Emily Webley-Smith and Others

steven · Tennis legend

Emily Webley-Smith and Others

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Good questions . . .

Well, I know that the annual ITF ipin registration fee is USD 55 (for the adult PRO circuit). Doesn't really answer the question though . . .

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

I've always assumed it was the country's tennis federation that pays for the events in the hope it will improve tennis in that country by attracting local players?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
I thoght Futures were generally funded by the host country's tennis federation, with a few being sponsored instead (or as well) and the ITF providing some of the funding for Futures in what might be termed developing tennis nations.

Yes, but presumably the Turkish tennis federation can't afford to fund 27 tournaments (or whatever we're up to now) and the ITF can't justify sponsoring Turkey to host so many on the basis that they're a developing tennis nation. So what gives ?

PaulM · Tennis legend

The Turkish resorts see it as excellent business to gets people staying etc... Out of regular season. Same in Egypt.

steven · Tennis legend

One thing that is a bit shocking about the huge number of Turkish Futures (+ a few Challengers) over the last couple of years (and hence the huge number of Turkish WCs) is that they still only have one player in the top 1000 and just 13 other players with ATP singles rankings, 8 of whom have only 1 point!