PUERTO CABELLO (5th July, 2024) — Les Petits As announces the organization of the first Playoffs in Latin America on 18-22 November in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.
The best players (born in 2011 and after) from every country in Latin America will play the Latin America Playoffs. In total, 32 boys and 32 girls will compete in a round robin format (group matches), followed by quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The winners of the event will qualify for Les Petits As – Le Mondial Wilson next January in France.
The event will be hosted in the Centro Nacional de Tenis at Puerto Cabello in Venezuela. « We are proud to host such a great event and open opportunities for the most talented kids across the continent, it’s an honor for them to compete in the best 14&Under event in the world » explain Fran Martinez from Do Sports Group, the hosting partner of the event.
« From the moment we started to discuss this project with the Do Sports Group team, it became obvious that we were gonna hold the event at the Puerto Cabello National Tennis Center & « Ciudad Academia ». The venue is fantastic and the organization of a Davis Cup World Group stage shows the ability to host international event. » said Les Petits As team. « It’s an important milestone for Les Petits As to open the opportunity for the kids from all over Latin America. They will have the chance to qualify and fight for their spot on court ».
Les Petits As – Le Mondial Wilson is the most prestigious junior tennis event (14&Under) in the world. Since its first edition in 1983, the tournament has welcome the greatest champions such as: Michael Chang, Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Martina Hingis and more recently Alexander Zverev, Hogler Rune, Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek.
More details and registration info will come in the upcoming weeks to players and federations. Please stay tune on lespetitsas.com, and follow along @do.sportgroup and @lespetitsas.