ITF

Almost 400 tournaments were staged in 113 countries on the ITF Junior Circuit, with over 350 teams entering the junior team competitions Spain, and USA's girls secured the Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas title for only the second time with a hard-fought victory over Russia. Players from the top three teams at the Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup Finals benefitted from the ITF's 16 & Under Team Competition Feed-up System, gaining entry into higher-level ITF Junior Circuit tournaments. A similar system is used for the best 16-and-under players in each region, giving players a chance to get started on the ITF Junior Circuit. The ITF continued its commitment to helping the transition of the top juniors into professional tennis, with the Top 10 boys and girls in the 2011 year-end rankings receiving Junior Exempt places into a range of professional tournaments. The ITF's e-learning website, part of the Junior Tennis School, continued to evolve in 2012 and by the end of the year counted more than 10,000 registered members from 189 countries. The majority of members are players, but parents, coaches and officials are also welcome to sign up. The 17 educational modules were translated into Arabic for the first time and will be published in 2013, adding to the existing English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Portuguese options. A total of eight interactive forums, which form the other part of the Junior Tennis School, were held in almost every region of the world. Around 900 junior players, including competitors at the pre-Wimbledon warm-up tournament in Roehampton, attended an ITF/Regional Association educational forum in 2012. DEVELOPMENT 23

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