WINNING overseas events and taking his kids to Disneyland has been a dream come true for Brendon Moore.
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The Lismore tennis product has been dominant on the ITF World World Tennis Masters Tour for the last 12 months.
His latest win came in a top-tier event at the MT1000 Senko Cup in Yamanashi, Japan.
It is the highest ranked event you can play before a world championship with the tournament attracting more than 600 players across the age divisions.
Moore, 38, did not drop a set and won the final in straight sets after overcoming players from China and Japan.
![Lismore tennis product Brendon Moore with his sons Hunter, 8 and Archie, 3, after winning the over-35 masters tennis tournament in Japan. Picture supplied. Lismore tennis product Brendon Moore with his sons Hunter, 8 and Archie, 3, after winning the over-35 masters tennis tournament in Japan. Picture supplied.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/PMrCA3Rpn38pKDFxaenbSb/32e1fa2a-0c0c-468c-a9b2-b30cbd25d123.jpeg/r0_186_768_1024_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
"The conditions suited me really well, it was on clay court with a high bounce and I felt really comfortable playing there," Moore said.
"The guy I played in the final was an ex-ATP player and you have to adjust to whoever you play on the day.
"It's been a great chance to bring the family and being able to travel and see places that we haven't been before.
"Winning is great, but having the boys there when you get the trophy is the pinnacle.
"Tennis can be a bit lonely at times, so to be able to travel around as a family unit is pretty special."
Moore will captain the over-35 Australian team for the second straight year at the World Championship in August.
A team of four from each age division will head over to Portugal with 128 players from around the world taking part.
Moore is the top-ranked over-35s player on the world rankings and won a gold medal at the event in Turkey last year.
He was the first Australian to win in that age group for almost 30 years.
His win in Turkey saw him recognised at the John Newcombe Medal night in Melbourne where he won the award for most outstanding achievement in masters tennis.
A month later he won the Australian title at Hobart in January and was also named as the sport achievement award winner at the Tweed Shire Council Australia Day ceremony.
When he isn't overseas playing, Moore spends most of his time focused on coaching the next generation of Australian tennis players.
He still plays tournaments across south east Queensland and Northern New South Wales having won events at Ipswich and Sawtell recently.
He is also in the record books at Ballina and Casino having won its open men's competition more times than any other player.
The Moore Tennis Academy is based at Terranora with school and holiday programs.
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