Category Archives: Tennis

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…

Colombo, Jan 30, 7.10PM – Sri Lanka’s Methvan Wijemanne and Ivanka Samarasinghe have clinched spots in the quarter-finals of the ITF Junior Circuit – Week 2 at the SLTA Clay Courts in Colombo. Both players triumphed in their Round Stages, securing victories in the First Round and Second Round, setting the stage for quarterfinal clashes. Wijemanne…

Colombo, Jan 25, 5.45PM – Sri Lanka has clinched spots in two finals at the ongoing ITF Junior Circuit Tennis Tournament, with Methvan Wijemanne securing places in both Boys Singles and Boys Doubles alongside Vichinthaya Nilaweera. In the Boys Singles semi-final, Wijemanne delivered a strong performance, defeating Devesh Sarawan of Malaysia 2-0 in a hard-fought…

Colombo, Jan 24, 4.30AM  – In a thrilling girls’ 2nd round match at the ITF Junior Circuit in Colombo, Dinara de Silva displayed a stellar performance that left fans in awe. Hailing from Sri Lanka, Dinara faced off against Japan’s Nonoka Shimizu, dominating the court with a final score of 6/3 6/2. This victory secured her…

Colombo, Jan 23, 4.45Pm – Sri Lanka’s tennis scene is buzzing with excitement as Methvan Wijemanne, Vichinthaya Nilaweera, Gehansa Methnadi, and Dinara de Silva clinched victories in their respective Singles events at the ongoing ITF Junior Circuit First Round Tournament. The tournament, organized by the International Tennis Federation, is taking place at the Sri Lanka…