American juniors claim three titles at 2025 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Junior Masters

Charlie Cooper, Tomas Majetic and Lucy Heald represented the stars and stripes, each bringing home some hardware from their efforts in Fort Lauderdale.

Cooper, who won the junior boys’ singles titles at the 2024 US Open and 2025 Australian Open, went undefeated in round-robin play and reached the championship match, where he beat friend and compatriot Majetic in the final, 6-2, 7-5. The duo teamed up for doubles, lifting the trophy together in their final junior tournament.

This was Cooper's third time playing in this event, and Majetic's second, and both athletes said that they were thrilled the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Junior Masters was held alongside the Orange Bowl. Not only does it give the sport more visibility, but the pair had the chance to see the friends they train with and experience the tournament together—a rare occurrance, even at the Slams. 

Heald, 16, played well in the round robin to make it to the semifinals, where she fell to Seira Matsuoka in straight sets. Come 2026, she will be the top-ranked American junior wheelchair athlete, and she’s leaving 2025 with the credentials to back it up, having won the girls’ doubles title alongside Luna Gryp of Belgium.

Although she's young, Heald is no stranger to playing in high-stakes environments, having made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2025 US Open and represented her country at the 2025 BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Turkey. But playing in her first ITF Wheelchair Tennis Junior Masters, Heald is experiencing a version of the event that previous generations fought for, with the world's top juniors playing on the same courts, whether or not they play in a sports chair.

"It definitely feels really nice to be included with the able-bodied," Heald said. "And it gives people the opportunity to see what we do a lot more than they usually see."