BNP PARIBAS WORLD TEAM CUP, ALPHEN, NETHERLANDS,
Russia defeated Spain 2-1 to win the BNP Paribas World Team Cup junior title for the first time on Friday. Netherlands overcame USA 2-1 to claim the bronze medal in the junior event. USA will face Great Britain in the quad final while Brazil will meet Belgium in the final of the men’s World Group 2 event on Saturday.
BNP PARIBAS WORLD TEAM CUP, ALPHEN, NETHERLANDS – RESULTS – 30 MAY
Junior Event – Final
RUSSIA defeated SPAIN (2) 2-1
Ildus Shaikhislamov (RUS) d. Felix Garcia Perez (ESP)
Martin de la Puente (ESP) d. Viktoriia Lvova (RUS)
Viktoriia Lvova/Artur Saitgareev (RUS) d. Martin de la Puente/Felix Garcia Perez (ESP) 76(1) 06 103
Junior Event – 3rd/4th place play-off
NETHERLANDS (1) defeated USA 2-1
Diede de Groot (NED) d. Casey Ratzlaff (USA) 62 62
Chris Herman (USA) d. Carlos Anker (NED) 63 63
Carlos Anker/Diede de Groot (NED) d. Chris Herman/Connor Stroud (USA) 75 62
Men’s World Group – Position 5-8
SWEDEN defeated USA 2-0
Peter Vikstrom (SWE) d. Jon Rydberg (USA) 60 62
Stefan Olsson (SWE) d. Stephen Welch (USA) 60 61
Greger Kallsholm/Peter Vikstrom (SWE) v Jon Rydberg/Stephen Welch (USA) not played
AUSTRIA defeated KOREA, REPUBLIC 2-1
Ha-Gel Lee (KOR) d. Joseph Riegler (AUT) 61 64
Martin Legner (AUT) d. Sang-Ho Oh (KOR) 63 61
Martin Legner/Joseph Riegler (AUT) d. Ha-Gel Lee/Sang-Ho Oh (KOR) 75 76(4)
Men’s World Group – Position 9-12
ARGENTINA defeated POLAND 2-1
Kamil Fabisiak (POL) d. Ezequiel Casco (ARG) 61 60
Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) d. Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL) 60 61
Oscar Diaz/Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) d. Kamil Fabisiak/Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL) 75 75
AUSTRALIA defeated THAILAND 2-0
Ben Weekes (AUS) d. Wittaya Peem-Mee (THA) 61 60
Adam Kellerman (AUS) d. Suthi Khlongrua (THA) 63 63
Adam Kellerman/Ben Weekes (AUS) v Suwitchai Merngprom/Wittaya Peem-Mee (THA) not played
Women’s World Group – Pool A
NETHERLANDS (1) defeated CHILE 3-0
Marjolein Buis (NED) d. Macarena Cabrillana (CHI) 61 63
Aniek van Koot (NED) d. Francisca Mardones (CHI) 64 64
Aniek van Koot/Sharon Walraven (NED) d. Macarena Cabrillana/Maria Paz Diaz Obregon (CHI) 61 61
Women’s World Group – Pool B
GERMANY (2) defeated RUSSIA 2-0
Bianca Osterer (GER) d. Polina Shakirova (RUS) 62 61
Katharina Kruger (GER) d. Ludmila Bubnova (RUS) 63 26 62
Katharina Kruger/Bianca Osterer (GER) v Ludmila Bubnova/Polina Shakirova (RUS) not played
Women’s World Group – Pool C
GREAT BRITAIN (4) defeated THAILAND 2-0
Lucy Shuker (GBR) d. Wanitha Inthanin (THA) 63 60
Jordanne Whiley (GBR) d. Sakhorn Khanthasit (THA) 63 64
Lucy Shuker/Jordanne Whiley (GBR) v Wanitha Inthanin/Nongnuch Roswan (THA) not played
Women’s World Group – Pool D
JAPAN (3) defeated KOREA, REPUBLIC 3-0
Kanako Domori (JPN) d. Myung-Hee Hwang (KOR) 62 75
Yui Kamiji (JPN) d. Ju-Yeon Park (KOR) 62 60
Kanako Domori/Yui Kamiji (JPN) d. Young-Suk Hong/Ju-Yeon Park (KOR) 61 60
Quad Event – Semifinals
USA (1) defeated ISRAEL 2-1
Noam Gershony (ISR) d. Greg Hasterok (USA) 61 60
David Wagner (USA) d. Shraga Weinberg (ISR) 61 61
Nick Taylor/David Wagner (USA) d. Noam Gershony/Boaz Kramer (ISR) 64 67(3) 107
GREAT BRITAIN (2) defeated JAPAN 2-0
Jamie Burdekin (GBR) d. Shota Kawano (JPN) 61 64
Andy Lapthorne (GBR) d. Mitsuteru Moroishi (JPN) 64 62
Antony Cotterill/Andy Lapthorne (GBR) v Shota Kawano/Mitsuteru Moroishi (JPN) not played
Quad Event – 5th/6th place play-off
CANADA defeated ITALY 2-1
Gary Luker (CAN) d. Alfredo di Cosmo (ITA) 62 16 64
Sarah Hunter (CAN) d. Marco Innocenti (ITA) 63 63
Marco Innocenti/Antonio Raffaele (ITA) d. Adrian Dieleman/Gary Luker (CAN) 62 61
Quad Event – 7th/8th place play-off
SWEDEN defeated AUSTRIA 2-1
Christer Jansson (SWE) d. Markus Wallner (AUT) 57 63 64
Anders Hard (SWE) d. Peter Tatschl (AUT) 60 61
Peter Tatschl/Markus Wallner (AUT) d. Anders Hard/Christer Jansson (SWE) 46 61 101
Men’s World Group 2 – Semifinals
BRAZIL (1) defeated ITALY 2-0
Carlos Santos (BRA) d. Ivan Tratter (ITA) 62 61
Daniel Rodrigues (BRA) d. Fabian Mazzei (ITA) 62 62
Rafael Medeiros/Daniel Rodrigues (BRA) v Luca Arca/Fabian Mazzei (ITA) not played
BELGIUM (2) defeated SPAIN 2-1
Alvaro Illobre (ESP) d. Gert Vos (BEL) 63 67(5) 76(4)
Joachim Gerard (BEL) d. Roberto Chamizo (ESP) 60 61
Mike Denayer/Joachim Gerard (BEL) d. Roberto Chamizo/Alvaro Illobre (ESP) 60 62
Men’s World Group 2 – Position 5-8
GERMANY defeated CANADA (3) 2-1
Joel Dembe (CAN) d. Sven Hiller (GER) 75 61
Steffen Sommerfeld (GER) d. Philippe Bedard (CAN) 60 63
Sven Hiller/Steffen Sommerfeld (GER) d. Philippe Bedard/Joel Dembe (CAN) 76(3) 61
SRI LANKA defeated SWITZERLAND 2-1 (4)
Upali Rajakaruna (SRI) d. Raphael Gremion (SUI) 75 26 63
Daniel Pellegrina (SUI) d. Gamini Dissanayake (SRI) 63 61
Gamini Dissanayake/Upali Rajakaruna (SRI) d. Raphael Gremion/Daniel Pellegrina (SUI) 61 60
Men’s World Group 2 – Position 9-12
MALAYSIA defeated ROMANIA 3-0
Ariffahmi Zaquan Ariffin (MAS) d. Petru Punga (ROU) 64 62
Abu Samah Borhan (MAS) d. Mihai Gaita (ROU) 60 61
Abu Samah Borhan/Ariffahmi Zaquan Ariffin (MAS) d. Ciprian Anton/Mihai Gaita (ROU) 61 61
MOROCCO defeated GREECE 2-1
Fouad Boughnim (MAR) d. Epaminondas Stamatis (GRE) 62 60
Stefanos Diamantis (GRE) d. Boukartacha Lhaj (MAR) 61 36 61
Fouad Boughnim/Ayoub Ettali (MAR) d. Stefanos Diamantis/Epaminondas Stamatis (GRE) 36 62 108
The World Team Cup is the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis event, often referred to as the Davis and Fed Cups of wheelchair tennis. The initial event took place in California in 1985 involving six men’s teams. The women’s competition began the following year, with quad and junior events introduced in 1998 and 2000 respectively. The ITF introduced regional qualifying for the men’s and women’s events in 2012.
For the latest news from the event, please visit: http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair.
For further information, please contact the ITF office in Alphen on wheelchair@itftennis.com.
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