| Professional tennis is set to return to East Anglia next month with the historic first staging of an ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour event in Norfolk. The Lexus GB Pro-Series Norwich tournament, to be held between 28 October and 3 November at Easton College Tennis Centre, will showcase top quality matches and on-site activations aimed at inspiring the next generation of tennis talent across the region. Spectators are welcome throughout the week at the $25,000 ITF indoor event, and semi-final and final tickets are available to purchase here. As 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams battle it out for ATP Rankings points, prize money and the winner’s trophy, visitors can also book to take part in a: 29 October — Doubles Pro-Am mix-in session, 6-8pm;
31 October — Kids’ Day & free junior clinics with LTA Level 5 Master Performance Coach Kris Soutar — ages 5-9, 1:30-2:30pm and ages 10-14, 2:30-4pm;
31 October — Adult Doubles Masterclass with Kris Soutar, 6:30-8:30pm;
1 November — Player Profiling Workshop, 9:30am-4:30pm — open to all coaches, £50 (6 LTA Credits through Independent Learning). All matches, scheduled to begin at 10am daily, will be live streamed globally on ITFTennis.com. Norfolk’s Barry Fulcher is the Tournament Director. ###
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Barry Fulcher, bftournamentdirector@gmail.com About The Men’s ITF World Tennis Tour The ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour provides entry-level professional tennis tournaments and provides a pathway between the ITF Junior World Tennis Tour and the elite levels of men’s professional tennis. The results of ITF tournaments are incorporated into the ATP Rankings, which enables professionals to progress to the ATP Challenger Tour and ATP Tour, and ultimately the Grand Slams. The Tour offers approximately 550 tournaments across 70 countries and incorporates two prize money levels of tournaments: $15,000 and $25,000. About The Progress Tour The Progress Tour is an independent series of tennis events founded by Barry Fulcher in 2017. Events operate primarily in the UK, but also in mainland Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. The Progress Tour has paid out over £800,000 in prize money to transitioning professional players and has helped more than 50 players rise up to the main tours. | 