Triple Gold for CAMPAGNA as Individual Champions Crowned at Serbia Open

Pietro CAMPAGNA emerged as the outstanding performer on the final day of the 2026 JOOLA Europe Youth Series Serbia Open in Beočin, completing a remarkable triple by winning the U15 Boys’ Singles, U13 Boys’ Singles and U13 Mixed Doubles titles.

There was success across several nations as the five-day event reached its conclusion. Croatia’s Sara RIVETTI claimed the U15 Girls’ Singles crown, while Türkiye’s Gizem CIGIL produced one of the biggest surprises of the individual competition to win the U13 Girls’ Singles title. Slovakia’s Filip NAGY and Barbora GUASSARDO celebrated gold in the U15 Mixed Doubles, while CAMPAGNA partnered Serena ROSSATI to complete an all-Italian U13 Mixed Doubles final.

Pietro CAMPAGNA of Italy claimed the U15 Boys’ Singles title after overcoming Serbia’s Branko DRAGOLJEVIC 3-1 in the final.

Both finalists had been tested in five-game semi-finals. DRAGOLJEVIC secured his place in the title match with a 3-2 victory over Greece’s Theofanis MARKOULAKIS, while CAMPAGNA came through another close contest against Ireland’s Peadar SHERIDAN, also winning 3-2.

In the final, CAMPAGNA prevailed 3-1 over DRAGOLJEVIC to secure his singles gold.

CAMPAGNA entered the competition as the No. 2 seed, while DRAGOLJEVIC was seeded No. 4 and SHERIDAN No. 5. MARKOULAKIS produced the biggest run among the four semi-finalists after starting as the No. 15 seed.

DRAGOLJEVIC took silver, while MARKOULAKIS and SHERIDAN completed the podium with bronze medals.

Sara RIVETTI of Croatia claimed the U15 Girls’ Singles title, defeating Serbia’s Emili MIUL 3-1 in the final.

RIVETTI secured her place in the title match with a 3-0 semi-final victory over Italy’s Serena ROSSATI. In the other semi-final, MIUL produced one of the notable results of the day by beating top seed Barbora GUASSARDO of Slovakia 3-0.

RIVETTI then prevailed 3-1 over MIUL in the final to secure gold.

The Croatian entered the competition as the No. 3 seed, while MIUL made an impressive run from the No. 12 position. GUASSARDO was the top seed and ROSSATI No. 6.

MIUL took silver, while GUASSARDO and ROSSATI completed the podium with bronze medals.

The U15 Mixed Doubles title went to Slovakia after Filip NAGY and Barbora GUASSARDO completed their run in Beočin with a 3-0 victory over Serbia’s Branko DRAGOLJEVIC and Lena TERZIC in the final.

NAGY and GUASSARDO had been pushed all the way in the semi-finals by Julius FREDENSBORG of Denmark and Mia HADZOVIC of Bosnia and Herzegovina, eventually prevailing 3-2 to secure their place in the title match.

In the other semi-final, DRAGOLJEVIC and TERZIC gave the home crowd plenty to celebrate with a 3-0 victory over Denmark’s Philip JAKOBSEN and Chelinda VOONG.

NAGY and GUASSARDO then defeated DRAGOLJEVIC and TERZIC 3-0 in the final to secure the gold medal, leaving the Serbian pair with silver.

FREDENSBORG and HADZOVIC, and JAKOBSEN and VOONG, completed the podium with bronze medals.

CAMPAGNA added the U13 Boys’ Singles title to his U15 success, defeating Luxembourg’s Noah VALENTE 3-0 in the final.

The Italian reached the title match without dropping a game in the semi-final, beating Milan VUCETIC of Montenegro 3-0. VALENTE was equally successful in the other semi-final, overcoming the Czech Republic’s Richard FEBER JR. 3-0.

The final brought together the No. 1 and No. 3 seeds, with CAMPAGNA prevailing 3-0 over VALENTE to secure his second singles title of the day.

CAMPAGNA entered the U13 competition as the top seed, VALENTE was No. 3, FEBER JR. No. 2 and VUCETIC No. 4.

VALENTE took silver, while VUCETIC and FEBER JR. completed the podium with bronze medals.

Gizem CIGIL of Türkiye claimed the U13 Girls’ Singles title, completing an excellent run with a 3-1 victory over Slovakia’s Adela VASKOVA in the final.

CIGIL produced a major upset in the semi-final, defeating top seed Serena ROSSATI of Italy 3-1. In the other semi-final, VASKOVA overcame Lejla BOTONJIC of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the same score, 3-1.

CIGIL maintained her form in the final, beating VASKOVA 3-1 to secure the gold medal.

Her title was one of the biggest surprises compared with the original seedings. CIGIL entered the competition at No. 30 on the seeding list, while VASKOVA was No. 7. ROSSATI was the top seed and BOTONJIC No. 9.

VASKOVA took silver, while ROSSATI and BOTONJIC completed the podium with bronze medals.

CAMPAGNA completed his memorable day by partnering Serena ROSSATI to the U13 Mixed Doubles title.

The Italian pair booked their place in the title match with a 3-0 semi-final victory over Milan VUCETIC of Montenegro and Atiye OZER of Türkiye.

The other semi-final also ended in straight games, with Luca FRANZONI and Weilan CHEN overcoming fellow Italians Giorgio BORGHESE and Maya PAVEL 3-0 to set up an all-Italian battle for gold.

In the final, CAMPAGNA and ROSSATI defeated FRANZONI and CHEN 3-0 to secure the title without dropping a game across the semi-final and final.

FRANZONI and CHEN took silver, while VUCETIC and OZER, and BORGHESE and PAVEL, completed the podium with bronze medals.

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