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ITF Junior CIRCUIT
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) oversees a circuit of junior tournaments which take place in over 118 countries each year. These events are a series of 18 & under junior events. Players are not eligible to participate in any ITF Junior Tournament until they have reached their thirteenth (13) 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.
Prior to entering, all players must register for an International Player Identification Number (IPIN) membership. This alpha numeric identification number is a prerequisite to entering an ITF junior event anywhere in the world.
Tournaments on the ITF Junior Circuit are
graded according to the strength of entry, with the most ranking points being awarded for the eight major championships (Group A), which include the four Grand Slam events.
Depending on the level of the event, Player are accepted based on the following:
ITF Junior World Ranking, professional world ranking (ATP/WTA), USTA op 200 National Ranking. Players will need an ITF Junior World Ranking to enter Group A, 1, 2, and 3 events, but even entry into Group 4 and 5 events is likely to be based on players' ITF rankings.
ITF TOURNAMENT LEVELS
Tournaments are divided into the following grades:
- Group A (Super Series, including four Grand Slams)
- Group B (Regional Championships)
- Group C (International Team Competitions)
- (Groups 1-5) Level 1 events are the strongest and level 5 are the weakest events in this group
ITF Junior World Ranking points are available at all tournaments. In order to get a ranking a player must reach a round where points are available. The number of points available in each round will vary depending on the grading of the tournament and the round reached.
Grade A events offer the most ranking points, these include Junior Grand Slams which also offer bonus points to the winners. Grade 5 events offer the least ranking points and should be used as an introduction to the ITF Junior Circuit.
ITF ENTRY REGULATIONS :
Junior players will be selected into events based on ITF rankings, ATP/WTA rankings, and/or USTA national junior rankings by the Tournament Committee. Please see criteria below.
Selection Procedure
Players are selected into the Qualifying draw based on the official order of acceptance as written in the current ITF Junior Circuit Regulations. Currently the system of merit is:
Boys
1) ITF Junior Ranking
2) ATP Ranking of 550 or better-Main Draw Acceptance
3) ATP Ranking of 750 to 551-Qualifying Acceptance
4) USTA “Top 200 List Ranking” –as on record with the ITF
5) No rank-Ordered Randomly (Not by USTA National Ranking)
Girls
1) ITF Junior Ranking
2) WTA Ranking of 350 or better-Main Draw Acceptance
3) WTA Ranking of 500-351-Qualifying Acceptance
3) USTA “Top 200 List Ranking” –as on record with the ITF
4) No rank-Ordered Randomly (Not by USTA National Ranking)
.
Please note that the ITF Easter Bowl is a closed ITF event and thus has a different selection procedure.
ITF RANKING REGULATIONS
On 1st January 2004 the ITF introduce the Combined Junior Ranking. The Combined Junior Ranking replaced the Singles and Doubles Ranking and is the sole junior ranking published by the ITF. The Combined Junior Ranking aims to encourage the doubles game at junior level and subsequently at professional level.
RANKING CALCULATIONS
A player's ranking will be calculated using the best six singles results plus one quarter (25%) of the best six doubles results. For example:
Player X: Best 6 Singles results = 950
Best 6 Doubles results = 880
One quarter of 880 = 220
950 220 = 1170 = Combined Ranking points total
Points are counted on a 52 week rollover system.
RANKING POINTS TABLES (Tournament & Regional Championships)
Singles
|
A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
B1
|
B2
|
B3
|
|
Winner
|
250
|
150
|
100
|
60
|
40
|
30
|
180
|
120
|
80
|
|
Runner-up
|
180
|
100
|
75
|
45
|
30
|
20
|
120
|
80
|
50
|
|
Semi-Finalists
|
120
|
80
|
50
|
30
|
20
|
15
|
80
|
60
|
30
|
|
Quarter-Finalists
|
80
|
60
|
30
|
20
|
15
|
10
|
60
|
40
|
15
|
|
Losers in last 16
|
50
|
30
|
20
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
30
|
25
|
5
|
|
Losers in last 32
|
30
|
20
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
10
|
-
|
Doubles (Each Player)
|
A
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
B1
|
B2
|
B3
|
|
Winners
|
180
|
100
|
75
|
50
|
30
|
20
|
120
|
80
|
50
|
|
Runners-up
|
120
|
75
|
50
|
30
|
20
|
15
|
80
|
60
|
30
|
|
Semi-Finalists
|
80
|
50
|
30
|
20
|
15
|
10
|
60
|
40
|
15
|
|
Quarter-Finalists
|
50
|
30
|
20
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
30
|
25
|
5
|
|
Losers in last 16
|
30
|
20
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
10
|
-
|
Grade A Super Series Bonus Points
| |
Singles
|
Doubles
|
|
Winner of 3 or more Grade A Events
|
250
|
180
|
Grand Slam Bonus Points
|
|
Singles
|
Doubles
|
|
Winner
|
250
|
180
|
Qualifiers losing in the first round of the main draw will receive 25 ranking points
Players losing in the final round of qualifying will receive 20 ranking points
Grade C - Team Competitions - Regional Qualifying
| |
No. 1 Singles
|
No. 2 Singles
|
Doubles Win
|
| |
Player Win
|
Player Win
|
Each Player
|
|
Final
|
80
|
60
|
60
|
|
Semi-Final
|
60
|
40
|
40
|
|
Quarter-Final
|
40
|
20
|
20
|