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The
Orange Bowl is an
ITFThe International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
World Junior championships event, and is widely recognized as one of the most important junior tennis championships in the world. Established in 1962, the tournament consists of Boys' and Girls' 12 and 14-year-old age divisions, and takes place during December in varying locations in and around Miami and
Coral Gables, FloridaCoral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is known as the home of the University of Miami.The population was 42,249 at the 2000 census...
. Over the years the draw has included several great players who have gone on to gain stardom on the professional circuit. Tennis greats
Chris EvertChristine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. According to the Women's Tennis...
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Jimmy ConnorsJames Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...
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Mary Joe FernandezMary Joe Fernandez Godsick is a former professional tennis player from the United States and is of Spanish and Cuban descent...
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Monica SelesMonica Seles is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents and became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994...
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Marcelo RiosMarcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a retired and former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura , he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No...
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Andre AgassiAndre Kirk Agassi is a former World No. 1 professional American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. He is generally considered by critics and fellow players to be among the greatest tennis players of all time, and has been called the...
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Steffi GrafStefanie Maria Graf is a former World No. 1 female tennis player from Germany.Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
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Roger FedererRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of October 2009, he is ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals , having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks...
have all played in the tournament.
2007 Champions
- Boys' 12s: USABrady Straus
- Boys' 14s: UKBrady Straus
- Girls' 12s: USAMadison Keys
- Girls' 14s: LithuaniaIveta Dapkute
Boys' Singles
- 1962 Stanley Pasarell, Puerto Rico / Richard Stockton
Dick Stockton , was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is currently the head coach of the men's tennis team at the University of Virginia....
, USA (6-0,3-6,6-3)
- 1963 Richard Stockton, USA / Antonio Ortiz, Puerto Rico (4-6,6-3,6-1)
- 1964 Richard Stockton, USA / Bill Colson, USA (6-4,6-4)
- 1965 Eddie Dibbs
Eddie Dibbs is a retired American tennis player. He was born February 23, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York. He attained a career high ranking of World No. 5 in July 1978.-Wins :-Runner-ups :-Grand Slam singles tournament timeline:...
, USA / Jimmy ConnorsJames Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...
, USA (6-2,2-6,6-4)
- 1966 Alexander Mayer, USA / Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon was an American professional tennis player during the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 5 in the world in 1980.- Tennis career :...
, USA (6-4,6-4)
- 1967 Emilio Montano, Mexico / Ricky Fagel, USA (8-6,3-6,7-5)
- 1968 John Whitlinger, USA / Gary Reiner, USA (6-0,6-0)
- 1969 Billy Martin, USA / Trey Waltke, USA (6-4,2-6,6-4)
- 1970 Hans Gildemeister, Chile / Richard Finger, USA (6-3,3-6,7-6)
- 1971 Walter Lentz, USA / Cameron Corse, USA (6-0,7-5)
- 1972 Van Winitsky, USA / Larry Gottfried (6-3,6-4)
- 1973 Blaine Willenborg, USA / Celso Sacomondi, Brazil (6-3,6-0)
- 1974 Billy Nealson, USA / John Kennedy, USA (6-3,2-6,6-1)
- 1975 Bruce Brescia, USA / Ben Testerman, USA (6-4,6-4)
- 1976 Bruce Pompan, USA / Michael Robertson, South Africa (7-5,6-4)
- 1977 Roberto Arguello, Argentina / Renato Joaquin, Brazil (6-1,3-6,6-2)
- 1978 Carlos Chabalgoity, Brazil / Ricardo Accioly , Brazil (6-2,4-6,6-4)
- 1979 Jose Fernandez, Chile / Ulf Fisher, West Germany (6-3,6-3)
- 1980 Olivier Caya, France / Jay Berger
Jay Berger is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He won three singles and one doubles title on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of world # 7 in April 1990....
, USA (6-1,6-1)
- 1981 Bruno Oresar, Yugoslavia / Chris Allgardh, Sweden (DEF)
- 1982 Kent Carlsson
Kent Carlsson is a former tennis player from Sweden.- Playing career :Carlsson was a successful junior winning the Kalle Anka Cup, which is a Swedish junior tournament through the under 11, under 13s twice and under 15...
, Sweden / Al Parker, USA (6-3,6-3)
- 1983 Eduardo Valez, Mexico / Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a former World No. 1 professional American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. He is generally considered by critics and fellow players to be among the greatest tennis players of all time, and has been called the...
, USA (6-3,6-7,7-5)
- 1984 Nicolas Pereira, Venezuela / Jim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world number one professional tennis player from the United States...
, USA (7-6,6-3)
- 1985 Nicklas Kulti
Nicklas Kulti is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Kulti was ranked the World No. 1 junior tennis player in 1989 after winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior titles, and finishing runner-up at the US Open.In 1990, Kulti won his first top-level singles title at Adelaide...
, Sweden / Hector Naveres, Puerto Rico (7-6,6-3)
- 1986 Frank Salazar, USA / Thomas Ho, USA (4-6,6-4,6-1)
- 1987 Thomas Ho, USA / Marcelo Saliola, Brazil (6-3,6-2)
- 1988 Vincent Spadea, USA / Lucas Arnold, Argentina (6-0,3-6,6-0)
- 1989 Filip Kascak, Czechoslavakia / David Skoch, Czechoslovakia (3-6,6-3,6-2)
- 1990 Magnus Norman
Magnus Norman is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up at the French Open in 2000 and for briefly being ranked World Number 2. He won 12 singles titles, including a Tennis Masters Series tournament in Rome, Italy.Norman reached his career high...
, Sweden / David SkochDavid Škoch is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic. As of 2007, he has a good doubles rank and his usual doubles partner is his countryman Jaroslav Levinský....
, Czechoslovakia (3-6,6-4,7-6(7-4))
- 1991 Jamie Delgado
Jamie Delgado is a professional male tennis player from Great Britain. Delgado has represented the UK in the Davis Cup, most recently in 2006....
, England / Gustavo Cavallaro, Argentina (6-3,6-3)
- 1992 Tommy Haas
Thomas Mario "Tommy" Haas is a German professional tennis player who reached a career-high ranking of World No.2 on May 13, 2002.- Playing Style :...
, Germany / Alberto MartinAlberto Martín Magret is a tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1995.Martin's best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2006. En route to this performance, Martín's first round win was his first victory over former World number 1 Andy Roddick in...
, Spain (6-3,6-0)
- 1993 Jean-René Lisnard
Jean-René Lisnard is a professional tennis player from Monaco, but sometimes plays for France.Lisnard plays right-handed, and turned professional in 1997....
, France / Daniel ElsnerDaniel Elsner is a professional German tennis player. He turned professional in 1997 and is currently injured. He has not played a single match on the ATP World Tour since October, 2008, when he lost to Attila Balazs due to retirement....
, Germany (6-3,6-3)
- 1994 Artem Derepasko, Russia / Fernando Gonzalez
Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest hitting forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
, Chile (6-2,6-1)
- 1995 Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:He was a partner of Roger Federer on the junior circuit....
, Belgium / Simon Dickson, Great Britain (6-2,6-1)
- 1996 Paul-Henri Mathieu
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, France / Todor Enev, Bulgaria (6-3,3-6,7-5)
- 1997 Stephane Bohli
Stéphane Bohli is a professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Wins :-Runners-up :-Runners-up :-External links:* Official Website of Stéphane Bohli...
, Switzerland / Michael Ali-Cayol, France (6-2,7-6)
- 1998 Janko Tipsarevic
Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career high is #33, achieved on 12 May 2008.In his career, he has won two Futures and nine tournaments from ATP Challenger Series. Tipsarevic has also won the 2001 Australian Open junior title. He is currently ranked No...
, Yugoslavia / Yeu-Tzuoo WangWang Yeu-tzuoo , is a professional tennis player from Taiwan. He also goes by the nickname "Jimmy". As of March 6, 2005, Wang is the highest ranked player from Taiwan, and #85 in world in the ATP rankings. The right-hander stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 141 pounds...
, Taipei (6-3,6-1)
- 1999 Yeu-Tzuoo Wang
Wang Yeu-tzuoo , is a professional tennis player from Taiwan. He also goes by the nickname "Jimmy". As of March 6, 2005, Wang is the highest ranked player from Taiwan, and #85 in world in the ATP rankings. The right-hander stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 141 pounds...
, Taipei / Guillermo HormazabalGuillermo Hormazabal is a Chilean professional tennis player. Guillermo Hormazabal is a former U-16 World Champion on 2001-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:*...
, Chile (6-2,6-1)
- 2000 Artem Sitak, Russia / Sebastian Rieschick, Germany (6-4,6-3)
- 2001 Clancy Shields, USA / Alex Kuznetsov
Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...
, USA (3-6,6-3,6-1)
| Year | |Champion | |Runner-up | |Score |
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| 2002 |
ARG Juan Martin Del PotroJuan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player who is the current highest-ranked Argentine and the fifth-ranked player in the world. Del Potro achieved a top 10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In April 2009, he reached a...
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RUS Pavel Tchekhov |
6–2, 7–6(5) |
| 2003 |
VEN Roberto Maytin |
JPN Kei Nishikori is a Japanese tennis player. He began playing tennis at the age of five and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17....
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5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2004 |
LTU Ricardas BerankisRičardas Berankis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player, currently ranked number 416 in the world. As a junior, he was the winner of the boys' singles title at the 2007 US Open.-Biography:...
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USA Chase Buchanan |
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| 2005 |
USA Rhyne Williams |
BUL Grigor DimitrovGrigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria. His career high rank was #255, achieved on September 15, 2009.-Junior career:...
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6–2, 7–5 |
| 2006 |
AUS Bernard Tomic Bernard Tomic is an Australian professional tennis player of Croatian descent.-Junior career:...
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VEN David Souto |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2007 |
GBR George Morgan |
USA Spencer Newman |
3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Girls' Singles
- 1980 Andrea Temesvári
Andrea Temesvári is a former professional tennis player once ranked as high as World No. 7. She won the Italian Open at sixteen, but injuries later hampered her career. She received the Most Improved Player Award by WTA Tour and TENNIS Magazine in 1982...
, Hungary / Nelge Dias, Brazil (6-1,6-1)
- 1981 Manuela Maleeva
Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994. Maleeva also sometimes played for Switzerland.-Biography:...
, Bulgaria / Jo Lewis, Great Britain (3-6,6-3,6-4)
- 1982 Stephanie Rehe
Stephanie Rehe is a retired American professional tennis player.A successful amateur player, Rehe was ranked No. 1 in every age group as a junior . She was the first player to receive a dual No...
, USA / Niurka Sodupe, USA (2-6,6-3,6-3)
- 1983 Mary Joe Fernandez
Mary Joe Fernandez Godsick is a former professional tennis player from the United States and is of Spanish and Cuban descent...
, USA / Susan Sloane (6-3,6-3)
- 1984 Caryn Moss, USA / Shiho Okada, Japan (6-3,6-3)
- 1985 Luanne Spadea, USA / Dierde Herman, USA (6-3,6-3)
- 1986 Laxmi Poruri
Laxmi Poruri has the distinction of being the first Indian-American female to play professional tennis on the WTA tour in the modern era. She grew up in Southern California where, from a very young age, she was known as a tennis prodigy. In 1986, she won the Orange Bowl, beating Monica Seles in...
, USA / Monica SelesMonica Seles is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents and became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994...
, Yugoslavia (6-2,6-3)
- 1987 Shi-Ting Wang, Taiwan / Koaru Shibata, Japan (6-4,6-1)
- 1988 Nicole Hummel, USA / Sandra Cacic, USA (7-6,7-5,6-4)
- 1989 Marketa Kochta, West Germany / Seong-heul Park, Korea (4-6,7-5,6-0)
- 1990 Heike Rusch, Germany / Anne Pastor, France (7-6(7-4),6-2)
- 1991 Francesca Bentivoglio, Italy / Francesca Lubiani, Italy (7-5,3-6,6-3)
- 1992 Amelia Castera, France / Mary White, USA (6-3,6-2)
- 1993 Carolina Jagieniak, France / Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
, France (6-2,6-2)
- 1994 Jessica Lenhoff, USA / Elodie Lebescond, France (2-6,6-2,6-1)
- 1995 Katerina Srebotnik, Slovenia / Zsofia Gubacsi, Hungary (6-2,6-1)
- 1996 Justine Henin, Belgium / Ielena Pandzic, Croatia (6-1,3-6,6-1)
- 1997 Jelena Pandzic, Croatia / Roberta Vinci, Italy (6-2,6-4)
- 1998 Melissa Torres, Mexico / Lenka Dlhopolcova, Slovakia (6-4,6-2)
- 1999 Matea Mezak, Croatia / Daria Kustova, Bulgaria (6-1,7-5)
- 2000 Nicole Pitts, USA / Morena de Bernardi, Italy (6-1,4-6,6-3)
- 2001 Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is a 1.71 m right-handed Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking of World #15 on January 29, 2007 makes her the joint highest-ranked Israeli singles player...
, Israel / Jenni-Lee Heinser, USA (6-3,7-5)
- 2002 Volha Havartsova
Olga Govortsova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. After a few WTA-level events and never winning a match, she made back to back quarterfinals at Cincinnati and Stanford, where she beat Shahar Pe'er for the best win of her career thus far. She beat Pe'er again in Memphis...
, Belarus / Lindsay Burdette, USA (6-2,6-4)
- 2003 Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian female tennis player. Her career high rank was #23, achieved on August 17, 2009.-2005–2006:...
, Romania / Sharon FichmanSharon Fichman is a Canadian right-handed tennis player.Fichman was ranked # 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006....
, Canada (6-4,2-6,6-4)
- 2004 Tamira Paszek
Tamira Shelah Paszek is a professional tennis player from Austria. As of September 11, 2009, she is the third ranked tennis player from Austria in the WTA ranking, at No. 88....
, Austria / Krista Damico, USA (6-1, retired)
- 2005 Viktoriya Kamenskaya, Russia / Gail Brodsky, USA (7-5,6-3)
- 2006 Hanna Orlik, Belarus / Christina McHale, USA (6-2,6-4)
- 2007 Iveta Dapkule, Lithuania / Monica Puig, USA (6-0,6-4)