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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.
The 2009 ITF Women's Circuit was a series of professional tennis tournaments organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for female players. These events serve as a stepping stone for players on their way to the WTA Tour, offering ranking points and prize money. Players compete in singles and doubles events at various levels of competition across the globe. [1]
Many players who participated in the ITF Circuit in 2009 later went on to achieve significant success on the WTA Tour. Some of the notable rising stars at that time included:
$50,000 – $100,000 tournaments |
$10,000 – $25,000 tournaments |
Week | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up |
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July 6 2009 | Biarritz, France Clay $100,000 | Julia Görges 7–5 6–0 | Ekaterina Dzehalevich |
Chan Rodionova 6–3 2–6 [10–7] | Amanmuradova | ||
Zagreb, Croatia Clay $75,000 | Sandra Záhlavová 6–1 7–6(4) | Anastasija Sevastova | |
Jurak Voráčová 6–2 7–5 | Chalova Poltoratskaya | ||
Grapevine, Texas, United States Hard $50,000 | Valérie Tétreault 2–6 7–6(6) 7–6(1) | Stéphanie Dubois | |
Lee-Waters Zalameda 7–6(5) 6–3 | Couts Tetreault | ||
A Coruña, Spain Hard $25,000 | Neuza Silva 6–3 6–1 | Vesna Manasieva | |
Irigoyen Molinero 6–2 6–4 | Manasieva Milevskaya | ||
Tokyo, Japan Carpet $10,000 | Misaki Doi 6–4 6–1 | Sachie Ishizu | |
Arai Tanaka 7–5 3–6 [13–11] | Ito Taira | ||
Shenzhen, China Hard $10,000 | Zheng Saisai 7–5 6–4 | Sabina Sharipova | |
Lu Ou 6–1 6–1 | Hu / Yuan |
Player | Born | Highest ranking | ITF titles | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | ||
Kildine Chevalier | 30 June 1980 | 218 | 172 | 8 | 22 |
Khoo Chin-bee | 4 May 1977 | 329 | 209 | 1 | 9 |
Daniela Kix | 11 November 1984 | 190 | 341 | 3 | 2 |
Caroline Maes | 9 November 1982 | 151 | 135 | 8 | 9 |
Milena Nekvapilová | 9 May 1977 | 214 | 146 | 4 | 21 |
Sunitha Rao | 27 October 1985 | 144 | 108 | 0 | 8 |
Shelley Stephens | 29 July 1978 | 249 | 133 | 2 | 21 |
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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