ITF Pro Circuit
The ITF Pro Circuit is an annual tournament series for women and men organized by the International Tennis Federation , the world tennis association (denomination in tennis: women and men).
Tournament series
The ITF Pro Circuit is the lowest tournament category for professionals in both women 's tennis in the form of the ITF Women's Circuit and in men's tennis with the ITF Men's Circuit ; However, he is included in the rankings of the WTA and ATP . This should make it easier for young tennis players in particular to enter the tournaments of the WTA or the ATP. At the tournaments of the Pro Circuit, prizes of at least 10,000 US dollars per tournament are played out; 15,000, 25,000, 50,000, 75,000 or 100,000 US dollars can also be played. Depending on which round was reached in the tournaments, there are the corresponding number of world ranking points .
history
For men, the predecessor of the Pro Circuit was the Satellite Circuit, which began in 1976 in the form of three series of tournaments in Europe and North America. In 1984, at the instigation of the WTA, a women's tournament series was established under the name Women's Circuit .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ITF Procircuit (itftennis.com, accessed on 25 October 2014)
- ↑ Women's tournament calendar (itftennis.com, accessed October 25, 2014)
- ↑ Men's tournament calendar (itftennis.com, accessed October 25, 2014)
- ↑ Overview (itftennis.com, accessed October 25, 2014)
- ↑ Circuit Info (itftennis.com, accessed October 25, 2014)
- ↑ Men's history: Satellite Circuit (itftennis.com, accessed October 25, 2014)
- ↑ Women's history: Women's Circuit (itftennis.com, accessed October 25, 2014)