Helping players realise their dreams: Touring Team in North America
What are Grand Slam Player Development Programme Touring Teams?
Each year, groups of talented players from developing tennis regions are invited to join ITF-operated Grand Slam Player Development Programme Touring Teams.
The players, who tend to be aged 18 and under but not exclusively, travel as a team, have access to high-performance coaches and can be exposed to events outside of their region.
Without the Touring Team programme, these players may not be able to compete at such a level, while it is a programme that has helped talented individuals succeed where finances may otherwise have proven a barrier.
In short, the Touring Team programme is a key development initiative – both on and off the tennis court – and lays important foundations for players to rise to and establish themselves at a professional level.
During 2025, Touring Teams will travel to all regions of the world and compete across the tennis spectrum: at ITF World Tennis Tour events, under-18 junior events and top-level under-14 regional and international events.
A Touring Team is currently in North America. Who's involved?
Boys:
Girls:
Coaches:
Roberta Burzagli (BRA), Robert Raguz (CRO), Wilmar Nunez Fuentes (COL)
What is the schedule for the Team in North America?
14 August: Arrival in Washington, D.C.
18-23 August: Players to compete at J300 College Park
24-30 August: Training camp
31 August – 7 September: US Open Junior Championships
Which players currently in the Top 100 have been members of Touring Teams?
Men: Grigor Dimitrov (BUL), Sebastian Baez (ARG), Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG), Damir Dzumhur (BIH), Yunchaokete Bu (CHN), Hugo Dellien (BOL), Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG)
Women: Qinwen Zheng (CNH), Jelena Ostapenko (LAT), Ons Jabeur (TUN), Camila Osorio (COL), Viktoriya Tomova (BUL), Mayar Sherif (EGY), Alexandra Eala (PHI), Victoria Azarenka (BLR), Anhelina Kalinina (UKR), Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU), Emiliana Arango (COL), Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)