Our aim is to get more people involved in tennis, whatever their age, gender, playing standard and physical ability. We also work to develop talented players, especially from under-resourced and under-represented countries.  Funding is split across six pillars that cover all areas of development: Performance, Participation, Coaching, Facilities, Events and Administration & Resources.

Through our strategy, we look to create opportunities all over the world. To make this a reality, we fund a range of international and regional projects. The six Regional Associations run some regional development projects for us, and our development department manages international projects, including: Grand Slam® Player Grant Programme, ITF Junior Player Grant Programme, International 18 & Under GSDF Teams, ITF Recognition of National Training Centres, ITF Facility Grant Programme, ITF Digitalisation Grant Programme, ITF Subscription Rebate Programme, GSDF/ITF Professional Tournament Grants and the Junior Tennis Initiative (JTI). Additionally on behalf of the Grand Slam® Board, the department also administers the Grand Slam® Development Fund.

Guidelines for international projects administered by the ITF can be found on the Publications and Resources page here

We work with National Associations to help them put in place projects to develop the next generation of players. Each ITF member National Association is assessed for its eligibility to benefit from these projects. Further details regarding the ITF National Association Development Eligibility criteria can be found on the Publications and Resources page here