2005 ITF Women's Circuit

The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2005, the ITF Women's Circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000.

The ITF world champions in 2005 were Kim Clijsters (senior singles), Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (senior doubles) and Victoria Azarenka (combined junior ranking).[1]

Tournament breakdown by region

Region Number of events Total prize money
Africa 13 $160,000
Asia 50 $1,155,000
Europe 221 $4,250,000
North America* 67 $2,065,000
Oceania 12 $250,000
South America 11 $125,000
Total 374 $8,005,000

*Includes data for Central America and the Caribbean.

Singles titles by nation

Rank Nation Titles won
1. Romania Romania 26
2. Czech Republic Czech Republic 24
= Russia Russia 24
4. United States United States 23
5. Italy Italy 19
6. Germany Germany 18
7. France France 17
= Spain Spain 17
9. Argentina Argentina 15
10. Ukraine Ukraine 13
11. Japan Japan 12
= United Kingdom Great Britain 12
13. Austria Austria 11
14. Croatia Croatia 10
15. Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 9
16. South Korea Korea 8
17. Australia Australia 7
= China China 7
19. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 6
= Canada Canada 6
= Slovakia Slovak Republic 6
= Sweden Sweden 6

This list displays only the top 22 nations in terms of singles titles wins.

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