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Coup Droit


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Just to add, for UK interest, when the vote was taken last year,for the ITF to become 'World Tennis', Ross Hutchins was hired as the CEO

"Hutchins also outlined five forward-looking pillars for World Tennis --

growing global tennis participation to 140M (from 106M) by 2035; expanding the professional pathway for players;
enhancing the nations competitions World Tennis organizes (e.g., Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup);
future-proofing the sport through innovations and evolving governance; and
raising investment through new revenue streams and partnerships (though he clarified World Tennis is not considering outside investment).

World Tennis has pledged to reinvest 85% of its income over the next decade to growing tennis through its 214 national tennis associations (e.g., the USTA)."

85%?! For most organisations of any sort, operating costs are well over 15%, Id have thought significantly over that mark for an organisation like this. So Im not sure how theyd make that happen, but good luck to them ! 

 It doesn't say 'gross income' so maybe it means 'net income' ? 



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Coup Droit wrote:
JonH wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:

Just to add, for UK interest, when the vote was taken last year,for the ITF to become 'World Tennis', Ross Hutchins was hired as the CEO

"Hutchins also outlined five forward-looking pillars for World Tennis --

growing global tennis participation to 140M (from 106M) by 2035; expanding the professional pathway for players;
enhancing the nations competitions World Tennis organizes (e.g., Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup);
future-proofing the sport through innovations and evolving governance; and
raising investment through new revenue streams and partnerships (though he clarified World Tennis is not considering outside investment).

World Tennis has pledged to reinvest 85% of its income over the next decade to growing tennis through its 214 national tennis associations (e.g., the USTA)."

85%?! For most organisations of any sort, operating costs are well over 15%, Id have thought significantly over that mark for an organisation like this. So Im not sure how theyd make that happen, but good luck to them ! 

 It doesn't say 'gross income' so maybe it means 'net income' ? 

 Yes, that would make more sense 



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Coup Droit wrote:
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Keep up at the back, the ITF professional circuit has been branded as the World Tennis Tour since 2019. 

 From the ITF site:

16 Oct 2025

International Tennis Federation to become World Tennis in 2026

 

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will become World Tennis in 2026, following an overwhelming majority vote from its member national tennis associations in favour of the proposal at the ITF Annual General Meeting today. 

Recommended by the ITF Board and Executive, the name change is designed to better reflect the organisations role as the sports global governing body and guardian, as well as the essential role it plays alongside its member nations to grow and develop tennis worldwide. ....

The ITFs trading name will be updated on 1st January 2026, and the new World Tennis brand will be launched in summer 2026 as part of a phased rollout plan....

https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/international-tennis-federation-to-become-world-tennis-in-2026/

 

(and it's since the June 2026 date that Google search went up the Swanee) 

 

 



-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 23rd of August 2026 06:45:52 AM

Theres no need to shout. I know the ITF rebranded as World Tennis in June.  My point was their pro circuit rebranded as WTT in 2019.

https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/what-is-the-itf-world-tennis-tour/



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Lambda_ wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Lambda_ wrote:

Keep up at the back, the ITF professional circuit has been branded as the World Tennis Tour since 2019. 

 From the ITF site:

16 Oct 2025

International Tennis Federation to become World Tennis in 2026

 

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will become World Tennis in 2026, following an overwhelming majority vote from its member national tennis associations in favour of the proposal at the ITF Annual General Meeting today. 

Recommended by the ITF Board and Executive, the name change is designed to better reflect the organisations role as the sports global governing body and guardian, as well as the essential role it plays alongside its member nations to grow and develop tennis worldwide. ....

The ITFs trading name will be updated on 1st January 2026, and the new World Tennis brand will be launched in summer 2026 as part of a phased rollout plan....

https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/international-tennis-federation-to-become-world-tennis-in-2026/

 

(and it's since the June 2026 date that Google search went up the Swanee) 

 

 



-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 23rd of August 2026 06:45:52 AM

Theres no need to shout. I know the ITF rebranded as World Tennis in June.  My point was their pro circuit rebranded as WTT in 2019.

https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/what-is-the-itf-world-tennis-tour/

 I wasn't shouting - that's how the ITF's website copied and pasted 

My point is that the WTT is a sub-brand - it's only this year, not 2019, that it has been rebranded as World Tennis (which is different from World Tennis Tour) 



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Cool - dont mind either way, just noticed SC is still posting them as ITF events, thought having them consistent may make sense and it didnt appear any other sites I had seen were calling the WTT W or M whatevers. But that doesnt mean it isnt correct and people just havent caught up!

 Yes, fair to point out our differences. For me, probably best to at least be consistent within threads so essentially leave it to SC and TA to lead the way.



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The worst part of this whole rebrand is that it seems to have completely delisted player pages from google - you can search 'player name itf' or 'player name world tennis' and get absolutely no link to their profile page. I appreciate the ITF probably operates on an absolute shoestring compared to the WTA & ATP, but still, the ineptitude is a bit much.

 I agree !!!

I don't care in the slightest whether it's called ITF or whatever - everyone knows what a W35 or an M15 is..... call it what you like ....

But the Google search function having gone completely AWOL is infuritating  

 I saw Jon said that he had had no issues but I'n still getting plenty - eg. Paul Jubb



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indiana wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
jb288 wrote:

The worst part of this whole rebrand is that it seems to have completely delisted player pages from google - you can search 'player name itf' or 'player name world tennis' and get absolutely no link to their profile page. I appreciate the ITF probably operates on an absolute shoestring compared to the WTA & ATP, but still, the ineptitude is a bit much.

 I agree !!!

I don't care in the slightest whether it's called ITF or whatever - everyone knows what a W35 or an M15 is..... call it what you like ....

But the Google search function having gone completely AWOL is infuritating  

 I saw Jon said that he had had no issues but I'n still getting plenty - eg. Paul Jubb

 Yes, exactly

Oliver Bonding is another - and Lucas Poullain - and ......



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indiana wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
jb288 wrote:

The worst part of this whole rebrand is that it seems to have completely delisted player pages from google - you can search 'player name itf' or 'player name world tennis' and get absolutely no link to their profile page. I appreciate the ITF probably operates on an absolute shoestring compared to the WTA & ATP, but still, the ineptitude is a bit much.

 I agree !!!

I don't care in the slightest whether it's called ITF or whatever - everyone knows what a W35 or an M15 is..... call it what you like ....

But the Google search function having gone completely AWOL is infuritating  

 I saw Jon said that he had had no issues but I'n still getting plenty - eg. Paul Jubb

To be fair, I just tried Jubby and didnt get his ITF page come up. So yeah. But thats the first i remember! Honest!  



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indiana wrote:
JonH wrote:

Cool - dont mind either way, just noticed SC is still posting them as ITF events, thought having them consistent may make sense and it didnt appear any other sites I had seen were calling the WTT W or M whatevers. But that doesnt mean it isnt correct and people just havent caught up!

 Yes, fair to point out our differences. For me, probably best to at least be consistent within threads so essentially leave it to SC and TA to lead the way.

 Well as it changed a few weeks ago (and I missed it at the time), I think it should be WTT. Of course, SC will probably go her own way !



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QR1:- Daisy Mewett (GBR) UNR/UNR def Nancy Singh (IND) UNR/UNR/15yo 6-4 6-1

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FQR:- Eloise Newberry (GBR) UNR/960/18yo [Q2] v Elizaveta Smirnova (***) UNR/UNR/18yo/JR1993
FQR:- Daisy Mewett (GBR) UNR/UNR v Limia Sagheb Tehrani (IRI) UNR/1006 [Q3]
FQR:- Ophelia Korpanec Davies (GBR) UNR/1984/17yo/JR131 [Q7] v Rituparna Nayak (IND) WR2308 [Q10]
FQR:- Chloe Cleaver (GBR) UNR/2155/18yo [Q8] v Soroor Moradibajestani (IRI) UNR/2247 [Q9]

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L16:- Clarissa Blomqvist (FIN) / Alexandra Vagramov (CAN) CR1157 (929+228) [1] v Daisy Mewett (GBR) / Elizaveta Smirnova (***) UNR (UNR+UNR)

L16:- Ophelia Korpanec Davies (GBR) / Yelena Lebeau (FRA) UNR (1814+UNR) / Aleksandra Mateva (BUL) / Aurora Nosei (ITA) CR3035 (1344+1691)

L16:- Sana Garakani (POR) / Martyna Zaremba (POL) CR3515 (1776+1739) v Chloe Cleaver (GBR) / Eloise Newberry (GBR) UNR (UNR+UNR)

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FQR:- Eloise Newberry (GBR) UNR/960/18yo [Q2] v Elizaveta Smirnova (***) UNR/UNR/18yo/JR1993
FQR:- Daisy Mewett (GBR) UNR/UNR v Limia Sagheb Tehrani (IRI) UNR/1006 [Q3]
FQR:- Ophelia Korpanec Davies (GBR) UNR/1984/17yo/JR131 [Q7] v Rituparna Nayak (IND) WR2308 [Q10]
FQR:- Chloe Cleaver (GBR) UNR/2155/18yo [Q8] v Soroor Moradibajestani (IRI) UNR/2247 [Q9]

Ophelia won, 6-1 6-0

Eloise won, 6-2 6-0

Chloe won, 6-0 6-0 

Daisy lost, 6-3 6-1



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Three good wins with better scores than I expected. I wasn't expecting Daisy to win though, so not a surprise.

Monastir aren't usually very quick to do the draws, so I may miss it as am out for the evening.

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Our girls really did NOT get lucky with the main draws

But often rankings don't mean much at this end of the range

We also seem to be taking on the whole Arakawa family single-handedly ....

R1:

(q) Eloise Newberry (GBR) UNR/1133/18yo v (4) Natsuho Arakawa (JPN) WR 908 (CH 667)

(q) Ophelia Korpanec Davies (GBR) UNR/1961/17yo/JR131 v (2) Haruna Arakawa (JPN) WR 819 (CH 312)

(q) Chloe Cleaver (GBR) UNR/2132/18yo v (5) Johanna Silva (GER) WR 909 (CH 786)

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