Tennis Europe to Honor Spanish Federation

Written by: Staff on 2nd February 2012

Tennis Europe to Honor Spanish Federation |

Tennis Europe has announced that Spain is to be presented with the 2011 European Tennis Trophy for Overall Tennis Performance. The race to the Trophy, which takes into account the performances of representatives from all 49 Tennis Europe member nations across the main competitive disciplines of the sport throughout the year, was the closest-ever, with the top four nations separated by less than 250 points.

Spain’s Davis Cup by BNP Paribas victory at the end of the season was key to its success, securing the nation an 8th Professional Tennis Trophy as well as enabling them to leapfrog Russia, France and the Czech Republic to secure the Overall Performance crown for the fifth time, and first since 2002. In addition, Spain finished 5th in Junior Tennis, equaled its best-ever performance in Seniors Tennis (#8), and recorded its highest- ever finish (#4) in the Wheelchair Tennis category.

Elsewhere in the Professional Tennis category, 2010 winners Russia slipped to second place, ending just 22 points ahead of third-placed Czech Republic, who finished in the top three for a second time in three years. Neighbors Slovakia made the biggest climb, rocketing eight places to enter the top 10 for the first time since 2005, at #9.

Russia reclaimed the Junior Tennis Trophy from France to win the category for the seventh time in eight years. Junior tennis provided some of the most remarkable year-on year improvements, including those of Romania (from #8 to #4 in this subcategory), Croatia (#18 to #8), Switzerland (#21 to #12), Slovenia (#26 to #14), Estonia (#33 to #17) and Greece (#38 to #25).

Germany once again dominated the Senior Tennis Trophy, winning the title for a 21st consecutive year, with three times as many points as second placed Italy, who beat Austria into the runner-up spot. The 2011 prizes will be awarded at a special ceremony during the Annual General Meeting of Tennis Europe in Lyon in March.

Topics: Davis Cup, European Tennis Trophy, Spanish Federation, Tennis Europe

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