Max Lorincik (SVK), Daniel Baranes (ISR), Lenny Petit (MON) and Eleonora Toneva (BUL) have been awarded wild cards to compete at the Junior Masters in Monte-Carlo, due to start in less than two weeks.
Max Lorincik from Slovakia, the first player born in 2011 to rank within the top 15 of the Race to Monte-Carlo (currently 14th), has competed in four Junior Tour finals this year, clinching the title at the Kaleva Open.
Winner at the 2023 12 & Under Festival, Daniel Baranes will fill the final spot in the 14 & Under Girls category. This year, Baranes secured a Category 1 title in Helsinki and reached the finals at the Torneo Avvenire, also a Category 1 event.
Lenny Petit is familiar with the Monte-Carlo Country Club, having competed at the Masters in the 14 & Under event in 2022. With two ITF titles under his belt, he is set to return, aiming to surpass his previous achievements, now in the 16 & Under category. [Update: On 20.10.2024, Petit was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury. His place will be taken by Italy's Niccolo Satta]
Eleonora Toneva, currently ranked 8th in the Race, will join her compatriots Kaloyan Shikov (B16) and Valeria Garnevska (G16), completing both the Bulgarian team and the Girls 16 & Under lineup. Toneva has played four Junior Tour finals this year and won two of them.
Additionally, the competition has seen a few changes in its line-up. In the Boys' 14 & Under category, #5 ranked Izan Banares has withdrawn, allowing #9 ranked Alex Tuomolin (FIN) to enter the event. Similarly, in the Girls’ 14 & Under event, top-ranked Jana Kovackova (CZE) has withdrawn, creating the opportunity for #9 Megan Knight (GBR) to join.
The Junior Masters, hosted by the Monegasque Tennis Federation for the fourth consecutive year, will take place from October 22-26. Complete profiles of the 32 qualified players are available below:
Boys 14 & Under
Eric Lorimer (GBR, Race Rank: #1) | withdrawn
Scott Watson (GBR, #2) | Profile
Niall Pickerd-Barua (GBR, #3) | Profile
Andrei Radu (ROU, #5=) | Profile
Johann Nagel-Heyer (GER, #7) | Profile
Pablo Pradat (FRA, #8) | Profile
Alex Tuomolin (FIN, #9) | Profile
Toni Escarda (ESP, #11) | Profile
Max Lorincik (SVK, #14) | Profile
Girls 14 & Under
Viktorija Cesonyte (GER, #2) | Profile
Laura Chlumska (CZE, #3) | Profile
Katerina Zajickova (CZE, #4) | Profile
Maria Valentina Pop (ROU, #6) | Profile
Anastasiia Nikolaieva (UKR, #7) | Profile
Ayse Bal (TUR, #8) | Profile
Megan Knight (GBR, #9) | Profile
Daniel Baranes (ISR, #13) | Profile
Boys 16 & Under
Goncalo da Rosa Castro (POR, Race Rank: #1) | Profile
Jan Urbanski (POL, #2) | withdrawn
Mark Becirovic Novak (SLO, #3) | Profile
Yannick Alexandrescou (ROU, #4) | Profile
Kaloyan Shikov (BUL, #5) | Profile
Marko Savija (SRB, #6=) | Profile
Nand Vandepoele (BEL, #6=) | Profile
Eriks Valeinis (LAT, #6=) | Profile
Niccolo Satta (ITA, #9) | Profile
Lenny Petit (MON) | withdrawn
Girls 16 & Under
Tea Kovacevic (BIH, Race Rank: #1) | Profile
Valeria Garnevska (BUL, #2) | Profile
Ioana Maria Sandru (ROU, #3) | Profile
Carla Giambelli (ITA, #4=) | Profile
Oliwia Sybicka (POL, #4=) | withdrawn
Vlada Razina (#6=) | Profile
Selena Romero (ESP, #6=) | Profile
Eleonora Toneva (BUL, #8) | Profile
Nika Cakarun (CRO, #9) | Profile