ITF World Tennis NumbeR

The ITF World Tennis Number is a rating system for all tennis players across the world. It makes it easier for everyone who plays tennis in Britain to organise and play against opponents of a similar standard.

Whether you’re playing at Wimbledon (we can dream), or just meeting a friend to play matches at your local court (much more likely), everyone’s welcome – and everyone can have their own Number.   

  • A world-wide rating system that ranges from 40 (recreational players) to 1 (pro players).  
  • Has separate ratings for Singles and Doubles players – a world first
  • Uses a sophisticated algorithm to calculate your rating and updates it every time you compete
  • Counts sets and matches played, which means the more you compete, the more accurate your WTN will be
  • Has a personalised ‘Game zONe’ feature to help you identify opponents with a similar WTN

 

WTN is free for everyone

If you’re an LTA Advantage member in the Play, Play+ or Compete categories you’ll be able to get your own ITF World Tennis Number. As a Local Tennis Leagues player, you are entitled to the Play+ tier for free.

Having an ITF World Tennis Number is required for acceptance into certain competitions (this’ll be made clear when you enter) and is a requirement to join Local Tennis Leagues. 

Click here to view the FAQs about WTN.

 

ACTIVATE YOUR WTN

To get an ITF World Tennis Number, you need to sign up to LTA Advantage by following the instructions here.

For further help on how to activiate your WTN, see below:

  1. Log into your LTA Advantage account
  2. Click ‘My Game'
  3. Click ‘Activate Your WTN’ and follow the steps (you will not see this option if you already have a WTN, in which case you’re ready to play and no further steps are needed)

Once complete, your ITF World Tennis Number will automatically sync with your Local Tennis Leagues account the next day.