Steve Hufford, USCTA Seniors Committee chair (racquetswinger@gmail.com)
The US teams are almost formed for the 2022 Court Tennis World Masters Amateur Championships, to be played in France May 14-29, 2022. Captains will consider expressions of interest received through the deadline of Feb. 28, based on team need, and will finalize team rosters by mid-March. Alternates may be selected at the discretion of each captain.
Interested competitive players who will be 50+, 60+, 70+, or 80+ years of age within 2022, and who can confirm their availability and willingness to travel, are encouraged to contact the appropriate team captain:
Team (age bracket, size of team) Captain Contact
Cockram (50+, 7 players) Guy Devereux guy.devereux@yahoo.com
Bostwick (60+, 8 players) Simon Aldrich simonpbaldrich@yahoo.com
Danby (70+, 6 players) Greg Van Schaack gvs@academysecurities.com
Munioz (80+, 4 players) Tim Merrill merrilltn@gmail.com
Team play will occur during a narrow timeframe, and players need not dedicate two full weeks to competition, unless they also enter individual events. Specific dates solely for the team events are as follows
Team Team Practice Day Competition Location of Play
Cockram May 14 May 15 & 16 Paris
Bostwick May 14 May 15 & 16 Bordeaux
Danby May 16 or 17 May 18 & 19 Fontainebleau
Munioz May 20 or 21 May 22 & 23 & 24 Paris
The French court tennis association has said it will soon release the World Masters entry forms. Players whose handicaps are below certain levels are typically guaranteed entry to the individual events. Players whose handicaps are not lower than those thresholds may be granted entry, per discretion of the Tournament Organizer. Here is a chart showing the handicaps below which entry is guaranteed, per the World Masters tournament rules:
Age Bracket Singles Handicap Threshold Doubles Team Handicap Threshold
Over 50 30 35
Over 55 35 40
Over 60 40 45
Over 65 45 50
Over 70 50 55
Over 75 55 60
Over 80 60 65
For specific date ranges for the Individual Events and more information about the World Masters, see https://uscourttennis.org/2022/world-masters-may-2022-2/ .
