About ITN
The ITF International Tennis Number (ITN) was created by the ITF as a tool to help their member nations to increase tennis participation in their countries.
The ITN represents a player’s general level of play. Under this system players will be rated from ITN 1 to ITN 10. ITN represents a high level player (holding an ATP/WTA ranking or of an equivalent playing standard) and ITN 10 is a player who is new to the game.
A ‘Description of Standard’ has been developed to describe each of the ten categories. Click the following link to see the descriptions on the ITF wesbite - ITN Description of Standard.
- To facilitate the rating of players the ITF have developed the ITN on court assessment that is made up of 5 sections:
- Groundstroke depth assessment
- Groundstroke accuracy assessment
- Volley Depth assessment
- Serving accuracy assessment
- Mobility assessment
What are the benefits of creating an objective Official ITN Assessment?
- The ITN On Court Assessment provides a mechanism to track the progress of young champions around the world as they grow and develop. (E.g. It would be fascinating to have the Assessment scores of Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt at different ages as they developed. Imagine all the aspiring young champions measuring their own progress against our current champions)
- The ITF believe that the ITN will over the next few years change the face of tennis dramatically particularly for the recreational players.
- We have a chance through the ITN not only to attract new people to this great game of tennis but also to retain players…to motivate these new players and existing players wherever they might be to play more tennis.
- We expect that in a very short time most tennis players in the world will hold an ITN and the ITN will be recognised as the common rating language of the tennis world
What is the Official ITN On Court Assessment?
- An on-court assessment based on a set number of tasks.
- A tool to measure control, accuracy and power in a set of tasks.
- A tool to enable players to benchmark themselves against themselves and others around the world.
- A tool to enable the comparison of players around the world.
- An assessment tool to differentiate between players of similar ability.
- A tool to encourage participation in tennis at all age groups and standards.
- A reward and recognition tool.
- A tool to enable players to track their own development and improvement.
- A tool to motivate players to improve.
Who can participate in an Official ITN on Court Assessment?
- Any person wishing to receive an understanding of their current level of play.
- Any person wishing to track their own development and improvement.
- Any person wishing to compare themselves with other players on a local, national and global scale.
- Any person wishing to get a clearer understanding of their tennis strengths and weaknesses
ITN on court assessment guide.
How good are your shots?
Ground Stroke Depth
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Accuracy Points are awarded as follows:
1 Point - When a ball lands anywhere in the service box area.
2 Points - When a ball lands in the front section of the back court area.
3 Points - When a ball lands in the middle section of the back court area.
4 Points - When a ball lands in the last section of the back court area.
Power Points are awarded as follows:
Power Area = 1 Bonus Point - When a ball lands anywhere within the singles court area and the second
bounce lands between the baseline and Bonus line, 1 Bonus point is awarded.
Power Area = Double Points - When a ball lands anywhere within the singles court area and the second
bounce lands beyond the Bonus line, double points are awarded.
Examples: 5 Points are awarded when the first bounce lands in the 4 Point Area and the second bounce lands beyond the baseline. 8 Points are awarded when the first bounce lands in the 4 Point Area and the second bounce lands beyond the Bonus line.
0 Points - When a ball’s first bounce lands anywhere outside the normal singles playing area.
Consistency: 1 extra point is awarded for every shot that is not an error.
The points are added up to achieve the total number of points scored in the Groundstroke Depth Assessment Section