Re-cap the 2023 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals which took place from 16-22 October in Chengdu, China.
The ITF Junior Finals is a prestigious showpiece event which sees eight of the best boys and eight of the best girls on the planet do battle.
Following a pulsating week of action, Alina Korneeva was crowned girls' champion as Joel Schwaerzler topped the boys' podium.
All players on show in Chengdu received travel grants to support their future progression to professional tennis. As champions, Korneeva and Schwaerzler received $17,000 USD, with the grants staggered so those in eighth position received $6,000.
The players who contested the 2023 ITF Junior Finals also followed in some esteemed footsteps.
Grand Slam champions Marketa Vondrousova, Elena Rybakina, Sofia Kenin and Jelena Ostapenko have all competed at past ITF Junior Finals, as have Casper Ruud, Holger Rune, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Leylah Fernandez, Lorenzo Musetti and Marta Kostyuk.
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The International Tennis Federation is the world governing body of tennis.
Founded in 1913, its purpose is to ensure the long-term growth and sustainability of the sport, delivering tennis for future generations in association with its 213 member nations.
The ITF organises over 1,500 weeks of men’s, women’s and junior tournaments on the ITF World Tennis Tour, and also manages the ITF junior team competitions, ITF Beach Tennis World Tour, UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and the ITF World Tennis Masters Tour.
The ITF is the owner and rightsholder of the two largest annual international team competitions in tennis, Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge, and manages the Olympic Tennis Event on behalf of the IOC.
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