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 Grand Slam Player Development Programme Touring Team is currently in Europe. Who's involved? 

A Team: for players aged 18 and under

Boys:

Oskari Paldanius (FIN)

Joao Bonini (BRA)

William Rejchtman (SWE)

Ryo Tabata (JPN)

Girls:

Rositsa Dencheva (BUL)

Sol Ailin Larraya Guidi (ARG)

Reina Goto (JPN)

Coaches:

Roberta Burzagli (BRA), Robert Raguz (CRO), Wilmar Nunez Fuentes (COL)

 

B Team: for players aged 17 and under

Boys:

Kuan-Shou Chen (TPE)

Connor Doig (RSA)

Yannik Alvarez (PUR)

Dimitar Kisimov (BUL)

Girls:

Kanon Sawashiro (JPN)

Candela Vazquez (ARG)

Suha Lee (KOR)

Alyssa James (JAM)

Coaches:

Mohamed Ramadan (EGY), Lan Yao-Gallop (CAN)

 

What is the schedule for the A Team in Europe?

8-11 May: Training camp in Italy on clay

12-17 May: J300 Santa Croce Sull’Arno

19-25 May: J500 Milan

26-31 May: Training camp in Italy

1-8 June: Roland Garros Junior Championships

Two-week break

23-26 June: Training camp in England on grass

29 June-4 July: J300 Roehampton

5-13 July: The Junior Championships, Wimbledon

 

What is the schedule for the B Team in Europe?

6-10 May: J200 Prato

12-17 May: J300 Santa Croce Sull’Arno

19-25 May: J500 Milan

26-31 May: J300 Charleroi-Marcinelle

1-8 June: Roland Garros Junior Championships

 

Which players currently in the Top 100 have participated on regional or international 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)