Four new national singles champions have been crowned at the 2025 12/u and 14/u Australian Claycourt Championships held at the Canberra Tennis Centre.
The finals were a fitting end to a tournament that hosted 128 players from around Australia over the past week, giving all the opportunity to play for national titles and gain valuable experience.
The Girls 12/u singles final was a Queensland showdown between Samantha Sun and Eadie Biggs. Eadie defeated Sun 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, and said it was a fantastic week, “I love the facilities and the claycourts here. It was a little challenging playing my friend in the finals, but I am so happy with the result.”
The 14/u Boys final was between two Victorians, Parth Chitroda and Jonathan Zhang. Chitroda defeated Zhang in a thrilling three-set match, “It feels unreal to be champion, I still can’t really believe it. It’s been such a great week.”
Tournament Director Mark Pead, “We have had a great week here in Canberra for the 12/u and 14/u Australian Claycourt Championships. The weather has been perfect, and this tournament is a highlight on the junior performance calendar. Congratulations to all of the players who have participated in the tournament and our thanks to the team at the Tennis World Canberra and Tennis ACT for their generous hospitality, time and efforts.”
Tom George, National Development Head Coach – ACT, said it was the perfect platform for the nine ACT players, “Tia Barrimore was a standout performer, reaching the final of the 14/U Girls Doubles Championships. The hard work and dedication from Tia has shown her go from strength to strength this year.”
George continued, “Dave Gandhi played exceptional tennis all week and finished in the top 10 in the 12/U Boys event. Celeste Rubiano, Mitch Rankin, Piyushi Bandara and Zoe Cowles all finished in the top 16. Former ACT resident Jobe Dikkenberg, who trained and was developed in Canberra before his move to QLD, had a stellar week—winning the 12/U Boys Doubles and also reaching the final of the 12/U Singles to cap off a great week.”
Three National Junior Championships are played each year on each of the Grand Slam surfaces – clay, grass and hard court – as part of Tennis Australia’s player development pathway. A junior teams’ championship will also be hosted on the Gold Coast later this year.
RESULTS
2025 12/u and 14/u Australian Claycourt Championships Title Winners
12/u Singles Girls
Eadie Biggs (QLD) def. Samantha Sun (QLD) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
12/u Singles Boys
Zayd Joosab (QLD) def. Jobe Dikkenberg (QLD) 6-0, 7-5
14/u Singles Girls
Eleni Makantasis (VIC) def. Ariel Gunawan (NSW) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
14/u Singles Boys
Parth Chitroda (VIC) def. Jonathan Zhang (VIC) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
12/u Doubles Girls
Iris O’Donnell (QLD) / Kira Russell (QLD) def. Sofia Haddock (SA) / Emily Liang (NSW)
6-4, 5-7, 10-7
12/u Doubles Boys
Jobe Dikkenberg (ACT) / Zayd Joosab (QLD) def. Trey Phillips (WA) / Vivek Raja (WA)
6-7(2), 6-0, 10-4
14/u Doubles Girls
Musemma Cilek (VIC) / Qiqi Lei (VIC) def. Tia Barrimore (ACT) / Ceressa Jackson (QLD)
6-2, 6-1
14/u Doubles Boys
Max Edwards (SA) / Jonathan Zhang (VIC) def. Elroi Chiripamberi (WA) / Parth Chitroda (VIC) 7-6(4), 6-2
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