HSBC Road to Wimbledon International is the regional event for players rated 6.2 and higher. Seven venues will host regional qualifying events across England and Scotland. India will also be hosting a qualification event again this year with players invited to the HSBC Road to Wimbledon International finals.
A player can only enter one regional qualification event which must be the one taking place in their own play region/county. The regions will be made public in the New Year. Players will be able to enter the event online via the LTA website and those accepted will compete in their geographical region in draw sizes of 32 for boys and 16 for girls (exception for Scotland where draw sizes will be 16 boys and 8 girls).
- Eligibility: Players must be 14 years of age, or younger, on 31 August 2015 with a rating of 6.2 or higher as of the relevant closing deadline.
- Acceptance: This will be based on players’ ratings, followed by age group rankings, as at the relevant closing deadlines.
- Grade: The regional event will assign players 14U grade 2 qualifying draw points.
- Entry fee: £15
- Scoring format: 2 sets + Match Tiebreak (in place of 3rd set)
Regional qualification dates
- Regional Qualification Scotland: 6-7 June 2015 (Entry period 20 April to 2pm on 12 May)*
- Regional Qualification England: 20-21 June 2015 (Entry period 4 May to 2pm on 26 May)*
- Regional Qualification India: April 2015 (N/A)
* Withdrawal deadline is 10am on 22 May for Scotland event, and 10am on 5 June for England events.
Qualification for International final
4 boys (assuming draw size of 32) and 2 girls (assuming draw size of 16) will qualify for the grade 2 national finals taking place on 10-15 August at Wimbledon. Fewer players will qualify if draw sizes are smaller. 2 boys and 2 girls will qualify from the regional qualification in India.
Additional support: roadtowimbledon@LTA.org.uk