Over the Australian Summer of Tennis 2017-18 the big story was the sudden rise of 18 year-old Alex De Minaur which gained him a berth in Australia’s Davis Cup tie against Germany and saw him push world #5 Alexander Zverev to a fifth set tie-breaker.
Everyone needs heros and role models so Alex’s success must be inspirational for the next generation of aspiring young Australian players. De Minaur himself has been a member of the Australian Junior Davis Cup team and has been carefully mentored by Tennis Australia and Lleyton Hewitt over the last few years who have taken him to Davis Cup ties first as a spectator, then hitting partner and now as a team member.
The Foundation recently introduced a Junior Membership category in a bid to foster interest in the Davis Cup amongst the younger generation, so we thought you may be interested in reading a bit about one of our very promising junior members. His name is Cooper White, 14 year-old son of Anna White who has been an active helper of the ADCTF for a number of years. Like De Minaur, Cooper has had a successful summer of tennis, including playing in three tournaments in New Zealand, which enabled him to rapidly improve his ranking and make him a contender for selection for our Junior Davis Cup Team.
COOPER WHITE: Player Profile
Australian Ranking: 94
World Junior ITF Ranking: 281
December Showdown:
2017 14/u Australian Championships won Singles and Doubles title
14/u National Teams Championships – Represented Victoria – winning the Sproule Stephens Cup
https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2017/12/07/white-berezov-claim-14u-australian-titles
https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2017/12/13/teams-champions-crowned-at-december-showdown
2017 14/u Australian Claycourt Championships (in Canberra) won Singles and Doubles title
Canberra Junior International (ITF) – Singles finalist & Doubles winner
https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2017/10/04/australias-top-12u-and-14u-claycourt-champions-crowned
2017 14/u Australian Grasscourt Championships (in Berri, SA) finalist in Singles, SF Doubles
In July was selected by Tennis Australia for a 6 week tour of Europe as one of four 14 year old boys. Played in France, the Netherlands and Germany, coming home with the Bavarian Junior Open Doubles win.
Represented Victoria at Pizzey Cup 2017 (April 2017)
Represented Victoria winning 2014 Bruce Cup in Darwin and 2015 in Tasmania the team finished second.
Represented Victoria at the 12u National Teams Championships in 2014 (7th) and again in 2015 where they were the winning team & won the Rod Laver Cup.
https://www.tennis.com.au/vic/news/2015/12/21/victoria-win-12u-boys-rod-laver-cup
Represented Victoria in the Super 10 Nationals 2013 – finished second
2014 – Australian Qualifier for the Nick Bollettieri Discovery Open held at the IMG Academy in Florida USA, winning the 12u Boys.
Started playing tennis at age 6 at Eaglemont Tennis Club.
On behalf of the Foundation we wish Cooper every success in pursuing his tennis career.
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