The Mitsubishi Lancer International Junior Tennis Championship (MLIJTC) is an international junior tennis tournament in the Philippines.

History The Mitsubishi Lancer International Junior Tennis Championship (MLIJTC), a tournament sponsored by Mitsubishi Motors Philippines, held its first edition in 1990. It has been part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior circuit starting as a Grade 3 competition.

By 1996, the MLIJTC is already Grade 2 tournament. It was reportedly the third largest tournament in Asia after the Suntory Open in Japan (Grade 1) and the Hong Kong International Juniors (Grade 2) at around that time.

In 2002, the MLIJTC was elevated to Grade 1. It remained so until its last iteration.

The tournament held its 25th edition in 2014. The Philippine Tennis Association announced in 2015, that Mitsubishi has informed them that it is dissolving the tournament over unaddressed issues over the state of the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.

Venue The Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in Manila is the main venue of the MLIJTC. In 1996, the tournament was held at the Manila Polo Club in Makati instead when the Rizal venue was being renovated.

Legacy The tournament itself was inducted to the PSA Hall of Fame of the 2015 Annual Awards of the Philippine Sportswriters Association.

Dominated by foreign tennis players, the boys' single tournament has never been won by a Filipino. Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick, Leander Paes, and Mark Philippoussis have played in the MLIJTC. In 2009, Francis Alcantara teamed up with Swedish player Daniel Berta to win the boys' doubles.

There are three Filipina winners in the girls' tournament: Francesca La'O (1991 and 1994), Jennifer Saret (1993), and Maricris Fernandez (1995 and 1997).

Results Boys' singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1990–1992colspan=4 1993 Martin Hromec James Sekulov 6–3, 6–3 1994 Andrian Raturandang Dominik Hrbatý 7–5 4–6 6–3 1995 Martin Lee Jocelyn Robichaud w/o 1996 Miha Gregorc Lee Seung-hoon 6–3, 6–4 1997 Wesley Whitehouse Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–3 1998 Danai Udomchoke Jacob Adaktusson 7–5, 6–0 1999 David Martin Mardy Fish 7–6, 6–3 2000 Simon Stadler Matthew Emeryn 6–2, 6–0 2001 Luka Gregorc Clint Charles 6–4, 6–3 2002 Robert Smeets Chris Kwon 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 2003 Adam Feeney Jamie Baker 6–2, 6–2 2004 Tom Rushby Tushar Liberhan 6–4, 7–6 (8) 2005 Abdullah Maqdes Martin Sayer 6–3, 6–3 2006 Lee Hsin-Han Sho Aida 7–6 (2), 5–7, 6–4 2007 John-Patrick Smith Silvio Dadic 6–4, 6–4 2008 Cho Soong-Jae Borut Puc 7–5, 6–1 2009 Daniel Berta Riki McLachlan 6–3, 6–4 2010 James Duckworth Tobias Blomgren 6–3, 6–2 2011 Andrew Whittington Jeson Patrombon 6–2, 6–3 2012 Nikola Milojević Jordan Thompson 6–0, 7–5 2013 Cameron Norrie Luke Bambridge 6–2, 6–4 2014 Kang Ku-keon Rhett Purcell 6–3, 6–4

Girls' singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1990 colspan=41991 Francesca La'O 1992 Cătălina Cristea 1993 Jennifer Saret 1994 Francesca La'O Jodi Richardson 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 1995 Maricris Fernandez 1996 Saori Obata Liu Weina 6–3, 6–3 1997 Maricris Fernandez 1998–1999 colspan=42000 Angelique Widjaja Nicole Kriz 6–4, 6–4 2001 Hsieh Su-wei 2002–2006 colspan=42007 Zhang Li Chang Kai-chen 6–4, 6–1 2008 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Timea Babos 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 2009 Polina Leykina Ekaterina Nikitina 6–2, 6–4 2010 Irina Khromacheva Tian Ran 6–2, 6–2 2011 Jovana Jović Anett Kontaveit 6–4, 7–6 (3) 2012 Storm Sanders Anna Tyulpa 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 2013 İpek Soylu Katie Boulter 6–2 4–6 6–3 2014 Gloria Liang Kimberly Birrell 6–2 7–5

Boys' doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1990–1993 colspan=41994 Chris Santoso Novak Nash Dominik Hrbatý Milan Turkovik3–6, 7–5, 6–31995 colspan=41996 Wesley Whitehouse Damien Roberts Dominik Hrbatý Xavier Malisse7–6 (2), 6–21997–1998 colspan=41999 David Martin Chris Martin 2000–2005 colspan=42006 Lee Hsin-Han Peng Hsien-yin 2007 Peng Hsien-yin Yang Tsung-hua Nikita Zotov Evgeny Donskoy 6–3, 6–3 2008 Borut Puc Kittipong Wachiramanowong Andrew Thomas Mark Verryth 7–6 (1), 6–1 2009 Francis Alcantara Daniel Berta Ben McLachlan Niki McLachlan 6–3, 6–0 2010 Francis Alcantara Raymond Sarmiento Sam Barry Ben McLachlan 6–4, 6–3 2011–2013 colspan=42014 Rhett Purcell Alexander Klintcharov Lin Wei De Yang Shao Chi 7–6 (5), 7–5

Girls' doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1990–1995 colspan=41996 Saori Obata Nami Orabe Surina de Beer Marissa Niroj6–3, 7–51997–1998 colspan=42000 Angelique Widjaja Dea Sumantri Elena Baltacha Jane O'Donoghue 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 2001–2006 colspan=42007 Denise Dy Jessy Rompies Chang Kai-chen Veronica Li 6–3, 6–1 2008 Timea Babos Réka Luca Jani Misaki Doi Elena Chernyakova 6–5 (4), 6–0, 10–7 2009 colspan=42010 Tamara Čurović Luksika Kumkhum Irina Khromacheva Ilona Kremen 5–7, 6–4, 10–8 2011–2013 colspan=42014 Katie Boulder Freya Christie Natsuho Arakawa Lizette Cabrera 6–4, 6–1

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