Junior exempt (“JE”)

High-ranking junior players can be awarded a spot in the draw of a tournament through the ITF’s junior exempt project.

In 1997, the ITF began the Junior Exempt project to help the world’s top junior girls to transition to the professional level. The Junior Exempt project provides wild cards into ITF Women’s Circuit events to the girls who ended the year in the top 10 of the world rankings. The number and tournament level of wild cards received depends on how high a player finishes in the top 10. Beginning with the 2007 season, the Junior Exempt project expanded to include the top 10 Boys, who receive wild cards into Futures events.

Since 2018, ITF World Tennis Tour (former Futures) $15,000 tournaments reserve places in the main draw for top players in the ITF Junior Circuit.