2023 ITF Annual Review
33
Thirty-nine of our member
Na onal Associa ons
received grants to promote
grassroots ac vi es in their
countries, with 12 of these
receiving specific funding
for junior ac vi es.
We also awarded 35
grants to wheelchair
players to support their
travel to tournaments, and
26 grants to tournaments
on the UNIQLO Wheelchair
Tennis Tour to help stage
their events. All funding
was awarded according to
the ITF's wheelchair tennis
development eligibility
criteria, which targets
recipients in na ons with
limited resources and
taking into account
regional distribu on.
Refining the player pathway
We are developing our
elite compe on and
regional pathway structures
in 2024 in collabora on
with our partners and
stakeholders. The ITF's
goal is to make it easier
for talented wheelchair
players to progress along
the pathway, by providing
ered compe on that links
na onal and interna onal
tournaments via appropriate
regional compe on.
In support of our wheelchair
tennis tour players, in 2024
we're enhancing digital
services in the areas of
tournament entry, educa on
and communica on
to be er support their
par cipa on and progress
on the player pathway.
