Tennis European Junior Championships

The Tennis European Junior Championships are the European championships for tennis players who are in the age range recognized by Tennis Europe as junior athletes. The event was organized by the European Tennis Association (ETA), now known as Tennis Europe.

European Junior Tennis Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)midyear
Frequencyannual
Inaugurated1976
Organised byEuropean Tennis Association (ETA)

Alongside the five Super Category events and the season-ending Junior Masters, the European Junior Championships remains the most popular and prestigious tournament in the Junior Tennis calendar year of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, for players and national federations alike.[1] Thirteen former and current world No. 1 feature amongst the previous singles champions.[1]

History edit

The European Junior Championships were inaugurated in 1976 and have been held annually ever since for three age groups; 14, 16, and 18 & Under.[1] With the emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990, the Tennis Europe Junior Tour was also created, and the European Junior Championships are now a part of its Junior calendar year.[2]

The only players who have reached two finals in the U14 events are Kent Carlsson (1981/82) and Răzvan Sabău (1990/91), with the former winning both while the latter lost in 1990, but won in 1991.[3] The only players who have won both the singles and doubles tournaments in the U14 events are Johan Sjogren in 1977 (paired with Jörgen Windahl), Florian Loddenkemper in 1984, Kamil Čapkovič in 2000 (paired with Peter Miklusicak), Novak Djokovic in 2001 (paired with Bojan Božović), Jérôme Inzerillo in 2004 (paired with Nassim Slilam), Bogdan Borza in 2011 (paired with Nicolae Frunză), and Thijs Boogaard in 2022.[3] The finalists in both 2004 and 2011 paired together in doubles and won.[3]

Results edit

European Junior Championships 14 & Under edit

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Year Men's Champion Score Men's Runner-up Women's Champion Score Women's Runner-up
1976   Stefan Svensson 6–1, 3–6, 6–1   Ingo Wimmer   Isabelle Villiger 6–4, 6–4   Patrizia Murgo
1977   Johan Sjogren 6–0, 6–2   Christian Schultes   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–5, 6–1   Marlene De Wouters
1978   Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–3   Lorenzo Girodat   Irene Petru 6–1, 6–2   Julia Salnikova
1979   Ulf Borjesson 0–6, 7–6, 6–3   Axel Krieg   Kiki Reuter 6–4, 6–4   Natalia Reva
1980   Stefan Edberg 6–7, 6–3, 8–6   Jonas Svensson   Andrea Temesvari 6–2, 7–5   Manuela Maleeva
1981   Kent Carlsson 6–2, 6–4   François Errard   Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 6–4   Viktoria Milvidskaia
1982   Kent Carlsson 6–1, 6–0   Petr Korda   Steffi Graf 1–6, 6–2, 11–9   Andrea Holíková
1983   Arnaud Boetsch 6–2, 6–3   Per Henricsson   Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–2   Sabine Hack
1984   Florian Loddenkemper 4–6, 6–4, 6–4   Andrei Cherkasov   Radka Zrubáková 6–1, 6–4   Alexia Dechaume
1985   Nicklas Kulti 6–0, 6–0   Paul Dogger   Bettina Sonnenfeld 7–5, 6–0   Irina Zvereva
1986   Martin Damm 6–3, 6–3   Roger Pettersson   Monica Seles 6–0, 6–2   Elena Pampoulova
1987   Reinhard Wawra 6–3, 7–6   Pavel Gazda   Radka Bobková 7–6, 6–3   Eleonora Agnolozzi
1988   Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 6–4   Karol Kučera   Magdalena Maleeva 6–3, 6–4   Barbara Mulej
1989   Thomas Johansson 7–6, 6–3   Hendrik Dreekmann   Lubomira Bacheva 7–5, 6–4   Angelique Olivier
1990   Maxime Boyé 7–6, 2–6, 6–4   Răzvan Sabău   Iva Majoli 6–1, 6–1   Anna Smashnova
1991   Răzvan Sabău 6–1, 6–3   Juan Antonio Saiz   Alena Havrlíková 6–1, 6–2   Mirela Vladulescu
1992   Alberto Martín 6–4, 5–7, 6–3   Olivier Mutis   Martina Hingis 3–6, 6–2, 6–4   Rita Kuti-Kis
1993   Michel Kratochvil 6–1, 6–1   Michal Tabara   Réka Vidáts 7–5, 6–2   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
1994   Federico Luzzi 7–5, 3–6, 6–1   Artem Derepasko   Marlene Weingärtner 6–7, 6–3, 6–2   Stephanie Kovacic
1995   Miloslav Grolmus 2–6, 6–1, 7–5   Olivier Rochus   Tina Pisnik 6–1, 6–3   Gabriela Voleková
1996   Tommy Robredo 6–1, 6–3   Todor Enev   Justine Henin 6–2, 6–1   Eleni Daniilidou
1997   Julien Maigret 5–7, 6–4, 7–6   Simon Stadler   Caroline Raba 6–3, 2–6, 6–3   Elena Bovina
1998   Mario Ančić 2–6, 6–3, 6–2   Stefan Wiespeiner   Lina Krasnoroutskaya 4–6, 6–3, 6–3   Scarlett Werner
1999   Richard Gasquet 6–1, 6–1   Jerome Becker   Petra Cetkovská 3–6, 6–3, 6–4   Kaia Kanepi
2000   Kamil Čapkovič 1–6, 6–1, 6–3   Daniel Müller   Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–3   Andreja Klepač
2001   Novak Djokovic 6–2, 6–7, 6–3   Lukáš Lacko   Tatiana Golovin 6–3, 6–2   Monica Niculescu
2002   Roberto Bautista Agut 6–3, 7–5   Marin Čilić   Michaëlla Krajicek 7–6, 6–2   Angelique Kerber
2003   Andrei Karatchenia 6–4, 6–3   Michal Konečný   Raluca Olaru 6–3, 6–3   Sorana Cîrstea
2004   Jérôme Inzerillo 7–6, 3–6, 6–0   Nassim Slilam   Renée Reinhard 5–7, 6–2, 7–6   Stefanie Vögele
2005   Grigor Dimitrov 6–0, 7–6   Radim Urbanek   Ksenia Pervak 1–6, 6–1, 6–3   Lucia Batta
2006   Carlos Boluda 6–1, 6–3   Robert Gasparetz   Richèl Hogenkamp 6–1, 6–3   Anna Orlik
2007   Ciprian Alexandru Porumb 7–6, 6–4   Jiří Veselý   Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 6–2   Vivien Juhászová
2008   Moos Sporken 3–6, 6–2, 7–5   Mārtiņš Podžus   Petra Uberalová 7–5, 6–2   Daria Gavrilova
2009   Nikola Milojević 6–2, 6–0   Kyle Edmund   Viktoriya Tomova 6–2, 6–2   Petra Rohanová
2010   Gianluigi Quinzi 6–1, 6–2   Filippo Baldi   Indy de Vroome 6–3, 6–3   Kateřina Siniaková
2011   Bogdan Borza 6–4, 6–2   Nicolae Frunză   Ana Konjuh 6–4, 3–6, 6–1   Belinda Bencic
2012   Mikael Ymer 4–6, 6–3, 6–3   Casper Ruud   Olga Fridman 4–6, 7–5, 6–2   Dalma Gálfi
2013   Corentin Moutet 6–2, 6–1   Samuele Ramazzotti   Evgeniya Levashova 6–2, 6–2   Markéta Vondroušová
2014   Rudolf Molleker 6–0, 6–1   Tomas Jirousek   Anastasia Potapova 6–1, 2–6, 6–2   Olesya Pervushina
2015   Duje Ajduković 6–4, 2–6, 6–2   Filip Cristian Jianu   Iga Świątek 6–2, 6–1   Taisiya Pachkaleva
2016   Dalibor Svrčina 7–6, 6–3   Lorenzo Musetti   Helene Pellicano 6–4, 6–1   Denisa Hindová
2017   Holger Rune 6–2, 6–1   Hamad Međedović   Daria Lopatetska 6–3, 6–2   Oksana Selekhmeteva
2018   Sean Cuenin 6–2, 6–3   Mili Poljičak   Linda Nosková 6–0, 6–3   Diana Shnaider
2019   Vojtech Petr 2–6, 6–3, 6–2   Dino Prižmić   Michaela Laki 6–3, 6–2   Melisa Ercan
2020
Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021   Nikola Djosic 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3   Jan Kumstat   Tereza Valentová 6–3, 2–6, 6–3   Alina Korneeva
2022   Thijs Boogaard 6–3, 6–2   Mariano Dedura-Palomero   Alena Kovačková 5–7, 6–2, 6–4   Mia Pohánková
2023   Svit Suljić 3–6, 6–3, 6–3   Daniel Jade   Luna Vujović 6–3, 6–3   Dusica Popovski

European Junior Championships 16 & Under edit

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Year Men's Champion Score Men's Runner-up Women's Champion Score Women's Runner-up
1976   Yannick Noah 6–1, 6–2   Marc Albert   Eva Pfaff 6–3, 6–0   Martine Bureau
1977   Gabriel Urpi 6–3, 6–2   Fernando Soler   Eva Pfaff 7–6, 6–2   Hana Mandlíková
1978   Hans Simonsson 6–2, 6–3   Otto Oberparleiter   Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–0   Svetlana Cherneva
1979   Mats Wilander 3–6, 6–0, 6–1   Henri Leconte   Francoise Gardette 6–4, 5–7, 9–7   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
1980   Mats Wilander 3–6, 7–5, 6–0   Hans Schwaier   Lilian Drescher 6–4, 6–4   Julia Salnikova
1981   Michael Westphal 6–3, 6–1   Emilio Sánchez   Andrea Temesvari 4–6, 6–3, 6–2   Susanne Schmid
1982   Stefan Edberg 7–5, 6–3   Jonas Svensson   Andrea Temesvari 6–3, 6–1   Myriam Schropp
1983   Kent Carlsson 6–3, 6–3   Bruno Oresar   Federica Bonsignori 4–6, 6–2, 6–2   Helena Dahlström
1984   Horst Skoff 2–6, 7–6, 6–2   Tasos Bavelas   Andrea Holíková 2–6, 7–6, 6–2   Sabine Hack
1985   Arnaud Boetsch 6–1, 7–6   Per Henricsson   Radka Zrubáková 6–2, 6–3   Sybille Niox-Château
1986   Andrei Cherkasov 7–6, 6–0   Vladimir Petrushenko   Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6–4, 6–1   Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
1987   Nicklas Kulti 6–4, 6–3   Ola Kristiansson   Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–0   Steffi Menning
1988   Martin Damm 6–4, 6–3   Fabrice Santoro   Helmut Ritter 6–1, 6–2   Cathy Caverzasio
1989   Dinu Pescariu 7–6, 6–1   Lukas Thomas   Anke Huber 3–6, 6–4, 6–3   Irina Spîrlea
1990   Andrei Pavel 3–6, 7–5, 6–3   Thomas Enqvist   Irina Spîrlea 6–4, 7–6   Barbara Mulej
1991   Filip Kascak 7–6, 7–6   Albert Costa   Lubomira Bacheva 1–6, 6–4, 6–2   Angelique Olivier
1992   David Škoch 7–6, 6–2   Nicolas Escude   Andrea Glass 7–5, 6–1   Barbara Schett
1993   Stefan Koubek 6–4, 7–6   Jonathan Erlich   Ludmila Richterová 6–2, 6–1   Martina Hingis
1994   Alberto Martín 7–6, 6–3   Markus Hipfl   Alice Canepa 7–6, 6–3   Henrieta Nagyová
1995   Daniel Elsner 6–4, 6–2   Arnaud Di Pasquale   Réka Vidáts 7–5, 7–6   Stephanie Kovacic
1996   Irakli Labadze 6–4, 6–2   Robin Vik   Andrea Šebová 7–6, 3–6, 6–0   Silvia Uríčková
1997   Julien Maes 7–6, 3–6, 6–1   Gasper Martinjak   Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–4, 6–7, 6–1   Eleni Daniilidou
1998   Tommy Robredo 6–4, 6–2   Stefan Wauters   Dája Bedáňová 6–1, 6–3   Eleni Daniilidou
1999   Stéphane Bohli 6–7, 7–5, 7–5   Mario Ančić   Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 6–4, 3–6, 7–5   Ivana Abramović
2000   Pietro Ansaldo 6–3, 1–6, 6–3   Ivo Minář   Kaia Kanepi 6–3, 3–6, 6–3   Marion Bartoli
2001   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 7–6, 6–0   Marcos Baghdatis   Petra Cetkovská 6–1, 6–4   Virág Németh
2002   Bartolomé Salvá Vidal 6–1, 6–3   Gaël Monfils   Monica Niculescu 6–3, 7–6   Aurelija Misevičiūtė
2003   Fabio Fognini 6–0, 2–6, 6–3   Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy   Mădălina Gojnea 6–1, 6–2   Monica Niculescu
2004   Marin Čilić 3–6, 6–1, 6–2   Grzegorz Panfil   Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–2, 6–4   Carla Suárez Navarro
2005   Martin Kližan 7–6, 6–2   Jerome Inzerillo   Alizé Cornet 6–3, 6–2   Maite Gabarrús-Alonso
2006   Tim van Terheijden 7–6, 0–6, 6–3   Gastão Elias   Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 6–2   Katarzyna Piter
2007   Grigor Dimitrov 6–3, 6–4   Andrea Stucchi   Simona Halep 6–0, 7–5   Ksenia Pervak
2008   Henri Laaksonen 6–2, 6–2   Dominik Schulz   Tímea Babos 7–5, 6–1   Martina Trevisan
2009   Filip Horanský 6–3, 6–2   Lilí Álvarez   Polina Vinogradova 6–4, 7–5   Polina Leykina
2010   Mathias Bourgue 6–4, 7–5   Grégoire Barrère   Silvia Garcia Jimenez 7–5, 7–6(7–3)   Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
2011   Enzo Couacaud 6–2, 6–1   Elias Ymer   Jade Suvrijn 6–1, 6–4   Sara Sorribes Tormo
2012   Lucas Miedler 7–6, 5–7, 6–4   Johan Tatlot   Sara Sorribes Tormo 6–4, 6–3   Kateřina Siniaková
2013   Andrey Rublev 6–3, 4–6, 6–3   Roman Safiullin   Daria Kasatkina 6–3, 6–3   Jil Teichmann
2014   Corentin Moutet 6–7, 6–0, 6–1   Mikael Ymer   Fanny Stollár 6–4, 6–0   Anna Blinkova
2015   Patrik Rikl 6–4, 6–1   Artem Dubrivnyy   Anna Slováková 6–0, 2–6, 6–3   Elena Rybakina
2016   Alberto Colas Sanchez 0–6, 7–6, 6–2   Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo   Olga Danilović 6–3, 6–1   Iga Świątek
2017   Timofey Skatov 6–3, 6–1   Nini Gabriel Dica   Maja Chwalińska 7–6, 6–0   Caijsa Hennemann
2018   Carlos Alcaraz 6–4, 6–3   Elmer Moller   Kamilla Bartone 6–1, 6–3   Patrīcija Špaka
2019   Mehdi Sadaoui 6–4, 6–2   Max Westphal   Polina Kudermetova 7–6(7–3), 7–5   Elsa Jacquemot
2020
Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022   Joel Schwärzler 6–4, 6–4   Martín Landaluce   Mia Ristić 6–1, 6–1   Marta Soriano Santiago
2023   Justin Engel 7–5, 7–6(7–4)   Linus Lagerbohm   Jeline Vandromme 6–4, 6–3   Mia Pohánková

European Junior Championships 18 & Under edit

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See also edit

References edit

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