ATP, WTA, and ITF Events to be held in India in 2023

When it comes to tennis, there are three major governing bodies: the ITF, ATP, and WTA.

The ITF, or International Tennis Federation, was formed in 1913 and is responsible for the rules of the sport, the specifications, and the technicalities. It takes care of organizing the 4 Grand Slams, the Davis Cup, the Fed Cup, the Hopman Cup, the Olympics, and the lower-level circuits.

The ATP, or Association of Tennis Professionals, and the WTA, or Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1972 and 1973, respectively, are responsible for organizing the top-level circuit: the ATP and WTA World Tours, the Masters, the WTF, the 500s, the 250s, and the Challengers. It further handles the rankings.

This year, in 2023, India will be playing host to many such international tournaments and events; the list is as follows:

S.No.	Governing Body	Category	Event Name	Location	Dates
1	ATP	ATP World Tour	Maharashtra Open	Pune, Maharashtra	January 2-7
2	ATP	ATP Challenger Tour	Chennai Open- Challenger 100	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	February 13-19
3	ATP	ATP Challenger Tour	Bengaluru Open- Challenger 100	Bangalore, Karnataka	February 20-26
4	ATP	ATP Challenger Tour	Pune Challenger 100	Pune, Maharashtra	February 27- March 04
5	ITF	ITF Men's Tour	M25 New Delhi	New Delhi, New Delhi	March 13-19
6	ITF	ITF Men's Tour	M25 Lucknow	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	March 20-26
7	ITF	ITF Men's Tour	M25 Mysuru	Mysore, Karnataka	March 27- April 02
8	ITF	ITF Men's Tour	M15 Chennai	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	April 03-09
9	ITF	ITF Women's Tour	W15 Gwalior	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh	December 26 (2022)- January 01
10	ITF	ITF Women's Tour	W40 Bhopal	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	January 16-22
11	ITF	ITF Women's Tour	W40 Pune	Pune, Maharashtra	January 23-29
12	ITF	ITF Women's Tour	W15 Jhajjar	Jhajjar, Haryana	February 06-12
13	ITF	ITF Women's Tour	W15 Jhajjar	Jhajjar, Haryana	February 13-19
14	ITF	ITF Women's Tour	W15 Gurugram	Gurugram, Haryana	February 20-26
15	ITF	ITF Women's Tour	W25 Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	February 27- March 05
16	ITF	ITF Women's Tour	W40 Bengaluru	Bengaluru, Karnataka	March 06- 12
17	WTA	WTA World Tour	Chennai Open	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	September 11-16

*The ITF calendar evolves and is updated every 3 months, thus exists scope for more events to be added in the future.