# Tim Essonne

The Tim Essonne is an international junior tennis tournament for players aged 12–14, held in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. It is one of the most prestigious trophies in the U14 circuit of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour.
The event has seen a number of its champions go on to become professionals, such as Richard Gasquet and Rafael Nadal who won the tournament in 1998 and 1999 respectively. Other notable participations were Roger Federer in 1994 and Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2012. Future World No. 1s Martina Hingis, Amélie Mauresmo, and Justine Henin also participated.

## History

The tournament was created in 1983, at the request of Jean-Paul Loth (then national technical director) and Albert Guilbert (president of the Ligue de l'Essonne).
The competition has been classified as a grade 1 of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, a rank it has held since its creation in 1983 thanks to the accommodation and catering offered to participants and coaches. As a grade 1 tournament, Tim Essonne has a lot of points to offer in the U14 Junior Rankings; for instance, in 2017, Max Westphal from Esson went from 77th to 6th place in Europe after reaching the final.
The tournament was initially called simply Tim, then Tim 91, and finally renamed Tim Essonne. Its success has continued to grow since its creation. In 35 years, the number of participating nations has increased from 5 to nearly 50.

## Results
### Girls

Girls' results :
| Year | Runner-up | Nationality | Winner | Nationality | Score |
| 1983 | | | Cécile Bourdais | France | |
| 1984 | | | Emmanuelle Derly | France | |
| 1986 | | | Linda Niemandsverdiret | Netherlands | |
| 1987 | | | Ana Foldeny | Hungary | |
| 1988 | | | Lara Bitter | Netherlands | |
| 1989 | | | Anne Pastor | France | |
| 1990 | | | Rita Kuti-Kis | Hungary | |
| 1991 | | | Martina Hingis | Switzerland | |
| 1992 | | | Corinne Dauve | France | |
| 1993 | | | Zsófia Gubacsi | Hungary | |
| 1994 | Bianca Kamper | Austria | Elena Dementieva | Russia | 5-7, 6–4, 6-2 |
| 1995 | Kattarina Basternakova | Slovakia | Jelena Pandžić | Croatia | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1996 | Marta Marrero | Spain | Martina Babakova | Slovakia | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1997 | Lina Krasnoroutskaïa | Russia | Marie-Gaianeh Mikaelian | Switzerland | 3-6, 6–1, 6-0 |
| 1998 | Petra Cetkovská | Czech Republic | Matea Mezak | Croatia | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1999 | Jarmila Gajdošová | Slovakia | Alexandra Orasanu | Romania | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2000 | Lucie Safarova | Czech Republic | Tsvetana Pironkova | Bulgaria | 6-2, 0–6, 6-3 |
| 2001 | Evguenia Grebeniuk | Russia | Ekaterina Kosminskaia | Russia | 1-6, 6–4, 6-3 |
| 2002 | Stéphanie Rath | Austria | Evgeniya Rodina | Russia | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 2003 | Jasmina Tinjic | Croatia | Elena Kulikova | Russia | 6-4, 3–6, 6-1 |
| 2004 | Petra Martić | Croatia | Cindy Chala | Croatia | 6-3, 1–6, 7-6 |
| 2005 | Sian Bayliss | United Kingdom | Yana Buchina | Russia | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 2006 | Aleksandra Krunić | Serbia | Daria Gavrilova | Russia | 6-3, 4–6, 6-2 |
| 2007 | Petra Uberavola | Slovakia | Daria Gavrilova | Russia | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2008 | Petra Rohanova | Czech Republic | Petra Uberalova | Slovakia | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2009 | Kateřina Siniaková | Czech Republic | Estelle Cascino | France | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2011 | Ana Konjuh | Croatia | Valentíni Grammatikopoúlou | Greece | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2012 | Dalma Gálfi | Hungary | Olga Fridman | Ukraine | 7-6, 7-6 |
| 2013 | Ekaterina Kazionova | Russia | Markéta Vondroušová | Czech Republic | 6-0, 7-6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| 2014 | Katarina Zavatska | Ukraine | Olesya Pervushina | Russia | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2015 | Daria Frayman | Russia | Taisya Pachkaleva | Russia | 6-2, 4–6, 6-1 |
| 2016 | Diane Parry | France | Qinwen Zheng | China | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 2017 | Lyubov Kostenko | Ukraine | Maria Bondarenko | Russia | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2018 | Karen Marthiens | France | Linda Nosková | Czech Republic | 4-6, 6–0, 6-4 |
| 2019 | Kristina Tomajková | Czech Republic | Tijana Sretenovic | Serbia | 7-6$^{(11–9)}$, 6-3 |

### Boys

Boys' results :
| Year | Runner-up | Nationality | Winner | Nationality | Score |
| 1983 | | | Arnaud Boetsch | France | |
| 1984 | | | Guillaume Raoux | France | |
| 1986 | | | Pierre-Olivier Citton | France | |
| 1987 | | | Bart De Buyser | Belgium | |
| 1988 | | | Filip Kascak | Slovenia | |
| 1989 | | | Robert Witz | Austria | |
| 1990 | | | Yohann Potron | France | |
| 1991 | | | Björn Rehnquist | Sweden | |
| 1992 | | | Daniel Elsner | Germany | |
| 1993 | | | Filip Aniola | Poland | |
| 1994 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | France | Gasper Martinjak | Slovakia | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1995 | Serguei Vassine | Ukraine | Tommy Robredo | Spain | 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1996 | Marios Dimakos | Sweden | Michael Ali Cayol | France | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1997 | Lucas Gregorc | Slovenia | Stefan Wiespeiner | Austria | 3-6, 6–2, 6-4 |
| 1998 | Eddy Chala | France | Richard Gasquet | France | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1999 | Julien Gely | France | Rafael Nadal | Spain | 7-5, 7-5 |
| 2000 | Mischa Zverev | Russia | Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy | Russia | 0-6, 6–3, 7-6 |
| 2001 | Marin Čilić | Croatia | Karlis Lejnieks | Latvia | 6-1, 4–6, 7-6 |
| 2002 | Mikhail Karpol | Croatia | Kevin Botti | France | 1-6, 6–0, 6-4 |
| 2003 | Jérome Inzerillo | Italy | Vladimir Ignatik | Ukraine | 6-3, 7-5 |
| 2004 | James Chaudray | United Kingdom | Yannick Reuter | Belgium | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 2005 | Frederico Giao | Italy | Mikhail Biryukov | Russia | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2006 | Anton Volskov | Russia | Carlos Boluda Purkiss | Spain | 2-6, 7–5, 6-2 |
| 2007 | Lucas Pouille | France | Evgeni Karlovskiy | Russia | 6-4, 3–6, 6-1 |
| 2008 | Alexander Vasilenko | Russia | Julien Delaplane | France | 7-6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, 7-6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2009 | Fabien Reboul | France | Thomas Brechemier | France | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2011 | Tim Van Rijthoven | Netherlands | Andrey Rublev | Russia | 7-6$^{(9–7)}$, 6-3 |
| 2012 | Samuel Sippel | Germany | Kenneth Raisma | Estonia | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 2013 | Alexei Popyrin | Bulgaria | Corentin Moutet | France | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 2014 | Alen Avidzba | Russia | Rudolf Molleker | Germany | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2015 | Alexandre Doan Van | France | Adrian Andreev | Bulgaria | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 2016 | Alexander Georg Mandma | Estonia | Lilian Marmousez | France | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2017 | Max Westphal | France | Jérome Kym | Switzerland | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2018 | Arthur Fils | France | Sean Cuenin | France | 6-3, 7-5 |
| 2019 | Mihai Alexandru Coman | Romania | Gilles Bailly | Belgium | 6-2, 7-6$^{(7–5)}$ |

## Other notable participations

Other notable players :
| Year | Participant | Nationality | Round |
| 1990 | Iva Majoli | Croatia | Semifinals |
| 1992 | Amélie Mauresmo | France | Quarterfinals |
| 1994 | Justine Henin | Belgium | Semifinals |
| 1995 | Nicolas Mahut | France | Second round |
| 1995 | Marta Marrero | Spain | Round of 16 |
| 1997 | Gilles Simon | France | Quarterfinals |
| 1998 | Tomáš Berdych | Czech Republic | Second round |
| 1999 | Gaël Monfils | France | Round of 16 |
| 2001 | Adrian Mannarino | France | Semifinals |
| 2004 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | France | Second round |
| 2004 | Grigor Dimitrov | Bulgaria | Second round |
| 2004 | Simona Halep | Romania | Round of 16 |
| 2006 | Garbiñe Muguruza | Spain | Second round |
| 2007 | Annika Beck | Germany | Round of 16 |
| 2009 | Daniil Medvedev | Russia | Quarterfinals |
| 2012 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | Greece | Second round |

## Organization

The Tim Essonne is one of the most important tournaments in its age category. Its sponsors and long-standing institutional partners are: The French Tennis Federation, the General Council of Essonne, the Departmental Youth and Sports Directorate, the commune of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. In addition, the tournament can also count on its numerous volunteers who have been present every year since its creation.