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Tours & Player Pathway Elsewhere at the World Championships, Min Lui made history for China by winning gold in the women's 30+ singles in Lisbon, Portugal, and in Mexico City, India's men's 50 team became just the second Asian team in 66 years to reach the final. Japan's men's 45 team would later match this feat in Tokyo. Patrick Daufresne, 64, accumulated the most Masters Tour tles, the Belgian winning 15 singles and doubles crowns combined. Among the women, American Carolyn Nichols, 69, led the way with 15 singles and doubles tles. Masters tennis enjoyed wide media coverage in 2024 when Uruguayan football legend Diego Forlan won the men's doubles 45+ event at the MT1000 tournament in Lima, Peru alongside countryman Alberto Brause. The 45-year-old former Manchester United player is con nuing to compete in Masters tennis in 2025 and represented Uruguay at the World Team Championships in Manavgat, Turkiye this March. and these efforts were reflected in more events and success for the region in 2024. We are working to increase women's par cipa on – a record 9,910 female players competed in at least one tournament in 2024, but there is poten al for further growth. We are also building up player numbers in the younger age groups and staging more doubles-only tournaments. The showpiece events of the ITF Masters Tour are the World Team and Individual Championships, with compe on available from the 30+ to 90+ age categories and involving more than 2,500 of the very best players. In 2024 we staged the Championships in three con nents, with events taking place in Japan, Mexico, Portugal and Turkiye. Japan held the 45 World Team and Individual Championships in Tokyo, becoming the first Asian na on to host the Championships, and there were a record number of entries from Asian na ons including Philippines, China, Korea and Japan. The hosts won gold in the women's doubles final. Our goal is to make Masters tennis the leading sport in terms of tournament par cipa on for players aged 30 and over. Masters Tennis The ITF World Tennis Masters Tour provides opportuni es for men and women to test themselves within their age group, both at home and interna onally. With 13 age groups, events across singles, doubles and mixed doubles, and six levels of tournament ranging from entry level to elite, there are opportuni es for everyone to get involved, and we are working hard to create more. Towards 100,000 players Tens of thousands of people are already enjoying the health, wellbeing and social benefits of Masters tennis, and the tour has expanded significantly in recent years. In 2024, for the third successive year, we set new records for tournament numbers, players and matches (see graphic). The ITF staged 586 tournaments in 72 countries, with strong growth in Asia. A record 89 events were held in the region, in 13 na ons – Bangladesh, Brunei and Saudi Arabia were first- me hosts, while Pakistan and the UAE returned to the tour. By the end of 2024, a record 48,536 people were registered to compete on the tour, 15% more than the previous year. Of these, a record 39,848 were ac ve during the year. The tour is truly global, with players from 143 na ons. We are halfway to our goal of having 100,000 registered Masters players by the end of 2026 – an ambi ous target, but we are confident of the tour's growth poten al and are implemen ng a strategy to help us realise it. Targeted growth The ITF is focusing on providing more playing opportuni es in Asia, PLAYERS competed in one or more tournament Up 9% on 2023 39,848 A RECORD TOURNAMENTS Up 6% on 2023 586 A RECORD MATCHES PLAYED Up 4% on 2023 94,225 A RECORD REGISTERED PLAYERS Up 15% on 2023 48,536 A RECORD MORE RECORDS SET IN 2024 NATIONS HOSTED 72 28 2024 ITF Annual Review

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