The ITF Women's Circuit is the second-tier tour for women's professional

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organised by the

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, and is a tier below the

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. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000. The 2009 ITF Women's Circuit was a series of professional tennis tournaments organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for female players. These events serve as a stepping stone for players on their way to the WTA Tour, offering ranking points and prize money. Players compete in singles and doubles events at various levels of competition across the globe.

Notable players

Many players who participated in the ITF Circuit in 2009 later went on to achieve significant success on the WTA Tour. Some of the notable rising stars at that time included: *

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and

Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WT ...

continued to dominate on the WTA Tour, although they didn't participate much in the ITF Circuit in 2009. * Ana Ivanović and

Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (, ; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 21 weeks. Sharapova won 36 WTA Tour-level sin ...

were also higher-profile players on the WTA but remained fixtures in the tennis world. *

Alexandra Dulgheru Alexandra Dulgheru (; born 30 May 1989) is a former professional tennis player from Romania. On 11 April 2011, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26. Her best ranking in doubles is No. 41, which she reached on 4 July 2011. ...

(Romania) and

Monica Puig Monica Puig Marchán (born September 27, 1993) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. She is the first Puerto Rican in history to win a gold medal at the Olympics while representing Puerto Rico, having done so in 2016 at the women ...

(Puerto Rico) were among the young up-and-coming players.

Schedule

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July

Retired players

References

External links

International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
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ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmenta ...

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