In the past, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has invited the USTA to submit a National Ranking List of players from the United States. These lists were ordered by ITF World Tennis Number and used for selection into ITF World Tennis Tour events when the lists of players who have an ATP, WTA, or ITF World Tennis Ranking have been exhausted. The list is limited to 500 players.

Following approval from the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and ITF Board, the ITF World Tennis Number (WTN) will now be used for acceptance into World Tennis Tour events as follows:

1. WTA / ATP Singles Ranking

2. Players with an ITF World Tennis Ranking

3. Players with a verified WTN

4. Players with a National Ranking

5. Unranked players

This will be effective for any Entry Deadline occurring on or after April 3, 2025, with the first tournaments taking place the week of April 21, 2025.

More details on how the WTN will be applied to the WTT can be found in the FAQ’s HERE.
 

This change in selection process will eliminate the need for a Top 500 list moving forward so .the USTA will not be submitting a National Ranking List.

If you have questions about your WTN or this change, please contact the WTN Team HERE.

LIST CALCULATION

The ranking list will be calculated using the ITF World Tennis Number.