The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will distribute $ 350,000 to players ranked between the 501st and 700th places in the world, in particular between $ 750 and $ 1,000 each, in response to the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, he said. she announced in a statement on Wednesday.
"After contributing to the common support fund (intended for) players in the top 500, the ITF has mobilized an additional 350,000 dollars (around 308,000 euros) to help players ranked between 501st and 700th place in singles , and the 176th and 300th place in doubles, the ITF wrote in a statement. "Singles players ranked between 501st and 600th place will receive $ 1,000" and those between 601st and 700th place will receive $ 750, like all double eligible players, she said.
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- 20 Minutes Sport (@ 20minutesSport) May 14, 2020A month ago, the seven tennis governing bodies - ATP, WTA, Grand Slams and ITF - announced that they had raised more than six million dollars to finance the support fund created in response to the economic consequences of the global health crisis. About 800 singles and doubles players in financial difficulty must be recipients.
World tennis has been stopped since the beginning of March and until the beginning of August at least because of the coronavirus pandemic. In total, "more than 1,100 events" organized by the ITF have been "canceled or postponed" since, she figures. This additional effort of 350,000 dollars is part of a broader ITF program, amounting to more than 2.6 million dollars (around 2.3 million euros), also including aid to its federations. members or grants for the best juniors.
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