‘Standards’ Recognition Award Criteria

Tournaments must meet all 3 criteria to be considered:

 

Tournament Feedback Survey – On the Wednesday of the tournament week, a survey is sent to the IPIN registered email address of players who participated in the tournament. Players are asked to rate key elements of the tournament and their overall experience. These results are used as a measure of player satisfaction with the tournament delivery.

• Received five or more responses in the previous edition of the event or swing (see below).
• Scored a specific metric (see ‘criteria’ below) on the ‘overall satisfaction’ question.
• No metric within the survey questions can score less than 3 (‘average’). For the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors this includes the facilities, hospitality (where provided), hotel, and food/meals.
• Where a venue is hosting ‘multi-week’ tournaments (hosted at the same venue for two or more weeks consecutively) the scores will be aggregated further across the multiple weeks and counted as one event within the TRP.

 

Tournament Supervisor Report – ITF Supervisors are required to submit a report following each tournament. Supervisors are required to rate the equivalent metrics to the Tournament Feedback Survey. No metric can score less than 3 (‘average’). This report must be received for the tournament to be considered.

 

National Association / Tournament Administration – National Associations must ensure a timely submission of the tournament application, tournament fact sheet and any required additional documentation for the tournament to be considered. Please note that the Tournament Recognition Programme does not impact on decisions made in respect of grading of tournaments within the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors. Tournament Grading shall strictly adhere to the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors Grading Criteria.

 

Criteria

The award is based upon the data from the most recent tournament (or swing), and if the standards have fallen based upon the above-mentioned criteria, then the award is removed. Tournament Recognition awards will be considered twice a year, in advance of the next edition of the tournament.  January to June tournaments will be informed in the final quarter of the previous year (December 2023 for launch of programme). July to December tournaments will be informed by March the same year.

 

It is acknowledged that the higher the grade the better the feedback metrics. On this basis the Tours will split the categories and have different ‘overall satisfaction’ metric criteria. The breakdown and metric (measured on a 1-5 scale) is as follows:

 

ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors
J30 & J60	4.5
J100 & J200	4.6
J300 & J500	4.7

 

Whilst the initial intention is to recognise 5-10% of tournaments, as more tournaments meet the criteria it is anticipated the number of tournaments achieving the recognition award will increase year on year. A nation can have more than one tournament receiving an Award in any period.

J500 & J300

J300 San Jose, CRC - January 2024
J300 Barranquilla, COL - February 2024
J300 Beijing, CHN - October 2024

J200 & J100

J200 Hammamet, TUN - January 2023
J100 Bromma, SWE - January 2024
J100 Dubai, UAE - January 2024
J100 Limassol, CYP - March 2024
J100 Asuncion, PAR - April 2024
J100 Cakovec, CRO - May 2024
J100 Mohammedia, MAR - May 2024
J200 Nagoya - October 2024

J60 & J30

J30 Trnava, SVK - January 2024
J60 Esch-Alzette, LUX - February 2024
J30 Liverpool, GBR - February 2024
J30 Algiers, ALG - February 2024
J30 Al Zahra, KUW - February 2024
J30 Sundsvall, SWE - March 2024
J60 Monterrey, MEX -  March 2024 (upgraded to J60 from J30)
J60 Dehradun, IND - March 2024 (upgraded to J60 from J30)
J30 Saint-Francois, GUD - April 2024
J30 Fergana, UZB - April 2024
J30 Le Diamant, MRN - April 2024
J60 Telde, ESP - April 2024
J60 Zouk, LBN - April 2024
J30 Halifax, CAN - May 2024
J30 Pereira, COL - May 2024
J60 Dakahlia, EGY -  May 2024
J60 LLeida, ESP - May 2024
J60 Lima, PER - May 2024
J60 Istanbul, TUR - May 2024
J30 Guatemala, GUA - June 2024
J60 Orlando, USA - July 2024
J60 Gold Coast, AUS - July 2024
J30 Humenne, SVK - August 2024
J30 Cuneo, ITA - August 2024
J60 Kigali, RWA - August 2024
J60 Cairo, EGY - August 2024
J30 Trnava, SVK - September 2024
J60 Sofia, BUL - September 2024
J60 Zlatibor, SRB - September 2024
J60 Rhodes, GRE - September 2024
J30 Honfleur, FRA - October 2024
J30 Jakarta, INA - October 2024
J30 Saint-Paul, REU - October 2024
J60 Veli Losinj, CRO - October 2024
J60 Dushanbe, TJK - October 2024
J60 Nonthaburi, THA - October 2024
J30 Leimen, GER - November 2024
J30 Tallinn, EST - November 2024
J30 Astana, KAZ - November 2024
J30 Cape Town, RSA - November 2024
J30 Bhilai, IND - (not renewed in 2024)
J30 Nahariya, ISR - (not renewed in 2024)
J60 Ramat Hasharon, ISR - (not renewed in 2024)

A tournament must have hosted consecutively for 25 years or more and the organising committee must have maintained continuity regardless of any changes in the club or venue. Note that a tournament did not have to host in either 2020 or 2021.

 

Contact juniors@itftennis.com if you have any queries about the award.

 

Recognised Tournaments in 2024

These tournaments have hosted continuously on the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors from 1999 (or earlier) to 2023:

 

J300 Traralgon (AUS) - AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International

J200 Villach (AUT) - Panaceo ITF Junior Cup

J300 Charleroi (BEL) - Astrid Bowl Charleroi

J500 Blumenau (BRA) - Banana Bowl

J300 Barranquilla (COL) - Copa Barranquilla

J300 San Jose (CRC) - Coffee Bowl

J60 Aarhus (DEN)

J300 Salinas (ECU) - Mundial Juvenil de Tenis

J30 Cairo (EGY) - Smash ITF Junior Tournament

J300 Beaulieu-sur-Mer (FRA) - Tournoi ITF Juniors de Beaulieu Sur Mer

J300 Roehampton (GBR) - Junior International Roehampton

J60 Corfu (GRE) - Theodoros Kalantzis Cup

J100 Chandigarh (IND)

J500 Milan (ITA) - Trofeo Bonfiglio

J200 Salsomaggiore (ITA) - Torneo Internazionale Under 18 Salsomaggiore

J200 Prato (ITA) - Prato International Junior Tournament

J200 Florence (ITA) - City of Florence ITF Junior

J300 Casablanca (MAR) - Méditeranée Avenir

J100 Mohammedia (MAR) - Raquette D'Or

J200 Castricum (NED)

J100 Auckland (NZL)

J60 Domzale (SLO) - Slovenian Junior Open

J300 Pancevo (SRB) - Pancevo Open

J300 Bradenton (USA) - Eddie Herr

J500 Plantation (USA) - Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship