The first of the back-to-back tournaments, The Wanderers ITF, will start on 19 July with the finals scheduled for 25 July, and will be played at Wanderers Tennis Club in Illovo, Johannesburg.
The second, the Gauteng North Junior ITF will be played from 26 July to 1 August at the Groenkloof Tennis Stadium in Pretoria.
Both tournaments are Grade 4 events on the International Tennis Federation’s Junior Circuit.
Junior tennis players from 35 countries are expected to jet into South Africa to participate in these two tournaments.
Gavin Crookes, president of Tennis South Africa said his association warmly welcomed the international and local players to the country for both events.
“A lot of preparation has gone into making both tournaments a great success and enjoyable experience for especially our international players,” he said.
“The association is delighted with the large international representation. This indicates that the internationals are happy with our facilities and South Africa remains an attractive destination.”
Both tournaments will host a qualifying tournament with the singles main draw for both boys and girls being a 32 draw, and the doubles main draw a 16 team draw.
Qualifying sign in for The Wanderers ITF will take place on 18 July at Wanderers Tennis Club, with the qualifying sign in for the Gauteng North Junior ITF taking place on 25 July at the Groenkloof Tennis Stadium.
Both qualifying sign in’s open from 4pm and close at 6pm on their respective dates.
There is no entry fee for spectators and play is scheduled to start each day at 10am.
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