The ITF Women's Circuit is the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000.
The ITF world champions in 2008 were Jelena Janković (senior singles), Cara Black / Liezel Huber (senior doubles) and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (combined junior ranking).
Tournament breakdown by event category Event category Number of events Total prize money $100,000 13 $1,300,000 $75,000 17 $1,275,000 $50,000 47 $2,350,000 $25,000 121 $3,025,000 $10,000 238 $2,380,000 Total 436 $10,330,000
Tournament breakdown by region Region Number of events Total prize money Africa 15 $195,000 Asia 61 $1,460,000 Central America/Caribbean 20 $405,000 Europe 253 $6,065,000 North America 45 $1,575,000 Oceania 13 $295,000 South America 29 $335,000 Total 436 $10,330,000
Singles titles by nation Rank Nation Titles won 1. Russia 30 2. Italy 28 3. USA 27 4. Germany 22 = Slovak Republic 22 6. Netherlands 18 7. Czech Republic 17 8. Argentina 16 = Spain 16 10. Japan 15 = Romania 15 12. France 13 13. Great Britain 12 = Poland 12 15. Australia 10 = Brazil 10 17. China 8 = Korea 8 = Ukraine 8 20. Portugal 7 = Slovenia 7 This list displays only the top 21 nations in terms of singles titles wins.
See also 2008 ITF Women's Circuit (January–March) 2008 ITF Women's Circuit (April–June) 2008 ITF Women's Circuit (July–September)
Sources List of ITF World Champions 2008 ITF statistics summary ITF pro circuit titles won by nations players in 2008
References
External links International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website