2008 ITF Women's Circuit

The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000.

The ITF world champions in 2008 were Jelena Janković (senior singles), Cara Black / Liezel Huber (senior doubles) and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (combined junior ranking).[1]

Tournament breakdown by event category

Event category Number of events Total prize money
$100,000 13 $1,300,000
$75,000 17 $1,275,000
$50,000 47 $2,350,000
$25,000 121 $3,025,000
$10,000 238 $2,380,000
Total 436 $10,330,000

Tournament breakdown by region

Region Number of events Total prize money
Africa 15 $195,000
Asia 61 $1,460,000
Central America/Caribbean 20 $405,000
Europe 253 $6,065,000
North America 45 $1,575,000
Oceania 13 $295,000
South America 29 $335,000
Total 436 $10,330,000

Singles titles by nation

Rank Nation Titles won
1. Russia Russia 30
2. Italy Italy 28
3. United States USA 27
4. Germany Germany 22
= Slovakia Slovak Republic 22
6. Netherlands Netherlands 18
7. Czech Republic Czech Republic 17
8. Argentina Argentina 16
= Spain Spain 16
10. Japan Japan 15
= Romania Romania 15
12. France France 13
13. United Kingdom Great Britain 12
= Poland Poland 12
15. Australia Australia 10
= Brazil Brazil 10
17. China China 8
= South Korea Korea 8
= Ukraine Ukraine 8
20. Portugal Portugal 7
= Slovenia Slovenia 7

This list displays only the top 21 nations in terms of singles titles wins.

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