Category Archives: Tennis

Colombo, Feb 18, 8.15PM – In a historic moment for tennis in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) is hosting the largest-ever tennis tournament – the Billie Jean King Cup Junior/Junior Davis Cup Asia Oceania Pre Qualifying event. The tournament is taking place at the SLTA courts in Greenpath from February 19 to 24….

Colombo, Feb 15, 5.50PM – Sri Lanka’s junior boys’ team triumphed over Keyrigistan in the semi-final, securing their spot in the finals at the ITF World Junior Asia Oceania Pre-Qualifying Tournament held at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo. However, the girls’ team, despite a strong effort, faced defeat against Nepal and was eliminated…

Colombo, Feb 15, 7.15PM – Sri Lanka’s junior tennis teams, comprising Risith Somaratne and Ashlin de Silva for the boys, and Sandithi Usgodaarachchi and Akesha Silva for the girls, secured victories over Myanmar and Pacific Oceania, propelling them into the semi-finals of the ITF World Junior Tennis Asia Oceania Pre-Qualifying Tournament held at the Sri Lanka…

Colombo, Feb 14, 7.40PM – Sri Lanka’s Under-14 junior boys and girls team displayed outstanding performance against Lebanon at the ITF World Junior Asia/Oceania Pre Qualifying Tournament hosted by the Sri Lanka Tennis Association at SLTA courts. The young talents, including Ashlin de Silva, Akesha Silva, and Sandithi Usgodaarachchi, excelled in both singles and doubles events,…

Negombo, Feb 14, 7.10PM – Sri Lanka celebrated a double victory at the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour Colombo Open held in Negombo, with Suresh Dharmasena clinching both the singles and doubles titles alongside his partner, Gamini Dissanayake. In the singles final, the top-seeded Suresh Dharmasena faced off against Malaysia’s A Borhan, securing a convincing victory…

Negombo, Feb 13, 7.15PM – In the ITF UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour second leg in Negombo on Tuesday, two Sri Lankan teams made it to the doubles finals, while Suresh Dharmasena advanced to the singles final. Suresh Dharmasena, who won the singles championship in the first leg in Colombo last week, secured his spot in the…

Negombo, Feb 11, 830PM – Sri Lanka’s Suresh Dharmasena and Gamini Dissanayake, who were champions in the first leg, have made it to the quarterfinals of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour second leg. The tournament is being held by the Sri Lanka Tennis Association with oversight from the International Tennis Federation. The second leg began…

Colombo, Feb 11, 7.30PM – In a significant boost for sports tourism, the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) has proudly kicked off its World Junior Team Competition Asia-Oceania Pre Qualifying tournament. The opening ceremony took place on Sunday, and the exciting tournament matches are set to begin on Monday at the SLTA courts in Colombo….

Colombo, Feb 6, 3.30PM – Sri Lanka’s Gamini Dissanayake and Suresh Dharmasena had a great start in the online ITF UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour at the SLTA hard court. The tournament began on Tuesday, and both players made it to the quarter-finals. Gamini Dissanayake played against Karthik Karunakaran from India and won 2-0. He dominated…

Colombo, Feb 2, 5.45PM – The ITF Junior Circuit Week 02 wrapped up with Russia’s Felitsata Dorofeeva Rybas and India’s Kevin Titus Suresh emerging victorious in the Girls’ and Boys’ Junior Singles Championships respectively in an exciting conclusion at the SLTA Clay Courts in Colombo yesterday. In a captivating Girls’ Singles final, Felitsata Dorofeeva-Rybas of Russia…