BEACH TENNIS SAN MARINO

Beach tennis activity in San Marino is managed by one of the clubs affiliated to the San Marino Tennis Federation, the San Marino Beach Tennis Sports Association. The president is Giuseppe Zafferani, the vice president is Stefano Pazzini.

The activity takes place mainly at the Wonderbay in Serravalle, an indoor facility that is at the top on the international scene.

The San Marino Beach Tennis Sports Association organizes and manages participation in the ITF international tournaments, the World Team Championships and the European Championships and other events for national teams.

The San Marino national team (led by Captain Stefano Pazzini) participates annually in the World Team Beach Tennis Championship and the European Beach Tennis Championship, and in the multidisciplinary events that are held every four years such as the Mediterranean Beach Games, where 3 bronze medals were achieved in the three editions played to date, and the World Beach Games.

At the 2022 European Championships, the women's pair made up of Marika Colonna and Alice Grandi finished in the top eight positions, a result confirmed in the 2023 edition held in Heraklion, where the blue-and-whites were eliminated one step away from the semi-final by the Italians Daina – Nobile, medalist silver.

In 2018 and 2019, one of the most prestigious ITF indoor tournaments was held at the Wonderbay in November, with a prize pool of $10,000, with the participation of the top athletes in the world ranking.

In 2012 the beach tennis courts of San Marino also hosted the European Beach Tennis Championships, which saw the participation of 20 nations.

BEST RESULTS

2019 Mediterranean Beach Games - Patras 2019
DMX Bronze Medal Grandi Alice - Bombini Nicolò

2019 ANOC World Beach Games
Qualification obtained in the board of DW by Alice Grandi and Marika Colonna

World Team Beach Tennis Championship
2019 eighth place - 2018 sixth place - 2013-2012 fifth place

2017 European Beach Tennis Championship - Bulgaria
Semi-final DM Bombini Nicolò - Galli Alvise

2015 Mediterranean Beach Games - Pescara
Bronze Medal DM and DW
Bombini Nicolò - Galli Alvise
Grandi Alice - Zafferani Camilla

2013 European Beach Tennis Championship - England
DMX Bronze Medal Grandi Alice – Forcellini William
Semifinal DW Grandi Alice - Zafferani Camilla

2011 European Beach Tennis Championship - Bulgaria
Bronze Medal DM Berardi Christian – Forcellini William

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