The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2002, the ITF Women's circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000. In addition to the traditional tournament format, there were also two four-week circuits worth $40,000 each in prize money and two four-week development circuits (both held in India) each worth $20,000.
The ITF world champions in 2002 were Serena Williams (senior singles), Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (senior doubles), Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (junior singles) and Elke Clijsters (junior doubles).[1]
Tournament breakdown by region edit
| Region | Number of events | Total prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 10 | $115,000 |
| Asia | 43 | $670,000 |
| Europe | 168 | $3,030,000 |
| North America* | 64 | $1,690,000 |
| Oceania | 12 | $225,000 |
| South America | 9 | $105,000 |
| Total | 306 | $5,835,000 |
*Includes figures for Central America and the Caribbean
Singles titles by nation edit
| Rank | Nation | Titles won |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United States
|
23 |
| 2. |  Czech Republic
|
18 |
| = |  Spain
|
18 |
| = |  Germany
|
18 |
| 5. |  France
|
14 |
| = |  India
|
14 |
| 7. |  Italy
|
13 |
| = |  Ukraine
|
13 |
| 9. |  Russia
|
12 |
| 10. |  Argentina
|
11 |
| 11. |  China
|
10 |
| 12. |  Croatia
|
9 |
| = |  Great Britain
|
9 |
| = |  Hungary
|
9 |
| = |  Romania
|
9 |
| 16. |  Australia
|
8 |
| = |  Belgium
|
8 |
| = |  Japan
|
8 |
| 19. |  Austria
|
7 |
| = |  Slovakia
|
7 |
This list displays only the top 20 nations in terms of singles titles wins.
Sources edit
- List of ITF World Champions Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ITF prize money (1983–2008) Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ITF Pro Circuit Titles Won By Nations Players in 2002 Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
References edit
- ^ "List of ITF World Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-04-07.