Australia’s top junior players are competing for coveted national titles in Canberra this week with 128 of the nation’s best 12/u and 14/u players in action at the 2022 Australian Claycourt Championships presented by Kia.
The event is underway at the Canberra Tennis Centre in Lyneham, ACT, and runs until 24 April. Kia will also present a Most Driven Award for the players who demonstrate the values of compete, commit and respect throughout the tournament.
Players competing in national junior events earn eligibility based on their Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) and by meeting qualification criteria. The calendar of national junior championships is as follows:
- Claycourt Championships: 19-24 April (Canberra, ACT)
- Teams Championships: 24 June-3 July (Queensland)
- Hardcourt Nationals: 26 September-2 October 2022
- December Showdown Masters: 3-18 December 2022 (Victoria)
- Grasscourt Championships: 3-8 January 2023
The ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors also commences next week, enabling both Australian and international players to improve their world junior tennis ranking.
The season starts with the Gallipoli Youth Cup from 25 April to 1 May, a J3 ITF tournament with a focus on integrating education, history and competitive opportunities for top junior players. This unique event is presented by the Australian Turkish Business Council with the aim of continuing the close relationship between Australia and Turkey forged after the First World War.
Further ITF junior events will be held in NT and Queensland from April to July, with additional ITF Junior tournaments to be hosted later this year in other states.
Australia’s representation in international junior team events is off to a flying start, with the 16/u Junior Billie Jean King Cup team finishing in first place at the Asia Oceania qualifying event in India last week, and the Junior Davis Cup team, which includes Canberra’s own Charlie Camus, 15, qualifying for the Finals after finishing third.
All up, 11 junior players will represent their country on the world stage in Junior BJK Cup, Junior Davis Cup and World Junior Tennis events in India this month.
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