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30 • ITF Global Tennis Report 2021 MAIN DRAW REPRESENTATION The number of players to have competed in at least one Grand Slam tournament main draw, as a direct acceptance, qualifier, lucky loser, alternate or with a protected ranking, during the period 1 January to 31 December 2019. Wild cards and special exempts (for juniors) are not included in the count. Juniors* • USA had the highest propor on of players (16.9%) in junior Grand Slam tournament main draws. • Three-quarters of players who played in a junior Grand Slam tournament main draw in 2019 were from 18 na ons. • A total of 207 players from 51 na ons contested junior Grand Slam tournament main draws. • In 2019, Europe had more players in junior Grand Slam tournament main draws than any other region – 55.1%. See Fig 30 Professionals* • Over half of the players compe ng in Grand Slam tournament main draws in 2019 were from 8 na ons. • USA was the most represented na on in Grand Slam tournament main draws, with 13.4% of players. • 336 players from 54 na ons were represented in Grand Slam tournament main draws. • Almost two-thirds (65.2%) of players in Grand Slam tournament main draws were from Europe. See Fig 31 See Appendix G for the cumula ve total distribu ons for Grand Slam tournament main draw representa on. QUALIFYING DRAW REPRESENTATION The number of players to have competed in at least one Grand Slam tournament qualifying draw, as a direct acceptance or alternate, during the period 1 January to 31 December 2019. Wild cards and lucky losers are not included in the count. Juniors** • In 2019, players from 24 na ons contested the qualifying draws at junior Grand Slam tournaments, with players from 5 na ons making up 56.2% of the draws. • Great Britain had the highest propor on of players in both male (14.7%) and female (25.6%) junior Grand Slam tournament qualifying draws. • Over half (53.4%) of players in junior Grand Slam tournament qualifying draws were from Europe. See Fig 32 Professionals** • Players from 53 na ons competed in Grand Slam tournament qualifying draws in 2019, with half of them coming from 10 na ons. • USA had the highest propor on of female players (8.6%) and Italy the highest propor on of male players (9.9%) in Grand Slam tournament qualifying draws. • More than 60% of players in Grand Slam tournament qualifying draws were from Europe. See Fig 33 See Appendix H for the cumula ve total distribu ons for Grand Slam tournament qualifying draw representa on. Grand Slam tournament representa on