Finals Dates
5 - 10 August 2013
Finals Venue
TK Plus Centre
Prostejov, Czech Republic
Reigning Champions
Boys' Competition: USA (pictured right)
Girls' Competition: Slovak Republic
2013 Qualification
Qualifying for the 2013 World Junior Tennis Finals got underway in March and will come to a close with the European qualifying in July. The following nations have so far qualified for the Finals:
Boys: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, India, Japan, Thailand and USA
Girls: Australia, Canada, Colombia, India, Japan, Peru, Thailand and USA
For a full breakdown of the draws and results from the qualifying events in Asia/Oceania, North/Central America & Caribbean and South America please click here
Please see the PDF below for a full list of qualifying dates and venues.
2012 Competition
USA captured the boys' title with a 2-0 win over Korea. The girls' title was claimed by Slovak Republic who defeated Great Britain in the deciding doubles.
History
The World Junior Tennis competition was started by the ITF in 1991. In the inaugural year, 12 nations were nominated to take part with Spain boys and Czechoslovakia girls emerging the overall winners.
The format changed in 1992 when regional qualifying events were introduced, a system that is still used today with the top teams reaching the Finals.
The Finals were held in Japan until 1998, but the following year they were moved to the clay court venue of TK Plus Centre in Prostejov, Czech Republic. This venue continues to be used today.
A number of the past participants have gone on to become household names on the ATP and WTA tours. Former winners in the boys' event include Rafael Nadal, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, David Nalbandian and Richard Gasquet, while Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Amelie Mauresmo, Daniela Hantuchova and Vera Zvonareva have all appeared in the girls' event.
Format
In order to reach the Finals every nation, with the exception of the host nation, must win through regional qualifying. There are five qualification zones: Africa, North/Central America, South America, Europe and Asia/Oceania. In the larger zones there are two rounds of qualification to progress through to the Final.
The 16 boys' and girls' teams in the final are drawn into four round-robin groups before the top teams in each group progress to the semi-finals where a knock-out competition decides the champions.
Full details of the format and other details can be found on the Rules and Regulations page.