OPT Circuit
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Tournaments | 12 |
| Categories | ITF Pro Circuit event |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Alexis Musialek (3) |
| Most finals |  Toni Androić (6) |
| Points leader | Alexis Musialek (92) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Alexis Musialek |
OPT Circuit is a series of ITF Pro Circuit event being played across the MENA region.
About
Opt Circuit is a concept created by OPT Sport, that organizes a series of tennis events under the sanction of the International Tennis Federation, across the MENA region.
All OPT Circuit tournaments are open to all tennis players based on merit and without discrimination subject only to the conditions laid down in the ITF Pro Circuit Rule Book.
Futures
In the late 1990s, the ITF introduced Futures tournaments, allowing for greater flexibility in the organization of the tournaments for national associations, and participation in tournaments for players. Over time, the ratio of Futures tournaments to satellites increased until 2007, when satellites were eliminated.
Futures tournaments allow for players to win career titles and improve their rankings. Futures are held in both singles and doubles, and last only one week. As of 2008, the prize fund for each tournament is either US$10,000 or US$15,000. Some tournaments also provide housing for participants. Futures usually have sizable qualifying draws, which allow unranked players to enter tournaments and earn ATP ranking points.
Tournaments
2015
| No. | Tournament | Date | Host city | Prize money | Singles champion | Doubles champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | IRI F1 | Week of Jan 12 | Kish Island  (Iran) | US$10,000 | TBA | TBA |
| 2. | IRI F2 | Week of Jan 19 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | TBA | TBA |
| 3. | IRI F3 | Week of Jan 26 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | TBA | TBA |
| 4. | IRI F4 | Week of Feb 16 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$15,000 | TBA | TBA |
| 5. | IRI F5 | Week of Feb 23 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$15,000 | TBA | TBA |
2014
| No. | Tournament | Date | Host city | Prize money | Singles champion | Doubles champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | IRI F1 | Week of Feb 24 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 |  Victor Crivoi |  Thales Turini – Caio Silva |
| 2. | IRI F2 | Week of Mar 3 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 |  Peđa Krstin |  Stephan Fransen – Wesley Koolhof |
| 3. | IRI F3 | Week of Mar 10 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | Victor Crivoi | Toni Androić – Ivan Blazevic |
| 4. | IRI F4 | Week of Apr 7 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | Moved to Apr 28 | |
| 5. | IRI F5 | Week of Mar 14 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | Toni Androić | Jérôme Inzerillo – Martin Vaïsse |
| 6. | IRI F6 | Week of Apr 21 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | Toni Androić |  Ronak Manuja – Akash Wagh |
| 7. | IRI F7 | Week of Apr 28 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | Marko Tepavac | Marko Tepavac – Mark Vervoort |
| 8. | IRI F8 | Week of Aug 18 | Tehran (Iran) | US$10,000 | Jules Marie | Jules Marie – Alexis Musialek |
| 9. | IRI F9 | Week of Aug 25 | Tehran (Iran) | US$10,000 | Alexis Musialek | Vinayak Sharma Kaza – Vijay Sundar Prashanth |
| 10. | IRI F10 | Week of Sep 1 | Tehran (Iran) | US$10,000 | Alexis Musialek | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Luca Margaroli –  Matteo Marfia |
| 11. | IRI F11 | Week of Nov 24 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 |  Marc Fornell | Marc Fornell – Marco Neubau |
| 12. | IRI F12 | Week of Dec 1 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | Mathias Bourgue | Marc Fornell – Marco Neubau |
| 13. | IRI F13 | Week of Sep 1 | Kish Island (Iran) | US$10,000 | Alexis Musialek |  Jonas Luetjen – Timon Riechelt |
Accumulated Circuit Points
This is a unique feature of OPT Circuit, which allows players to earn cash rewards at the end of the season, for the achievements on OPT Circuit tournaments.[1]
All ATP ranking points achieved by a player in various OPT Circuit tournaments is added to the players profile, and at the end of the year, the player's with the highest Accumulated Circuit Points are rewarded.
Rankings explained
- Players must play on at least 12 Circuit events to qualify for the Accumulated Circuit points system.
- The best 10 results of each player's single competition is accounted towards their accumulated circuit points.
Rewards
| Rank | Prize money |
|---|---|
| 1. | US$5000 |
| 2. | US$3000 |
| 3. | US$1500 |
Current ranking
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alexis Musialek | 92 |
| 2. | Toni Androić | 88 |
| 3. | Victor Crivoi | 46 |
References
- ^ "Accumulated Circuit Points". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
External links
- www.optcircuit.com
