About the USTA Pro Circuit
The International Tennis Federation (ITF), the governing body for tennis on a worldwide basis, introduced an apprentice-level Circuit for men in 1976 and for women in 1984 in an ongoing effort to provide young players with an avenue to the international game.

Today, there are more than 375 men's ITF Circuit events and 350 women's ITF Circuit events held annually in 80 different countries around the globe, including China, Iran, Kenya, Lebanon, Liechtenstein and Vietnam

The USTA, the national governing body for tennis in the United States, is one of more than 200 national federations that are members of the ITF. Through the USTA Pro Circuit, which it owns and operates, the USTA stages the largest number of ITF Circuit events in the world. This year, players from more than 50 countries will be competing in 96 USTA Pro Circuit events for $3 million in prize money.

Women's events on the USTA Pro Circuit consist of $10,000, $25,000, $50,000 and $75,000 tournaments. Each event has 32 players in the main singles draw and 16 teams competing in doubles. The $10,000 tournaments are entry-level events and give young players the opportunity to earn their first ranking points. The women who compete in them are usually juniors and college players, and players who may be as high as No. 250 to 300 in the WTA Tour rankings.

The competition and ranking points increase at the $25,000 tournaments - the level at which a player can best determine whether her game is good enough to pursue a career as a touring pro. Indeed, the non-American champions of these events have often been the No. 1 players in their own countries.

The caliber of play at the premium-level events, the $50,000 and $75,000 tournaments, is close to that of the WTA Tour. It features women who are ranked as high as No. 40.

The singles qualifying draw size is 64 or 128 players for the $10,000 events, and 32 players for the $25,000, $50,000 and $75,000 events.

2006 Results
For the third year, women's tennis will be gracing the courts of the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.

Last year, Tzipi Obziler of Israel upset Camille Pin of France in straight sets on stadium court. Pin retired in the second set down 5-2 with a leg injury. The win sent Obziler's ranking to #139 in the world

In doubles, the team of Chin-Wei Chan/Tetiana Luzhanska defeated Akgul Amanmuradov/Varvara Lepchenko.