The Tim Essonne is an international junior tennis tournament for players aged 12–14, held in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. It is one of the most prestigious trophies in the U14 circuit of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour.[1]

The event has seen a number of its champions go on to become professionals, such as Richard Gasquet and Rafael Nadal who won the tournament in 1998 and 1999 respectively.[1][2] Other notable participations were Roger Federer in 1994 and Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2012.[3] Future World No. 1s Martina Hingis, Amélie Mauresmo, and Justine Henin also participated.[4]

History

The tournament was created in 1983, at the request of Jean-Paul Loth (then national technical director) and Albert Guilbert (president of the Ligue de l'Essonne).[5]

The competition has been classified as a grade 1 of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, a rank it has held since its creation in 1983 thanks to the accommodation and catering offered to participants and coaches.[1][5] As a grade 1 tournament, Tim Essonne has a lot of points to offer in the U14 Junior Rankings; for instance, in 2017, Max Westphal from Esson went from 77th to 6th place in Europe after reaching the final.[1]

The tournament was initially called simply Tim, then Tim 91, and finally renamed Tim Essonne. Its success has continued to grow since its creation. In 35 years, the number of participating nations has increased from 5 to nearly 50.[5]

Results

Girls

Girls' results[2]
Year Runner-up Nationality Winner Nationality Score
1983 Cécile Bourdais  France
1984 Emmanuelle Derly  France
1986 Linda Niemandsverdiret  Netherlands
1987 Ana Foldeny  Hungary
1988 Lara Bitter  Netherlands
1989 Anne Pastor  France
1990 Rita Kuti-Kis  Hungary
1991 Martina Hingis   Switzerland
1992 Corinne Dauve  France
1993 Zsófia Gubacsi  Hungary
1994 Bianca Kamper  Austria Elena Dementieva  Russia 5-7, 6–4, 6-2
1995 Kattarina Basternakova  Slovakia Jelena Pandžić  Croatia 6-3, 6-3
1996 Marta Marrero  Spain Martina Babakova  Slovakia 7-5, 6-2
1997 Lina Krasnoroutskaïa  Russia Marie-Gaianeh Mikaelian   Switzerland 3-6, 6–1, 6-0
1998 Petra Cetkovská  Czech Republic Matea Mezak  Croatia 6-2, 6-2
1999 Jarmila Gajdošová  Slovakia Alexandra Orasanu  Romania 6-0, 6-0
2000 Lucie Safarova  Czech Republic Tsvetana Pironkova  Bulgaria 6-2, 0–6, 6-3
2001 Evguenia Grebeniuk  Russia Ekaterina Kosminskaia  Russia 1-6, 6–4, 6-3
2002 Stéphanie Rath  Austria Evgeniya Rodina  Russia 6-3, 6-1
2003 Jasmina Tinjic  Croatia Elena Kulikova  Russia 6-4, 3–6, 6-1
2004 Petra Martić  Croatia Cindy Chala  Croatia 6-3, 1–6, 7-6
2005 Sian Bayliss  United Kingdom Yana Buchina  Russia 6-1, 6-1
2006 Aleksandra Krunić  Serbia Daria Gavrilova  Russia 6-3, 4–6, 6-2
2007 Petra Uberavola  Slovakia Daria Gavrilova  Russia 6-2, 6-3
2008 Petra Rohanova  Czech Republic Petra Uberalova  Slovakia 6-2, 6-4
2009 Kateřina Siniaková  Czech Republic Estelle Cascino  France 6-3, 6-3
2011 Ana Konjuh  Croatia Valentíni Grammatikopoúlou  Greece 6-2, 6-2
2012 Dalma Gálfi  Hungary Olga Fridman  Ukraine 7-6, 7-6
2013 Ekaterina Kazionova  Russia Markéta Vondroušová  Czech Republic 6-0, 7-6(8–6)
2014 Katarina Zavatska  Ukraine Olesya Pervushina  Russia 6-0, 6-0
2015 Daria Frayman  Russia Taisya Pachkaleva  Russia 6-2, 4–6, 6-1
2016 Diane Parry  France Qinwen Zheng  China 6-0, 6-2
2017 Lyubov Kostenko  Ukraine Maria Bondarenko  Russia 6-2, 6-3
2018 Karen Marthiens  France Linda Nosková  Czech Republic 4-6, 6–0, 6-4
2019 Kristina Tomajková  Czech Republic Tijana Sretenovic  Serbia 7-6(11–9), 6-3

Boys

Boys' results[2]
Year Runner-up Nationality Winner Nationality Score
1983 Arnaud Boetsch  France
1984 Guillaume Raoux  France
1986 Pierre-Olivier Citton  France
1987 Bart De Buyser  Belgium
1988 Filip Kascak  Slovenia
1989 Robert Witz  Austria
1990 Yohann Potron  France
1991 Björn Rehnquist  Sweden
1992 Daniel Elsner  Germany
1993 Filip Aniola  Poland
1994 Paul-Henri Mathieu  France Gasper Martinjak  Slovakia 6-4, 6-1
1995 Serguei Vassine  Ukraine Tommy Robredo  Spain 6-3, 7-5
1996 Marios Dimakos  Sweden Michael Ali Cayol  France 6-1, 6-4
1997 Lucas Gregorc  Slovenia Stefan Wiespeiner  Austria 3-6, 6–2, 6-4
1998 Eddy Chala  France Richard Gasquet  France 6-4, 6-1
1999 Julien Gely  France Rafael Nadal  Spain 7-5, 7-5
2000 Mischa Zverev  Russia Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy  Russia 0-6, 6–3, 7-6
2001 Marin Čilić  Croatia Karlis Lejnieks  Latvia 6-1, 4–6, 7-6
2002 Mikhail Karpol  Croatia Kevin Botti  France 1-6, 6–0, 6-4
2003 Jérome Inzerillo  Italy Vladimir Ignatik  Ukraine 6-3, 7-5
2004 James Chaudray  United Kingdom Yannick Reuter  Belgium 7-5, 6-2
2005 Frederico Giao  Italy Mikhail Biryukov  Russia 6-3, 6-2
2006 Anton Volskov  Russia Carlos Boluda Purkiss  Spain 2-6, 7–5, 6-2
2007 Lucas Pouille  France Evgeni Karlovskiy  Russia 6-4, 3–6, 6-1
2008 Alexander Vasilenko  Russia Julien Delaplane  France 7-6(7–5), 4–6, 7-6(7–4)
2009 Fabien Reboul  France Thomas Brechemier  France 6-3, 6-3
2011 Tim Van Rijthoven  Netherlands Andrey Rublev  Russia 7-6(9–7), 6-3
2012 Samuel Sippel  Germany Kenneth Raisma  Estonia 6-1, 6-4
2013 Alexei Popyrin  Bulgaria Corentin Moutet  France 7-5, 6-4
2014 Alen Avidzba  Russia Rudolf Molleker  Germany 6-0, 6-0
2015 Alexandre Doan Van  France Adrian Andreev  Bulgaria 6-1, 6-1
2016 Alexander Georg Mandma  Estonia Lilian Marmousez  France 6-1, 6-2
2017 Max Westphal  France Jérome Kym   Switzerland 6-3, 6-2
2018 Arthur Fils  France Sean Cuenin  France 6-3, 7-5
2019 Mihai Alexandru Coman  Romania Gilles Bailly  Belgium 6-2, 7-6(7–5)

Other notable participations

Other notable players[6]
Year Participant Nationality Round
1990 Iva Majoli  Croatia Semifinals
1992 Amélie Mauresmo  France Quarterfinals
1994 Justine Henin  Belgium Semifinals
1995 Nicolas Mahut  France Second round
1995 Marta Marrero  Spain Round of 16
1997 Gilles Simon  France Quarterfinals
1998 Tomáš Berdych  Czech Republic Second round
1999 Gaël Monfils  France Round of 16
2001 Adrian Mannarino  France Semifinals
2004 Pierre-Hugues Herbert  France Second round
2004 Grigor Dimitrov  Bulgaria Second round
2004 Simona Halep  Romania Round of 16
2006 Garbiñe Muguruza  Spain Second round
2007 Annika Beck  Germany Round of 16
2009 Daniil Medvedev  Russia Quarterfinals
2012 Stefanos Tsitsipas  Greece Second round

Organization

The Tim Essonne is one of the most important tournaments in its age category. Its sponsors and long-standing institutional partners are: The French Tennis Federation, the General Council of Essonne, the Departmental Youth and Sports Directorate, the commune of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. In addition, the tournament can also count on its numerous volunteers who have been present every year since its creation.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois: le tournoi Tim Essonne, une fabrique de champions" [Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois: the Tim Essonne tournament, a factory of champions]. www.leparisien.fr (in French). 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "TIM ESSONNE - Palmarès de 1983 à 2023" [TIM ESSONNE - Prize list from 1983 to 2023]. www.tournoi.fft.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nadal en 1999, Federer en 94... Les 40 ans du TIM Essonne démarrent ce jeudi" [Nadal in 1999, Federer in 94... The 40th anniversary of TIM Essonne starts this Thursday]. actu.fr (in French). 9 February 2023. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "C'est reparti pour un Tim" [Here we go again for a Tim]. www.essonne.fr (in French). 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "L'histoire du Tim" [The history of a Tim]. www.essonne.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ils ont participé au Tim Essonne" [They participated in the Tim Essonne]. www.tournoi.fft.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023..
  7. ↑ "Comite du tournoi 2023" [Tournament Committee]. www.tournoi.fft.fr. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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