BUILDING YOUR ITF WORLD TENNIS NUMBER

The ITF World Tennis Number algorithm uses match results provided by national tennis federations to calculate ratings for players. That's why Tennis Canada has established programs to provide an avenue for coaches and club administrators to submit match results to this platform, and thus introduce WTN to their players and members.

The WTN Club Matchplay program and WTN Challenge Matches are two ways for players to earn and improve their rating. These programs are operated through the Flex Ladders section on the national-provincial matchplay platform, allowing clubs, league organizers, and players to input their matchplay results online in order to earn and build a WTN.

WTN CLUB MATCHPLAY

This program supports the delivery of leagues and other matchplay programs at tennis clubs across Canada. While providing a new benefit to club members, it allows clubs to submit club league or matchplay results to the national-provincial matchplay platform and have the results count toward their members’ WTNs. The platform also helps clubs organize matchplay and simplify administration, and WTN can be used to group members for level-based play.

WTN CHALLENGE MATCHES

These are a chance for junior players participating in high performance programs and training under Coach 2s (or higher) in Canada to play more quality competitive matches and track their progress through the contribution of match results to their WTN.

COMMUNITY TENNIS LEAGUES

Community Tennis Leagues (CTL) are for players looking to connect and organize friendly matches with similarly skilled players in their community. CTL match results are recorded on the national-provincial matchplay platform, allowing players to track their matches, scores, and progress while being able to build their WTN and win prizes along the way.

WTN WATCHLIST

The watchlist allows coaches to track the progress of multiple players' WTN. This resource is being offered exclusively to TPA active certified coaches for FREE!

Contact us to create a watchlist: WTNmatches@tenniscanada.com

Learn everything about the programs that will help find you matches to play, post scores, and build your WTN.

Tennis Canada will offer PTTA-member clubs access to the national-provincial matchplay platform.
Tennis Canada will provide clubs with training and guides to learn how to use the platform. It is user-friendly, can be accessed anywhere there is internet, and does not require organizers to download separate software.
Tournament/league organizers, coaches, and players will have the ability to enter scores online.
Scores recorded on the national-provincial matchplay platform will be automatically transmitted to the ITF to update players’ WTNs on a weekly basis.
Players' WTNs will be visible on the platform (when arranging matchups) and on their profile page.

Simplify Administration: Organizers can easily create/generate boxes, move players between boxes, have players register online, and allow the system to manage standings.
Reach More Players: Organizers can publish the club’s ladder online and increase visibility.
Instant Results: Players can enter their scores themselves and are published instantly. Standings are also automatically re-calculated.
Bring WTN to Club Members: Each player builds a WTN which they can use to find evenly matched opponents anywhere in the world.
Improve Programming: Organizers can group players by WTN for other club programming (ex. clinics, tournaments). WTN will provide coaches with a time-efficient and transparent method to assess players.

This program is available at no charge to clubs that are affiliates/members in good standing with their respective Provincial/Territorial Tennis Association.

To learn more about adopting the platform for club matchplay programming and score reporting for WTN, please contact WTNmatches@tenniscanada.com with a preferred date and time to book a 30-min webinar.

Clubs that are interested in submitting their club championship results to the national-provincial matchplay platform so that tournament scores will also contribute towards players’ WTN, please contact tournaments@tenniscanada.com to learn more about the Tournament Planner software.

Set up Matchplay: Coaches get access to the national-provincial matchplay platform and create an upcoming matchplay session. Upload rules, regulations, and other important information for players.
Register Players: Coaches can open online registration for players and accept players into the league or manually add players to the session.
Generate Matchups: Coaches can input custom matchups or generate random matchups based on a chosen draw format. When setting up matches, coaches can check players’ WTNs and GamezONes to ensure a competitive match.
Record Scores: Coaches can quickly and easily enter scores online. Scores recorded on the national-provincial matchplay platform will be automatically transmitted to the ITF to update player’s WTNs on a weekly basis.

More Quality Matches

Increase competitive matches for key stages of development.
Use players’ Game zONes to setup meaningful matches between evenly-matched opponents.
Promote accurate score reporting with WTN as results are analyzed at the set-level.

Flexible Matchplay

Setup matches anytime, anywhere between players from the same club or different clubs.
Provide varied match experiences by arranging match-ups between players of any age or gender.
Two scoring format options: Fast4 or Regular Tie-break sets.

Player Development

Provide a bridge between practice matches and provincial tournaments.
Track player stats and progress with weekly WTN updates.
Get more matches counted towards players' WTNs.

A WTN Challenge Match can take place anywhere, anytime.
Singles and doubles matches are allowed.
Use WTNs and Game Zone to create meaningful matchups.
Matches can be set up between players of different ages, genders, and clubs.
Two scoring format options: Fast4 or Regular 3 Tie-Break Sets.
All matches must be played in continuum.
All matches must be registered by an active certified Coach 2 or higher.
All matches will be played with regular balls. A new can of balls to be provided for every match.