2 responses to “ITF Super Senior Winners, Finalists and Semifinalists”
Hello, Carolyn: Your answer to my question may be too time consuming and taxing, but I’ll ask anyway and hope for a reply. How did you get started competing on the ITF Senior tour? I’m asking because I’m 68 and play doubles at the recreation level 3x per week and many of my opponents are much younger and yet, with different partners (many whom I “carry”), our team wins 2 out of 3 matches. I may not be good enough to compete on the ITF Super Senior tour but have been thinking about how to become involved with realistic expectations. Perhaps there is a resource available that explains the “how to” in layman’s terms to which you can point me? Thanks!
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Ric, USTA Category 1 Nationals (now Level 1) have had ITF points for a long time, and currently Level 1, 2 and 3 Nationals have ITF points at the ITF 1000, ITF 700 and ITF 400 level. So by playing those events (after signing up for an ipin at ITFtennis.com/ipin), a USA player can get an ITF ranking by winning main draw matches.
I started playing internationally in the 40s which was then the youngest age division (now it’s 30). My dad played internationally and that’s probably how I learned about ITF tournaments…there were few computers in the 80s connected to the internet.
There are levels from ITF S100 to the world championships. Anyone can enter any level but if you are interested in playing outside the USA (I am assuming you are from USA…maybe you aren’t), you might start with the lower levels, S100, S200, S400.
ITFtennis.com/seniors is your best resource. It’s fun to play in different countries, good luck and don’t hesitate to ask if you have further questions.
Hello, Carolyn: Your answer to my question may be too time consuming and taxing, but I’ll ask anyway and hope for a reply. How did you get started competing on the ITF Senior tour? I’m asking because I’m 68 and play doubles at the recreation level 3x per week and many of my opponents are much younger and yet, with different partners (many whom I “carry”), our team wins 2 out of 3 matches. I may not be good enough to compete on the ITF Super Senior tour but have been thinking about how to become involved with realistic expectations. Perhaps there is a resource available that explains the “how to” in layman’s terms to which you can point me? Thanks!
Ric, USTA Category 1 Nationals (now Level 1) have had ITF points for a long time, and currently Level 1, 2 and 3 Nationals have ITF points at the ITF 1000, ITF 700 and ITF 400 level. So by playing those events (after signing up for an ipin at ITFtennis.com/ipin), a USA player can get an ITF ranking by winning main draw matches.
I started playing internationally in the 40s which was then the youngest age division (now it’s 30). My dad played internationally and that’s probably how I learned about ITF tournaments…there were few computers in the 80s connected to the internet.
To answer your main question: if you are interested in playing internationally and want to find the correct level: go to itftennis.com/seniors and look at the calendar. There’s also an explanation of the seniors tour there. Here’s a link to faq: https://www.itftennis.com/en/about-us/organisation/faqs/?category=seniors-tennis-tour&type=itf-tours.
There are levels from ITF S100 to the world championships. Anyone can enter any level but if you are interested in playing outside the USA (I am assuming you are from USA…maybe you aren’t), you might start with the lower levels, S100, S200, S400.
ITFtennis.com/seniors is your best resource. It’s fun to play in different countries, good luck and don’t hesitate to ask if you have further questions.