Preview: 2025 ITF Masters World Team Champs for players aged 30-45+
The 2025 ITF Masters World Team Championships for players aged 30-45+ return to Turkiye, a year on since the 65-90+ age groups were hosted by the Ali Bey Club in Manavgat, Antalya.
The team event, which gets underway on Sunday 9 March, will see 126 teams compete with the aim of being crowned world champions. Teams from every continent will take to the courts, with a record 22 combined teams in the 30+ events. Nations such as Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uruguay reflect the increasing global reach of the World Championships in the younger age groups. You can view all the participating teams here.
An array of former and current ATP and WTA players will be on show in Turkiye, including former Top 10 doubles player Aisam Qureshi, who is also the President of the Pakistan Tennis Federation, and his Davis Cup teammate Aqeel Khan.
Khan is still playing Davis Cup at the age of 45, most recently in February, while Qureshi played in September at the age of 44. They have played 110 Davis Cup ties between them and hold numerous Davis Cup records for their nation, including 37 doubles matches together.
Furthermore, former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan will add some celebrity stardust to the tournament as he writes another chapter in his tennis story as part the Uruguay team. Qureshi, Khan and Forlan will all feature in the Dubler Cup, which is the team event for men aged 45 and above.
The USA were the only team to break the European monopoly of the women's events in 2024, and they will be hoping to add to the Margaret Court Cup (45+) won in Tokyo last year. Elsewhere, Germany field another strong team in their defence of the Women’s 30 Cup (30+), while a new winner will be crowned in the Young Cup (40+), with Spain absent in 2025. Italy, meanwhile, will seek to keep hold of the Suzanne Lenglen Cup (35+), in which they defeated Portugal in the 2024 competition.
On the men’s side, the European teams are again the heavy favourites to claim silverware. France will hope to repeat last year’s triumph in the Italia Cup (35+), in an exceptionally strong field. Meanwhile, the French will attempt to go one better in the Tony Trabert Cup (40+), which was won by Netherlands in 2024. Germany secured a big win over the USA in the second edition of the Men’s 30 Cup last year, and will be looking to maintain their champion status by striving for another gold in this year’s competition. Serial Dubler Cup (45+) winners Spain are back for more glory and will be very difficult to knock from the top spot.
The ITF Masters 30, 35, 40 & 45 World Individual Championships will be held the following week, from 15-22 March. This event will showcase many top players from the team competitions, as well as other highly ranked competitors, all competing for their individual titles.
Each day, there will be a live stream for both the ITF Masters World Team and Individual Championships.
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