The 2023 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's World Tennis Tour is the entry-level and mid-level tour for women's professional

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. It is organized by the

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and is a tier below the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The Tour provides a professional pathway between the ITF Junior World Tennis Tour and the WTA Tour. The results of ITF tournaments are incorporated into the WTA ranking, which enables professionals to progress through to the elite levels of women's professional tennis. The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour offers approximately 500 tournaments across 65 countries and incorporates six prize money levels of tournaments: $15,000, $25,000, $40,000, $60,000, $80,000 and $100,000. Tournaments at $15,000 level include reserved main draw places for Top-100 ranked ITF Juniors, providing a smooth pathway for the best new talent to break through into elite professional tennis. The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour is also designed to target prize money effectively to help reduce costs for players and ultimately enable more players to make a living. From 1 March 2022, following the

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the ITF announced that players from

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and

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could still play on the tour but would not be allowed to play under the flag of Belarus or Russia.

Schedule

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Cancelled/postponed tournaments

The following tournaments were formally announced by the ITF before being subsequently cancelled or postponed due to the

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or other reasons.

Participating host nations

WTA ranking points distribution

* "+H" indicates that hospitality is provided.

Statistics

Key

These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season. The players/nations are sorted by: # Total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation) # A singles > doubles hierarchy # Alphabetical order (by family names for players). ''To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after all events of the week are completed.''

Titles won by player

Titles won by nation

References

External links

International Tennis Federation (ITF)
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