The ITF Women's Circuit is the second-tier tour for women's professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ...
organised 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 ...
, and is a tier below the
WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
WTA Tour tou ...
. 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
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
(senior singles),
Cara Black /
Liezel Huber (senior doubles) and
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (combined junior ranking).
Tournament breakdown by event category
Tournament breakdown by region
Singles titles by nation
''This list displays only the top 21 nations in terms of singles titles wins.''
See also
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2008 ITF Women's Circuit (January–March) 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 WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's ...
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2008 ITF Women's Circuit (April–June)
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 ...
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2008 ITF Women's Circuit (July–September) 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 2008, the ITF Women's Circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging fro ...
Sources
List of ITF World Champions2008 ITF statistics summaryITF pro circuit titles won by nations players in 2008
References
External links
International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
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ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
History
It serves as a developmenta ...
ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
2008 in women's tennis