PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

ITF, ETA, COSAT JUNIOR EVENT, NOMINATION PROCEDURE AND RULES

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ITF Junior Information

In order to compete in International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit events as a player representing the United States, a players must meet the following requirements.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) oversees a circuit of 18-&-under junior tournaments that take place in over 118 countries each year. Players are not eligible to participate in any ITF Junior Tournament until they have reached their 13th birthday. ITF events use year-of-birth eligibility as opposed to month-of-birth eligibility. Therefore, a player turning 19 in December would be unable to play any ITF the year he/she is turning 19.

ETA & ITF Coach Endorsement

Junior player wishing to be endorsed by USTA Player Development for Tennis Europe (ETA) or for Junior ITF events may click here for more information.

Rankings

Click here for the latest U.S. player rankings, the USTA Top 200 Ranking List, the USTA Top 500 Ranking List and more.

ITF Wheelchair Event Calendar

The UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour consists of more than 160 tournaments in over 40 countries, with total prize money of over $2.5 million. The Wheelchair Tennis Tour originated in 1992 with 11 international tournaments. NEC was the title sponsor of the Tour from its inception in 1992 through to the end of 2013. UNIQLO became the official title sponsor of the Tour in June 2014. The tour is divided into multiple grades from the lowest level of Futures, of which there are the greatest number of tournaments each year, up to the four Grand Slam events.