The 2013 ITF Men's Circuit is the 2013 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 | 7 January – 29 December 2013 |
Edition | 16th |
Tournaments | 638 |
Categories | $15,000 tournaments (170) $10,000 tournaments (468) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | |
← 2012 2014 → |
The tournaments are played on a rectangular flat surface, commonly referred to as a tennis court. The dimenstion 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
editArgentina (ARG)
Armenia (ARM)
Australia (AUS)
Austria (AUT)
Bahrain (BHR)
Belarus (BLR)
Belgium (BEL)
Bolivia (BOL)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
Brazil (BRA)
Bulgaria (BUL)
Burundi (BDI)
Cambodia (CAM)
Canada (CAN)
Chile (CHI)
China (CHN)
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
Colombia (COL)
Croatia (CRO)
Cyprus (CYP)
Czech Republic (CZE)
Denmark (DEN)
Ecuador (ECU)
Egypt (EGY)
El Salvador (ESA)
Estonia (EST)
Finland (FIN)
France (FRA)
Gabon (GAB)
Georgia (GEO)
Germany (GER)
Great Britain (GBR)
Greece (GRE)
Guam (GUM)
Guatemala (GUA)
Hungary (HUN)
India (IND)
Israel (ISR)
Italy (ITA)
Japan (JPN)
Kazakhstan (KAZ)
Kuwait (KUW)
Latvia (LAT)
Liechtenstein (LIE)[note 1]
Lithuania (LTU)
Mexico (MEX)
Morocco (MAR)
Netherlands (NED)
Nigeria (NGR)
Peru (PER)
Poland (POL)
Portugal (POR)
Qatar (QAT)
Ireland (IRL)
Romania (ROU)
Russia (RUS)
Rwanda (RWA)
Senegal (SEN)
Serbia (SRB)
Slovakia (SVK)
Slovenia (SLO)
South Korea (KOR)
Spain (ESP)
Sweden (SWE)
Switzerland (SUI)[note 1]
Thailand (THA)
Turkey (TUR)
Ukraine (UKR)
United States (USA)
Uzbekistan (UZB)
Venezuela (VEN)
Vietnam (VIE)
Countries that are hosting a tournament in 2013, but did not in 2012.[9]
Schedule
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Point distribution
editTournament Category[22] | 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 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- General
- "2013 ITF Men's Circuit". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- Specific
- ^ a b "Men's Pro Circuit – leading title winners per year". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Overview – Pro Circuit". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "2013 Organisational Requirements" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Overview – Circuit Info". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "ITF – Rulebooks – Rules of Tennis". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Rules of Tennis 2013 – Rule 1. The Court". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "About Court Pace Classification". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Switzerland F2 Futures". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "2012 ITF Men's Circuit". Association of Tennis Professionals. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – January 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – February 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – March 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – April 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – May 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – June 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – July 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – August 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – September 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – October 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – November 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar – December 2013". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "IX. Emirates ATP Rankings". 1 July 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
External links
edit- International Tennis Federation official website Archived 15 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine