ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
Introduction Tour logoThe '''ITF Women's World Tennis Tour''', previously known as the '''ITF Women's Circuit''', is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
History It serves as a developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association (WTA). There are several hundred ITF Women's Circuit tournaments each year, spread across all six inhabited continents, with prize money ranging from US$15,000 to US$100,000.Players who succeed on the ITF Women's Circuit earn sufficient points to be eligible for qualifying draw or main draw entry to WTA tournaments.Until 2011 the ITF Women's Circuit was the level immediately below the main WTA Tour, but in 2012 the WTA introduced an intermediate level, the WTA 125 tournaments.There is also an ITF Men's Circuit, but it only incorporates the lower-level Futures tournaments. Mid-level men's tournaments, equivalent to the WTA 125 tournaments and the bigger money events on the ITF Women's Circuit, come under the aegis of the ATP as part of the ATP Challenger Tour.In 2019, reforms was made to the circuit, renaming it the '''ITF World Tennis Tour''' as a new umbrella name for former Pro Circuit and Junior Circuit tournaments and will serve as the player pathway between the junior game and the elite levels of professional tennis.The launch of the tour is the culmination of a series of ITF reforms designed to support talented junior players in their progression to the senior game, and target the prize money effectively at professional tournaments to enable more players to make a living as professionals.
List of events The ITF Women's Circuit has included:*AAVA Open*Abierto de Puebla*Abierto Tampico*Abierto Victoria*ACT Clay Court International*Advantage Cars Prague Open*Aegon Eastbourne Trophy*Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple*Aegon GB Pro-Series Bath*Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge*Allianz Cup*Ankara Cup*Batumi Ladies Open*BCR Open Romania Ladies*Beijing International Challenger*Bella Cup*Bendigo Women's International*Berkeley Tennis Club Challenge*Biberach Open*Boyd Tinsley Women's Clay Court Classic*Braidy Industries Women's Tennis Classic*Bredeney Ladies Open*Burnie International*Bursa Cup*Caesar & Imperial Cup*Camparini Gioielli Cup*Canberra Tennis International*Carson Challenger*Central Coast Pro Tennis Open*Challenger de Gatineau*Challenger de Granby*Challenger de Saguenay*CIT Paraguay Open*City of Playford Tennis International*Clearwater Women's Open*Coleman Vision Tennis Championships*Colorado International*Copa Bionaire*Copa LP Chile Hacienda Chicureo*CopperWynd Pro Women's Challenge*Danish Open*Darwin Tennis International*Delhi Open*Dow Tennis Classic*Dunlop World Challenge*EmblemHealth Bronx Open*Empire Slovak Open*Fergana Challenger*FSP Gold River Women's Challenger*Fukuoka International Women's Cup*GB Pro-Series Glasgow*GB Pro-Series Loughborough*GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury*GB Pro-Series Foxhills*Georgia's Rome Tennis Open*Goldwater Women's Tennis Classic*Grand Est Open 88*Grapevine Women's Tennis Classic*Hardee's Pro Classic*Henderson Tennis Open*Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open*Hungarian Ladies Open*Hungarian Pro Circuit Ladies Open*Ilkley Trophy*Industrial Bank Cup*Infond Open*Internacional Femenil Monterrey*International Country Cuneo*Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne*Internazionali di Tenis Femminili Città di Latina*Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila*Internazionali Femminili di Brescia*Internazionali Tennis Val Gardena Südtirol*Ismaning Open*ITF Athens Open*ITF Indian Harbour Beach*ITF Jounieh Open*ITF Roller Open*ITF Tokyo Ariake Open*ITF Women's Circuit – Baotou*ITF Women's Circuit – Hong Kong*ITF Women's Circuit – Sanya*ITF Women's Circuit – Wenshan*ITF Women's Circuit – Xi'an*ITF Women's Circuit – Xuzhou*ITF Women's Circuit UBS Thurgau*ITK Open*ITS Cup*Japan Open*The Jersey International*Jin'an Open*Jinan International Open*John Newcombe Women's Pro Challenge*Kangaroo Cup*Kazan Open*Keio Challenger*Kemer Cup*Kirkland Tennis Challenger*Koddaert Ladies Open*Kōfu International Open*Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge*Kültürpark Cup*Kunming Open*Kurume Cup*L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo*Ladies Open Dunakeszi*Ladies Open Hechingen*Lale Cup*Launceston International*Lexington Challenger*Liuzhou Open*LTP Charleston Pro Tennis*Manchester Trophy Challenger*Mençuna Cup*Merz Aesthetics Women's Challenger*Montreux Ladies Open*Morelos Open*Mumbai Open*Nana Trophy*Nanjing Ladies Open*Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International*Naturtex Women's Open*NECC–ITF Women's Tennis Championships*NEK Ladies Open*Neva Cup*Ningbo International Tennis Open*Nottingham Challenge*One Love Tennis Open*Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42*Open Bogotá*Open Castilla y León*Open de Biarritz*Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer*Open de Limoges*Open de Seine-et-Marne*Open de Touraine*Open de Valencia*Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco*Open Porte du Hainaut*Open Féminin de Marseille*Open International de Saint-Raphaël*Open Medellín*Open Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Hérault*Open Nantes Atlantique*Open Saint-Gaudens Occitanie*Oregon Challenger*Palić Open*Palm Beach Gardens Challenger*Pingshan Open*Prague Open*President's Cup*Q Hotel & Spa Women's Pro Tennis Classic*QNet Open*Reinert Open*Royal Cup NLB Montenegro*RWB Ladies Cup*Salwator Cup*Samsung Securities Cup*São Paulo Challenger de Tênis*Saransk Cup*Save Cup*Seoul Open Challenger*Shenzhen Longhua Open*Siberia Cup*Slovak Open*Smart Card Open Monet+*Soho Square Ladies Tournament*South Seas Island Resort Women's Pro Classic*Southsea Trophy*Soweto Open*Sparta Prague Open*Sportsmen's Tennis Club Challenger*St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy*Stockton Challenger*Sunfeast Open*Surbiton Trophy*Suzhou Ladies Open*Taipei Open*Takasaki Open*Tampere Open*Tatarstan Open*TEAN International*Telavi Open*Tennis Championships of Honolulu*Tennis Classic of Macon*Tevlin Women's Challenger*The Bahamas Women's Open*The Oaks Club Challenger*Tianjin Health Industry Park*Torneio Internacional de Tênis Campos do Jordão*Torneo Internacional Challenger León*Torneo Conchita Martínez*Torneo Internacional Femenino Villa de Madrid*Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo*Torneo Internazionale Regione Piemonte*Trabzon Cup*Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona*Trofeul Popeci*Tyler Pro Challenge*USTA Tennis Classic of Troy*Vancouver Open*Vanessa Phillips Women's Tournament*Viccourt Cup*Waco Showdown*Waterloo Challenger*Winnipeg Challenger*WSG Open*Wuhan World Tennis Tour*Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger*Yugra Cup*Zagreb Ladies Open*Zagreb Open*Zhengzhou Open*Zhuhai Open
References
External links * Official site