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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Tournaments | 12 |
| Categories | ITF Pro Circuit event |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Alexis Musialek (3) |
| Most tournament finals |  Toni Androić (6) |
| Points leader | Alexis Musialek (92) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Alexis Musialek |
OPT Circuit is a series of ITF Pro Circuit event being played across the MENA region.
Opt Circuit is a concept created by OPT Sport, that organizes a series of tennis events under the sanction of the International Tennis Federation, across the MENA region.
All OPT Circuit tournaments are open to all tennis players based on merit and without discrimination subject only to the conditions laid down in the ITF Pro Circuit Rule Book.
In the late 1990s, the ITF introduced Futures tournaments, allowing for greater flexibility in the organization of the tournaments for national associations, and participation in tournaments for players. Over time, the ratio of Futures tournaments to satellites increased until 2007, when satellites were eliminated.
Futures tournaments allow for players to win career titles and improve their rankings. Futures are held in both singles and doubles, and last only one week. As of 2008, the prize fund for each tournament is either US$10,000 or US$15,000. Some tournaments also provide housing for participants. Futures usually have sizable qualifying draws, which allow unranked players to enter tournaments and earn ATP ranking points.
| No. | Tournament | Date | Host city | Prize money | Singles champion | Doubles champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | IRI F1 | Week of Jan 12 | Kish Island  (Iran) | US$10,000 | TBA | TBA |
| 2. | IRI F2 | Week of Jan 19 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | TBA | TBA |
| 3. | IRI F3 | Week of Jan 26 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | TBA | TBA |
| 4. | IRI F4 | Week of Feb 16 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$15,000 | TBA | TBA |
| 5. | IRI F5 | Week of Feb 23 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$15,000 | TBA | TBA |
This is a unique feature of OPT Circuit, which allows players to earn cash rewards at the end of the season, for the achievements on OPT Circuit tournaments. [1]
All ATP ranking points achieved by a player in various OPT Circuit tournaments is added to the players profile, and at the end of the year, the player's with the highest Accumulated Circuit Points are rewarded.
| Rank | Prize money |
|---|---|
| 1. | US$5000 |
| 2. | US$3000 |
| 3. | US$1500 |
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alexis Musialek | 92 |
| 2. | Toni Androić | 88 |
| 3. |  Victor Crivoi | 46 |
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