Australia’s top 16-and-under, and 14-and-under tennis players are competing for places in the prestigious Junior Billie Jean King Cup and Junior Davis Cup Finals (16/u) and World Junior Tennis Finals (14/u) at the Asia/Oceania qualifying events being held in New Delhi, India this month.
Australia is fielding teams of three players in each respective competition, with South Australia’s Hugh Winter (Junior Davis Cup), Diana Badalyan (World Junior Tennis) and Filip Fantasia (World Junior Tennis) taking part.
In total, 15 countries will compete in the Asia/Oceania qualifying events with the top four teams earning direct entry into the Finals to be held later in the year.
The following players will represent Australia for the first time in their respective fields:
Australian junior tennis representative teams
| Australian Junior Billie Jean King Cup team (16/u) | Australian Junior Davis Cup team (16/u) |
| Lily Taylor, 15 (Brisbane, Qld) | Charlie Camus, 15 (Canberra, ACT) |
| Sarah Rokusek, 15 (Campsie, NSW) | Hayden Jones, 15 (Gold Coast, Qld) |
| Emerson Jones, 13 (Gold Coast, Qld) | Hugh Winter, 15 (Glenelg, SA) |
| Coach: Louise Pleming | Coach: Milo Bradley |
| Australian World Junior Tennis Girls Team (14/u) | Australian World Junior Tennis Boys Team (14/u) |
| Talia Kokkinis, 13 (Brisbane, Qld) | Jake Dembo, 14 (Perth, WA) |
| Emerson Jones, 13 (Gold Coast, Qld) | Cruz Hewitt, 13 (Sydney, NSW) |
| Diana Badalyan, 14 (Adelaide, SA) | Filip Fantasia, 13 (Adelaide, SA) |
| Coach: Nicole Kriz | Coach: Bernie Goerlitz |
International junior team competition dates
Asia / Oceania qualifying – New Delhi, India
16-and-under
- Junior Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas: 4-9 April 2022
- Junior Davis Cup by BNP Paribas: 11-16 April 2022
14-and-under
- ITF World Junior Tennis Girls: 18-23 April 2022
- ITF World Junior Tennis Boys: 25-30 April 2022
“Congratulations to these incredible players on their selection to represent Australia at the upcoming Junior Billie Jean King Cup, Junior Davis Cup and World Junior Tennis competitions,” Tennis Australia Chief Strategy and Performance Officer Tim Jolley said.
“Wearing the green and gold and representing Australia is something all our players aspire to do, whether it be at elite junior competition or at the professional level.
“For many of these players it will be their first time representing Australia on the international stage which is a very exciting prospect and I’m sure all players will do Australia proud. I wish the players and captains the best of luck and hope we can book a place in respective finals later this year.”
Daily results can be found here: itfjuniors.tournamentsoftware.com
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