Dates
18 - 21 July 2013
Venue
National Tennis Centre
Location
Moscow, Russia
Official ball
Vision
Defending Champions
Italy
Tournament Preview
The Team Championship returns to Moscow for a second year as part of a three-year agreement with the Russian Tennis Federation
ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti said: “We were delighted with the success of the inaugural world team championship following the rapid growth of the Beach Tennis Tour. The ITF is proud of its family of international team competitions, and hope that this championship will attract even more nations to the sport.”
Russian Tennis Federation President Shamil Tarpischev said: “We are very excited to be hosting the ITF Beach Tennis World Team Championships for their first three years and look forward to welcoming even more nations this year to our National Tennis Centre in Moscow. Beach tennis has fast become a very popular sport both in Russia and internationally.”
Entered Nations
Argentina* | Aruba* | Austria | Belgium | Brazil | Bulgaria | Cyprus | Estonia* | France | Germany | Great Britain* | Hungary | Italy | Japan* | Lithuania* | Portugal | Russia | San Marino | Spain* | Switzerland* | Ukraine | Venezuela
* competing for the first time
Squad Lists
Check back here from 17 July for announcement on squads!
About the event
The Beach Tennis World Team Championship is a mixed competition in which nations compete against each other as a team. Each team is comprised of two men and two women, with ties consisting of a men’s doubles, women’s doubles and a mixed doubles match.