2008 ITF Women's Circuit

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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 up to $100,000.

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The ITF world champions in 2008 were Jelena Janković (senior singles), Cara Black / Liezel Huber (senior doubles) and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (combined junior ranking). [1]

Tournament breakdown by event category

Event categoryNumber of eventsTotal prize money
$100,00013$1,300,000
$75,00017$1,275,000
$50,00047$2,350,000
$25,000121$3,025,000
$10,000238$2,380,000
Total436$10,330,000

Tournament breakdown by region

RegionNumber of eventsTotal prize money
Africa15$195,000
Asia61$1,460,000
Central America/Caribbean20$405,000
Europe253$6,065,000
North America45$1,575,000
Oceania13$295,000
South America29$335,000
Total436$10,330,000

Singles titles by nation

RankNationTitles won
1. Flag of Russia.svg Russia30
2. Flag of Italy.svg Italy28
3. Flag of the United States.svg USA27
4. Flag of Germany.svg Germany22
= Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovak Republic22
6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands18
7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic17
8. Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina16
= Flag of Spain.svg Spain16
10. Flag of Japan.svg Japan15
= Flag of Romania.svg Romania15
12. Flag of France.svg France13
13. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain12
= Flag of Poland.svg Poland12
15. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia10
= Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil10
17. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China8
= Flag of South Korea.svg Korea8
= Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine8
20. Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal7
= Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia7

This list displays only the top 21 nations in terms of singles titles wins.

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References

  1. "List of ITF World Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-04-08.