Some of the best juniors from around Australia are set to hit the Playford Tennis Centre from today for the first of two ITF World Tennis Tour Junior tournaments being hosted in South Australia.
Tennis SA and Tennis Australia, in conjunction with Playford Tennis Centre and TennisGear, will host the South Australian Junior Internationals from Saturday 11 to Friday 24 September 2021.
The two ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Grade 5 events will see around 120 18-and-under players visit Adelaide during the two week period.
South Australia's Edward Winter and Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz will be the top ranked players in their respective draws as action kicks off today.
"We are pleased to be hosting two ITF World Tennis Tour Junior tournaments in South Australia this month," said Tournament Director, Emily Smith.
"These events offer a wonderful opportunity for our up-and-coming junior players to gain further experience.
"We are pleased to welcome the players and their families to Adelaide."
South Australian Junior International #1
Player acceptance lists as at 11 September 2021
Boys
| ITF rank | First name | Last name | Nationality |
| 147 | Edward | Winter | AUS |
| 620 | Hayden | Jones | AUS |
| 718 | Zachary | Viiala | AUS |
| 795 | Pavle | Marinkov | AUS |
| 1209 | Alexander | Despoja | AUS |
| 1306 | Henry | Lamchinniah | AUS |
| 1527 | Hayden | Vo | AUS |
| 1738 | Connor | Gibson | AUS |
| 1907 | Jonas | Hahn | AUS |
| 2144 | Doni | Gashi | AUS |
| 2144 | Hugh | Winter | AUS |
| 2282 | Dhruv | Verma | AUS |
| 2597 | Patrick | Findlay | AUS |
| Hamish | Bartos | AUS | |
| Oliver | Hadley | AUS | |
| Brendan | Jayaprakash | AUS | |
| William | Clifford | AUS | |
| Jay | Fairclough | AUS | |
| Christian | Salmeron | AUS | |
| Henry | De Keulenaer | AUS | |
| Sushanka | Budala Shridhara | IND | |
| Pratham | Pathak | IND | |
| Azat | Safiullin | RUS | |
| Juan Alberto | Beltran Buitrago | COL | |
| [WC] Noah | Coghlan | AUS | |
| [WC] Jake | Dembo | AUS | |
| [WC] Brendan | Loh | AUS | |
| [WC] Marko | Mrdak | AUS |
Girls
| ITF rank | First name | Last name | Nationality |
| 161 | Charlotte | Kempenaers-Pocz | AUS |
| 936 | Elim | Yan | AUS |
| 986 | Jessie | Culley | AUS |
| 1112 | Mia | Tsoukalas | AUS |
| 1311 | Tianyu | Dong | AUS |
| 1591 | Madison | Schwarz | AUS |
| 2299 | Chloe | Schwarz | AUS |
| 2677 | Rhea | Makesar | AUS |
| 2875 | Vyomaa | Bhaskar | IND |
| 3025 | Georgia | Plunkett | AUS |
| Kate | Brzostek | AUS | |
| Caitlin | Baker | AUS | |
| D'Estree | Colalancia | AUS | |
| Yelena | Kelleher | AUS | |
| Emerson | Jones | AUS | |
| Diana | Badalyan | AUS | |
| Anna | Stewart | AUS | |
| Kristina | Tai | AUS | |
| Kalina-May | Stefanov | AUS | |
| Emily | Briggs | AUS | |
| Alice | Kubler | AUS | |
| Kristanna | Gjomakaj | AUS | |
| Jia | Shah | AUS | |
| Taylah | Lessue | AUS | |
| [WC} Lily | Fairclough | AUS | |
| [WC} Andrea | Kristo | AUS | |
| [WC} Sukhi | Venkatesh | AUS | |
| [WC} Sarah | Mildren | AUS |
Please note: lists are subject to change
Background
The South Australian Junior Internationals will take place at the Playford Tennis Centre, Elizabeth East, South Australia from Saturday 11 to Friday 24 September 2021.
The events will be held in accordance with SA Health guidelines to ensure the health and safety of the players, staff and community.
The ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors is a series of international junior tennis tournaments open worldwide to successful national standard competitors. The circuit gives players the opportunity to compete against the best players from other nations. It also provides experience of international competitions, as a junior player transitions into a career in professional tennis.
For more information on the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors visit www.itftennis.com/juniors.