British Tour
The British Tour is a tennis circuit for professional players wanting to compete on home soil, young stars with ambitions of going pro in the future, and national level players who still compete at a high level – in other words, the very best of British tennis.
With approximately 30 British Tour events each year, players climb up and down the leader board depending on their results. Whoever sits top at the end of the year is crowned the British Tour Bonus Pool champion.
We also have our British Tour Masters event – a one off tournament in the calendar with the biggest prizes on offer. Previous champions include none other than US Open title winner, Emma Raducanu.
Find out everything you need to know about the British Tour.
The LTA's British Tour events often have a range of different players competing – from junior rising stars to national level adults or even pro players.
The tournaments are open age group category with a mixture of adults and juniors competing and are LTA Grade 1 (Premier & Tier 1) & LTA Grade 2 (Tier 2) events.
You can play more than one tournament in the same week provided you have completed the previous tournament.
If you have played in an ITF tournament, you will need to have been released by the ITF Supervisor of that tournament as you cannot compete in multiple tournaments at the same time.
Up to two wild cards per draw may be awarded at the discretion of our Performance Team.
These are usually given to young / junior players who don’t yet have an ATP or WTA ranking to help give them experience at the next level.
The Tournament Director can then also give out between one and four wild cards to specific applicants. Further wild cards can also be awarded for any qualifying draws and if there are more spaces available in the main draw.
Wild cards are allocated in order of ATP / WTA singles ranking, then ITF World Tennis singles ranking of 1500 or better, followed by ITF World Tennis Number.
To request a wild card – contact the British Tour Tournament Director.
Any requests must be made by Friday (midday) before the event for main draw, and by the withdrawal deadline for qualifying.
Check out the 2022 LTA British Tour calendar:
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Dates |
Category |
Tournament |
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13-15 January 2022 |
Tier 2 |
LTA British Tour Loughborough 2 University of Loughborough |
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27-29 January 2022 |
Tier 2 |
LTA British Tour Edgbaston Edgbaston Priory Club |
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3-5 February 2022 |
Tier 2 |
LTA British Tour Stirling University of Stirling |
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14-19 February 2022 |
Tier 2 |
LTA British Tour Corby Corby Tennis Centre |
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10-13 March 2022 |
Tier 1 |
LTA British Tour Newport Newport Tennis Centre |
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24-26 March 2022 |
Tier 2 |
LTA British Tour Bath University of Bath |
Tournament formats vary but a British Tour event will usually take place over a week. They often start with qualifying on Monday and the main draw taking place from Wednesday through to Saturday.
However, some events won’t have qualifying and others will only be three-day tournaments – so please check the competition schedule and format before you enter.
Draw sizes range from 28-32 and matches are played as best of three sets with a match tie-break in the decider.
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Main Draw |
Qualifying |
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Draw size |
Max 32 |
This varies based on number of entries and number of match courts at each event |
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Direct Acceptances |
Max 28 (unless no qualifying) |
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Qualifiers |
Varies |
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Find out everything about British Tour formats here.
| Category | Tournament | Men's Singles Winner | Women's Singles Winner |
| Premier Tier | LTA British Tour Loughborough | Loughborough University | Harry Wendelkin | Ranah Stoiber |
| Tier 2 | LTA British Tour Graves | Graves Health & Leisure Centre | Oscar Brown | Bronte Murgett |
| Tier 2 | LTA British Tour Loughborough | Loughborough University | Joe Newman-Billington | Daniella Piani |
| Tier 2 | LTA British Tour Edgbaston | The Edgbaston Priory Club | Jordan Reed-Thomas | Isabelle Lacy |
| Tier 2 | LTA British Tour Stirling | Stirling University | James Mackinlay | Imogen Haddad |
| Tier 2 | LTA British Tour Corby | Corby Tennis Centre | Michael Shaw | Hannah Klugman |
| Tier 1 | LTA British Tour Newport | Newport Tennis Centre | Joseph Newman-Billington | Abigail Amos |
| Tier 2 | LTA British Tour Bath | University of Bath | Yannis Xilas | Orla Cooper |
| Premier Tier | LTA British Tour Newport | Newport Tennis Centre | Sean Hodkin | Katarina Stresnakova |
| Tier 2 | LTA British Tour
Connaught | The Connaught Club |
Raffaello Papajcik | Katie Dyson |
| Tier 2 |
LTA British Tour Woking | Woking LTC |
James Beaven | Tiffany William |