Very soon a whopping 32 teams spanning 26 nations will battle it out to top the podium and be crowned champions at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic.

Following a host of regional qualifying events, 16 boys’ and 16 girls’ teams have secured a place at the Finals, giving themselves a shot at glory and the opportunity to be named the world’s best in the 14-and-under age category.

That is what is at stake during a true festival of junior tennis, with players from around the globe wearing their national team colours with pride, just as professional players do in Davis Cup by Rakuten and Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas – the World Cups of tennis.  

To that end, when the players take to the clay courts of Prostejov from 1-6 August, they will be in excellent company and will follow in the footsteps of some lofty and esteemed competitors.

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek, Nick Kyrgios, Marketa Vondrousova and Coco Gauff are just a few of the names to have competed at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals. The pathway and the importance of the competitions in terms of development is there for all to see.

There are some compelling storylines this year also. The boys’ team from Kazakhstan are the first from their nation to advance to the Finals of an ITF junior team competition, whether that be ITF World Junior Tennis or indeed Junior Davis or Junior Billie Jean King Cup.

Slovenia’s boys, meanwhile, are back at the Finals for the first time since 2001, while Germany’s girls’ team and the boys of South Africa return to the business end of the competition after a decade or more away. In short, it is almost time for the class of 2022 to shine brightly.

Team announcements

Boys

Argentina: Dante Pagani, Benjamin Chelia, Jose Fernandez

Captain: Gonzalo Presson

 

Bulgaria: Ivan Ivanov, Dimitar Kisimov, Stanislav Kosev

Captain: Vladislav Mattev

 

Colombia: David Alejandro Castellanos Mogollon, Lucas Martin Velasco Navas, Eduardo Jaramillo Rios

Captain: Johnny De Jesus Perez Pena

 

Czech Republic: Filip Kosarko, David Bruckner, Jan Rastica

Captain: Jiri Kulich

 

Ecuador: Lucas Yunes, Tito Chavez, Emilio Camacho

Captain: Raul Avendano

 

Germany: Niels McDonald, Christopher Thies, Diego Dedura-Palomero

Captain: Peter Pfannkoch

 

Italy: Antonio Marigliano, Salvatore Tartaglione, Vito Antonio Darderi

Captain: Tomas Tenconi

 

Japan: Ryo Tabata, Ren Matsumura, Yuma Tobe

Captain: Hayato Sakurai

 

Kazakhstan: Zangar Nurlanuly, Damir Zhalgasbay, Daniel Tazabekov

Captain: Sergey Kvak

 

Korea, Republic: Se Hyuk Cho, Gyeom Do, Juchan Hwang

Captain: Yongbum Seo

 

Mexico: Mauricio Schtulmann Gasca, Guillermo Narcio, Rodrigo Maya

Captain: Miguel Angel Gallardo Valles

 

Morocco: Ali Missoum, Camil Guessous, Mehdi Cherkaoui

Captain: Mehdi Ait Barhouch

 

Slovenia: Ziga Sesko, Svit Suljic, Maksim Despotovic,

Captain: Matjaz Pogacnik

 

South Africa: Connor Andrew David Doig, Siyabonga Aphelele Jaca, John Jan Bothma

Captain: Keith Phathizwe Mabuza

 

Switzerland: Flynn Thomas, Thomas Gunzinger, Alex Bergomi

Captain: Roberto Bresolin

 

USA: Carel Ngounoue, Keaton Hance, Jack Kennedy

Captain: Jose Cabellero

 

Girls

Argentina: Candela Vazquez, Luna Cinalli, Sol Larraya Guidi

Captain: Ignacio Asenzo

 

Australia: Tahlia Kokkinis, Emerson Jones, Diana Badalyan

Captain: Nicole Kriz

 

Brazil: Victoria Barros, Leticia Marangoni, Pietra Rivoli

Captain: Carlos Chabalgoity

 

Canada: Nadia Lagaev, Clemence Mercier, Andrea Cabio

Captain: Severine Tamborero

 

Czech Republic: Alena Kovackova, Laura Samsonova, Eliska Forejtkova

Captain: Petra Cetkovska

 

Egypt: Judy Mohamed Tawila, Farah Hassan Asaad, Rana Yasser

Captain: Mohamed Hassan Aly

 

Germany: Julia Stusek, Sonja Zhenikhova, Michelle Khomich

Captain: Anna-Lena Herzgerodt

 

Great Britain: Hannah Klugman, Mika Stojsavljevic, Arabella Loftus

Captain: Kate Warne-Holland

 

India: Aishwarya Dayanand Jadhav, Sohini Sanjay Mohanty, Sai Janvi Talari

Captain: Namita Bal

 

Japan: Wakana Sonobe, Rira Kosaka, Kurea Hayasaka

Captain: Yoshinori Nakayama

 

Korea, Republic: Haeum Lee, Heewon Ju, Suh A Lee

Captain: Ih Sook Kim

 

Latvia: Adelina Lachinova, Odeta Panasa, Marija Lauva

Captain: Juliana Polanska

 

Serbia: Luna Vujovic, Dusica Popovski, Anastasija Cvetkovic

Captain: Nemanja Ivic

 

Slovakia: Sona Depesova, Mia Pohankova, Kali Supova

Captain: Rudolf Horvath

 

Tunisia: Lamiss Haouas, Sarra Attig, Nadine Hamrouni

Captain: Adam Zalila

 

USA: Capucine Jauffret, Shannon Lam, Julieta Pareja

Captain: Kathy Rinaldi