2025 ITF Masters World Championships to take place across four nations

Türkiye, Portugal, USA, and Croatia will host next year’s International Tennis Federation (ITF) Masters World Championships, the global governing body has confirmed today.

The four nations will each host selected age groups of the 2025 World Team Championships from 30+ to 85+, and the 2025 World Individual Championships from 30+ through to 90+.

The ITF Masters Committee has continued the 2024 approach of awarding four nations the hosting rights for the 2025 World Championships.

This four-host model is a strategy to provide more playing opportunities for players in various locations. The number of entrants in most World Championships has increased in recent years, resulting in greater overall court requirements for Hosts. For example, the introduction of the 30+ World Team Championships in 2023, which is set to feature 12 women’s teams and 17 men’s teams in August 2024.

Expanding to four locations helps alleviate court pressures, enables more host applications, and allows for a better rotation of age groups across various locations.

In line with this approach, Bol Island in Croatia will host the 75+ to 90+ World Championships in 2025 – the first time a World Championships event will be played here.

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, returns as a host city following a successful staging of the 50, 55, 60 World Team and Individual Championships in 2022. Lisbon, Portugal, and Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Türkiye have each delivered superbly successful events in recent years and will return in 2025.

The full schedule of events on the 2025 ITF World Tennis Masters Tour World Team and Individual Championships is below:

David Haggerty, ITF President, said: “At the core of the ITF’s vision for the Masters Tour is a dedication to making tennis the world’s most participated sport for those aged 30 and over. Through the ITF World Tennis Masters Tour, we open pathways for our tennis enthusiasts to not only indulge in their passion for competitive tennis but also embrace the invaluable bonds of community, friendship, and well-being it fosters. We also know that tennis provides unique physical health benefits for players of all ages, and the Masters Tour gives players of all ages the chance to experience that. Long term, we aim to expand the Tour by hosting events in distinctive destinations.

“The World Championships exemplify the unmatched spectacle and camaraderie of the tour, with players from around the world competing spiritedly for their nations. As the pinnacle of the ITF Masters Tour, the World Championships have been proven to inspire greater participation across all our events. Beyond the competition, the World Team and Individual Championships offer host cities unparalleled opportunities for global recognition and significant economic benefits.”

The bid process for National Associations to host the 2026 ITF Masters World Team and Individual Championships is open and will close on Thursday 28 November 2024. To find out more about hosting events or registering to play email masterswc@itftennis.com.