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The ITF junior circuit is the premier level for worldwide competition among under-18 junior tennis players, organized by the International Tennis Federation. [1] Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the 2011 ITF Junior Circuit offered over 350 tournaments in 118 countries.
The International Tennis Federation conducts the ITF Junior Circuit, which allows juniors to establish a world junior ranking and give them a chance to get an ATP or WTA ranking. Most juniors who enter the international circuit have to do so by progressing through ITF tournaments, Satellites, Futures and Challenger tournaments before entering ...
The ITF Junior Masters is a year-end singles tournament for the top-ranked 18-and-under tennis players on the ITF Junior Circuit (ITF Junior World Ranking). It is the second most prestigious annual junior event in terms of rankings points awarded, after the four junior grand slams.
In 2004, the ITF introduced combined junior rankings rather than maintaining separate singles and doubles rankings for juniors in an effort to encourage doubles play. [47] As of 2015, the junior circuit includes 400 tournaments in 121 countries, open to players who are between their 13th and 19th birthdays.
As a junior, Townsend was named the ITF's Junior World Champion in 2012 for finishing the year No. 1 in the girls' rankings, making her the first American to do so since 1982. It came after she won the 2012 Australian Open titles in both girls' singles and doubles , as well as the Wimbledon and US Open doubles titles.
The ITF World Junior Tennis Competition was launched in 1991 as an International Team Competition for players aged 14 and under. [1] [3] Teams from across the world compete in this event with over 100 countries represented in the opening stages of the competition for a place in the Final where the top 16 boys' and girls' teams from regional qualifying compete for the title.
Junior Billie Jean King Cup; Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Junior Billie Jean King Cup: Sport: Tennis: Founded: 1985; 40 years ago () Founder: Dwight F. Davis: Countries: ITF member nations: Continent: Worldwide: Most recent champion(s) United States (9th title) Most titles United States (9 titles) Official website: Junior Billie ...
The ITF rankings are the current rankings of national teams by the International Tennis Federation in both men's and women's tennis. The ITF produces two sets of rankings—the ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking for male national teams, and the ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking for female national teams. Both sets of rankings measure the success of all ...