The 13th annual “Little Mo” Internationals will be coming to the Barnes Tennis Center and Balboa Tennis Club from February 6-11, 2026. Approximately 200 players from many countries who are ages 8-14 will be attending this prestigious event. It is also the first leg of the “Little Mo” Slam – whereby if a player wins the internationals in California and the other two internationals later this year, they will take home the tallest trophy in junior tennis (6 feet tall).
Opening Ceremonies will take place at Barnes Tennis Center on Friday, February 6 at 4:00pm. Players will be parading on stadium court with their country flags – Olympic style. There will be guest speakers and the national anthem will be sung.
The tennis matches will begin at 8:00am on Saturday, February 7th and continue through Wednesday, February 11th. Players will play singles, doubles and mixed doubles. There will be many activities including a player clinic with Wayne Bryan (father of the Bryan Brothers), a player party, and much more for the players.
The “Little Mo” tournaments are designed to provide outstanding competition at the regional, national, and international level while also encouraging players to develop new friendships, learn good sportsmanship, and most of all, have fun. The “Little Mo” is also unique in that it gives youngsters the opportunity to gauge their ability against players born in the same year (i.e., 8’s play 8’s, 9’s play 9’s).
Over the years, many well-known collegiate players and famous tennis professionals have participated in the “Little Mo” tournaments including Andy Roddick, Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Belinda Bencic, Madison Keys, Leylah Fernandez, Dominic Thiem, Emma Raducanu, Sebastian Korda, Christopher Eubanks, Jenson Brooksby, Brandon Nakashima, Vasek Pospisil, Borna Coric, Mackie McDonald, Denis Kudla, Ryan Harrison, Taylor Townsend, Donald Young, Steve Johnson, Sofia Kenin, CiCi Bellis, and Ana Konjuh among many others.
Roddick won the “Little Mo” in 1992 (age 10) and he said, “the ‘Little Mo’ was my first big win!” Gauff won the “Little Mo” in 2012 (age 8) and she said, “the ‘Little Mo’ is where the belief began.” This is all wonderful news for junior tennis, and we are so proud that the “Little Mo” continues to be one of the most popular events for young players around the world.
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