J-60 Bard Foundation World Junior Tennis Championships Kick Off in Islamabad
Islamabad ; The J-60 Bard Foundation Junior World Tennis Championships commenced today 31st October-2026 at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.
A total of 58 players, comprising 36 boys and 22 girls, from 14 countries, include Russia, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Australia, Spain, Canada, Belarus, Sweden and Pakistan. The event is sponsored by the Bard Foundation, whose support is contributing to the promotion and development of junior tennis in Pakistan.
Mr. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, President PTF, Col. Zia-ud-Din Tufail, Secretary General PTF, and the PTF management warmly welcomed all participating players and officials to Pakistan and wished them the very best for the championships.
Mr. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, President PTF, highlighted the Federation's continued efforts to provide international tennis opportunities to local players. He stated that PTF is successfully conducting a series of back-to-back international tennis events in Pakistan, including two WT Women's World Tennis Tour tournaments,
the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group III competition, and now three consecutive WT Junior tournaments. Following these junior championships, PTF will host two WT Men's World Tennis Tour (Futures) tournaments.
He emphasized that hosting these international championships provides an excellent platform for Pakistani junior players to compete against international opponents on home soil, gain valuable international match experience, earn WT ranking points, and improve their international rankings without having to travel abroad.
Mr. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Col. Zia-ud-Din Tufail also expressed their sincere appreciation to the Bard Foundation for its generous sponsorship and continued support for the promotion and development of tennis in Pakistan.
Results: Boys Qualifying 1st Round: Yupei Liang (CHN) bt Rohaan Samir (PAK) 6-0, 6-0
Vukasin Pavlovic (SRB) w/o Nicolas Civantos (ESP)
The final Qualifying Round will be Played tomorrow 1st November-2026.
