Supporting talent from underrepresented nations: meet the Touring Team
What are Grand Slam Player Development Programme Touring Teams?
Each year, groups of talented players from underrepresented nations 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.
The Touring Team programme provides crucial support for talented players who might otherwise be unable to compete at this level. The programme also enables opportunities that financial constraints may otherwise have prevented and helps players in what that would not be possible without it.
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 2026, 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 Australia. Who's involved?
Boys:
Girls
Coaches:
Roberta Burzagli (BRA), Will Hann (AUS)
What is the schedule for the Team in Australia?
12-15 January: training camp in Traralgon
16-21 January: players to compete at J300 Traralgon
24 January-1 February: Australian Open Junior Championships
Which players currently or recently within 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)