| World Junior Tennis - Overview |
The World Junior Tennis competition is the ITF's international team competition for players aged 14 and under.
Players compete for their nation in regional qualifying events with the top 16 boys' and girls' teams advancing to the Finals.
In 2011, the Finals were held from 1-6 August at the TK Plus Centre in Prostejov, Czech Republic. Serbia lifted the girls' trophy for the first time, defeating USA to deny them of a fifth consecutive win. In the boys' event Korea also recorded a maiden victory, sealing the win against Japan to claim the boys' trophy.
Results
Click the links below to view results from the Finals. For regional qualifying results, click "Results" in the navigation on the left side of this page.
> Boys' results
> Girls' results
History
The World Junior Tennis competition was started by the ITF in 1991. In the inaugural year, 12 nations were nominated to take part with Spain boys and Czechoslovakia girls emerging the overall winners.
The format changed in 1992 when regional qualifying events were introduced, a system that is still used today with the top teams reaching the Finals.
The Finals were held in Japan until 1998, but the following year they were moved to the clay court venue of TK Plus Centre in Prostejov, Czech Republic. This venue continues to be used today.
A number of the past participants have gone on to become household names on the ATP and WTA tours. Former winners in the boys' event include Rafael Nadal, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, David Nalbandian and Richard Gasquet, while Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Amelie Mauresmo, Daniela Hantuchova and Vera Zvonareva have all appeared in the girls' event.
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