Professional tennis returns to Adelaide tomorrow, with the UTR Pro Tennis Tour providing competition opportunities for current and aspiring professional players from around Australia.
Tennis SA and Tennis Australia, in conjunction with the West Lakes Tennis Club, will host two UTR Pro Tennis Tour events from Monday 24 May-Sunday 6 June 2021.
The events come following the successful rollout of the UTR Pro Tennis Tour in 2020. The format will feature singles only competitions for men and women based on Universal Tennis Ratings (UTR), and feature a player group round robin followed by a World Cup-style playoff format.
USD$40,000 prizemoney will be on offer each week, with a total prizemoney pool of over AUD$102,000.
Following a hugely successful return to professional tennis winning 56 of 62 UTR Pro Tennis Tour matches over the past twelve months, Li Tu (SA) will lead the field of players in the men’s event.
Tu, 24, made his main draw Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open in February this year courtesy of a wildcard, taking on Feliciano Lopez (ESP) in the first round.
Australian No.21, Alexandra Bozovic (NSW) will headline the women’s event. Bozovic, a former finalist at the City of Playford Tennis International, enters the tournament in solid form having won the 2021 Realway Bundaberg Open a fortnight ago.
Matches will commence at 9.00 am on Monday 24 May 2021 with spectators welcome to attend.
“Tennis SA is pleased to see the UTR Pro Tennis Tour return to South Australia this week,” said Tennis SA CEO Debbie Sterrey.
“We wish all players the very best of luck and thank West Lakes Tennis Club for hosting these tournaments.
“We are looking forward to a wonderful fortnight of professional tennis.”
UTR Pro Tennis Tour
West Lakes Tournament #1
Player acceptance lists as at Sunday 23 May 2021
Men
| Players | UTR |
| Li Tu (SA) | 13.69 |
| Moerani Bouzige (Qld) | 13.23 |
| Aaron Addison (Vic) | 13.15 |
| Scott Jones (WA) | 13.11 |
| Omar Jasika (Vic) | 13.10 |
| Calum Puttergill (Qld) | 12.95 |
| Isaac Becroft (NZL) | 12.70 |
| Will Maher (Qld) | 12.68 |
| Jordan Smith (NSW) | 12.67 |
| Enzo Aguiard (Vic) | 12.65 |
| Scott Puodziunas (Qld) | 12.59 |
| Edward Winter (SA) | 12.57 |
| Alexander Crnokrak (Qld) | 12.55 |
| Casey Hoole (Qld) | 12.54 |
| Ashwin Vijayaragavan (SA) | 12.52 |
| Tai Sach (Qld) | 12.36 |
| Ken Cavrak (Vic) | 12.33 |
| [WC] Corban Crowther (NZL) | 12.17 |
| [WC] Alex Bulte (Vic) | 12.11 |
| [WC] Ethan Dunn (WA) | 11.77 |
Women
| Players | UTR |
| Alexandra Bozovic (NSW) | 11.33 |
| Lara Walker (Qld) | 10.69 |
| Katherine Westbury (NZL) | 10.61 |
| Amber Marshall (SA) | 10.36 |
| Alana Parnaby (NSW) | 10.30 |
| Jasmine Adams (SA) | 10.12 |
| Roopa Bains (Qld) | 10.09 |
| Amy Stevens (Vic) | 9.86 |
| Jade Otway (NZL) | 9.78 |
| Madi Frahn (SA) | 9.67 |
| Tamara Bajagic (Vic) | 8.98 |
| Mia Tsoukalas (SA) | 8.91 |
| Milan Krish (NSW) | 8.64 |
| Grace Thomas (Qld) | 8.55 |
| Juliette Robinson (SA) | 8.16 |
| Tully Richter (SA) | 8.11 |
| Meeka Marshall (SA) | 7.93 |
| [WC} Belinda Woolcock (Vic) | 11.21 |
| [WC] Sarah Munroe (NSW) | 8.44 |
| [WC] Madison Schwarz (SA) | 7.72 |
Tournament information
Order of Play – Monday 24 May 2021
Men
Women
Live stream
All matches will be streamed via Tennis Australia’s YouTube channel here
Additional information
What is a UTR?
Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is an international tennis rating system that connects millions of tennis players around the world to help them find better matches locally. UTR reflects a player’s current skill level based on head-to-head match scores, and rates all players across age, gender and nationality on the same 16-point scale. Every player can have a UTR – from the pros to juniors to social tennis players.
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