The 2024 Tennis Europe Junior Masters were held at the Monte-Carlo Country Club from 23-26 October. The round-robin competition sees Europe's top-performing boys and girls aged 14 and 16 & Under face off in a battle for one of the most prestigious titles in junior tennis. Previous champions include Rafa Nadal, Kim Clijsters, Alex Zverev and Belinda Bencic. Everything you need to follow the tournament can be found below 👇
ℹ️ Draws, Results & Information
Boys 14 & Under - Group A | Group B | Play-Offs
Girls 14 & Under - Group A | Group B | Play-Offs
Boys 16 & Under - Group A | Group B | Play-Offs
Girls 16 & Under - Group A | Group B | Play-Offs
Photos | Player Profiles | Roll of Honour | Head to Head Records
📺 Live Scores and Streaming
Live coverage of the event has now concluded. Scores and streaming from Tennis Europe events can be found on the Junior Tour app. Download now: Apple | Android.
Coverage of the Junior Masters was broadcast on the Tennis Channel in: UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands & Spain.
📢 Latest News - Finals
26.10.2024 - 18:30 - ALEXANDRESCOU REIGNS IN MONTE-CARLO
Yannick Alexandrescou has ended his Junior Tour career by adding the 16 & Under Junior Masters title to his recent European Championship win.
He wasted no time in asserting his authority on Saturday’s final match, winning 90% of his first service points as he blasted past second seeded Mark Becirovic Novak of Slovenia 6-0 6-1 in just over three quarters of an hour.
The Romanian has played just two individual tournaments on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour this season, and on both occasions proved to be a class apart from his rivals. In Parma he blitzed his way to European Championship glory losing just 22 games in 6 matches.
Here in Monte-Carlo he picked up where he left off, winning all four of his matches in straight sets to complete his sweep of the Tour’s flagship events. Elsewhere, he has also won six ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors tournaments in a season to remember. Alexandrescou was playing in Monte-Carlo for a second consecutive year, having claimed the bronze medal in 2023.
Watch the interview below and see what he had to say about his Tennis Europe journey..
26.10.2024 - 17:20 - KOVACEVIC CAPS INCREDIBLE SEASON WITH MASTERS WIN
Tea Kovacevic ended her season in style, adding the 16 & Under Junior Masters title to the 14 & Under European Championship and an incredible 10 other singles titles.
Her final opponent was Vlada Razina, one of the few players to beat the Bosnian this year. The pair had met in finals in successive weeks back in April, with the head to head level at one win apiece. On this occasion Kovacevic raced to a 6-0 first set in seemingly no time, but the second was a very different story as Razina began to find her range and coax errors from her increasingly anxious opponent.
It took a tie break to separate them, with Kovacevic holding her nerve – and her serve to claim the title on her first match point.
Kovacevic has been arguably the Junior Tour’s standout player of 2024, wracking up series of impressive feats. With 12 titles from 14 finals played across two age groups, the 14-year old qualified to compete in both age categories at the Masters, electing to play the 16 & Under event.
Talking to us after the match, a delighted Kovacevic said, “This feeling is unbelievable. I’m the proudest of myself that I can be!” Check the full interview on Instagram…
26.10.2024 - 15:30 - WATSON WRAPS UP BRITISH DOUBLE
Scott Watson has claimed the 14 & Under boys’ title at the Junior Masters, completing a British sweep of the titles in the younger age category. He outlasted Spain’s Toni Escarda Piñeiro to level their head to head at one match apiece, with both encounters being protracted three set battles.
First blood at the Monte-Carlo Country Club went to the top seeded Brit, who took the first set 6-3. Neither player was able to claim an advantage in the second set until Escarda let rip on a string of returns at 5-4 to break Watson’s serve and level the match. Watson did well to reset, racing through the final set to establish a 5-1 lead before eventually claiming the match – and his biggest title to date – 6-4 3-6 6-3.
Watson has spent much of the year close to the top of the Race to Monte-Carlo leaderboard, with a title at the Cat.1 event in Bucharest and a silver medal at the European Championships last month. In contrast, #11 Escarda was a late entrant, invited to take part when #1 Stan Put withdrew just prior to the tournament.
The win makes Watson the first British boy to win the Masters since Joshua Sapwell in 2010, and completes a unique 14 & Under double, following Megan Knight’s win the girls’ competition.
26.10.2024 - 13:20 - PLAY TO RESUME
Good news! The courts have been prepared and play will resume in approximately ten minutes, at 13:30 CET.
26.10.2024 - 12:10 - PLAY SUSPENDED
As the torrential rain continues, play is currently suspended on both courts due to an accumulation of water. Ground staff are hard at work attempting to resolve the situation. Check back for more information soon.
26.10.2024 - 11:30 - KNIGHT BREAKS NEW GROUND FOR GREAT BRITAIN TO CLAIM TITLE
Megan Knight is the new Tennis Europe Junior Masters 14 & under champion, and the first British girl ever to win the season-ending tournament.
Unseeded, and a late entry to the event, Knight was the week’s surprise package. Playing confident, focused tennis, she beat three higher ranked players to top her round-robin group and set up the meeting with Czech third seed Katerina Zajickova.
Played in difficult conditions during a raging storm, either player would have been forgiven for a lack of focus. The rain is no novelty to Brits though, and Knight began in determined fashion, breaking twice to take the first set 6-1. The second was tighter, with the pair neck-and-neck until the final stages. Zajickova saved two match points but the third was the charm for Knight.
She told us, “It was a good match, a high level. Of course, the conditions were tough. The court got heavy and the ball was heavy so it became more of a tactical game, to see who could outlast the other.”
Knight seems to have an affinity for elite end of season events. She was last year’s finalist at the 12 & Under Festival in Mallorca and now wins the Junior Masters at her first attempt. The win is just her second Junior Tour title of the season, having previously triumphed at the grass court tournament at Raynes Park.
Zajickova also ends her season with one title, though she also claimed two Super Category doubles titles and a European Championship doubles gold medal. We’re looking forward to seeing more of both players.
26.10.2024 - 10:45 - WORKING FOR A SUSTAINABLE JUNIOR MASTERS
Building on last year’s initiative, Tennis Europe has taken further strides at the 2024 edition of the Junior Masters to enhance its green initiative in line with our Sustainability Strategy. In conjunction with our partners, some of these initiatives include:
- Tennis Europe:
- Reduce the use of plastic: as seen on social media and at the junior school
- Paperless initiatives (meetings, OOP, draws etc.)
- No plastic water bottles
- Fédération Monégasque de Tennis:
- water fountains on the courts
- bamboo dishes for on-site lunch catering.
- Dunlop:
- Supply collection boxes for used balls to facilitate reuse, donation, or alternative disposal methods.
- Water Drop:
- re-usable metal bottles for players and officials
- flavoured vitamin cubes for players and officials
- Water drop initiative presented during the Junior School + distribution of bottles
Furthermore, please take the opportunity to use this 10% discount from Water Drop:
26.10.2024 - 09:50 - WEATHER WARNING
Bad news from Monaco, where the late autumn sun has given way to black skies and heavy rain. With play unlikely to be possible today on any of the uncovered courts, organisers have been hard at work over night preparing the club's two covered courts for today's final matches. Court 18 will feature the four finals, while the placement matches will all be played on the adjoining Court 17, in a shortened format. Check the updated Order of Play here. Follow the action live here: COURT 18 (Finals) | COURT 17 (Play-Offs)
📢 Day 3
25.10.2024 - 19:10 - KOVACEVIC, RAZINA SET UP THRILLING SEASON FINALE
Tea Kovacevic’s golden 2024 continued on Friday as she eased her way into an incredible 14th singles final of the year. The Bosnian won her round-robin group with a three set win over Ioana Sandru of Romania. In the final she’ll face Vlada Razina, who took the spoils in a winner-takes-all battle with Selena Romero Calvo of Spain.
Victory for Kovacevic would be her 12th title of the season. Having consistently won both 14 and 16 & Under events throughout the year, she qualified for the Masters in both age categories, and elected to play the 16s. Tomorrow she faces Vlada Razina, one of the few players to have beaten her this year. It will be their third meeting, all in finals, with the head to head record currently standing at 1/1.
Results:
Tea Kovacevic (BIH) d. Ioana Sandru (ROU) 6-2 2-6 6-3
Valeria Garnevska (BUL) d. Carla Giambelli (ITA) ret.
Vlada Razina d. Selena Romero Calvo (ESP) 6-4 3-6 6-4
Eleonora Toneva (BUL) d. Nika Cakarun (CRO) 6-3 6-3
25.10.2024 - 18:00 - ALEXANDRESCOU AIMING FOR UNIQUE DOUBLE WIN
The boys’ 16 & Under final will be a clash of the titans after both players emerged unbeaten from the round robin phase. Marc Becirovic (SLO) will be attempting to end Yannik Alexandrescou’s impressive win streak on Saturday. He survived a three set encounter with Bulgaria’s Kaloyan Shikov to top Group B.
Meanwhile freshly crowned European Champion Alexandrescou faced his toughest opponent yet in the form of Race #1 Gonçalo da Rosa Castro. The Portuguese player had hic chances to claim the first set, having forged a 5-3 lead, but Alexandrescou responded by winning nine of the next eleven games to improve his head to head record to 3/0.
Alexandrescou will be aiming to become the first boy ever to claim the Masters and European Championship titles in the same season. Tomorrow's match will be the first encounter between the two players.
Results:
Yannik Alexandrescou (ROU) d. Gonçalo da Rosa Castro (POR) 7-5 6-2
Marko Savija (SRB) d. Eriks Valeinis (LAT) 1-6 6-2 6-2
Nand Vandepoele (BEL) d. Niccolo Satta (ITA) 6-0 1-6 6-4
Mark Becirovic (SLO) d. Kaloyan Shikov (BUL) 6-3 4-6 6-1
25.10.2024 - 16:00 - KNIGHT & ZAJICKOVA INTO GIRLS 14 & UNDER FINAL
Megan Knight became the second Brit to claim a spot in tomorrow’s finals, scoring a straight sets win over Anastasiia Nikolaieva of Ukraine in her final round-robin match. The win meant the pair topped Group B with two wins and one loss apiece, but Knight advances after winning the battle between the two leaders.
Group A had a much clearer winner, as Katerina Zajickova (CZE, pictured) notched up a third consecutive win to comfortably top the group. Full Girls 14 results can be found below:
Katerina Zajickova (CZE) d. Viktorija Cesonyte (GER) 6-3 7-5
Ayse Bal (TUR) d. Daniel Baranes (ISR) 6-3 4-6 7-5
Megan Knight (GBR) d. Anastasiia Nikolaieva (UKR) 6-1 7-5
Laura Chlumska (CZE) d. Maria Pop (ROU) 6-1 4-6 6-3
25.10.2024 - 13:00 - WATSON & ESCARDA SET UP BOYS 14&U FINAL
Top seed Scott Watson of Great Britain will face Spain’s Toni Escarda in tomorrow’s Boys 14 & Under final after both boys scored straight sets wins to top their round-robin groups. Watson lost just one game on Friday to Germany’s Johann Negel-Meyer, while Escarda, a late acceptance to the draw, brushed past Finland’s Alex Tuomalin 6-4 6-3.
Watson and Rscarda have met once before, at this year's Summer Cups finals, where the Spaniard won in three sets.
Other matches:
Pablo Pradat (FRA) d. Max Lorincik (SVK) 6-4 2-6 7-5
Niall Pickerd-Barua (GBR) d. Andrei Radu (ROU) 4-6 6-4 6-2
25.10.2024 - 10:00 - READY, SET, PLAY!
It's the final day of the Round Robin phase at the Junior Masters, kicking off with the 14 & Under boys. While they warm up, take a moment to explore the gallery, now updated with a fantastic selection of photos from yesterday's matches.
Day 2
24.10.2024 - 19:10 - ROMERO CALVO UPSETS EUROPEAN CHAMP GIAMBELLI
The newly crowned European 16 & Under champions had contrasting fortunes on Day 2. The boys’ winner Yannick Alexandrescou (pictured, below) suffered a scare against Nand Vandepoele, coming back from 2-5 down in the second before claiming the match in a tie break. Tomorrow he will face Gonçalo de la Rosa in a winner-takes-all match, the victor of which will compete in Saturday’s final.
In a match between two in-form players who had won their most recent Junior Tour events, Parma girls’ champion Carla Giambelli was outlasted by Spain’s Selena Romero Calvo, who fought back from the loss of the opening set to eventually win a final set tie break after two and half hours of play. She commented, “To be honest I wasn’t thinking about playing the European Champion, I just wanted to play my best so I focused on that. So now with two wins I feel pretty confident for my next match.”
GIRLS 16&U RESULTS:
Tea Kovacevic (BIH) d. Nika Cakarun (CRO) 6-1 6-4
Selena Romero Calvo (ESP) d. Carla Giambelli (ITA) 2-6 6-4 7-6
Ioana Maria Sandru (ROU) d. Eleonora Toneva (BUL) 6-2 4-6 6-4
Vlada Razina d. Valeria Garnevska (BUL) 6-1 4-6 6-0
BOYS 16&U RESULTS:
Gonçalo da Rosa Castro (POR) d. Niccolo Satta (ITA) 6-2 6-1
Mark Becirovic (SLO) d. Eriks Valeinis (LAT) 6-2 6-2
Yannick Alexandrescou (ROU) d. Nand Vandepoele (BEL) 6-2 7-6
Marko Valija (SRB) d. Kaloyan Shikov (BUL) 6-1 6-0
24.10.2024 - 17:30 - BASELINE VISION TECHNOLOGY ON SHOW IN MONTE-CARLO
Players and coaches in Monte-Carlo are loving the opportunity to test Baseline Vision's performance tracking devices. The unique technology offers players the chance to get instant statistics, view 3D challenges and line calling and to replay and share videos of their matches.
24.10.2024 - 15:00 - 14 & UNDER MATCHES COMPLETE
Anastasiia Nikolaieva pulled off an upset against fourth seed Maria Pop. Despite Pop leading the first set at 5-4 and 6-5, she couldn’t sustain her momentum, losing in the tiebreak. With that boost of confidence, Nikolaieva swiftly took the second set, winning 7-6 6-2. Over on Central Court, Great Britain's Megan Knight staged a comeback, overturning a one-set deficit to defeat second seed Laura Chlumska, 3-6 6-4 6-3. Viktoria Cesonyte faced several tough moments against Daniel Baranes but managed to power through, winning 6-2 3-6 6-2. Among the girls, Katerina Zajickova earned the fastest victory of the day, decisively beating Ayse Bal 6-2 6-2.
In the boys' competition, Alex Tuomolin delivered the biggest upset, overcoming second seed Niall Pickerd-Barua. Although the Brit quickly took the first set 6-1, Tuomolin turned the match around to triumph 1-6 6-4 6-4. Toni Escarda secured his second group-stage win, defeating Romania's Andrei Radu 7-5 6-2. Meanwhile, both Scott Watson and Johann Nagel-Heyer claimed their victories, each dropping no more than four games.
24.10.2024 - 12:25 - PHOTO GALLERY UPDATE
The gallery has just been updated with a great collection of photos from yesterday's matches, capturing the atmosphere, excitement, and key moments from the Masters. Check them out to get a closer look at the action.
24.10.2024 - 09:50 - SECOND ROUND-ROBIN MATCHES IN STORE ON DAY 2
Thursday promises another round of exciting matches at the Monte-Carlo Country Club as the players jostle for top position in their groups. You can find the complete Order of play here. Watch live by clicking the image above under 'live streaming' to select your court.
In case you missed it, here's a round-up from Day 1:
📢 Day 1
23.10.2024 - 19:00 - DAY 1 COMPLETE
The 16 & Under matches have now wrapped up, with top seeds Tea Kovacevic and Gonçalo da Rosa Castro comfortably securing their win. Yannick Alexandrescou also delivered a great performance, claiming the quickest victory of the day in just 58 minutes. Third seed Ioana Maria Sandru fought her way back from a set down to claim a hard-earned victory over Nika Cakarun, 4-6 6-4 6-2. Meanwhile, second seed Valeria Garnevska was stunned by Spain’s Selena Romero who won 6-2 6-3.
Gonçalo da Rosa Castro (POR) d. Nand Vandepoele (BEL) 6-0 6-1
Mark Becirovic Novak (SLO) d. Marko Savija (SRB) 6-4 6-0
Yannick Alexandrescou (ROU) d. Niccolo Satta (ITA) 6-0 6-0
Eriks Valeinis (LAT) d. Kaloyan Shikov (BUL) 7-5 6-4
Tea Kovacevic (BIH) d. Eleonora Toneva (BUL) 6-2 6-1
Carla Giambelli (ITA) d. Vlada Razina 6-1 6-1
23.10.2024 - 17:10 - SINNER'S GOOD LUCK MESSAGE
Spotted at the Monte-Carlo Country Club, world number one Jannik Sinner shared a special message for the young players competing at the event. Check it out below:
23.10.2024 - 15:15 - G14: NIKOLAIEVA STEPS UP
The 14 & Under girls’ first matches are also now complete. Today’s only upset, according to the Race rankings, saw Anastasiia Nikolaieva of Ukraine (pictured) fight back to beat Laura Chlumska (CZE) 3-6 6-0 6-2. Other results:
Viktoriya Cesonyte (GER) d. Ayse Bal (TUR) 6-4 7-6(8)
Katerina Zajickova (CZE) d. Daniel Baranes (ISR) 6-3 6-1
Mara Valentina Pop (ROU) d. Megan Knight (GBR) 7-6(5) 7-5
23.10.2024 - 12:45 - BOYS' 14&U COMPETITION OPENS WITH UPSETS
Day 1’s Boys’ 14 & Under matches are complete. Three of the four battles saw lower ranked players upset higher seeds, led by in-form Toni Escarda (pictured) of Spain, who scored a comfortable win over Niall Pickerd-Barua. All is still to play for in this round-robin competition.
Toni Escarda Piniero (ESP) d. Niall Pickerd-Barua (GBR) 6-2 6-3
Pablo Pradat (FRA) d. Johann Nagel-Heyer (GER) 4-6 7-5 6-0
Scott Watson (GBR) d. Max Lorincik (SVK) 6-1 7-5
Alex Tuomolin (FIN) d. Andrei Radu (ROU) 7-6(4) 6-4
23.10.2024 - 09:45 - READY..? PLAY!
It's the moment the players have been waiting for all year. Having qualified to compete in this elite competition, the 32 athletes will spend the next four days experiencing life like the pros, training and playing at one of the world's most iconic and recognisable venues: the Monte-Carlo Country Club. Play gets underway at 10am, with each of the four courts showcasing a Boys 14 match, followed by Girls 14, Boys 16 and Girls 16. Follow the action live at the links above.
23.10.2024 - 09:15 - GALLERY IS LIVE
Overnight we've uploaded the first batch of images from the event - last night's Junior School session and Opening Ceremony, thanks to toptennis.photos. Keep checking the gallery for extensive updates each day.
22.10.2024 - 21:00 - ANOTHER ACTION-PACKED JUNIOR SCHOOL SUCCESS
This year’s Monte-Carlo special edition of the Tennis Europe Junior School touched on various topics. Europe’s 32 top junior players were treated to a school which included talks on Agents & Sponsorship as well as technology in sport.
Dunlop representative Olivier Lesimple was on hand to field questions from players about agents and what they look for in players.
Avishay Livne from another Tennis Europe partner, Baseline Vision, also gave a presentation and fielded questions regarding line calling technology and statistical analysis of tennis matches/training provided by this interactive tennis machine.
The players enthusiastically participated in both Q&As. Plus, they took on each other in four groups (B14, G14, B16, G16) answering a quiz as well as coming up with some of their own tennis trivia questions for the other groups. Plenty of fun was had and in the end the Boys’ 16&U team were the narrow winners over the G14, winning a bag of goodies to be shared amongst the players. Of course all players left the Junior school with their welcome pack from this year’s event.
The Junior school took place after the opening ceremony and brought to a close the program of preliminary events which served as a prelude to the main event which kicks off tomorrow morning.