The ITF Women's Circuit is the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000.
The ITF world champions in 2008 were Jelena Janković (senior singles), Cara Black / Liezel Huber (senior doubles) and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (combined junior ranking).[1]
Tournament breakdown by event category
Event category | Number of events | Total prize money |
---|---|---|
$100,000 | 13 | $1,300,000 |
$75,000 | 17 | $1,275,000 |
$50,000 | 47 | $2,350,000 |
$25,000 | 121 | $3,025,000 |
$10,000 | 238 | $2,380,000 |
Total | 436 | $10,330,000 |
Tournament breakdown by region
Region | Number of events | Total prize money |
---|---|---|
Africa | 15 | $195,000 |
Asia | 61 | $1,460,000 |
Central America/Caribbean | 20 | $405,000 |
Europe | 253 | $6,065,000 |
North America | 45 | $1,575,000 |
Oceania | 13 | $295,000 |
South America | 29 | $335,000 |
Total | 436 | $10,330,000 |
Singles titles by nation
Rank | Nation | Titles won |
---|---|---|
1. | Russia | 30 |
2. | Italy | 28 |
3. | USA | 27 |
4. | Germany | 22 |
= | Slovak Republic | 22 |
6. | Netherlands | 18 |
7. | Czech Republic | 17 |
8. | Argentina | 16 |
= | Spain | 16 |
10. | Japan | 15 |
= | Romania | 15 |
12. | France | 13 |
13. | Great Britain | 12 |
= | Poland | 12 |
15. | Australia | 10 |
= | Brazil | 10 |
17. | China | 8 |
= | Korea | 8 |
= | Ukraine | 8 |
20. | Portugal | 7 |
= | Slovenia | 7 |
This list displays only the top 21 nations in terms of singles titles wins.
See also
Sources
References
- ↑ "List of ITF World Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
External links
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