December 18, 2019

Qatar Men’s ITF World Tennis Tour gets underway

The main rounds of second Qatar Men’s ITF World Tennis Tour began at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Tuesday.

The main rounds will feature the participation of 32 players in singles event and 16 teams in doubles event

The state of Qatar will be represented by Mousa Shanan, Rayyan Alami Nasser Al Yafei who received wild cards from the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF)

The ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour serves as the entry level for professional tennis and sits between the ITF Junior World Tennis Tour and the elite levels of men’s professional tennis. The results of ITF tournaments are incorporated into the ATP Ranking, which enables professionals to progress to the ATP Challenger Tour and, ultimately, the ATP Tour.

The QTF Executive Director Saad A Mohannadi said “We are proud of hosting the this type of tournaments which bring together a huge number of young tennis players.”