Circuit Schedule
SA Junior Tennis Circuit
Season Start
2026-2027 Season - The 2027 Season starts in October 2026 and runs through August 31, 2027. Players may start competing at any point in the season prior to the Masters Invitational Playoffs in August 2027.
Circuit Overview
The Circuit generally includes three potential tournament types: Gran Prix, Gran Prix/UTR, and All-Levels.
The Gran Prix and Gran Prix/UTR tournaments award Gran Prix standings points for wins, which help determine which players are invited to compete in the Playoff tournament at the end of the season. Gran Prix/UTR tournaments will also submit results to UTR so players can gauge where they stand ratings-wise. Independent Gran Prix tournaments without the UTR designation will not report results to UTR, resulting in lower entry fees and less incentive for players to dodge matches. Gran Prix events have boys and girls age divisions.
All-Levels tournaments are standalone tournaments that combine players of similar level in the same draw regardless of age.
Gran Prix Standings Points
Several Gran Prix tournaments typically take place each season. Players earn standings points for each of their wins in these events (with the exception of matches in the INTRO division, if offered, which is for experience only).
Players receive 4 Gran Prix Standings points per main draw match won and 2 points per consolation round.
At the end of the season, the players with the most points are invited to compete in our City Playoff tournament, the Masters Invitational Playoffs. The top finishers in this tournament are typically invited to join a San Antonio team which competes in the State Championship at John Newcombe's Tennis Ranch in September.
End of season standings will also help determine seeding positions in the draws, so points earned throughout the season can potentially lead to better placement in the Playoff draw.
Getting Started
First, complete the current season’s “Initiation Fee/Waiver”. This step only needs to be done once per season.
After that, register for whichever tournaments on the schedule fit your schedule (the list of tournaments is on the schedule page - link at the top of this page). Tournaments will generally open for registration about 2-3 weeks before each event. Just be sure to sign up by each tournament’s deadline.
Gran Prix Guidelines
Age divisions: Gran Prix age divisions are based on player ages on September 1, 2027. Some age divisions may be combined if one or more are short players.
Level eligibility: Gran Prix divisions are open to players who have not competed in USTA Level 1-4 tournaments. Additionally, to be eligible for the State tournament, players will need to have no significantly higher UTR rating than the following on January 1, 2027 or alternatively at the date the Masters Playoff Tournament takes place (players who are at the appropriate level on January 1 yet whose ratings exceed these levels after January 1 are still eligible to finish the season and compete in the State Tournament):
Boys 10 and under: UTR 1.5
Girls 10 and under: UTR 1.5
Boys 12 and under: UTR 3.00
Girls 12 and under: UTR 2.25
Boys 14 and under: UTR 4.00
Girls 14 and under: UTR 3.00
Boys 16/18: UTR 4.50
Girls 16/18: UTR 3.50
The INTRO division, when offered, is a level-based division limited to players UTR 1.5 and below which combines all ages and genders in the same draw.
Format: Typically, Gran Prix divisions will play 2 out of 3 sets, no-ad. INTRO divisions will play an ad-scoring pro set or 2 out of 3 short sets to 4. (The INTRO division does not offer standings points.)
Playoffs: Players are invited to participate in the Playoff tournament based on their performance during the season. The 10 eligible players with the most points in each age division will be offered the first option to compete.
All-Levels Tournaments
These are standalone tournaments that group players by level regardless of age or gender. This format helps ensure that most rounds are even and competitive.
Format: One ad-scoring pro set to 8 games per round or 2 out of 3 Fast 4 sets).
How levels are determined:
Player levels are determined based on the results of their match play in the Circuit as well as from play in outside tournaments. In the All-Levels events, players are grouped with players closest to their level of play regardless of age or gender, sometimes exposing players to different competitors than they normally might face, yet against players who are of a similar performance level. The more often players compete, the more accurate their level placement will be.
Eligibility: All levels are welcome to compete. Players will be grouped with as similarly skilled players as possible based on who enters each tournament. Higher level players are placed in separate draws from lower level players, and the degree of separation is based on the mix of levels that register. (Beginning players without prior tournament experience will typically be placed at Level 1.)
Since divisions are based on level, genders and ages may be combined in the same draw, though it is possible that given enough entrants, genders might be separated as a means of limiting draw sizes.
All-Levels tournaments do not offer Gran Prix standings points.
Less Common Tournaments
Gran Prix+: When offered, this type of Gran Prix tournament offers double Gran Prix standings points per win.
Gran Prix Doubles: When offered, Gran Prix Doubles tournaments allow players to earn points with a partner. Main draw wins earn 3 points per match, consolation wins earn 1 point. Depending on the tournament, players may be allowed to register for up to two divisions, one mixed and one regular doubles.
Pass the Racquet Doubles: A very occasional type of tournament offered is Pass the Racquet Doubles, a fun format in which players on a team share one racquet and alternate who hits each shot during a point by handing off the racquet between shots. Singles sidelines apply. No standings points.