Line-up revealed: 2023 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals
The line-up for the 2023 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals has been confirmed.
The ITF Junior Finals is a prestigious showpiece event which will see eight of the best boys and girls on the planet do battle at the Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China.
Ranking points accrued over the past twelve months on the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors by players aged 18-and-under have counted towards qualification for the Junior Finals, which will take place from 16-22 October.
The line-up for the 2023 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals is as follows:
Once in Chengdu, the eight boys and eight girls will be split into two groups of four, with the top two in each group advancing to the semi-finals following three days three days of round-robin matches.
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The winner of the boys’ and girls’ events will each earn 750 ranking points, which will boost their quest to finish the 2023 season as the year-end junior world No. 1. In turn, this will contribute to players benefitting from the Junior Exempt and Junior Accelerator Programmes.
Furthermore, players will also benefit from travel grants to support their future progression to professional tennis.The 2023 winners will receive up to $18,500 USD, with travel grants staggered at every level through to those in eighth position who will receive a minimum of $6,000 USD.
The back catalogue of players to have competed at the ITF Junior Finals is highly impressive and reflects the significance to the tournament in respect of an individual’s development and its role within the ITF player pathway.
Grand Slam champions Marketa Vondrousova, Elena Rybakina, Sofia Kenin and Jelena Ostapenko have all competed in Chengdu, as have the likes of Casper Ruud, Holger Rune, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Leylah Fernandez, Lorenzo Musetti, Marta Kostyuk and Camila Osorio.