A New Digital Haven for Tennis Enthusiasts
In an age where digital platforms have become central to connecting people with shared interests, a new player has emerged on the scene, dedicated entirely…
ITF ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL PARTNERS UPDATE ACROSS WORLD CUP OF TENNIS
The ITF has today confirmed a number of updates to its portfolio of commercial partnerships. Stake, the world’s leading brand in betting and gaming, has…
TENNIS COMMUNITY RECOGNISED FOR HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT TO UKRAINE
GlobalGiving has received an Anthem Award for its special collaboration with the tennis community to raise crucial support for the people of Ukraine. From the creators of…
THE INSIDE STORY OF THE GSPDP/ITF TOURING TEAM IN AUSTRALIA
It was a tour like no other. While all was to end well – very well, in fact – the Grand Slam Player Development Programme/ITF…
ZHENG REACHES TOP 100 AFTER LONG HAUL TO W60 ORLANDO
China’s Zheng Qinwen followed her breakthrough performances at Melbourne Park with the biggest hard-court title of her career, swapping the balmy Australian Open climes for the chilly…
DRAWS MADE FOR 2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
New Junior Grand Slam champions will be crowned in Melbourne in the coming week and the draws for the Australian Open Junior Championships have allowed players to…
ITF STATEMENT: AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DECISION ON NOVAK DJOKOVIC’S VISA
The ITF has issued the following statement regarding the Australian government decision relating to Mr. Djokovic’s Australian visa: “While the ITF respects the Australian Government’s…
8000 PLAYERS, 34000 MATCHES: THE 2021 ITF WORLD TENNIS TOUR IN NUMBERS
The ITF World Tennis Tour bounced back from the disruption caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020 with a strong 2021 season that saw almost 8,000…
ITF WORLD TENNIS TOUR CENTRAL TO INTERNATIONAL PLAYER PATHWAY
A New Year means a new start for tennis players worldwide, with a fresh crop of elite juniors among those setting out in 2022 to…
DJOKOVIC AND BARTY NAMED ITF WORLD CHAMPIONS
The records keep coming for Novak Djokovic, who is steadily writing his name into the history books in an era of unprecedented talent in the…
FORMER JUNIOR WIMBLEDON CHAMP SNIGUR CLAIMS W100 DUBAI TITLE
Daria Snigur rocketed 39 places to a career-high No. 144 in the WTA rankings after collecting her biggest title yet on the ITF World Tennis Tour…
‘TENNIS WON’T BE THE SAME AGAIN’: CAMEROON’S FIRST ITF JUNIOR EVENTS
History is being made in Cameroon as the nation hosts its first ITF World Tennis Tour junior events – a significant moment for Fédération Camerounaise…
ITF WORLD COACHES CONFERENCE BY BNP PARIBAS TO GET UNDERWAY ON FRIDAY
The ITF’s biennial World Coaches Conference by BNP Paribas will get underway on Friday, with a mix of experts and star names due to take part in…
BRENGLE WINS FIRST SINGLES TITLE IN 20 MONTHS AT W80 MACON
Madison Brengle won her first professional singles title in 20 months at the W80 Macon tournament on the ITF World Tennis Tour on Sunday, defeating Kazakh Zarina…
CZECH REPUBLIC CROWNED JUNIOR BILLIE JEAN KING CUP CHAMPIONS
Czech Republic have been crowned Junior Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas champions for the fifth time in their history after defeating Japan in a one-sided…
REGISTRATION OPENS FOR THE ITF WORLD COACHES CONFERENCE BY BNP PARIBAS
The ITF’s biennial World Coaches Conference by BNP Paribas will take place virtually from 5-7 November 2021 with Judy Murray (GBR), Andres Gomez (ECU) and Paul Roetert (USA) the first keynote speakers confirmed. Registration is now open via the ITF…
RADUCANU COMPLETES FAIRYTALE US OPEN TRIUMPH
Emma Raducanu is the 2021 US Open women’s singles champion. Yes, you read that right: the 18-year-old Brit, fresh off her A-levels, near-unheard of in her…
BLOKHINA STUNS THIRD SEED SHNAIDER TO REACH THIRD ROUND AT THE US OPEN
Alexis Blokhina had faced Russia’s Diana Shnaider three times in ITF J1 tournaments this year on clay and grass, losing on all three occasions. In their fourth meeting…
PLAYER PATHWAY ALIVE AND WELL IN NEW YORK AS PLAYERS THRIVE AT US OPEN
The sight of Clara Burel and Clara Tauson doing battle at the US Open brought back memories and prompted an inevitable dive into the archives to uncover a photographic…
BEACH TENNIS STARS READY AS SAND SERIES KICKS OFF IN SAARLOUIS
The first-ever ITF Beach Tennis Sand Series event will see a stellar line-up compete for glory in Saarlouis, Germany this weekend, with nine of the…
LOBATO NETS FIRST ITF WORLD TENNIS TOUR TITLE SINCE 2019 IN FRANKFURT
Spain’s Eduard Esteve Lobato claimed his first ITF World Tennis Tour title for more than two years after defeating all before him to top the podium at M25…
TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS – MEMORABLE MOMENTS
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games officially drawing to a close on Sunday 8 August, ITFTennis.com looks back on some of the standout performers, matches and moments…
TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC TENNIS EVENT – BY THE NUMBERS
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Tennis Event finished on Sunday 1 August after nine days of thrilling action at the Ariake Tennis Park. While these Games…
GOLD RUSH: ZVEREV SURGES TO OLYMPIC TRIUMPH OVER KHACHANOV
Steffi, Boris, Michael, Sascha: German tennis has a new Olympic gold medallist after Alexander Zverev claimed the nation’s first men’s singles triumph at the Games…
BENCIC CELEBRATES ‘BEST DAY’ YET AFTER SECURING TWO MEDALS IN TOKYO
Belinda Bencic celebrated the “best day” of her career after victory in both the women’s singles and doubles semi-finals on Thursday guaranteed her two medals…
MEDVEDEV BRUSHES OFF PHYSICAL ISSUES TO REACH QUARTER-FINALS IN TOKYO
Daniil Medvedev overcame physical issues in the face of hot and humid conditions on Centre Court on Wednesday to defeat Fabio Fognini 6-2 3-6 6-2…
MURRAY WITHDRAWS FROM SINGLES AT TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS
Two-time Olympic singles champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the singles event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games due to a right quad muscle strain.…
NISHIKORI ROLLS BACK THE YEARS TO STUN RUBLEV IN TOKYO
If there is a right time to post your first win over a Top-10 opponent in over two and a half years, you’d be hard-pressed…
SAKKARI: IT’S GREAT TO PLAY IN THESE CONDITIONS
The draining Tokyo heat and humidity is hardly the favourite feature of this Olympic Games for many athletes, but Maria Sakkari is relishing the testing temperatures at…
OSAKA LIGHTS OLYMPIC CAULDRON TO LAUNCH TOKYO 2020 GAMES
Japan’s Naomi Osaka, the reigning US and Australian Open champion and world No. 2, took centre stage at the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony as she became…
‘NERVOUS’ AT PAST OLYMPICS, DJOKOVIC PRIMED FOR GOLDEN SLAM CHARGE
Three down, two to go. Novak Djokovic may be playing it cool, but he is fully aware of the hand of history which is increasingly…
CANADA’S AUGER-ALIASSIME READY TO REALISE HIS OLYMPIC DREAMS
It is the summer of 2008 and an eight-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime is at home with his family watching the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing…
PLAYING FOR UKRAINE BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN SVITOLINA
The Olympic motto is “Faster – Higher – Stronger” and it seems that is the way that world No. 6 Elina Svitolina feels when she dons her…
KALININA BREAKS TOP 100 AFTER CLAIMING BIGGEST ITF TITLE YET IN FRANCE
Anhelina Kalinina has finally earned the reward her perseverance – and results – deserved after securing a place in the world’s Top 100. The 24-year-old Ukrainian…
ITF INTRODUCES ADVANCE ENTRY SYSTEM FOR DOUBLES
From next month, ITF World Tennis Tour Men’s $25,000 and Women’s $25,000, $60,000, $80,000, and $100,000 tournaments will have an advance entry system for the…
DRAW MADE FOR 2021 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON
France’s Luca van Assche will begin his campaign at the Junior Championships with a showdown with Max Hans Rehberg of Germany as he goes in search of a Roland…
WANG JOINS ‘GOOD FRIEND’ SWIATEK IN WIMBLEDON MAIN DRAW
When Wang Xinyu began her grass court season in Nottingham this June, she ended quite the wait for a taste of grass court tennis. A 1,058-day wait,…
DJOKOVIC DOUBLES DOWN WITH SECOND ROLAND GARROS CROWN
Novak Djokovic made history in claiming the second Roland Garros men’s singles title of his career, battling back to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4. The first man…
HEWETT HANGS ON AGAINST FERNANDEZ FOR KUNIEDA CLASH IN FINAL
Reigning Roland Garros men’s singles champion Alfie Hewett battled back from the brink to beat world No. 2 Gustavo Fernandez in the semi-finals and keep his title defence alive…
SERENA’S WORDS OF WISDOM FUELLING PIGATO’S ROLAND GARROS TITLE BID
When Lisa Pigato learned she would be playing her idol, 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, on her WTA main draw debut, the Italian teenager needed some…
HONG KONG’S NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE GRANTED BRONZE LEVEL STATUS
Tennis development in Hong Kong has received a major boost after the country’s National Training Centre (NTC) received Bronze Level status from the ITF. The…
IN-FORM KALININA PRAISES GSDF/ITF SUPPORT AFTER CHALLENGING YEAR
Anhelina Kalinina is on a roll: 13 wins in her last 14 matches, two titles – including the biggest of her career to date – and…
CAREER-BEST TITLES SECURED AS JUNIOR GRANTS BOOST NEW ZEALAND PAIR
Every journey may well begin with a first step, but it is the next stride which is always the most significant in the development of…