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Development
The ITF's goal is to get
more people playing tennis,
regardless of age, gender,
background, playing
standard or physical ability.
We also want to develop
talented players from
all over the world.
We provide opportuni es,
funding, events, resources,
educa on, training, facili es
and equipment to make
these dual aims a reality.
We invested $$13.2 million
in growing the game in 2023,
a 10% increase on 2022. The
ITF focuses our funding in six
areas that cover all aspects
of tennis development:
par cipa on, performance,
events, educa on, facili es
and administra on/resources.
Of the $$13.2 million we
invested, $2.7 million of
funding was provided by the
Grand Slam tournaments
via the Grand Slam Player
Development Programme
(GSPDP). Since the incep on
of the GSPDP in 1986,
over $62 million has been
provided to develop tennis
interna onally.
Funding in 2023 was also
provided by Olympic Solidarity
($257,220), the Interna onal
Tennis Hall of Fame ($50,000),
and an Interna onal Federa on
grant from the IOC ($70,000).
The Johan Cruyff Founda on
provided funding for wheelchair
tennis development ($75,000).
INVESTING IN TENNIS DEVELOPMENT
