.
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #566 ATP.
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #612 ATP.

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #447 WTA.
Anita HUSARIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #1100 WTA.

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP TENNIS TALENTS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna CORIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #51 ATP.
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #184 ATP.
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Consolation tournament winner, is ranked #228 ATP.
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, is ranked #249 ATP.
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 10th SB 2005, is ranked #333 ATP.
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #580 ATP.
Luka ILIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #881 ATP.

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #121 WTA.
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #183 WTA.
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #324 WTA.
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #333 WTA.
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, is ranked #544 WTA.
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #636 WTA.
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #655 WTA.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, is ranked #333 ATP.
Andre BIRO (HUN), 11th SB 2006 semifinalist, is ranked #1075 ATP.

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #16 WTA.
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #197 WTA.
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterfinalists, is ranked #358 WTA.
Dejana *RADANOVIC*(SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #466 WTA.
Katie BOULTER (UK), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #467 WTA
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #593 WTA.
Ena KAJEVIC (CRO), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #897 WTA

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

BOYS
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #999 ATP.
Sacha MERZETTI (ITA), 12th SB 2007 winner, is ranked #1357 ATP.
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), ranked 4th on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #1448 ATP.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #100 WTA.
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007 player, is ranked #144 WTA.
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #556 WTA.
Chiara GRIMM (SUI), 12th SB 2007 quarterfinalist, is ranked #665 WTA.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #214 on ATP ranking list.
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is not ranked on ATP ranking list.

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

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

BOYS
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #930 on ATP ranking list.
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 952 ATP.
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1013 ATP.
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, is ranked #1799 ATP.
Luka PANIC (SUI), 13th SB 2008 winner, is not ranked on ATP.
Grega KOKALJ (SLO), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is not ranked ATP.

GIRLS
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #259 WTA.
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #306 WTA.
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #501 WTA.
Nina ALIBALIC (CRO), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #519 WTA.
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, is ranked #720 WTA.
Katarina JOKIC (BiH), 13th SB 2008 winner, is ranked # 846 WTA.
Estea PEREZ-SOMARRIBA (ESP), 13th SB 2008, is ranked #1130 WTA
Nikolina JOVIC (SRB), 13th SB 2008 player, is not ranked WTA.
Marija CURNIC (CRO), 13th SB 2008 player, is not ranked WTA.

“Little Mo” TEAM
William BLUMBERG (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is not ranked on ATP ranking list.

Ingrid NEEL (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #704 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, is ranked #650 ATP.
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #869 ATP.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009 semifinalist, is ranked #1250 ATP.
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1286 ATP.
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Consolation Draw winner, is ranked #2013 ATP.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #164 ITF.
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #168 ITF.
Karlo DIVKOVIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #350 ITF.
Anthony POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #680 ITF.
Karlo SUEVICH (CRO), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1614 ITF.
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL (ESP), 14th SB 2009 winner, is not ranked on ATP.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #481 WTA.
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, is ranked #634 WTA.
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #852 WTA.
Inci OGUT (TUR), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #927 WTA.
Wiktoria KULIK (POL), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1020 WTA.
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #31 ITF.
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #92 ITF.
Georgina AXON (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #95 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #286 ITF.
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #328 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #506 ITF.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #759 WTA.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #71 ITF.

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
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1181 ATP.
Nicola KUHN (ESP), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #1324 ATP.
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, #258 ITF.
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #939 ITF.
Karlo SUEVICH (CRO), 15th SB 2010 runner up, from Croatia, #1614 ITF.

GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, is ranked #52 ITF.
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, is ranked #81 ITF.
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #130 ITF.
Daria SOLOVYEVA (RUS), La Bottega di Smrikve, is ranked #162 ITF.
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #242 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #286 ITF.
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #240 ITF.
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #313 ITF.
Marija ELENOVA (MKD), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1078 ITF.
Andja KARANUSIC (CRO), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #1294 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #545 WTA.
Alexa BUTERA (USA), played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #637 ITF.

IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 53 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Duje AJDUKOVIC (CRO), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #284 ITF.
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #823 ITF.
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, is ranked #840 ITF.
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #918 ITF.
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1198 ITF.
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1848 ITF.
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #95 ETA U16.
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #201 ETA U16.
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #202 ETA U16.
Luka ĐURĐEVIĆ (BiH), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #291 ETA U16.
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #541 ETA U16.
Peetu POHJOLA (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #863 ETA U16.
Sergiu MANCIOC (ROU), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1090 ETA U16.

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #12 ITF.
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #412 ITF.
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterfinalist, is ranked #569 ITF.
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #777 ITF.
Betina TOKAC (TUR), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1067 ITF.
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, is ranked #1157 ITF.
Emilija KOJCIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #600 ETA U16.
Ksenija TMUSIC (SRB), 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, is ranked #600 ETA U16.

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #4 ETA U14.
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #13 ETA U14.
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #14 ETA U14.
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #20 ETA U14.
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #43 ETA U14.
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #49 ETA U14.
Peter ALAM (UK), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #57 ETA U14.
Angel GUERRERO MELGAR (ESP), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #128 ETA U14.
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #151 ETA U14.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC (BiH), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #476 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #160 ITF.
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #183 ITF.
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #334 ITF.
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #932 ITF.
Maria PETROVIC (SWE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1247 ITF.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #1647 ITF.
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #1574 ITF.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1882 ITF.
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #12 ETA U14.
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #12 ETA U14.
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #20 ETA U14.
Francesca CURMI (MLT), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #43 ETA U14.
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #57 ETA U14.
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #64 ETA U14.

IN 2013 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 62 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2013 – 18th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (DEN), 18th SB 2013 player, is ranked #14 ETA U14.
Luca NARDI (ITA), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #33 ETA U14.
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #52 ETA U14.
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #93 ETA U14.
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #92 ETA U14.
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #122 ETA U14.
Lovre ERCEG (CRO), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #215 ETA U14.
Aleksa KRIVOKAPIC (MNE), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #183 ETA U14.
Daniel RINCON (ESP), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #243 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #1134 ITF.
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #36 ETA U14.
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #41 ETA U14.
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #278 ETA U14.

IN 2014 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 2 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 64 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2014 – 19th Smrikva Bowl

IN 2015 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 72 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2015 – 20th Smrikva Bowl

IN 2016 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 78 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION…

2016 – 21st Smrikva Bowl

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26/07/16

Summer in Smirkve is always time to see old friends... rising talents who return to visit us :D

Summer in Smirkve is always time to see old tennis friends… former Smrikva Bowl players… and children who already started to fall in love with tennis…

During last 3 weeks there were so many friends visiting their “home away from home” :)…

Miro Hrvatin on his road back to China after bringing one of his students to play junior Wimbledon stopped at his SMRIKVE home…

Neven Krivokuca, 10th SB 2005 player, after playing a futures in Macedonia made us a visit after long time… Deni Zmak, 4th SB 1999 runner up, returned from the US to his home town and it was a pleasure to see him on the courts back in Smrikve :)…

… a week after this year Smrikva Bowl… Matic Podlipnik, 15th SB 2010 player, and U12,U14,U16 Slovenian National Champion made us a visit with his family…

Matic is one of Smirkve pupils I started to meet for the first time when he was 8 years old… and I love to share time with him and his family…

… and every visit is an opportunity to create some new good memories with him, Borut and Vesna :)

Milan Gal, from Netherland, I had pleasure to meet for the first time couple of years ago… and we spent a great week together with a lot of little tennis details Milan brought home after this experience…

… new friends… a lot of friendly matches with Tara, Leki, Ivan, Andrej…

… and there is nothing more beautiful then teaching someone who loves to learn something new…

… another young and talents player Nikolas Car, 21st SB 2016 player, visited us various times this summer… Istria is his second home although he is native from Kranj – Slovnia… the same us Milan he likes to learn and experience new elements… and every time we do our best to find something interesting to try on the court…

Andrej Ciric from Belgrade loves tennis a lot… and he loves to spend his summer time in Istria with family… every time he visit Istria he likes to visit us too :) and play some friendly matches with Tara, Leki, Ivan, Milan but this time he had pleasure also to play a sparing match with Marko Nikolic, his tournaments friend from Belgrade and 20th SB 2015 player, who pay us visit with his father last week :D… both Marko and Andrej train at the moment with Dejan Vukojcic…

… and Marko played SB last year and in this year his talent kept growing and he was able to obtain great results in his country…

Andrej is a huge fun of tennis… with various talents and in combination of tennis bright future might be a head of him… it is always a pleasure to listen his observations in relation with talents emerging in his country today…

On the picture is Helena with Nikolas… both who loves to dedicate their time to tennis… and I am pleased to recall with this picture many other kids such as Charlise from Genova (Italy) who starts to love tennis every day more and more… Ana Stojnev from Slovenia, but also many children from Russia such as: Julia, Liza, Sasha, Sonja, Lisa, Andrej who are also dedicating their time with interest to learn more about tennis game and develop new skills…

Jaša Cvek comes from Idria – Slovenia… the same Club where also another Smrikve friends train Luka Miklavčič… and with Joško we have pleasure to develop incorporate some new elements in his already developed skills :)…

There is a big pleasure when you find and master something that a child can bring back home… which will improve his game and become part of his knowledge…

Also Dario Bitorajac and his daughter Romy, SB player, made us a visit… Dario is currently living in Germany… and his daughter moved from Kim Clijsters Academy to the Academy Dario helped to develop in Austria… a very famous one today… and with common story with Smrikva thanks to one of our player… it is Gunther Bresnik Academy in Vienna…

… Dario and Romy came from Austria… and Dario made this picture with Domi for Smrikve after their training week together just few days before coming to Istria… :)

Tara and Jaša after morning session when they had the opportunity to hit together few balls…

The visit of Ivan, Matej Sabanov, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 semifinalists and currently ranked #214 on ATP doubles ranking list, with their mother Nada who was last time in Smrikve back in 2002, this was another nice surprise… a short stop at “home away from home” before continuing to another ATP Challenger!!! :D

There are several tennis friends, past SB players, who announced their arrival for August and September :D…

LOVE SUMMER TIME :D and thank you all for paying us a visit…

25/07/16

Olga Danilovic is the 2016 European Junior Champion 16 & under while Helene Pellicano is the 2016 European Junior Champion 14 & under

Great results obtained by SB players at 2016 European Junior Championships 16 & under played in MOSCOW and 16 & under played in PILSEN.

Olga Danilovic, 16th SB 2011 winner, crowned herself U16 European Champion, while Helene Pellicano, 17th SB 2012 player, U14 European Champion.

2016 European Junior Championships 16 & under (MOSCOW) and Olga Danilovic road toward her victory:

Olga Danilovic (SRB) – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 winner
1st round: O.Danilovic – BYE
2nd round: O.Danilovic – Nicole NADEL (ISR) 6:0,3:6,6:4
3rd round: O.Danilovic – Lenka STARA (SVK) 6:2, 6:1
4th round: O.Danilovic – Iveta DAUJOTAITE (LTU) 6:1,6:2
Quarterfinals: O.Danilovic – Clara BUREL (FRA) 6:2,6:4
Semifinals: O. Danilovic – Lucie KANKOVA (CZE) 6:1, 6:1
Finals: O. Danilovic – Iga SWIATEK (POL) 6:3, 6:1

Other SB players in Girls Draw:
Lucie KANKOVA (semifinals), Paula ARIAS MANJON (quarterfinals), Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (4th round), Kristina NOVAK (2nd round), Costanza TRAVERSI (2nd round), Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (2nd round), Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (1st round), Anđa KARANUSIC (1st round)

Other SB players in Boys Draw:
Rafael IZQUIERDO LUQUE (runner up), Duje AJDUKOVIC (quarterfinals), Riccardo DI NOCERA (4th round), Damien WENGER (3rd round), Nemanja MALESEVIC (2nd round), Mihailo POPOVIC (2nd round), Matic PODLIPNIK (1st round).

2016 European Junior Championships 14 & under (PILSEN) and Helene Pellicano road towards her victory:

Helene Pellicano (MLT) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Helene Pellicano – bye
2nd round: Helene Pellicano – Katarina TRIVIC (BIH) 6:3,6:3
3rd round: Helene Pellicano – Amarissa TOTH (HUN) 6:3,6:2
4th round round: Helene Pellicano – Melania DELAI (ITA) 6:1,7:6
Quarterfinals: Helene Pellicano -Emma RADUCANU (GBR) 6:2, 6:0
Semifinals: Helene Pellicano – Noa KRZNARIC (CRO) 2:6,7:6,6:4
Finals: Helene Pellicano – Denisa HINDOVA (CZE) 6:4, 6:1

Other SB players in Girls Draw:
Noa KRZNARIC (semifinals), Kylie BILCHEV (quarterfinals), Ziva FALKNER (quarterfinals), Kristyna LAVICKOVA (4th round), Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (4th round), Pia LOVRIC (3rd round), Francesca CURMI (3rd round), Julie BELGRAVER (2nd round), Maria PETROVIC (2nd round), Maja DODIK (2nd round), Sarina REINERTSEN (1st round), Betina TOKAC (1st round), Alina GAVRISH (1st round), Sophia WEILAND (1st round), Weronika BASZAK (1st round)

Other SB players in Boys Draw:
Lorenzo MUSETTI (runner up), Viktor JOVIC (quarterfinals), Holger Vitus Nodskov RUNE (4th round), Felix NORDBY (3rd round), Lovro SUEVICH (3rd round), Uros JOVIC (3rd round), Borna DEVALD (2nd round), Leo PULJIC (2nd round), Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC (1st round)

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