The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced a significant investment to boost its tournaments in the 2025 season. This will be seen in the increase in prizes for its men’s and women’s tournaments, in addition to improving hospitality conditions for women in its championships. .
According to what was published by the ITF itself on its official website, this is an investment that increases by 20% what was invested in 2024. There will be a total of 35.3 million dollars to invest in the 1,100 professional tournaments that will be held next year around the world.
“Against a global backdrop of price increases, the increases are designed to help alleviate the difficult financial conditions experienced by many players, increasing their earning capacity and, for women, reducing hotel costs, a key part of the game budget. a player,” the ITF published.
Regarding the women’s circuit, in 2025 there will be 20.7 million dollars to be distributed in prizes within the five tournament levels that the ITF has (W15, W35, W50, W75 and W100). On the men’s side, there will be a total of $14.6 million in prize money between the M15 and M25 tournaments of the tour.
“The ITF World Tennis Tour is a key part of the tennis ecosystem and is the recognized path to the highest level of the game,” said David Haggerty, president of the ITF. “Today’s announcement is further evidence of the continued commitment of the ITF to offer better prize money, higher standards and sustainable programming that makes the circuit a fair and inclusive environment for male and female players to reach their potential,” the manager concluded.
