Orange Bowl (tennis)
The Orange Bowl is a world junior tennis tournament held annually in December at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne , Florida , by the International Tennis Federation . The level A tournament is one of the world's most important tennis tournaments for juniors and is therefore very well known.
history
The Orange Bowl tennis championships for girls and boys aged 16 and 18 were first held in 1947 at the Flamingo Tennis Center in Miami Beach and held there for another 51 years. The tournament was brought to life by Eddie Herr, who wanted to bring a winter tournament to South Beach for his tennis-playing daughter Suzanne.
In 1983, during the heyday of the tournament, the professional Abel Holtz Stadium with a seating capacity of 9,000 spectators was built in Flamingo Park. During the 1990s the facility fell into disrepair due to poor maintenance, and the tournament was then moved to the facility in Key Biscayne in 1999, where the women's WTA Miami and the men's Miami Masters take place today.
Winners list
The following well-known players have won this tournament: Chris Evert , Nicolás Pereira , Justine Henin , Horst Skoff (2 ×), Katarina Srebotnik , Stefan Edberg , Tommy Haas , Roger Federer , Marc Rosset and Manuela Maleeva . To date, Mary Joe Fernández is the only player who was successful in all age groups (10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old).
Since 1987, the following players have won the under 18 category:
