MUMBAI, SEPT 21: New Delhi would host four international tennis tournaments, starting with the $ 25,000 prize money ITF men's satellite masters (hard court) from November eight.According to the Indian domestic schedule released here today, the other international events to be held in Delhi are the $ 80,000 Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) and Aita Asia Cup for men from November 22, $ 25,000 ITF Women's Challenger from December 13 and the ITF junior international tourney (hard court) from January 31 next.
Mumbai too has three international tournaments lined up for the coming season, including the first leg (from October 18) and the third leg (from November one) $ 25,000 ITF men's satellites (hard court) and the $ 50,000 prize money ATP challenger (men's-hard court) from February 28 next.
Delhi will also host the men and women and under-18 boys and girls hard court Nationals from October four and the junior hard court nationals for boys and girls under-14 and under-16 age category.
Chennai would host the$ 4,50,000 prize money ATP Gold Flake Open (hard court) from January three next and the $ 10,000 ITF men's futures from January 24 next. Hyderabad and Bangalore are the other centres to host the futures tourneys.
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From Oct four: (men/women and under-18) DSCL Hard Court Nationals at Delhi.
From Oct 11: (under-14 and under-16) Junior Hard courtnationals at Delhi.
From Oct 18: ITF men's hard court satellites (first leg) at Mumbai.
From Oct 25: Second leg of the ITF men's satellites at Pune.
From Nov 1: Third leg of the ITF men's satellites at Mumbai.
From Nov 8: ITF men's hard court satellites (Masters) at Delhi and under-14 and under-16 AITA junior ranking tourney at Mumbai.
From Nov 15: Men and women grass court Nationals at Calcutta and under-14 and under-16 aita ranking tourney at Pune.
From Nov 22: ATF/Aita Asia cup for men at Delhi and ITF junior international tourney at Calcutta.
From Nov 29: ATP Challenger grasscourt tourney at Lucknow, men/women Aita Central India tournament at Allahabad and under-14 and under-16 Aita Junior Ranking Tourney at Secunderabad (Andhra Pradesh).
From Dec six: ATP Challenger grass court tourney at Jaipur and veterans Aita Nationals at Hyderabad.
From Dec 13: ITF women's Challenger (hard court) at Delhi, men's Aita ranking tourney at Bhimavaram (AP), under-14 and under-16 Aita junior ranking tourney at Guwahati and veterans (doubles) Aita ranking tourney at Calcutta.
From Dec 20: ITF women's satellite grass court at Lucknow.
From Dec 27: ITF women's satellite grass court at Chandigarh and veterans Aita ranking tourney at Bangalore.
From Jan three 2000: ATP Gold Flake Open (hard court) at chennai, men/women Aita ranking (singles) and under-14 Aita junior ranking tourney at Hyderabad.
From Jan 10: ITF men's futures at Hyderabad.
From Jan 17: ITF men's futures at Bangalore, veterans Aita ranking tourney at Chennai.
From Jan24: ITF men's futures at Chennai.
From Jan 31: ITF junior hard court international tourney at Delhi.
From Feb seven: ITF junior grass court international tournament at Chandigarh.
From Feb 14: ATP Challenger grass court tourney at Calcutta, ITF junior clay court international tourney at Calcutta.
From Feb 21: ATP Challenger (hard court) at Ahmedabad.
From Feb 28: ATP Challenger (hard court) at Mumbai, veterans (doubles) Aita tourney at Delhi.
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