The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2005, the ITF Women's Circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000.
The ITF world champions in 2005 were Kim Clijsters (senior singles), Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (senior doubles) and Victoria Azarenka (combined junior ranking).[1]
Tournament breakdown by region
edit| Region | Number of events | Total prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 13 | $160,000 |
| Asia | 50 | $1,155,000 |
| Europe | 221 | $4,250,000 |
| North America* | 67 | $2,065,000 |
| Oceania | 12 | $250,000 |
| South America | 11 | $125,000 |
| Total | 374 | $8,005,000 |
*Includes data for Central America and the Caribbean.
Singles titles by nation
edit| Rank | Nation | Titles won |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Romania
|
26 |
| 2. |  Czech Republic
|
24 |
| = |  Russia
|
24 |
| 4. |  United States
|
23 |
| 5. |  Italy
|
19 |
| 6. |  Germany
|
18 |
| 7. |  France
|
17 |
| = |  Spain
|
17 |
| 9. |  Argentina
|
15 |
| 10. |  Ukraine
|
13 |
| 11. |  Japan
|
12 |
| = |  Great Britain
|
12 |
| 13. |  Austria
|
11 |
| 14. |  Croatia
|
10 |
| 15. |  Chinese Taipei
|
9 |
| 16. |  Korea
|
8 |
| 17. |  Australia
|
7 |
| = |  China
|
7 |
| 19. |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6 |
| = |  Canada
|
6 |
| = |  Slovak Republic
|
6 |
| = |  Sweden
|
6 |
This list displays only the top 22 nations in terms of singles titles wins.
Sources
edit- List of ITF World Champions Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ITF prize money (1983–2008) Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ITF Pro Circuit Titles Won By Nations Players in 2005
References
edit- ^ "List of ITF World Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-04-08.