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Senior

Fiji Open Tennis Tournament

The Fiji Open Tennis Tournament will take place at the Denarau Golf and Racquets Club on Denarau Island, Nadi, Fiji, from 16 to 20 May 2012



The Fiji Open caters for all ages and abilities. There are Open singles and doubles events and a large number of veterans age groups plus social and junior sections.

The tournament is played on natural grass and synthetic grass courts at the world renowned Denarau Golf and Racquets Club right opposite some of the best resort hotels in Fiji.

Read on for further information or choose the senior/pacific games section of the website from the menu on the left to access the entry form.

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Junior & Development

Pacific Oceania JC Qualifying Events

The ITF Pacific Oceania Junior Championships is an ITF Development Department event supported by the Grand Slam Development Fund. The Championships will be held in Fiji from 6-10 August. Prior to the championships three sub-regional qualifying events are held around the Pacific





The West Pacific qualifying was held in Lautoka, Fiji, over the first two weeks of May. Read on to the next page for further information and results. The picture above shows the players at the closing ceremony after the presentation of certificates.

The second qualifying event is the North Pacific qualifying which will be held in Guam, 11 to 15 June. Excellent entries have been received for this event.
The final qualifying tournament is the East Pacific qualifying which will be held in American Samoa at the beginning of July. Entries close for this event at the end of May.

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Latest

Pacific Oceania Davis Cup Team beaten 4-1 by Lebanon

After struggling on the opening day of their Asia/Oceania Group 2 relegation tie in JoLnieh, Lebanon, losing both singles matches, the Pacific Oceania team faced a must win doubles on Saturday. Unfortunately Lebanon were too strong taking the doubles in straight sets. The reverse singles on Sunday were split between the teams.



Juan Langton played the first reverse singles going down 7-5 6-2 and then Daniel Llarenas restored some pride for Pacific Oceania taking the final match 6-3 4-6 6-4 to make the final score 4-1 to Lebanon.

In the other tie involving an Oceania nation, Australia beat Korea 5-0 in their Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie in Brisbane. This win will see them contest the World Group playoffs in September.

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Announcements

Oceania ITF Junior Circuit 2012

The 2012 calendar of ITF World Junior Circuit events in the Oceania region is now available in the junior tennis section of the website. Dates from July to December 2012 are provisional and will not be finalised until approved by the ITF in February. Also included are draft dates and venues for the ITF Pacific Oceania Junior circuit which is for players from Pacific Island nations only.



The picture shows the players at the 2011 Air Pacific Oceania Closed Junior Championships. The 2012 Championships, the highlight of the annual calendar, will again be held in Lautoka, Fiji at the Regional Tennis Centre.