July 16, 2017

Qatar Tennis Teams begin their summer training camps

The delegations of the Qatari national tennis teams Under 10, 12 and 14 years will fly to Morocco today to begin their training camps which will continue until July 30 in light of the training program prepared by the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation.

The Qatari under 13 national team will hold a training camp in Tunisia on August 10-26 and will also participate in the Arab Tennis Championship.
During the summer training camps, the Qatari national teams will participate in a huge number of local, arab and international tournaments as a part of their training program for the new season.

1- Morocco Camp for U10 National Team

The Qatari U10 national team will hold a two-week training camp in Morocco. The team’s delegation includes 11 players namely Fahad Al Thani, Yousef Al Abdullah, Mohammad Zainal, Faisal Al Khelaifi, Fahad Al Khelaifi, Khalifa Al Makki, Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Abdulaziz Al Muftah, Nawaf Al Mohannadi, Rayyan Al Ali and Khalid Al Hussaini.

The delegation is chaired by Ahmad Saeed Lotfi and Maryam Ali and will be coached by Georgios Papachatzis, Mazri bin Hassan and Karam Mutawea.

2- Morocco Camp for U11 & 12 national teams

The Qatari under 11&12 national teams will also hold a two-week training camp in Morocco during which they will participate in some local tournaments to provide the Qatari players with the opportunity to compete with their Moroccan counterparts.

The Qatari squad includes Ghanim Al Sulaiti, Meshari Nayef, Nasser Al Khelaifi, Nasser Al Hemaidi, Meshaal Al Khenji, Ali Al Yafai, Sultan Al Makki, Ghanim Zainal, Turky Al Abdullah and will be accompanied by Nasser Sultan Al Malki, Hisham Yaakoubi and Gonzalo Nickolas.

3- Morocco Camp for U13&14 National Teams

The Qatari Under 13 and 14 national teams will begin their training camp today in Morocco. The training camp will be concluded on July 30.
The national squad includes Rahsed Nayef, Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, Abdulaziz Zainal, Nasser Al Yafai, Ghanim Al Khelaifi and Khalid Al Hemaidi.
The delegation is chaired by Ahmad Al Obaidli and will be accompanied by John Ramirez, Jose Maria and Sebastian Julio Semon.

4- Tunisia Camp for U13 National Team

The Qatari U13 will hold another training camp in Tunisia on August 10-26 in light of the preparation for the Arab Championship to be staged in Tunisia on August 17-26.

The two training camps aims at giving the opportunity for the Qatari players to be accustomed to the conditions and clay courts on which the arab championship will be staged.

Rahsed Nayef, Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, Abdulaziz Zainal and Nasser Al Yafai will represent Qatar in the Arab Championship. The team will be accompanied by the coaches Jose Maria and Sebastian Julio Semon in addition to the administrator Ahmad Al Obaidli .

5- France Training Camp for U18 National Team

The Qatari U18 national team arrived in France on July 09 and began their training camp which will continue until July 26.
The U18 team will participate in the 2017 ITF Tournament in Jordan to be held from July 26 to August 10 and the 2017 ITF Tournament in Lebanon to be staged on August 11-17.

Khalid Al Khelaifi, Board Member of the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation and Head of National Teams Committee said, “The summer training camps cope with strategy of the Federation to improve the level of its players and to give them the opportunity to acquire more experience”.

Al Khelaifi stressed that the federation is keen to provide equal opportunities for all its players and takes into its consideration the place in which the training camp will be held.