OVERVIEW

In 2024, the Australian Junior Tour comprises more than 250 Tennis Australia-endorsed tournaments. These tournaments will be held all across the country and provide junior players with opportunities to compete for Junior Tour points throughout the year for the end-of-season Junior Tour Year End Finals as well as their respective State Year End Finals.

Announced ahead of the Junior Tour Year End Finals in November, the Australian Junior Tour will be rebranded the De Minaur Junior Tour, reflecting a new level of commitment to the next generation of Australian talent, spearheaded by Australian No.1 tennis player Alex de Minaur.

The two winners of each age group (one boy and one girl from the 12U and 14U age groups) at the Junior Tour Year End Finals will automatically win the De Minaur Junior Tour scholarship.

Two athletes will also be given scholarships to the program, named the Alex de Minaur Spirit of Tennis Scholarship. These will be awarded to the players who display key values and behaviours throughout the tournament.

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AGE CATEGORIES

The qualifying age categories for the De Minaur Junior Tour tournaments and the De Minaur Junior Tour Finals will be 12U and 14U.

TOURNAMENT CATEGORIES

The following events currently in the competitive play calendar will be designated as De Minaur Junior Tour tournaments and will carry the following points designations to assist players, parents and coaches determine the number of points available to the winner of these respective tournaments . This is consistent with the naming conventions found within the ATP and WTA tours.

J1000: 1000 points

J500: 500 points

J250: 250 points

J125: 125 points

AGE QUALIFICATION – DE MINAUR JUNIOR TOUR TOURNAMENTS

A player’s competition age category and his/her eligibility to participate in the De Minaur Junior Tour will be based on the player’s age as of the last day of the month of the respective De Minaur Junior Tour tournament.

AGE QUALIFICATION – 2025 DE MINAUR JUNIOR TOUR FINALS

A player’s competition age category and his/her eligibility to participate in the 2025 De Minaur Junior Tour Finals will be based on the player’s age on 31 December 2025.

All players should take note of what age category they are eligible to compete in at the National & State Finals.

*Players under the age of 10 shall not be eligible for entry into the De Minaur Junior Tour Finals. The player’s age as of the first day of the event Main Draw shall be used.

QUALIFYING PERIOD

The points qualification period for the 2025 De Minaur Junior Tour Finals will be from 19 October 2024 to 12 October 2025.

ENTRIES & SEEDING –DE MINAUR JUNIOR TOUR TOURNAMENTS

Entries and seeding into all TA Endorsed De Minaur Junior Tour tournaments will be based on a player’s most recently available UTR Rating at the close of entries and/or at the time of seeding.

DE MINAUR JUNIOR TOUR TOURNAMENTS – POINTS ALLOCATION

A player’s best 8 results in Singles & Doubles will count towards the player’s Points Race total.

Singles: Best eight (8) results can be calculated from events contested in the players’ De Minaur Junior Tour Finals age category. If applicable, a player can have results from a maximum of three (3) other events outside of the player’s De Minaur Junior Tour Finals age category.

Doubles: Best eight (8) results can be calculated from events contested in the player’s De Minaur Junior Tour Finals age category. If applicable, a player can have results from a maximum of three (3) other events outside of the player’s De Minaur Tour Junior Finals age category.

Example: A player who ages out of 12U into the 14U age category through the year will be permitted to use a maximum of 3 results from outside their De Minaur Junior Tour Finals eligible age category of 14U.

DE MINAUR JUNIOR TOUR FINALS – RACE POINTS PUBLICATION

The Points Race Leader Board will be published monthly on the 8^th day of each month starting on 8 November 2024 unless the 8^th day of the month falls on a weekend whereby it will be published the following business day.

All players will be displayed in the Points Race Leader Board for which they are eligible to participate e.g. a player eligible to compete in the 14U age category of De Minaur Junior Tour Finals will be displayed in the 14U Leader Board from the outset of the year.

* The above acceptance list is only an indication of how players are tracking after February 2025. Final Leader Board and acceptance into the De Minaur Junior Tour Year End Finals will be confirmed and published on 14 October 2025.

DE MINAUR JUNIOR TOUR TOURNAMENTS – DRAW SIZES, TYPES & FORMATS

*A draw extension can be granted by Tennis Australia if entries marginally exceed the originally advertised draw size and all players are within the recommended UTR Rating.

POINTS ALLOCATION

De Minaur Junior Tour points will be on offer for 12U & 14U age groups at all TA endorsed J1000, J500, J250 and J125 events.

Players eligible for the De Minaur Junior Tour Finals or State Finals will receive J125 points from the 18u Rating & Gender or All Gender Rating tournament types. These points will count to either age category in the player best 8 results calculation.

The following Australian Competitive Play Junior endorsed tournaments do not attract points for the De Minaur Junior Tour:

• De Minaur Junior Tour Finals
• 11U, 13U & 15U Australian Teams Championships
• Closed State Qualifying Australian Championships
• Junior Development Series (JDS)
• Community Series (JC)

DE MINAUR JUNIOR TOUR TOURNAMENTS – AGEING OUT EXCEPTIONS

Players who collect points from the 14s Nationals and age out ahead of the De Minaur Junior Tour Finals will not be permitted to carry over the points accrued at these events to go towards their final points race total.

DE MINAUR JUNIOR TOUR FINALS – DRAW SIZES & ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Dates: 3 November – 9 November 2025

Acceptance to the De Minaur Junior Tour Finals will be a blended draw with qualifying players taken from the following criteria and in the following order:

12U & 14U

Stage 1 – 24 players

• Top 24 points qualifiers from their respective age categories

Stage 2 – Final 16

• Top 10 players based on their UTR Ratings in their respective age categories accepted directly into the final 16
• 6 winning players from stage 1 will feed into the final 16

Final leader boards and acceptances will be confirmed and published on 14 October 2025.

The two winners of each age group (one boy and one girl from the 12/u and 14/u age groups) at the De Minaur Junior Tour Finals will automatically win the De Minaur Junior Tour scholarship.

One other athlete will be given a scholarship to the program, named the Alex de Minaur Spirit of Tennis Scholarship. This will be awarded to the player who displays key values and behaviours throughout the De Minaur Junior Tour Finals tournament.

DE MINAUR JUNIOR TOUR – STATE FINALS 2025

Points and the road to qualification for the Junior Tour – State Finals proposed in each State will be taken from points accumulated across the season from all identified De Minaur Junior Tour tournaments.

All State Finals are designated as J250 level tournaments for 12U and 14U events.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS WILDCARD OPPORTUNITIES

The following J500 tournaments will award singles wildcards for the winner of the 12U and 14U events into the next Australian Championships.

There is no direct wildcard into the De Minaur Junior Tour Finals.