24 • ITF Global Tennis Report 2019
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAYERS RANKED
The number of players with a junior or professional
ranking in 2017.
Juniors
• A total of 6,382 players held an ITF Junior
Ranking (3,187 male and 3,195 female).
• In 2017, 75% of junior players were from
36 na ons.
• Europe had more junior players than any
other region - 44.4%.
See Fig 18 and 19
Professionals
• A total of 3,873 players held an ATP or
WTA ranking (2,348 male and 1,525 female).
• In 2017, 75% of professional players were
from 24 na ons.
• 59.2% of professional players were
from Europe.
See Fig 20 and 21
See Appendix C page 475 for the cumula ve
total distribu ons for total ranked players.
Ranked players
Fig 20. Professional ranked
players globally by region (%)
Africa 2.5
Asia 15.4
Central America
& Caribbean 1.4
Europe 59.2
North America 10.1
Oceania 3.6
South America 7.8
Fig 18. Junior ranked players
globally by region (%)
Africa 5.8
Asia 20.6
Central America
& Caribbean 4.6
Europe 44.4
North America 11.7
Oceania 3.9
South America 9.0
