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22/04/16

Fifth Day of the 2nd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week 2016... Individual lessons... with evening dedicated to Momentum being with you and against you...

The first day of the 2nd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week 2016 was dedicated to discovering the importance of sensations and of the hidden force in tennis…

… during the second day the concentration was on discovering the importance of breathing and decontration… timing and acceleration… and ideal impact point… with evening classroom dedicated to discovering the Momentum…

… third day had focus on discovering the importance of body feel with focus on volley and serve … while the evening classroom was dedicated to discovering the feelings and sensations when the Momentum is totally with you and against you…

… fourth day had focus on discovering the importance of the Tactics with focus on service and return… while the evening classroom continued to discover the Momentum and importance of turning points…

… fifth day had focus on each alumni… and during the evening Momentum at different stages was explored…

… and here we are again… within the sun at early morning :)

Early in the morning warm up before starting to experience the elements of the Tennis Talents Method is already the essence of each Day…

… each point we introduce first… starting with questions… and answers… and then once the idea is shared… there is always a need to try it with the racket on the court… to experience it… feel it and develop it…

… and here is the group trying to hit the ball in a different manner… before this exercise the Group learn the difference of their precision… and in which part of the court they should aim at their current level… that was a very interesting moment :)

… today Masha had her individual assessment session with Max being her sparing partner…

… and individual assessment is always a nice surprise for all :D

After Masha finished her assessment…

and after the evening session in the classroom… it was our Pizza evening :D

Today we will repeat the most important elements of the week ;)…

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21/04/16

Fourth Day of the 2nd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week 2016... Tactics... Movement... with evening dedicated to Momentum being with you and against you...

The first day of the 2nd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week 2016 was dedicated to discovering the importance of sensations and of the hidden force in tennis…

… fourth day had focus on discovering the importance of the Tactics with focus on service and return… while the evening classroom continued to discover the Moment and importance of turning points…

… and here we are… within the sun at early morning :D

Early in the morning warm up before starting to experience the elements of the Tennis Talents Method is already the essence of each Day…

… each point we introduce first… starting with questions… and answers… and then get explained… once the idea is shared… there is always a need to try it with the racket on the court… to experience it… feel it and develop it…

… and the basics we’ve seen… Play far away from the opponent… move it… change rhythm… high deep spin balls if they bounce above the shoulder create problems to the opponent… very low slice balls if they bounce below the knee create problems to the opponent… and timing element related with hitting at the highest point of bounce… :)

… and on each courts the alumni tried to put in practice the new elements… and here are Masha with help of Max exploring the tactics element…

… and Tara had her individual assessment session with Matthias being her sparing partner…

… and individual assessment is always a nice surprise for all :D

Today we continue to explore ;)…

20/04/16

Third Day of the 2nd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week 2016... the Body feel in serve and volley... and Momentum Day when Momentum is totally with you and against you...

The third day of the 2nd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week 2015 was dedicated to discovering the importance of Body feel and to the further exploration of the hidden force in tennis…

Early in the morning warm up before starting to experience the elements of the Tennis Talents Method is the essence of each Day…

… each point needs to be introduced first… explained using different learning channels… and once the idea is shared… there is always a need to try it with the racket on the court… the experience… feel and develop… every day adding a little piece…

… first day Sensations… second day… Acceleration and Timing… and yesterday Body feel… all key element for extracting the potential…

and each candidate experienced the speed…

the importance of kinetic chain coordination for the perfect execution…

… the assessment individual day was dedicated to Matthias Uwe Kask… and yesterday Maria Timofeeva was the hitting partner to help him show his current skills…

… cool down after afternoon session is a must… and somebody swim went into jacuzzi :D…

… after dinner we returned to the classroom… and started to further discover the Momentum… and tonight we did it with Kung Fu Panda ;)…

Today the group will start exploring another relevant pillar of the Tennis Talent Method… :)

19/04/16

Second Day of the 2nd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week 2016... the Acceleration and Ideal Impact Point... and Momentum Day...

The first day of the 2nd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week 2016 was dedicated to discovering the importance of sensations and of the hidden force in tennis…

… while during the second day the concentration was on discovering the importance of acceleration and the ideal impact point… while two classes… morning and the evening classroom was dedicated for discovering the Momentum…

Early in the morning we had rain… and we gathered in our classroom library to further explore the Momentum…

… first day Sensations… second day… Acceleration and Ideal Impact point… both key element for extracting the potential…

Today also Masha had some little extra time because of the late arrival during the first day…

and each candidate experienced the speed… the importance of kinetic chain coordination for the perfect execution…

After launch we continued starting with our warm up before starting to add new building blocks…

and later on exploring the arguments… building some new elements always…

… the assessment individual day was dedicated to Lorenzo… and Max was the hitting partner to help show her current skills…

Today the group will start exploring another relevant pillar of the Tennis Talent Method… :)

18/04/16

2nd Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week 2016 started... the Sensation and Hidden Force Day...

Yesterday morning we started with the second Smrikva Bowl Tennis Talents Family Week… the arrival of the first players started with arrival of Matthias Uwe Kask and his family from Canada… followed by the arrival of Lorenzo Sciahbasi and his father from Italy… Tara Sladakovic is at home in Smrikve and had pleasure to train with Matthias during the week…

On Saturday… a day before the program started… also Ana Tara Praček with her mother from Slovenija joined us… and Luca Appino from Turin in Italy…

During the first day… also Maria Timofeeva with her father joined us immediately after landing to Pula… :)

Saturday evening we started with a chat in our Konoba with early birds… and I am pleased to share just few pictures of the first knowledge sharing day…

Early in the morning with Luca… the final fine tuning for the day was made… and after breakfast… we started to go on the courts and make a little assessment of each player…

… the sharing knowledge week is based on two key elements… the TENNIS TALENTS Formula and Method… and learning about managing matches and the hidden force in tennis…

the on court day start at 10:00 AM… and finish after 8:30 PM in the evening… it is all about development…

The first day was dedicated to exploring the first pillar of the tennis talents formula… dedicated to sensations… a very broad subject… and after the morning assessment… we dedicated the afternoon in exploring the sensation elements…

… in all the learning we go through various key habits for any sportsmen… which start with warm up… and ends up with stretching and cooling down…

… after dinner we all returned to the classroom for the introduction of the TT formula – method…
… and today we expect to have help from Yoda to introduce some of the elements to be shared over the week and related with Momentum and hidden force in tennis ;)…

Today the group will start exploring the other relevant pillars of the Tennis Talent Method… :)

12/04/16

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update April 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 100 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)

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #13 ATP (Mar 2016)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #33 ATP (Jul 2015)
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 12th of April 2016 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 38 WTA players TOP 800 WTA

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #10 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #77 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #95 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #107 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #131 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #142 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #149 on WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #243 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #265 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #272 WTA

Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #283 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #313 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #332 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #337 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #366 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #377 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #406 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #413 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #451 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #466 WTA

Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #467 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – 492 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #510 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #539 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #552 WTA
Ema MIKULCIC – 2002 quarterfinalist – #553 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION – 2005 player – #571 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #579 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #597 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #602 WTA

Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #604 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #628 WTA
Ema BURGIC BUCO – 2002 player – 657 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #658 WTA
Iva MEKOVEC – 2005 player – #677 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #709 WTA
Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #715 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #731 WTA

• 18 players TOP 800 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #14 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #42 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #191 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #212 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #230 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #243 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #252 ATP
Miki JANKOVIC – 2004 runner up – #307 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #314 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #430 ATP

Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 461 ATP
Filip VEGER – 2004 semifinalist – #561 ATP
Nerman FATIC, 2004 semifinalist- #643 ATP
Luka ILIC – 2005 player – #654 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #662 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #692 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #736 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #760 ATP

• 1 player TOP 100 ATP doubles

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #72 ATP

• 9 boys and 13 girls… in total 23 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #4 Alex DE MINAUR – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles)
- #8 Miomir KECMANOVIC
- #14 Youssef HOSSAM
- #21 Nicola KUHN
- #27 William BLUMBERG – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2015 runner up (doubles)
- #30 Patrik RIKL
- #31 Alexei POPYRIN
- #54 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA
- #84 Yshai OLIEL

GIRLS:
- #10 Tereza MIHALIKOVA – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 winner and Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 runner up
- #14 Katie SWAN – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 runner up
- #38 Lucie KANKOVA
- #41 Michaela GORDON
- #45 Olga DANILOVIC
- #46 Tatiana PIERI
- #51 Viktoria KUZMOVA – Junior US OPEN 2015 doubles winner
- #52 Berfu CENGIZ
- #66 Clair LIU
- #74 Paula ARIAS MANJON
- #76 Irina CANTOS SIEMERS
- #90 Haruna ARAKAWA
- #92 Seone MENDEZ

• 2 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Nicola KUHN #5, Duje AJDUKOVIC #8)

• 2 boys and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Borna DEVALD #6, Viktor JOVIC #9, Helene PELLICANO #4, 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 #283 WTA.
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #736 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 #72 ATP double.
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, is ranked #111 ATP doubles.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #131 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 #212 ATP.
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, is currently ranked #430 ATP, best ranking #170 ATP (Apr 2002).
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #2385 ATP double.
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #238 ATP double.
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #760 ATP.
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #294 ATP double.
Giacomo MICCINI (ITA), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is currently ranked #1071 ATP.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is ranked #107 WTA.
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, is ranked #272 WTA.
Ema BURGIC (BiH), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is ranked #657 WTA.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, is ranked #14 ATP.
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #692 ATP.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), ranked 3rd on 8th SB 2003, is ranked #107 WTA.
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #377 WTA.
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003 runner up, is ranked #4514 WTA.
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #1001 WTA.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, is ranked #307 ATP.
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #561 ATP.
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #643 ATP.

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #539 WTA.
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #715 WTA.
Anita HUSARIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #896 WTA.
Francesca PALMIGIANO (ITA), 9th SB 2004 quarterfinalist, is ranked #924 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 #427 ATP.
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Consolation tournament winner, is ranked #230 ATP.
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #243 ATP.
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, is ranked #252 ATP.
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 10th SB 2005, is ranked #461 ATP.
Luka ILIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #654 ATP.
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #662 ATP.

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #954 WTA.
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #1426 WTA.
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #313 WTA.
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #332 WTA.
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, is ranked #571 WTA.
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #628 WTA.
Iva MEKOVEC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #677 WTA.
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #709 WTA.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, is ranked #461 ATP.
Andre BIRO (HUN), 11th SB 2006 semifinalist, is ranked #1232 ATP.

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #10 WTA.
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterfinalists, is ranked #337 WTA.
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #366 WTA.
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #1082 WTA.

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

BOYS
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #1146 ATP.
Sacha MERZETTI (ITA), 12th SB 2007 winner, is ranked #1183 ATP.
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), ranked 4th on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #1470 ATP.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #775 WTA.
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007 player, is ranked #149 WTA.
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #658 WTA.
Anastasia MIKHEEVA (UK), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #699 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #191 on ATP ranking list.
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #1365 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
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 985 ATP.
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1057 ATP.
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked # 1125 on ATP ranking list.
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.
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, is ranked #104 ITF.

GIRLS
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #243 WTA.
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #406 WTA.
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #467 WTA.
Nina ALIBALIC (CRO), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #602 WTA.
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, is ranked #809 WTA.
Katarina JOKIC (BiH), 13th SB 2008 winner, is not ranked 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 ranked #27 ITF.

Ingrid NEEL (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #731 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 #4 on ITF and is ranked #871 ATP.
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #8 ITF and is ranked #1215 ATP.
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #30 ITF and is ranked #1320 ATP.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #54 ITF and is ranked #1351 ATP.
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Consolation Draw winner, is ranked #31 ITF.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #171 ITF.
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #198 ITF.
Karlo DIVKOVIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #463 ITF.
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL (ESP), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #1536 ITF.
Anthony POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #849 ITF.
Karlo SUEVICH (CRO), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1410 ITF.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #466 WTA.
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, is ranked #579 WTA.
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #918 WTA.
Inci OGUT (TUR), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #959 WTA.
Wiktoria KULIK (POL), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1021 WTA.
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #38 ITF.
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #90 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #285 ITF.
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #580 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #913 ITF.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #604 WTA.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #347 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 #21 ITF.
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #84 ITF.
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, #348 ITF.
Karlo SUEVICH (CRO), 15th SB 2010 runner up, from Croatia, #1410 ITF.
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #169 ETA U16.

GIRLS
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, is ranked #74 ITF.
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, is ranked #76 ITF.
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #250 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #285 ITF.
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #299 ITF.
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #332 ITF.
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #402 ITF.
Andja KARANUSIC (CRO), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #797 ITF.
Marija ELENOVA (MKD), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #788 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Claire LIU (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #66 ITF and is ranked #552 WTA.
Alexa BUTERA (USA), played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #756 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 #8 ETA U16.
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #15 ETA U16.
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, is ranked #27 ETA U16.
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #68 ETA U16.
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #101 ETA U16.
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #102 ETA U16.
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #121 ETA U16.
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #126 ETA U16.
Luka ĐURĐEVIĆ (BiH), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #141 ETA U16.
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #186 ETA U16.
Peetu POHJOLA (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #308 ETA U16.
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #330 ETA U16.
Sergiu MANCIOC (ROU), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #811 ETA U16.

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #45 ITF.
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #568 ITF.
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterfinalist, is ranked #653 ITF.
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #852 ITF.
Betina TOKAC (TUR), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #972 ITF.
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, is ranked #1324 ITF.
Ksenija TMUSIC (SRB), 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, is ranked #394 ETA U16.
Emilija KOJCIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #413 ETA U16.

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
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #6 ETA U14.
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #9 ETA U14.
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #18 ETA U14.
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #18 ETA U14.
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #22 ETA U14.
Angel GUERRERO MELGAR (ESP), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #43 ETA U14.
Luca NARDI (ITA), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #62 ETA U14.
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #78 ETA U14.
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #90 ETA U14.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC (BiH), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #243 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #119 ITF.
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #476 ITF.
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #845 ITF.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #1570 ITF.
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1675 ITF.
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #12 ETA U14.
Maria TIMOFEEVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #21 ETA U14.
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #22 ETA U14.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #36 ETA U14.
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #46 ETA U14.
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #58 ETA U14.
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist.

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 #26 ETA U14.
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #46 ETA U14.
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #60 ETA U14.
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #82 ETA U14.
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #95 ETA U14.
Daniel RINCON (ESP), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #211 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #14 ETA U14.
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #77 ETA U14.
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #164 ETA U14.
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #248 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.

08/04/16

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE 21st SMRIKVA BOWL 2016 CANDIDATES... The confirmation e-mails have been sent to all the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 candidates who presented complete candidacies in time....

All the candidates that have presented complete candidacies in time and indicated correct e-mail address in their application forms should have received the confirmation e-mail letters by 2nd of April 2016 of:

a) their acceptance
b) suggestion to join the waiting list
c) or impossibility to invite them to play this year Smrikva Bowl.

For the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 annual the application forms received exceeded by far the number of total places available envisaged for this year edition of 96 players in total (48 + 48 Draws)… and the right to bring forward the deadline date was executed for the third consecutive time in the Smrikva Bowl history

By taking into consideration that over 90 players who presented their candidacy in time are ranked among TOP 3 players in the country the decision was taken to extend the number of accepted players to our maximum potential of 112 players… the new envisaged draws are: 64 boys + 48 girls draws…

Smrikva Bowl historical limit was always 100 players and we confirmed 12 players above our traditional limit…

The candidates were from over 40 countries and there are four new countries. Total number of countries represented on Smrikva Bowl since its foundation in 1996 may reach the number 76 after this year Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Nomination Ceremony…

There are players who presented the complete candidacy before the deadline and they were invited to join the waiting list… therefore there is no possibility to take into consideration other candidacies…

The players that have not received any confirmation e-mail but have provided in time all the five requested elements in the application instructions indicated in the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 tournament presentation please inform Smrikve Tennis Club via e-mail: [email protected].

30/03/16

The possibility to candidate players for the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 edition was Closed before 30th of March 2016. The candidates who presented their candidacy are pleased to read the following...

Smrikva Bowl is traditionally limited to 100 players…

For the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 annual the application forms received exceeded by far the number of total places available* of 96 players in total (48 + 48 Draws)… and the right to bring forward the deadline date was executed for the third time in the Smrikva Bowl history.

The candidates are from over 40 countries and all the continents…

As indicated in the application instructions: preference will have top players from each country…

All the candidates who presented their candidacies by the deadline date will receive the confirmation e-mail of their acceptance or impossibility to invite them to play before April 8th, 2016.

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

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.

22/03/16

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

21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 generation will be selected in little bit more than a week… and while recently I recalled the story of circle of life that is linked to our little Ambassadors and the old olive trees we plant…

… today I would be pleased to recall another story that is linked to the books and the title of today… linked to the books but also to our players who bring them to their Smrikva Bowl… :)

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

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

In 2009 we started the building of the Smrikva Bowl Library… and since than each Smrikva Bowl player is requested to bring with him a cultural book that will remember his or her stay in Smrikve and will represent part of the culture to be shared with other Smrikve friends…

Nowadays Smrikva Bowl Library consists of over 700 books from 61 countries… :)

…Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors are spread in 72 countries and all the continents… and historically their task was to help us in our search of talented kids in their countries of origin and invite them to play the Smrikva Bowl but from 26th of March 2009… since Istria from Smrikve was put on line… they are also ISTRIA Cultural Ambassadors’ seeds.

The old olive tree Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors plant every year is a symbol of friendship and intergenerational responsibility and Smrikva Bowl’s idea of children, sport, music and culture that are able to pass all frontiers are incorporated in the creation of the Smrikva Bowl Library too…

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

I find it as 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 till today, which our institutions in part are able to pass onto future generations… sometimes this is not easy at all…

The books represent the greatest human memory that can help us understand what we see combined with cumulated personal experience of our daily lives. But given the fragility of the circle of life it is very easy for people to ignore these facts and lose sight of our human knowledge. It takes just a few generations to lose that great heritage…

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

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

Thanks in advance to all the 21st Smrikva Bowl players who will help this year with their visit to Smrikve to build another piece of the Smrikva Bowl World library :)

17/03/16

Spring is at the door... nature awakens... and soon the 21st Smrikva Bowl 2016 tennis talents generation will be known... :)

In 2005, for the 10th Smrikva Bowl anniversary, we started a tradition of planting an Olive tree…

… in many countries the olive tree is a symbol of peace… while the age of the Smrikva Bowl olive tree is a symbol of intergenerational responsibility…

… every person is born without knowing anything about life on this earth and it is the responsibility of every generation to try to understand and to learn to preserve all that each of us is born with…

… the spring moment when nature wakes up… is also the moment when the new Smrikva Bowl generation will be identified… and to me it is a nice moment to recall the story of the circle of life… :)

Smrikve, March 2008

AMBASSADORS’ OLD OLIVE TREE AND THE CIRCLE OF LIFE…

The Lion King cartoon is an artwork and most of the life messages one can find in it are in line with the Smrikva Bowl. They are in line with the message of the Ambassadors’ Olive Tree; they are in line with the values of friendship and love; they are in line with empathy. Love, friendship and empathy are all Cosmopolitan values per excellence, as far as people and humanity are concerned.

The relationship between Mufasa, Sarabi and Simba reminds me of both: parents and family love, but also about 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, discover by watching these artworks.

You might be interested to know that most of the characters’s names in this cartoon have a particular meaning in Swahili language: Simba means “lion”; Nala means “gift”, and love is for me one of the greatest gifts that people can receive and give during their life; Sarabi means “mirage”; Pumbaa means “dull-witted” or “stunned”; and Rafiki means “friend” :). These names with their meanings make me think of the American Indians and the way they used to give the names to their people.

Every person is born without knowing anything about life on this earth and it is the responsibility of every generation to understand and to learn, to preserve all that each of us is born with.

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

The intergenerational responsibility alone will allow future generations to enjoy the beauty of life, the sunsets and the seasons of the earth. Enjoy the circle of life.

“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…”

Everything around us lives in a delicate equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it. It is true that every generation face new challenges but there are many examples in the past how the old generations managed and solved particular problems and this is why knowledge, human curiosity and will to learn are important.

Miodrag Bozovic

13/03/16

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update March 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 100 WTA Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:

• 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)

As of 13th of March 2016 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 38 WTA players TOP 800 WTA

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #8 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #75 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #94 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #101 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #129 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #146 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #180 on WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #237 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #256 WTA
Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #266 WTA

Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #271 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #286 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #342 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #366 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #367 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #372 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #403 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #423 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #444 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #498 WTA

Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #501 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #507 WTA
Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #513 WTA
Ema MIKULCIC – 2002 quarterfinalist – #553 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #565 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #569 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION – 2005 player – #582 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #585 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #597 WTA

Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #604 WTA
Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #636 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #640 WTA
Iva MEKOVEC – 2005 player – #641 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #648 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – 661 WTA
Ema BURGIC BUCO – 2002 player – 674 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #682 WTA
Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #724 WTA

• 18 players TOP 800 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #13 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #47 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #181 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #225 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #231 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #237 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #249 ATP
Miki JANKOVIC – 2004 runner up – #297 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #310 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #399 ATP

Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 433 ATP
Filip VEGER – 2004 semifinalist – #562 ATP
Luka ILIC – 2005 player – #660 ATP
Nerman FATIC, 2004 semifinalist- #676 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #680 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #719 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #738 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #748 ATP

• 1 player TOP 100 ATP doubles

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #69 ATP

• 10 boys and 13 girls… in total 24 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #2 Alex DE MINAUR – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles)
- #5 Miomir KECMANOVIC
- #7 William BLUMBERG – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2015 runner up (doubles)
- #10 Youssef HOSSAM
- #28 Patrik RIKL
- #35 Alexei POPYRIN
- #52 Nicola KUHN
- #55 Gian Marco MORONI
- #59 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA
- #91 Sven LAH

GIRLS:
- #9 Tereza MIHALIKOVA – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 winner and Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 runner up
- #12 Katie SWAN – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 runner up
- #22 Lucie KANKOVA
- #39 Clair LIU
- #40 Michaela GORDON
- #48 Viktoria KUZMOVA – Junior US OPEN 2015 doubles winner
- #54 Tatiana PIERI
- #56 Berfu CENGIZ
- #64 Maia LUMSDEN
- #84 Haruna ARAKAWA
- #90 Lea BOSKOVIC
- #93 Ingrid NEEL
- #95 Olga DANILOVIC

• 1 boy and 1 girl is in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Nicola KUHN #5, Lucie KANKOVA #8)

• 2 boys and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Borna DEVALD #5, Viktor JOVIC #9, Helene PELLICANO #4, Himari SATO #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 #237 WTA.
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #748 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 #69 ATP double.
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, is ranked #111 ATP doubles.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #129 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 #249 ATP.
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, is currently ranked #399 ATP, best ranking #170 ATP (Apr 2002).
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #235 ATP double.
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #235 ATP double.
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #719 ATP.
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #282 ATP double.
Giacomo MICCINI (ITA), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is currently ranked #1066 ATP.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is ranked #101 WTA.
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, is ranked #271 WTA.
Ema BURGIC (BiH), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is ranked #674 WTA.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, is ranked #13 ATP.
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #680 ATP.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), ranked 3rd on 8th SB 2003, is ranked #101 WTA.
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #372 WTA.
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003 runner up, is ranked #444 WTA.
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #1008 WTA.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, is ranked #297 ATP.
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #562 ATP.
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #676 ATP.

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #569 WTA.
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #724 WTA.
Anita HUSARIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #886 WTA.
Francesca PALMIGIANO (ITA), 9th SB 2004 quarterfinalist, is ranked #888 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 #47 ATP.
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, is ranked #181 ATP.
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Consolation tournament winner, is ranked #231 ATP.
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #237 ATP.
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 10th SB 2005, is ranked #433 ATP.
Luka ILIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #660 ATP.
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #738 ATP.

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #94 WTA.
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #146 WTA.
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #286 WTA.
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #367 WTA.
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, is ranked #582 WTA.
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #636 WTA.
Iva MEKOVEC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #641 WTA.
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #682 WTA.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, is ranked #433 ATP.
Andre BIRO (HUN), 11th SB 2006 semifinalist, is ranked #1240 ATP.

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #8 WTA.
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterfinalists, is ranked #342 WTA.
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #366 WTA.
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #1128 WTA.

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

BOYS
Sacha MERZETTI (ITA), 12th SB 2007 winner, is ranked #1190 ATP.
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #1305 ATP.
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), ranked 4th on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #1485 ATP.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #75 WTA.
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007 player, is ranked #180 WTA.
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #648 WTA.
Anastasia MIKHEEVA (UK), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #386 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #225 on ATP ranking list.
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #1009 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
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1021 ATP.
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1088 ATP.
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked # 1141 on ATP ranking list.
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.
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, is ranked #91 ITF.

GIRLS
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #256 WTA.
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #423 WTA.
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #501 WTA.
Nina ALIBALIC (CRO), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #640 WTA.
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, is ranked #809 WTA.
Katarina JOKIC (BiH), 13th SB 2008 winner, is not ranked 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 ranked #7 ITF.

Ingrid NEEL (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #565 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 #2 on ITF and is ranked #880 ATP.
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #29 ITF and is ranked #1324 ATP.
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #5 ITF and is ranked #1359 ATP.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #59 ITF and is ranked #1360 ATP.
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Consolation Draw winner, is ranked #35 ITF.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #122 ITF.
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #213 ITF.
Karlo DIVKOVIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #444 ITF.
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL (ESP), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #1496 ITF.
Anthony POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #979 ITF.
Karlo SUEVICH (CRO), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1378 ITF.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #513 WTA.
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, is ranked #585 WTA.
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #929 WTA.
Inci OGUT (TUR), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #946 WTA.
Wiktoria KULIK (POL), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1014 WTA.
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #22 ITF.
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #84 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #280 ITF.
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #558 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #720 ITF.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #604 WTA.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #348 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 #52 ITF.
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #151 ITF.
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, #412 ITF.
Karlo SUEVICH (CRO), 15th SB 2010 runner up, from Croatia, #1378 ITF.
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #128 ETA U16.

GIRLS
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, is ranked #104 ITF.
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #190 ITF.
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #266 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #280 ITF.
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #332 ITF.
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #432 ITF.
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, is ranked #574 ITF.
Andja KARANUSIC (CRO), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #750 ITF.
Marija ELENOVA (MKD), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #783 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Max MOTLAGH (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.

Claire LIU (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #39 ITF and is ranked #498 WTA.
Alexa BUTERA (USA), played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #970 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 #11 ETA U16.
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #20 ETA U16.
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, is ranked #22 ETA U16.
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #57 ETA U16.
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #66 ETA U16.
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #108 ETA U16.
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #109 ETA U16.
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #111 ETA U16.
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #115 ETA U16.
Luka ĐURĐEVIĆ (BiH), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #130 ETA U16.
Peetu POHJOLA (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #175 ETA U16.
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #309 ETA U16.
Sergiu MANCIOC (ROU), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #850 ETA U16.

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #95 ITF.
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterfinalist, is ranked #807 ITF.
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #841 ITF.
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #926 ITF.
Betina TOKAC (TUR), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #953 ITF.
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, is ranked #1558 ITF.
Ksenija TMUSIC (SRB), 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, is ranked #392 ETA U16.
Emilija KOJCIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #404 ETA U16.

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #5 ETA U14.
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #9 ETA U14.
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #14 ETA U14.
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #20 ETA U14.
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #27 ETA U14.
Angel GUERRERO MELGAR (ESP), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #43 ETA U14.
Luca NARDI (ITA), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #52 ETA U14.
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #69 ETA U14.
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #77 ETA U14.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC (BiH), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #210 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #245 ITF.
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #609 ITF.
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #834 ITF.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #1546 ITF.
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1651 ITF.
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #11 ETA U14.
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #17 ETA U14.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #30 ETA U14.
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #49 ETA U14.
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #56 ETA U14.
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist.

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 #20 ETA U14.
Stefan POPOVIC (SRB), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #42 ETA U14.
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #47 ETA U14.
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #59 ETA U14.
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #87 ETA U14.
Daniel RINCON YAGUE (ESP), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #182 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #64 ETA U14.
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #76 ETA U14.
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #169 ETA U14.
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #213 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

27/02/16

Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, win Acapulco 2016 played in Mexico - ATP 500 Tournament... 5th ATP title in his career

In 2015, NICE… UMAG… GSTAAD… and this year BUENOS ARIES and ACAPULCO… the 5th ATP title… Bravo DOMINATOR! ;D

Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, currently ranked #15 ATP, is the winner of Acapulco Open 2016 – ATP 500 Tournament and the results were the following:

1st round: Dominic Thiem – Damir Dzumhur (BiH) 7:6,6:3
2nd round: Dominic Thiem – Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) 6:7,6:3,6:4
Quarterfinals: D. Thiem – Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) 7:5,6:2
Semifinals: Dominic Thiem – Sam Querrey (Usa) 6:2,6:2
Finals: Dominic Thiem – Bernard Tomic (Aus) 7:6,4:6,6:3

Players ranking:
Damir Dzumhur (BiH) – #95 ATP
Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) – #1045 ATP
Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) – #26 ATP
Sam Querrey (Usa) – #43 ATP
Bernard Tomic (Aus) – #21 ATP

21/02/16

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update February 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 100 WTA Smrikva Bowl Players Club with their best historical ranking:

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

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #15 ATP (Feb 2016)
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #33 ATP (Jul 2015)
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)

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

As of 15th of February 2016 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 38 WTA players TOP 800 WTA

Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – #11 WTA
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #80 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2003 semif.- #100 WTA
Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #105 WTA
Jana FETT – 2005 player – #148 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #162 WTA
Ivana JOROVIC – 2007 player – #175 on WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #239 WTA
Olga FRIDMAN – 2008 player – #249 WTA
Martina CAREGARO – 2002 winner – #254 WTA

Tena LUKAS – 2005 player – #268 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #287 WTA
Dea HERDZELAS – 2006 quarterfinalist – #347 WTA
Irina Maria BARA – 2005 player – #358 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC – 2006 player – #368 WTA
Martina TREVISAN – 2003 player – #373 WTA
Viktoria KUZMOVA – 2008 semifinalist – #414 WTA
Silvia NJIRIC – 2003 runner up – #438 WTA
Jessica PIERI – 2007 player – #495 WTA
Pia CUK – 2006 player – #508 WTA

Katie SWAN – 2009 winner – #522 WTA
Ema MIKULCIC – 2002 quarterfinalist – #526 WTA
Tereza MIHALIKOVA – 2008 player – #550 WTA
Claire LIU – 2010 player – #555 WTA
Berfu CENGIZ – 2009 player – #557 WTA
Ingrid NEEL – 2008 player – #568 WTA
Oana Georgetta SIMION – 2005 player – #597 WTA
Iva PRIMORAC – 2006 player – #603 WTA
Michaela GORDON – 2009 player – #604 WTA

Karin KENNEL – 2005 player – #619 WTA
Nina ALIBALIC – 2008 player – #637 WTA
Iva MEKOVEC – 2005 player – #638 WTA
Angelica MORATELLI – 2004 player – #646 WTA
Camilla ROSATELLO – 2005 player – #668 WTA
Ema BURGIC BUCO – 2002 player – 674 WTA
Gabriela TAYLOR – 2008 player – 698 WTA
Nina POTOCNIK – 2007 player – #723 WTA
Giada CLERICI – 2004 player – #726 WTA

• 18 players TOP 800 ATP

Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #19 ATP
Borna CORIC – 2005 player – #36 ATP
Matteo DONATI – 2005 winner – #180 ATP
Nikola MILOJEVIC – 2005 CD winner – #248 ATP
Tommy PAUL – 2007 player – #249 ATP
Federico GAIO – 2002 player – #254 ATP
Laslo DJERE – 2005 runner up – #257 ATP
Miki JANKOVIC – 2004 runner up – #300 ATP
Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #326 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS – 2007 player – #351 ATP

Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 384 ATP
Filip VEGER – 2004 semifinalist – #557 ATP
Luka ILIC – 2005 player – #660 ATP
Nerman FATIC, 2004 semifinalist- #676 ATP
Nik RAZBORSEK – 2003 player – #679 ATP
Robin KERN – 2002 player – #711 ATP
Nino SERDARUSIC – 2005 player – #744 ATP
Adelchi VIRGILI – 1999 winner – #751 ATP

• 1 player TOP 100 ATP doubles

Marin DRAGANJA – 2001 winner – #55 ATP

• 10 boys and 13 girls… in total 24 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:
- #2 Alex DE MINAUR – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles)
- #5 Miomir KECMANOVIC
- #7 William BLUMBERG – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2015 runner up (doubles)
- #9 Youssef HOSSAM
- #29 Patrik RIKL
- #38 Alexei POPYRIN
- #46 Nicola KUHN
- #51 Gian Marco MORONI
- #56 Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA
- #86 Sven LAH

GIRLS:
- #9 Tereza MIHALIKOVA – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 winner and Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 winner (doubles), Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 runner up
- #12 Katie SWAN – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 runner up
- #28 Lucie KANKOVA
- #37 Clair LIU
- #39 Michaela GORDON
- #46 Viktoria KUZMOVA – Junior US OPEN 2015 doubles winner
- #50 Maia LUMSDEN
- #55 Tatiana PIERI
- #59 Berfu CENGIZ
- #87 Lea BOSKOVIC
- #89 Haruna ARAKAWA
- #91 Ingrid NEEL
- #93 Olga DANILOVIC

• 2 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Nicola KUHN #5, Duje AJDUKOVIC #9)

• 2 boys and 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Borna DEVALD #2, Viktor JOVIC #10, Helene PELLICANO #2, Himari SATO #7)

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 #239 WTA.
Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA), 5th SB 2000 winner, is currently ranked #751 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 #55 ATP double.
Dino MARCAN (CRO), 6th SB 2001 runner up, is ranked #111 ATP doubles.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC (CRO), 6th SB 2001 winner, is ranked #162 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 #254 ATP.
Javier MARTI (ESP), 7th SB 2002 winner, is currently ranked #326 ATP, best ranking #170 ATP (Apr 2002).
Matej SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #234 ATP double.
Ivan SABANOV (CRO), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is currently ranked #234 ATP double.
Robin KERN (GER), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #711 ATP.
Luca MARGAROLI (SUI), 7th SB 2002, is currently ranked #290 ATP double.
Giacomo MICCINI (ITA), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is currently ranked #1036 ATP.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), 7th SB 2002 runner up, is ranked #100 WTA.
Martina CAREGARO (ITA), 7th SB 2002 winner, is ranked #254 WTA.
Ema BURGIC (BiH), 7th SB 2002 semifinalist, is ranked #674 WTA.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM (AUT), 8th SB 2003 winner, is ranked #19 ATP.
Nik RAZBORSEK (SLO), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #679 ATP.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO), ranked 3rd on 8th SB 2003, is ranked #100 WTA.
Martina TREVISAN (ITA), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #373 WTA.
Silvia NJIRIC (CRO), 8th SB 2003 runner up, is ranked #438 WTA.
Manisha FOSTER (UK), 8th SB 2003 player, is ranked #1003 WTA.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC (SRB), 9th SB 2004 runner up, is ranked #300 ATP.
Filip VEGER (CRO), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #557 ATP.
Nerman FATIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004 semifinalist, is ranked #676 ATP.

GIRLS
Angelica MORATELLI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #646 WTA.
Giada CLERICI (ITA), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #726 WTA.
Anita HUSARIC (BiH), 9th SB 2004, is ranked #864 WTA.
Francesca PALMIGIANO (ITA), 9th SB 2004 quarterfinalist, is ranked #887 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 #36 ATP.
Matteo DONATI (ITA), 10th SB 2005 winner, is ranked #180 ATP.
Nikola MILOJEVIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 Consolation tournament winner, is ranked #248 ATP.
Laslo DJERE (SRB), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #257 ATP.
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 10th SB 2005, is ranked #384 ATP.
Luka ILIC (SRB), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #660 ATP.
Nino SERDARUSIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #744 ATP.

GIRLS
Donna VEKIC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #105 WTA.
Jana FETT (CRO), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #148 WTA.
Olga IANCHUK (UKR), 10th SB 2005 runner up, is ranked #287 WTA.
Irina Maria BARA (ROU), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #358 WTA.
Oana Georgetta SIMION, 10th SB 2005, is ranked #597 WTA.
Karin KENNEL (SUI), 10th SB 2005, is ranked #619 WTA.
Iva MEKOVEC (CRO), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #638 WTA.
Camilla ROSATELLO (ITA), 10th SB 2005 player, is ranked #668 WTA.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI (ITA), 11th SB 2006 winner, is ranked #384 ATP.
Andre BIRO (HUN), 11th SB 2006 semifinalist, is ranked #1244 ATP.

GIRLS
Belinda BENCIC (SUI), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #9 WTA.
Dea HERDZELAS (BiH), 11th SB 2006 quarterfinalists, is ranked #347 WTA.
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #368 WTA.
Deborah CHIESA (ITA), 11th SB 2006, is ranked #1092 WTA.

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

BOYS
Sacha MERZETTI (ITA), 12th SB 2007 winner, is ranked #1194 ATP.
Bogdan BORZA (ROU), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #1312 ATP.
Sergiu BUCUR (ROU), ranked 4th on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #1494 ATP.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH (CRO), 12th SB 2007 runner up, is ranked #80 WTA.
Ivana JOROVIC (SRB), 12th SB 2007 player, is ranked #175 WTA.
Nina POTOCNIK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 12th SB 2007, is ranked #723 WTA.
Anastasia MIKHEEVA (UK), 12th SB 2007, is ranked #380 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #249 on ATP ranking list. Junior ROLAND GARROS 2015 winner and doubles runner up, Junior US OPEN 2015 runner up.
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #1003 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
Andrea GUERRIERI (ITA), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1050 ATP.
Youssef HOSSAM (EGY), 13th SB 2008, is ranked # 1089 ATP.
Gian Marco MORONI (ITA), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked # 1138 on ATP ranking list.
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.
Sven LAH (SLO), 13th SB 2008, is ranked #86 ITF.

GIRLS
Olga FRIDMAN (UKR), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #249 WTA.
Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK), ranked 3rd on 13th SB 2008, is ranked #414 WTA.
Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #550 WTA.
Nina ALIBALIC (CRO), 13th SB 2008 player, is ranked #637 WTA.
Maia LUMSDEN (UK), 13th SB 2008 runner up, is ranked #876 WTA.
Katarina JOKIC (BiH), 13th SB 2008 winner, is not ranked 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 ranked #7 ITF.

Ingrid NEEL (USA), played 7th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #568 WTA.

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

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

BOYS
Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #5 ITF and is ranked #1355 ATP.
Alex DE MINAUR (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #2 on ITF and is ranked #1604 ATP.
Patrik RIKL (CZE), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #29 ITF.
Alexei POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009 Consolation Draw winner, is ranked #38 ITF.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKKINA (ESP), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #56 ITF.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI (ITA), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #122 ITF.
Max STEWART (UK), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #201 ITF.
Karlo DIVKOVIC (CRO), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #424 ITF.
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL (ESP), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #871 ITF.
Anthony POPYRIN (AUS), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #949 ITF.
Karlo SUEVICH (CRO), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1353 ITF.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN (UK), 14th SB 2009 winner, is ranked #522 WTA.
Berfu CENGIZ (TUR), 14th SB 2009 player, is ranked #557 WTA.
Andrea Amalia ROSCA (ROU), 14th SB 2009 quarterfinalist, is ranked #934 WTA.
Inci OGUT (TUR), ranked 3rd on 14th SB 2009, is ranked #953 WTA.
Wiktoria KULIK (POL), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #1010 WTA.
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #28 ITF.
Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #89 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 14th SB 2009 runner up, is ranked #295 ITF.
Sina ZUGER (SUI), 14th SB 2009, is ranked #490 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #696 ITF.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #604 WTA.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is ranked #343 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 #46 ITF.
Yshai OLIEL (ISR), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #157 ITF.
Tomas MACHAC (CZE), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, #509 ITF.
Karlo SUEVICH (CRO), 15th SB 2010 runner up, from Croatia, #1353 ITF.
Filippo MORONI (ITA), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #119 ETA U16.

GIRLS
Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (BEL), 15th SB 2010 quarterfinalist, is ranked #104 ITF.
Dalila SAID (EGY), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #179 ITF.
Jovana VUKOVIC (SRB), 15th SB 2010 winner, is ranked #295 ITF.
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROU), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #296 ITF.
Ania HERTEL (POL), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #330 ITF.
Kristina NOVAK (SLO), ranked 3rd on 15th SB 2010, is ranked #424 ITF.
Paula ARIAS MANJON (ESP), 15th SB 2010 runner up, is ranked #573 ITF.
Andja KARANUSIC (CRO), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #739 ITF.
Marija ELENOVA (MKD), 15th SB 2010, is ranked #772 ITF.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Max MOTLAGH (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.

Claire LIU (USA), played 9th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #37 ITF.
Alexa BUTERA (USA), played 8th “Little Mo”/SB, is ranked #1714 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 #9 ETA U16.
Cezar CRETU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #20 ETA U16.
Mihailo POPOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 runner up, is ranked #38 ETA U16.
Nicolas ALVAREZ VARONA (ESP), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #43 ETA U16.
Stipan MADZAR (CRO), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #59 ETA U16.
Makary ADAMEK (POL), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #98 ETA U16.
Nemanja SUBANOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #100 ETA U16.
Vanja DOBRNJAC (BiH), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #102 ETA U16.
Eric VANSHELBOIM (UKR), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #112 ETA U16.
Luka ĐURĐEVIĆ (BiH), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #125 ETA U16.
Peetu POHJOLA (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #131 ETA U16.
Marco FURLANETTO (ITA), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #604 ETA U16.
Sergiu MANCIOC (ROU), 16th SB 2011 quarterfinalist, is ranked #834 ETA U16.

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC (SRB), 16th SB 2011 winner, is ranked #93 ITF.
Paula JOUKANEN (FIN), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #710 ITF.
Iva ZELIC (CRO), 16th SB quarterfinalist, is ranked #793 ITF.
Betina TOKAC (TUR), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #933 ITF.
Oana Smaranda CORNEANU (ROU), 16th SB 2011, is ranked #1235 ITF.
Andjela SKROBONJA (SRB), 16th SB 2011 player, is ranked #1546 ITF.
Emilija KOJCIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 16th SB 2011, is ranked #393 ETA U16.
Ksenija TMUSIC (SRB), 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, is ranked #481 ETA U16.

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Borna DEVALD (CRO), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #2 ETA U14.
Viktor JOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #10 ETA U14.
Mikolaj LORENS (POL), 17th SB 2012 player, is ranked #15 ETA U14.
Sebastian GIMA (ROU), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #19 ETA U14.
Angel GUERRERO MELGAR (ESP), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #33 ETA U14.
Felix NORDBY (NOR), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #48 ETA U14.
Luca NARDI (ITA), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #57 ETA U14.
Goran ZIVOTIC (SRB), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #69 ETA U14.
Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #72 ETA U14.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC (BiH), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #196 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Himari SATO (JPN), 17th SB 2012 winner, is ranked #431 ITF.
Helene PELLICANO (MLT), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #726 ITF.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE (GER), 17th SB 2012 runner up, is ranked #1533 ITF.
Zoe KRUGER (RSA), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #1888 ITF.
Avelina SAYFETDINOVA (RUS), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #12 ETA U14.
Kristyna LAVICKOVA (CZE), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #15 ETA U14.
Živa FALKNER (SLO), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #26 ETA U14.
Weronika BASZAK (POL), 17th SB 2012, is ranked #26 ETA U14.
Matilde PAOLETTI (ITA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist, is ranked #43 ETA U14.
Pia LOVRIC (SLO), ranked 3rd on 17th SB 2012, is ranked #78 ETA U14.
Charlotte OWENSBY (USA), 17th SB 2012 quarterfinalist.

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 #18 ETA U14.
Popovic STEFAN (SRB), 18th SB 2013, is ranked #32 ETA U14.
Carlos ALCARAZ GARFIA (ESP), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #38 ETA U14.
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC (SRB), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #59 ETA U14.
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ (ESP), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #78 ETA U14.
Daniel RINCON YAGUE (ESP), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #138 ETA U14.

GIRLS
Kyle BILCHEV (UK), 18th SB 2013 runner up, is ranked #38 ETA U14.
Selin Lidya SEPKEN (TUR), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #60 ETA U14.
Noa KRZNARIC (CRO), 18th SB 2013 winner, is ranked #189 ETA U14.
Kornelia HUNCAK (CRO), ranked 3rd on 18th SB 2013, is ranked #204 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

17/02/16

18 Smrikva Bowl players out of 128 were in the Main Draws of the Open Super 12 - AURAY 2016 start...

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

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

Over the last years several Smrikva Bowl players won OPEN SUPER 12 AURAY: Maia LUMSDEN, Anastasia MIKHEEVA, Paula ARIAS MANON, Mihailo POPOVIC, Victor JOVIC…

Out of 128 players in both girls and boys Main Draws I recognized 18 former Smrikva Bowl players…

Detailed results of Smrikva boys and girls on this year OPEN Super 12 – AURAY 2016 are the following:

BOYS:

Luka MIKRUT (Cro) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Luka MIKRUT – Damien FAUT (Fra) 6:2, 6:3
2nd round: Luka MIKRUT – Brice PATOUX (Fra) 6:4,6:4
3rd round: Luka MIKRUT – Artur KUKASIAN (Rus) 6:1,6:4
Quarterfinals: Luka MIKRUT – C.BOUCHELAGHEM (Fra) 4:6,3:6

Mili POLJICAK (Cro) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Mili POLJICAK – Johary RABETRANO (Fra) 6:2, 6:4
2nd round: Mili POLJICAK – Alessio BASILE (Bel) 5:7,7:5,6:3
3rd round: Mili POLJICAK – Marc MAJDANDZIC (Ger) 6:2,6:3
Quarterfinals: Mili POLJICAK – Louis DAVEY (Uk) 3:6,3:6

Patrick BRADY (Tha) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 winner
1st round: Patrick BRADY – Kian CARTAU (Fra) 6:1,2:6,6:0
2nd round: Patrick BRADY – Alexander ORLOV (Rus) 6:2,6:3
3rd round: Patrick BRADY – Louis DAVEY (Uk) 4:6,3:6

Nicolas KOBELT (Sui) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Nicolas KOBELT – Paul INCHAUSPE (Fra) 7:6,7:5
2nd round: Nicolas KOBELT – Jacopo BILARDO (Ita) 4:6,6:4,7:6
3rd round: Nicolas KOBELT – Sean CUENIN (Fra) 4:6,7:6,0:6

Marc MAJDANDZIC (Ger) – 20th Smrikva Bowl 2015
1st round: Marc MAJDANDZIC – Benjamin GINEFRI (Fra) 6:2,4:6,6:2
2nd round: Marc MAJDANDZIC – Mathis JOUANNEAU (Fra) 6:3,6:2
3rd round: Marc MAJDANDZIC – Mili POLJICAK (Cro) 2:6,3:6

Dan Vasile DUTA (Rou) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Dan Vasile DUTA – Andrea TIBURZIO (Fra) 6:3, 6:1
2nd round: Dan Vasile DUTA – William JANSEN (Uk) 2:6,6:2,6:3
3rd round: Dan Vasile DUTA – Jaden WEEKES (Can) 0:6,2:6

Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV (Bul) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Svetlin KEREMEDCHIEV – C.CLEMENT (Can) 6:1,6:2
2nd round: S.KEREMEDCHIEV – Hamza EL AMINE (Mar) 3:6,6:2,3:6

William JANSEN (Uk) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: William JANSEN – Pierre NGIJOL CARRE (Fra) 7:6, 6:4
2nd round: William JANSEN – Dan Vasile DUTA (Rou) 6:2,2:6,3:6

Luis UTRILLA (Esp) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Luis UTRILLA – Luca VAN ASSCHE (Fra) 6:7, 2:6

Daniel MERIDA AGUILAR (Esp) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Daniel MERIDA AGUILAR – Alessio BASILE (Bel) 0:6,0:6

Vasyl YAZADZHIEV (Usa) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Vasyl YAZADZHIEV – William JUCHA (Fra) 3:6,5:7

Luka NOVAKOVIC (Ned) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Luka NOVAKOVIC – Jacopo BILARDO (Ita) 3:6,6:3,3:6

GIRLS:

Denislava GLUSHKOVA (Bgr) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Denislava LUSHKOVA – Juliette BAHRI (Fra) 6:1,6:3
2nd round: Denislava GLUSHKOVA – Margaux YAICHE (Fra) 6:1,6:1
3rd round: Denislava GLUSHKOVA – Hannah SMITH (UK) 3:6,4:6

Aliona FALEI (Blr) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014 runner up
1st round: Aliona FALEI – Ninon MARTINACHE (Fra) 6:4,6:1
2nd round: Aliona FALEI – Sarah MUELLER (Ger) 6:1,4:6,0:6

Stela PEEVA (Bgr) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Stela PEEVA – Sara HEJTMANEK (Fra) 6:2,6:1
2nd round: Stela PEEVA – Kristina VOLGAPKINA (Rus) 1:6,0:6

Neriya YONA (Isr) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Neriya YONA – Chloe DONSTETTER (Fra) 1:6,2:6

Milena JEVTOVIC (Ita) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Milena JEVTOVIC – Meline CHAUMEIL (Fra) 1:6,3:6

Jaquelyn OGUNWALE (Uk) – 19th Smrikva Bowl 2014
1st round: Jaquelyn OGUNWALE – Eva ELBAZ (Fra) 3:6,2:6

14/02/16

Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, won Argentina Open 2016 played in Buenos Aires - ATP 250 Tournament... his 4th ATP Title

In 20015, NICE… UMAG… GSTAAD… and now BUENOS ARIES… the 4td ATP titles 250 series… Bravo DOMINATOR! ;D

Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, currently ranked #19 ATP, won Argentina Open 2016 played in Buenos Aires – ATP 250 Tournament and the results were the following:

Main Draw:

1st round: Dominic Thiem – Pablo Carreno Busta (Esp) 6:0,3:6,6:3
2nd round: Dominic Thiem – Gastao Elias (Por) 3:6,7:6,6:3
Quarterfinals: D. Thiem – Dusan Lajovic (Srb) 6:4, 6:2
Semifinals: Dominic Thiem – Rafael Nadal (Esp) 6:4,4:6,7:6
Finals: Dominic Thiem – Nicolas Almagro (Esp) 7:6,3:6,7:6

Players ranking:
Pablo Carreno Busta (Esp) – #64 ATP
Gastao Elias (Por) – #142 ATP
Dusan Lajovic (Srb) – #79 ATP
Rafael Nadal (Esp) – #5 ATP
Nicolas Almagro (Esp) – #72 ATP

14/02/16

Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player, reached the finals of St.Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2016 - WTA Premier Tournament

Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player, currently ranked #11 WTA, reached the finals of St.Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2016 – USD 753,000 WTA Premier Tournament and become the first Smrikva Bowl player to reach TOP 10 ranking :D

Belinda’s road towards the finals was the following:

Main Draw:
1st round: Belinda Bencic – bye
2nd round: Belinda Bencic – Annika BECK (Ger) 7:6,6:3
Quarterfinals: B.Bencic – A.PAVLYUCHENKOVA (Rus) 6:7,6:4,6:2
Semifinals: Belinda Bencic – Daria KASATKINA (Rus) 6:4,6:3
Finals: Belinda Bencic – Roberta VINCI (Ita) 4:6, 3:6

Players ranking:
Annika BECK (Ger) – #39 WTA
Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (Rus) – #26 WTA
Daria KASATKINA (Rus) – #63 WTA
Roberta VINCI (Ita) – #16 WTA

24/01/16

23 Smrikva Bowl players in the Main Draws of the 34th Les Petits As 2016 edition... Borna DEVALD reached the finals... Himari SATO reached semifinals ... Viktor JOVIC quarterfinals

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

… and out of 128 players in both girls and boys Main Draws I recognized in total 24 former Smrikva Bowl players (10 girls and 13 boys)

In the 1st round there were 23 Smrikva Bowl players out of 128 (17,97%)
In the 2nd round there were 12 Smrikva Bowl players out of 64 (18,75%)
In the 3rd round there were 8 Smrikva Bowl players out of 32 (25%)
In the quarterfinals round there were 3 Smrikva Bowl players out of 16 (18,75%)
In the semifinals round there were 2 Smrikva Bowl players out of 8 (25%)
and one in the finals

GIRLS

Himari Sato (JPN) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner
1st round: Himari Sato – Gabriella PRICE (USA) 6:2,6:1
2nd round: Himari Sato – Dasha LOPATETSKAYA (Ukr) 6:2,6:1
3rd round: Himari Sato – Carol PLAKK (Est) 6:2, 6:3
Quarterfinals: Himari Sato – Daria FRAYMAN (Rus) 6:3, 6:4
Semifinals: Himari Sato – Marta KOSTYUK (Ukr) 3:6,2:6

Kristyna Lavickova (Cze) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Kristyna Lavickova – Ziva FALKNER (Slo) 6:2,6:3
2nd round: Kristyna Lavickova – Alexandra VECIC (Ger) 6:2,6:2
3rd round: Kristyna Lavickova – Daria FRAYMAN (Rus) 2:6,6:4,4:6

Avelina Sayfetdinova (Rus) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Avelina Sayfetdinova – Michelle VAN MOL (Bel) 6:3,6:3
2nd round: Avelina Sayfetdinova – Victoria HU (USA) 7:6,2:6,6:1
3rd round: Avelina Sayfetdinova – Denisa HINDOVA (Cze) 1:6,2:6

Weronika Baszak (Pol) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Weronika Baszak – Raluca M.TUDORACHE (Rou) 7:6,6:0
2nd round: Weronika Baszak – Carol PLAKK (Est) wo

Matilde Paoletti (Ita) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 quarterfinalist
1st round: Matilde Paoletti – Sofiya BABYCH (Can) 7:5,6:1
2nd round: Matilde Paoletti – Sena TAKEBE (Jpn) 3:6,2:6

Ziva Falkner (Slo) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Ziva Falkner – Kristyna LAVICKOVA (Cze) 2:6,3:6

Noa Krznaric (CRO) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 winner
1st round: Noa Krznaric – Daria SNIGUR (Ukr) 2:6,0:6

Pia Lovric (Slo) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 semifinalist
1st round: Pia Lovric – Holly FISCHER (Uk) 2:6,2:6

Selin Sepken (TUR) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 semifinalist
1st round: Selin Sepken – Salma DJOUBRI (Fra) 3:6,2:6

Kylie Bilchev (GBR) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 runner up
1st round: Kylie Bilchev – Alina CHARAEVA (Rus) 3:6,6:4,3:6

BOYS

Borna Devald (Cro) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 quarterfinalist
1st round: Borna Devald – Zane KHAN (USA) 6:4,6:2
2nd round: Borna Devald – Leo RAQUIN (FRA) 6:1,6:2
3rd round: B. Devald – J. VON DER SCHULENBURG (Sui) 6:4,3:6,7:6
Quarterfinals: B. Devald – Viktor JOVIC (Srb) 6:4,7:5
Semifinals: B. Devald – Dawid TACZALA (Pol) 3:6,6:3,7:6
Finals: B. Devald – Stefan LEUSTIAN (USA) 6:3,2:6,2:6

Viktor Jovic (Srb) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 semifinalist
1st round: Viktor Jovic – Jorge PLANS (Esp) 6:2,6:0
2nd round: Viktor Jovic – Mehdi SADAOUI (Fra) 6:4,6:4
3rd round: Viktor Jovic – Jaroslav SMEDEK (Cze) 6:3,6:2
Quarterfinals: Viktor Jovic – Borna DEVALD (Cro) 4:6,5:7

Sebastian Gima (Rou) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 runner up
1st round: Sebastian Gima – Petr KAPUSKIN (Rus) 7:5,6:4
2nd round: Sebastian Gima – C. ALCARAZ GARFIA (Esp) 6:4,7:5
3rd round: Sebastian Gima – Harold MAYOT (Fra) 0:6,1:6

Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 quarterfinalist
1st round: Lorenzo Musetti – Martin BREYSACH (Fra) 6:1,6:4
2nd round: Lorenzo Musetti – Nicholas GARCIA (USA) 7:5,6:0
3rd round: Lorenzo Musetti – Dalibor SVRCINA (Cze) 5:7,6:7

Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Holger V.N.Rune – Damien BERGEROU (Fra) 6:1,6:0
2nd round: Holger V.N.Rune – Kristian KUBIK (Cze) 6:1,6:2
3rd round: Holger V.N.Rune – Stefan LEUSTIAN (USA) 3:6, 3:6

Angel Guerrero Melgar (Esp) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Angel Guerrero Melgar – Ross WEIBULL (Swe) 6:4,6:4
2nd round: Angel Guerrero Melgar – E.AGAFONOV (Rus) 6:4,3:6,2:6

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (Esp) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 runner up
1st round: Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – H.MEDJEDOVIC (Srb) 5:7,6:3,6:3
2nd round: Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – Sebastian GIMA (ROU) 4:6,5:7

Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 semifinalist
1st round: H. Medjedovic – C.ALCARAZ GARFIA (Esp) 7:5,3:6,3:6

Stefan Popovic (Srb) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013
1st round: Stefan Popovic – Terence ATMANE (Fra) 2:6,0:6

Mikolaj Lorens (Pol) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Mikolaj Lorens – Kristian KUBIK (Cze) 1:6,0:6

Ryotaro Koshiba (Jpn) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Ryotaro Koshiba – Harold MAYOT (Fra) 3:6,2:6

Lovro Suevich (Cro) – 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012
1st round: Lovro Suevich – Moritz STOEGER (Ger) 3:6,2:6

Daniel Rincon (Esp) – 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 semifinalist
1st round: Daniel Rincon – Stefan LEUSTIAN (USA) 3:6,6:3,3:6

24/01/16

Invitation to join "Little Mo" Internationals in Palm Springs, California from March 2-6, 2016

I am pleased to share Carol Weyman message about the event to be held during Indian Wells time…

All tennis families who are planing to attend Indian Wells event is an opportunity to play good tennis too the week before…

The players who are age 8-15 (born in 2008 – 2001) are pleased to take into consideration attending the “Little Mo” Internationals in Palm Springs, California from March 2-6.

Wayne Bryan (father and coach of the Bryan Brothers) will offer a “complimentary clinic” to all “Little Mo” players on Saturday, March 5th.

At “Little Mo” you can compete in your own age group because there is “Little Mo” and “Big Mo”…

Carol Weyman wish the players will stay on to attend the Indian Wells pro tournament which is 10 minutes away and will begin on March 7.

To REGISTER please visit the webist page: www.littlemopalmsprings.com

23/01/16

14 Smrikva Bowl players are in the Main Draws of the Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016... Tereza MIHALIKOVA is the runner up and Alex DE MINAUR reached semifinals and won the title in doubles!

There are 14 Smrikva Bowl players in the Main Draws of the Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 out of 128: 6 girls and 8 boys…

GIRLS:

Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK) – 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player
1st round: T.Mihalikova – Ioana MINCA (ROU) 7:5,6:4
2nd round: T.Mihalikova – Cristina BUCSA (ESP) 7:6,4:6,6:2
3rd round: T.Mihalikova – Lara Salden (BEL) 6:3, 6:2
Quarterfinals: T.Mihalikova – Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 6:1,6:3
Semifinals: T. Mihalikova – Rebeka Masarova (SUI) 6:3,6:3
Finals: T. Mihalikova – Vera Lapko (BLR) 3:6,4:6

Tereza is the winner of Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN doubles title

Lucie KANKOVA (CZE) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Lucie Kankova – Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN) 6:3,6:2
2nd round: Lucie Kankova – Baijing LIN (CHN) 4:6,6:7

Haruna ARAKAWA (JPN) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Haruna Arakawa – Lucie KANKOVA (CZE) 3:6,2:6

Olga DANILOVIC (SRB) – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 winner
1st round: Olga Danilovic – Anastasia POTAPOVA (RUS) 2:6,1:6

Berfu CENGIZ (TUR) – 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008
1st round: Berfu Cengiz – Rebeka MASAROVA (SUI) 3:6,5:7

Lea BOSKOVIC (CRO) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Lea Boskovic – Dayana YASTREMSKA (UKR) 6:3,5:7,2:6

BOYS:

Alex DE MINAUR (AUS) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist
1st round: Alex De Minaur – Corrado SUMMARIA (ITA) 6:2,6:3
2nd round: Alex De Minaur – Elliot BENCHETRIT (CAN) 6:3,7:5
3rd round: Alex De Minaur – Youssef HOSSAM (EGY) 7:5,6:3
Quarterfinals: A.De Minaur – Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6:7,7:5,6:0
Semifinals: Alex De Minaur – J. Karimov(UZB) 6:3,4:6,3:6

Alex is the winner of Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN doubles title

Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist
1st round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Rudolf MOLLEKER (GER) 6:2,6:2
2nd round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Jack Mingjie LIN (CAN) 6:1,6:4
3rd round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Yosuke WATANUKI (JPN) 6:4,2:6,6:8

Youssef HOSSAM (EGY) – 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player
1st round: Youssef Hossam – Robertas VRZESINSKI (LTU) 6:1,6:3
2nd round: Youssef Hossam – Piotr MATUSZEWSKI (POL) 6:1,7:6
3rd round: Youssef Hossam – Alex DE MINAUR (AUS) 5:7,3:6

Patrik RIKL (Cze) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist
1st round: Patrik Rikl – Daisuke SUMIZAWA (JPN) 6:2,6:4
2nd round: Patrik Rikl – Yunseong CHUNG (KOR) 7:5,4:6,7:9

Patrik is the runner up of Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN doubles

Nicola KUHN (GER) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 winner
1st round: Nicola Kuhn – Jack Mingjie LIN (CAN) 4:6,3:6

Gianmarco MORONI (ITA) – 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player
1st round: Gianmarco Moroni – Mate VALKUSZ (HUN) 4:6,4:6

Yshai OLIEL (ISR) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 semifinalist
1st round: Yshai Oliel – Tao MU (CHN) 6:4,3:6,5:7

Alexei POPYRIN (AUS) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 CD winner
1st round: Alexei Popyrin – Yunseong CHUNG (KOR) 3:6,2:6

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15/01/16

Six Smrikva Bowl players in the Main Draws of AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016: Dominic THIEM, Borna CORIC, Donna VEKIC, Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, Belinda BENCIC, Ana KONJUH... eight played qualifications...

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

… and this time… there are six former Smrikva Bowl players in the Main Draws of a Grand Slam… Australian OPEN 2016: Dominic THIEM, Borna CORIC, Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, Donna VEKIC, Belinda BENCIC, Ana KONJUH…

In the qualification draws there were for the first time eight Smrikva Bowl players: Matteo DONATI, Federico GAIO, Djere LASLO, Alex DE MINAUR, Jana FETT, Ivana JOROVIC, Petra MARTIC, Tereza MIHALIKOVA…

The following are the results of the Main Draw:

Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player, currently ranked #14 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016:

Main Draw:
1st round: Belinda Bencic – Alison Riske (USA) 6:4,6:3
2nd round: Belinda Bencic – Timea Babos (HUN) 6:3,6:3
3rd round: Belinda Bencic – K. Bondarenko (UKR) 4:6,6:4,6:2
4th round: Belinda Bencic – Maria Sharapova (RUS) 5:7,5:7

Players ranking:
Alison Riske (USA) – #74 WTA
Timea Babos (HUN) – #60 WTA
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) – #92 WTA
Maria Sharapova (RUS) – #5 WTA

Ana KONJUH, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, currently ranked #87 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016:

Main Draw:
1st round: Ana Konjuh – Urszula Radwanska (POL) 0:6,6:4,6:3
2nd round: Ana Konjuh – Daria Kasatkina (RUS)

Players ranking:
Urszula Radwanska (POL) – #109 WTA
Daria Kasatkina (RUS) – #69 WTA

Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 semifinalist, currently ranked #68 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016:

Main Draw:
1st round: Ajla Tomljanovic – Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 6:7,3:6

Players ranking:
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) – #91 WTA

Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, currently ranked #102 WTA, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015:

Main Draw:
1st round: Donna Vekic – Naomi Osaka (JPN) 3:6,2:6

Players ranking:
Naomi Osaka (JPN) – #127 WTA

Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, currently ranked #20 ATP, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016:

Main Draw:
1st round: Dominic Thiem – Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6:2,7:6,4:6,7:6
2nd round: Dominic Thiem – Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6:3,6:1,6:3
3rd round: Dominic Thiem – David Goffin (BEL) 1:6,6:3,6:7,5:7

Players ranking:
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) – #35 ATP
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) – #73 ATP
David Goffin (BEL) – #16 ATP

Borna CORIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, currently ranked #40 ATP, at AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016:

Main Draw:
1st round: Borna Coric – A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 2:6,2:6,3:6

Players ranking:
Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) – #55 ATP