| About the ITF Men's Circuit |
The ITF Men’s Circuit provides the entry level of Professional Tournaments enabling players to eventually reach the higher level tournaments on the ATP World Tour.
The ITF Men’s Circuit incorporates two prize money levels of Futures tournaments. Futures Tournaments are single week tournaments that offer either $10,000 or $15,000 each in prize money. They must be scheduled with a minimum total of $30,000 in prize money, so either three consecutive weeks of $10,000 each in prize money or two consecutive weeks of $15,000 each in prize money.
In general, the ITF Men’s Circuit offers over 400 weeks of tennis which take place in over 60 different countries each year.
Some Futures are aided by the Grand Slam Development Fund (GSDF). This GSDF assists the lesser developed countries which helps the development of tennis in regions that without funding would not be able to be part of the ITF Men’s Circuit. This funding also creates more opportunities for players to play Professional Tennis both Internationally and also within their own region.
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