‘Standards’ Recognition Award Criteria

Tournaments are recognised based on a 'Health Check' score that analyses how well the tournament(s) meet the Organisational Requirements. The score is weighted towards more critical items of delivery including areas such as administration, facilities and equipment, and healthcare. Tournaments must score over 90% in order to receive the award, noting that Multiple Week tournaments (those that host combined and/or consecutive weeks) have their scores averaged across a given swing.

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. July to December tournaments will be informed by April the same year.

It is acknowledged that there are more requirements for higher grade tournaments, as such higher level events are measured based on more aspects of delivery.

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.

W50-W100

• W75 Burnie (AUS) - January 2024
• W75 Altenkirchen (GER) - February 2024
• W100 Zaragoza (ESP) - April 2024
• W75 Chiasso (SUI) - April 2024
• W75 Zephyrhills, FL (USA) - April 2024 (moved to W75 from W35)
• W50 Otocec (SVN) - May 2024
• W100 Granby (CAN) - July 2024
• W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz (ESP) - July 2024
• W75 Olomouc (CZE) - July 2024
• W50 Porto (POR) - July 2024
• W75 Hechingen (GER) - July 2024
• W75 Vienna (AUT) - August 2024

W15 & W35

• W35 Bath (GBR) - February 2024
• W35 Naples, FL (USA) - February 2024
• W15 Gurugram (IND) - February 2024
• W15 Heraklion (GRE) - March 2024
• W35 Bujumbura (BDI) - April 2024
• W35 Osijek (CRO) - April 2024
• W35 Bethany Beach, DE (USA) - May 2024
• W15 Huntsville, AL (USA) - May 2024
• W15 Casablanca (MAR) - July 2024
• W15 Buzau (ROU) - September 2024

W50-W100

• W75 Croissy-Beaubourg (FRA) - March 2025
• W50 Calvi (FRA) - April 2025
• W75 Koper (SLO) - April 2025
• W100 Zaragoza (ESP) - April 2025
• W100 Bonita Springs, FL (USA) - April 2025

W15 & W35

• W15 Sabadell (ESP) - March 2025
• W15 Karaganda (KAZ) - March 2025
• W35 Jackson, MS (USA) - April 2025
• W35 Klagenfurt (AUT) - May 2025
• W15 Bol (CRO) - May 2025
• W35 Klosters (SUI) - June 2025
• W35/W15 Hillcrest - June 2025
• W35 Tauste (ESP) - June 2025

A tournament venue must have hosted consecutively for 25 years or more, with the exception that a tournament did not have to host in either 2020 or 2021. Note that for the ITF World Tennis Tour, men’s and women’s tournaments have been merged i.e. a venue could have hosted either a men’s or women’s tournaments at any stage throughout the 25 years.

Contact the relevant department if you have any queries or feel that your tournament meets our criteria.

Recognised Tournament Venues

• Tennis Club de Bagneres-de-Biggore, Bagneres-de-Biggore, France
• Tennis Club de Bourg-en-Bresse, Bourg-en-Bresse, France
• Tennis Club Herastrau, Bucharest, Romania
• Club de Tenis Denia, Denia, Spain
• Club de Tenis Gandia, Gandia, Spain
• Scotstoun Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Great Britain
• Real Club de Tenis Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
• Tennis Club de Plaisir, Plaisir, France
• Comité Départemental Tennis de la Vienne, Poitiers, France
• Stade Poitevin Tennis Club, Poitiers, France
• Akademicki Zwiazek Sportowy, Poznan, Poland