Trofeo Bonfiglio | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 1959 |
Location | Milan Italy |
Venue | Tennis Club Milano Alberto Bonacossa |
Category | ITF Junior Grade A (1978–current) |
Surface | Red clay - outdoors |
Draw | 64S / 64Q / 32D |
Website | www.tcmbonacossa.it |
Current champions (2019) | |
Singles | Jonáš Forejtek (Boys) Alexa Noel (Girls) |
Doubles | Tristan Schoolkate (Boys) Dane Sweeny Natsumi Kawaguchi (Girls) Adrienn Nagy |
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