Petits As

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The Petits As (English: Small champions) is a premier junior tennis tournament for players aged 12-14. It is held in Tarbes, France. It is often considered to be the European equivalent of the Orange Bowl in Florida, United States due to the high number of international players that it attracts.

The event has seen a number of its champions go on to become slam winners, including Rafael Nadal, Michael Chang, Martina Hingis, and Kim Clijsters. Due to the relatively restrictive age range, few players have won the title more than once, although Hingis and Timea Bacsinszky have both done so. Most recently, upcoming Spanish player Carlos Boluda became the first boy to do so.

The tournament is played on indoor Green Set (hard) courts. Roughly 7,000 players enter the pre-qualifying tournaments held across France, with that number being narrowed down to 350 for the final qualifying stage, and 64 for the final tournament.[1] The event is regulated by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and has businesses such as Head, Eurosport, Coca-Cola, and Peugeot amongst its portfolio of partners.[2]

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[edit] Results

[edit] Boys' singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1983 Flag of France Jean-Baptiste Bolle Flag of Spain Jean-Manuel Naves
1984 Flag of France Frédéric Fontang Flag of Czechoslovakia Miskolci
1985 Flag of the Netherlands Richard Krajicek Flag of France Philippe Leblanc
1986 Flag of the United States Michael Chang Flag of Sweden Johan Alvenn
1987 Flag of Austria Reinhard Wawra Flag of the United States David Klein
1988 Flag of the United States Brian Dunn Flag of Austria Julian Knowle
1989 Flag of the United States Tommy Shimada Flag of Spain Gonzalo Corrales
1990 Flag of France Maxime Boye Flag of Sweden Magnus Norman
1991 Flag of Romania Răzvan Sabău Flag of Spain Juan Antonio Saiz
1992 Flag of France Olivier Mutis Flag of Sweden Björn Rehnquist
1993 Flag of Slovenia Miha Gregorc Flag of Romania Dymitry Caradima
1994 Flag of Spain Juan-Carlos Ferrero Flag of Chile Fernando González
1995 Flag of Belgium Olivier Rochus Flag of Slovenia Gasper Martinjak
1996 Flag of France Paul-Henri Mathieu Flag of Bulgaria Todor Enev
1997 Flag of France Julien Maigret Flag of Spain Carlos Cuadrado
1998 Flag of the United Kingdom Matthew Smith Flag of Croatia Mario Ančić
1999 Flag of France Richard Gasquet Flag of the United States Brian Baker
2000 Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal Flag of France Julien Gely
2001 Flag of Russia Alexandre Krasnoroutski Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Murray
2002 Flag of the United States Dylan Arnould Flag of Switzerland Robin Roshardt
2003 Flag of the United States Donald Young Flag of the United States Leo Rosenberg
2004 Flag of Australia Andrew Thomas Flag of Belarus Vladimir Ignatic
2005 Flag of the United States Chase Buchanan Flag of the United States Lazare Kukhalashvili 6-4, 4-6, 6-4[3]
2006 Flag of Spain Carlos Boluda Flag of New Zealand Sebastian Lavie 7-6, 6-3
2007 Flag of Spain Carlos Boluda Flag of the United States Christian Harrison 6-2, 6-2
2008 Flag of Canada Edward Nguyen Flag of the United Kingdom Liam Broady 6-4, 7-5

[edit] Girls' singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1983 Flag of France Sybille Niox-Château Flag of France Cécile Bourdaix
1984 Flag of France Emmanuelle Derly Flag of France Alexia Dechaume
1985 Flag of Switzerland Sandrine Jacquet Flag of Sweden Hanika Narbe
1986 Flag of the United States Laxima Poruri Flag of the Netherlands Gruben
1987 Flag of the United States Kimberly Kessaris Flag of Austria Ursula Priller
1988 Flag of West Germany Anke Huber Flag of West Germany Katherine Denn Samuel
1989 Flag of France Nicole London Flag of Czechoslovakia Zedna Malková
1990 Flag of West Germany Heike Rusch Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
1991 Flag of Switzerland Martina Hingis Flag of Madagascar Dally Randriantefy
1992 Flag of Switzerland Martina Hingis Flag of Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis
1993 Flag of the United States Stephanie Hallsell Flag of Hungary Rika Vidats
1994 Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova Flag of Germany Stephanie Kovacik
1995 Flag of Croatia Mirjana Lučić Flag of Belgium Justine Henin
1996 Flag of Croatia Jelena Pandzić Flag of the United States Melissa Middleton
1997 Flag of Belgium Kim Clijsters Flag of Russia Elena Bovina
1998 Flag of Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya Flag of Germany Caroline Raba
1999 Flag of the United States Bethanie Mattek Flag of Croatia Mateas Mezac
2000 Flag of Russia Dinara Safina Flag of Croatia Lina Stanciute
2001 Flag of Yugoslavia Vojislava Lukić Flag of Slovakia Jarmila Gajdošová
2002 Flag of Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky Flag of Russia Alisa Kleybanova
2003 Flag of Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky Flag of Romania Ioana Raluca Olaru
2004 Flag of Russia Yelena Kulikova Flag of Austria Tamira Paszek
2005 Flag of Russia Ksenia Pervak Flag of France Gracia Radovanovic
2006 Flag of Canada Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of Russia Anna Arina Marenko 6-3, 6-4[4]
2007 Flag of Belarus Anna Orlik Flag of the United States Nicole Gibbs 6-4, 6-1
2008 Flag of Russia Daria Gavrilova Flag of the United Kingdom Laura Robson 6-3, 6-3

[edit] Exhibitions

The tournament often features retired and/or active players making appearances in exhibition matches in the evening preceding the final day of play. It is common for upcoming and veteran French players to be present. In recent tournaments, players present have included:

[edit] References

  1. ^ INTRODUCTION Logistic and Budget. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  2. ^ Partners. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  3. ^ Milano, Sally (2005-12-19). Buchanan Sweeps at Les Petits As; Muhammad, Augustine Win in Doubles. Juniors: 2005 Year in Review. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  4. ^ Ontario Girls Win in Europe. Ontario Tennis. Ontario Tennis Association (2006). Retrieved on 2008-05-02.

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