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The 2015 ITF Men's Circuit is the 2015 edition of the entry level tour for men's professional tennis, and is the third tier tennis tour below the Association of Tennis Professionals, World Tour and Challenger Tour.[2] It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) who additionally organizes the ITF Women's Circuit which is an entry-level tour for women's professional tennis. Future tournaments are organized to offer either $10,000 or $15,000 in prize money and tournaments which offering hospitality to players competing in the main draw give additional ranking points which are valid under the ATP ranking system,[3] and are to be organized by a national association or approved by the ITF Men's Circuit Committee.[2][4]
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Duration | 5 January 2015 – 27 December 2015 |
Edition | 18th |
Tournaments | 693 |
Categories | $15,000 tournaments (184) $10,000 tournaments (509) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | |
← 2014 2016 → |
The tournaments are played on a rectangular flat surface, commonly referred to as a tennis court. The dimension of a tennis court are defined and regulated by the ITF and the court is 23.78 meters (78.0 feet) long, 10.97 meters (36.0 feet) wide. Its width is 8.23 meters (27.0 feet) for singles matches and 10.97 meters (36.0 feet) for doubles matches.[5][6] Tennis is played on a variety of surfaces and each surface has its own characteristics which affect the playing style of the game. There are four main types of courts depending on the materials used for the court surface, clay, hard, grass and carpet courts with the ITF classifying five different pace settings ranging from slow to fast.[7]
Participating host nations
editAlgeria (ALG)
Argentina (ARG)
Australia (AUS)
Austria (AUT)
Bahrain (BHR)
Belarus (BLR)
Belgium (BEL)
Bolivia (BOL)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
Brazil (BRA)
Bulgaria (BUL)
Cambodia (CAM)
Canada (CAN)
Chile (CHI)
China (CHN)
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
Colombia (COL)
Cyprus (CYP)
Czech Republic (CZE)
Dominican Republic (DOM)
Egypt (EGY)
El Salvador (SLV)
Estonia (EST)
Finland (FIN)
France (FRA)
Gabon (GAB)
Georgia (GEO)
Germany (GER)
Great Britain (GBR)
Greece (GRE)
Guam (GUM)
Guatemala (GUA)
Honduras (HON)
Hong Kong (HKG)
India (IND)
Indonesia (INA)
Iran (IRN)
Ireland (IRL)
Israel (ISR)
Italy (ITA)
Japan (JPN)
Kazakhstan (KAZ)
Kuwait (KUW)
Latvia (LAT)
Lebanon (LIB)
Lithuania (LTU)
Morocco (MAR)
Mexico (MEX)
Mozambique (MOZ)
Netherlands (NED)
Nicaragua (NCA)
Nigeria (NGR)
Norway (NOR)
Panama (PAN)
Philippines (PHI)
Poland (POL)
Portugal (POR)
Qatar (QAT)
Romania (ROU)
Russia (RUS)
Serbia (SRB)
Slovenia (SLO)
South Africa (RSA)
South Korea (KOR)
Spain (ESP)
Sri Lanka (SRI)
Sweden (SWE)
Switzerland (SUI)
Thailand (THA)
Tunisia (TUN)
Turkey (TUR)
Ukraine (UKR)
United States (USA)
Uzbekistan (UZB)
Venezuela (VEN)
Zimbabwe (ZIM)
Countries that are hosting a tournament in 2015, but did not in 2014.[8]
Schedule
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Point distribution
editTournament Category[21] | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 |
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Futures 15,000+H | 35 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Futures 15,000 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Futures 10,000+H | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Futures 10,000 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- General
- "2015 ITF Men's Circuit". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Specific
- ^ "Men's Pro Circuit – leading title winners per year". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Overview – Pro Circuit". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "2014 Organisational Requirements" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. p. 3. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Overview – Circuit Info". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "ITF – Rulebooks – Rules of Tennis". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Rules of Tennis 2013 - Rule 1. The Court". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "About Court Pace Classification". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "2014 ITF Men's Circuit". Association of Tennis Professionals. Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - January 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - February 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - March 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - April 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - May 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - June 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - July 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - August 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - September 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - October 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - November 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - December 2015". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "IX. Emirates ATP Rankings". 1 July 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
External links
edit- International Tennis Federation official website Archived 2014-03-15 at the Wayback Machine