Junior

The Rogers First Set Tour – Rookie is a national program designed to bridge the gap between entry-level tennis and the provincial competitive junior circuit. Originally launched in 2009, the tour has reached thousands of juniors each year at tennis clubs and community venues throughout the country. Last year over 6,000 boys and girls across the country competed in over 450 events. The Rogers First Set Tour – Rookie encourages players to continue through the tennis pathway to transition to sanctioned competition or enjoy tennis for life.

The Rogers First Set Tour – Rising Stars provides young Canadian tennis players (ages 7 to 10) with an opportunity to play competitive tennis in a fun environment. Last year approximately 1,000 boys and girls across the country competed in almost 400 events. Rising Stars tournaments are the perfect opportunity for young tennis players to improve their skills and make new friends. The Rogers First Set Tour – Rising Stars is designed to provide a tournament format for kids whereby they take part in multiple meaningful matches in a short block of time, making it convenient for families.

Each Provincial or Territorial Tennis Association (PTTA) manages provincial championships and other provincial junior competitive events. Visit your PTTA’s website for details on schedules, eligibility, and registration.

The domestic competitive calendar includes a full range of ITF Junior tournaments at all Grade levels aimed to assist players transition to College or Pro tennis. Please see the resource hub for further details and information regarding ITF competition.

For more information, please contact: tournaments@tenniscanada.com

The national junior competitive structure pathway is designed to increase the base of players, retain them throughout the system, and assist them to reach their potential across all stages of the Whole Player Development Pathway (WPDP) from active start to active to life as a pro. This includes a competitive structure pathway aimed to identify current and future Next Gen players and assist them to develop and transition to the Pro game. This section provides information on the Indoor and Outdoor Fischer Junior National Championships, National Junior Open Series events, and the overall national calendar of events.

QUALIFYING FOR FISCHER JUNIOR NATIONALS

Juniors must qualify through their Provincial Tennis Association process (contact your Provincial Tennis Association for more details).

There are qualifying events preceding the U16 & U18 Indoor and Outdoor Fischer Junior Nationals main events. Draw sizes are limited and will be based on National Bank Rankings. To be eligible to enter players must have participated in their Provincial Qualifying process and not secured a place in the main draw.

RESOURCES

• DOUBLES REPLACEMENT POLICY
• MATCHES PLAYED WITHOUT A CHAIR UMPIRE
• FAIR PLAY
• POLICY FOR LATE WITHDRAWAL
• U12 PLAYER ATTIRE
• U14-U18 PLAYER ATTIRE
• UNDERSTANDING THE TOURNAMENT ENVIRONMENT
• EARLY DEPARTURE TRAVEL POLICY

National Junior Series

A series of three National Junior Open Series take place across Canada in July and August.

Tennis Canada provides programs and benefits for high performance athletes who participate in the Junior Nationals and meet designated performance standards.

Adhering to the Junior Nationals Participation policy is a requirement to be eligible for the programs and benefits listed below:

• Wild Card Assistance
• Sponsorship Assistance
• International Tours
• International Team Event Selections
• National Training Camps
• Full-time Montreal NTC or NJTP Programs in the regions
• Sport Canada Carding Program

The full Junior Nationals Participation Policy can be found here. 

The Wild Card Allocation Guidelines can be found here.

The complete list of performance standards can be found here.

Applications for the Sport Canada Carding Program open annually in December and close March 1. Please refer to the carding criteria and carding tables for more details.

View the AAP Carding Criteria

View Carding Tables

For High performance related questions: Melissa Lacroix, Senior Manager of High Performance at Tennis Canada via email at mlacroix@tenniscanada.com