The ITF Beach Tennis Tour (
ITF BTT) is a
beach tennis
''For the sport called "beach paddleball", see Matkot. For other sports called "paddleball", see Paddleball (sport).''
Beach tennis is a game combining elements of tennis and volleyball and played on a beach.
Forms
Beach tennis
Beach tenni ...
contest organized by the
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there ...
. It began in 2008, and has already seen an increase of nearly six times in the number of
tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
s on the ITF BTT calendar.
Points
Players are ranked according to total number of
points attained. Points are awarded throughout each tournament as follows:
ITF Beach Tennis Tour rankings table
References
External links
ITF Beach Tennis Tour
Current player rankings
International Tennis Federation
Exhibition tennis tournaments
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