The USTA announced the players who will represent the United States at the 29th ITF Seniors World Team Championships hosted by the Real Federacion Espanola de Tenis (RFET), as part of its centenary celebrations. The top American tennis players in age groups from 35 to 55 will compete against 194 teams from 38 countries around the globe, April 27-May 2, on the island of Mallorca, Spain.
The United States will be defending championships in two of the 10 divisions at the Men’s and Women’s Seniors Championships. The American teams finished in the top three in six of the 10 divisions last year.
The ITF Seniors/Super-Seniors World Team Championships is the most coveted team event on the ITF Seniors circuit. Since its inception in 1981, the number of competitors attracted to this event has increased year by year. In 1993, the ITF took the decision to divide the Seniors World Championships into two groups -- Seniors (35-55) and Super-Seniors (60-80 for men and 60-75 for women).
This is only the third occasion that Seniors World Championships have been staged in Spain, following the 1993 Seniors and Super-Seniors and the 1999 Super-Seniors Championships, both held in Barcelona.
Following the ITF Seniors World Team Championships, the World Individual Championships will take place May 3-10.
See below for a list of the players representing the United States at the 2009 ITF Seniors World Team Championships.
Italia Cup, Men’s 35
Willie Dann, Denver, Colo., Captain
Dougal Williams, Portland, Ore.
Lewis Miller, Denver, Colo.
Chris Carey, Kansas City, Mo.
Tony Trabert Cup, Men’s 40
Martin Barba, Calif.
Richard Schmidt, Orlando, Fla., Captain
Hunter Galloway, Lafayette, Calif.
Bill Donadio, Winter Park, Fla.
Dubler Cup, Men’s 45
Andrew Stoner, Cave Creek, Ariz.
Michael Rose, Ecorse, Mich.
Doug Elly, Springfield, Mo.
Gil Schuerholz, Luthvle Timon, Md., Captain
Fred Perry Cup, Men’s 50
Val Wilder, Ft. Worth, Texas, Captain
Mike Fedderly, Palm Desert, Calif.
Peter Markes, Austin, Texas
Ross Persons, Houston, Texas
Austria Cup, Men’s 55
Phil Landauer, Hilliard, Ohio, Captain
Bill Roach, Papillion, Neb.
Larry Turville, Dunnellon, Fla.
Tom Smith, Alpharetta, Ga.
Suzanne Lenglen Cup, Women’s 35
Julie Cass, Austin, Texas
Trish Riddell, Maitland, Fla., Captain
Michelle King, Austin, Texas
Amy Alcini, Malibu, Calif.
Young Cup, Women’s 40
Vesna McKenna, Hollywood, Fla.
Renata Marcinkowska, Rockhill, Sc.
Rachel Gale, Falls Church, Va., Captain
Carolyn Wei, Oakland, Calif.
Margaret Court Cup, Women’s 45
Gretchen Magers, San Diego, Calif.
Fran Chandler, Jacksonville, Tenn., Captain
Mariana Hollman, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Mary Dailey, Delray Beach, Fla.
Maria Bueno Cup, Women’s 50
Diane Fishburne, Charleston, S.C.
Susan Wright, Grand Junction, Colo.
Carolyn Nichols, Lodi, Calif., Captain
Marianne Robertson, Malibu, Calif.
Maureen Connolly Cup, Women’s 55
Tina Karwasky, Glendale, Calif.
Joanne Russell, Naples, Fla.
Martha Downing, Shingle Springs, Calif., Captain
Mary Ginnard, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.