Reigning under-18 Africa Junior Championships winner, Heike Janse van Vuuren, will lead the South African charge in the girls’ event at the Samaai Junior Open, an ITF Junior Grade A tournament, starting on Tuesday, 9 August 2022, at TuksTennis, University of Pretoria.
Janse van Vuuren was drawn to meet Zhanel Rustemova from Kazakhstan in the opening round.
The 17-year-old of Riaan Venter Tennis Academy could face last week’s Curro ITF Junior Grade 1 singles champion and current world no. 60 Ella McDonald in the quarterfinal round.
There are six other South Africans in the girls’ main draw. They are Leigh van Zyl (153 world-ranked), Erin McKenzie (408), Lilitha Ndungane (877), Line Greyling (950) who were all awarded wildcards, as well as Kaitlyn Ramduth (929) and 14-year-old Morgan Jordaan (1074) who came through qualifying rounds.
The ITF Junior Grade A tournaments are one notch below the Junior Grand Slams, the most prestigious events for juniors. There are only six ITF Junior Grade A tournaments every year. Together with the Junior Grand Slams, it is the traditional launchpad for the finest talents to go on to achieve success in the professional game.
The singles main draw starts on Tuesday at the TuksTennis, university of Pretoria in Tshwane and ends on Saturday when the final will be played.
Photo 1 Caption: Reigning under-18 Africa Junior Championships winner, Heike Janse van Vuuren, will lead the South African charge in the girls’ event at the Samaai Junior Open, an ITF Junior Grade A tournament, starting on Tuesday, 9 August 2022, at TuksTennis, University of Pretoria. Photo: Supplied
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