Expanding in its ongoing attempt to provide opportunities for South African players, Tennis SA have announced two International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour women’s tournaments to be held in March and April.

The two back-to-back ITF World Tennis Tour events will take place at TuksTennis, on the sports campus of the University of Pretoria during the weeks commencing the 27th March and 3rd April 2022, respectively.

The opening tournament will be the first ITF $60 000 World Tennis Tour event held in Africa, with the international body looking to stage more elite women’s tournaments by providing funding and support to upgrade existing events.

The second tournament, named after former SA No 1 and social activist Ilana Kloss, will return for the third year, but have been moved from Potchefstroom to Pretoria.

The two-events form part of the ITF World Tennis Tour, which is the umbrella name for all former ITF pro circuit (Futures) and junior circuit tournaments and serves as the ITF’s pathway from the junior game into the elite levels of professional tennis. As such, they are expected to attract a mix of the best South African juniors, local fledgling professionals, and international players from Africa and abroad.

“The Federation continues to work hard to bring more international tennis events to our country and we are very appreciative for the financial support from the ITF to be able to host an ITF $60,000 World Tour event for the very first time. This is a real boost for women’s tennis in the country,” said Andre Homan, CEO of Tennis South Africa.

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