Guatemala will live two weeks of intense competition from May 31 to June 14, 2025, with the J100 of the ITF World Tennis Tour and the Galileo University Cup, the most important youth events of the International Tennis calendar.
Last Wednesday, May 28, the organization gave details of the eventwhere Jorge Tejada, organizer of the tournament participated; Sabrina Serrano, representative of Universidad Galileo; and Andrea Weedon, representative of the National Tennis Federation.
They explained that the tournament has managed to climb from category J60 to J100which means that the winners will obtain up to 100 points of the ITF World Youth Ranking, attracting high -level competitors from more than 20 countries.
The events will be held at the facilities of The Tennis Federation Zone 15; Hacienda Nueva Country Club, and Alta Vista Golf & Tennis Clubwhich for the first time will house tournaments of this magnitude, consolidating their role in the development of national and international youth tennis.
The arrival of more than 120 international youth tennis players is expected, Many of them with the aim of accumulating points in the ITF circuit and moving towards professional tennis acquire university scholarships in the United States.
Among the outstanding athletes participants are:
Male branch: Roshan Santosh (USA Vásquez, among others.
Women’s branch: Olivia Traynor (USA) #182 at the ITF, Carlota Balseiro (Gua) #579, Alison Oliva (Gua) #798, Nathalie Ramazzini (Gua) #1568, Sofia Tejada (Gua) #1721.
The Galileo University Cup has been a seedbed that has allowed the takeoff of great world tennis figures, among which are: Mónica Puig, gold medalist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games; Yoshihito Nishioka #56 of the ITF; Miomir Kecmanović #41 in the ATP ranking (Association of Professional Tenists); and Sofia Kenin, champion of Australian Open 2020.
Galileo Cup competitions:
Both tournaments will have 32 players in the male and female branches, in the modalities of singles and doubles.
Week 1:
Tennis Federation Zone 15 Classification: Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, Main Table: Monday, June 7, doubles of doubles: Friday, June 6 Finals of Singles: Saturday, June 7
Week 2:
Men: New Country Club Hacienda Women: Alta Vista Golf & Tennis Club Classification: Saturday, June 7, June 8
Main Table: Monday 9 to Saturday, June 14 Double Finals: Friday, June 13, Singles Finals: Saturday, June 14.