The 2015 ITF Men's Circuit is the 2015 edition of the entry level tour for men's professional

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, and is the third tier tennis tour below the

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, World Tour and Challenger Tour. It is organised by the

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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, and are to be organized by a national association or approved by the ITF Men's Circuit Committee. The tournaments are played on a rectangular flat surface, commonly referred to as a

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courts with the ITF classifying five different pace settings ranging from slow to fast.

Participating host nations

Countries that are hosting a tournament in 2015, but did not in 2014.

Schedule

Key

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Point distribution

References

;General * ;Specific

External links

International Tennis Federation official website
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