The WTN Club Matchplay program supports the delivery of leagues and other matchplay programs at tennis clubs across the country. The program provides an avenue for coaches and club administrators to introduce the ITF World Tennis Number (WTN) to club members. This allows clubs to provide a new benefit to members and in the long term WTN can be used to group members for level-based play.
HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK?
- Tennis Canada will offer PTTA-member clubs access to the national-provincial matchplay platform
- Tennis Canada will provide clubs with training/guides on how to use the platform (the platform is user-friendly, can be accessed anywhere there is internet, and does not require organizers to download separate software)
- Tournament/league organizers, coaches, and players will have the ability to enter scores online
- Scores recorded on the national-provincial matchplay platform will be automatically transmitted to the ITF to update players’ WTNs on a weekly basis
- Players’ WTNs will be visible on the platform (when arranging matchups) and on player profile pages
PROGRAM BENEFITS
+ Simplify Administration: Organizers can easily create/generate boxes, move players between boxes, have players register online, and allow the system to manage standings.
+ Reach More Players: Organizers can publish the club’s ladder online and increase visibility.
+ Instant Results: Players can enter their scores themselves and are published instantly. Standings are also automatically re-calculated.
+ Bring WTN to Club Members: Each player builds a WTN which they can use to find evenly -matched opponents anywhere in the world.
+ Improve Programming: Organizers can group players by WTN for other club programming (ex. clinics, tournaments). WTN will provide coaches with a time-efficient and transparent method to assess players.
KEY FEATURES OF THE PLATFORM
HOW TO GET STARTED?
This program is available at no charge to clubs that are affiliates/members (in good standing) of their respective Provincial/Territorial Tennis Association.
To learn more about adopting the platform for club matchplay programming and score reporting for WTN, please contact WTNmatches@tenniscanada.com with a preferred date and time to book a 30-minute webinar.
Clubs that are interested in submitting their club championship results to the national-provincial mathplay platform so that tournament scores will also contribute towards players’ WTN, please contact tournaments@tenniscanada.com to learn more about the Tournament Planner software.