KARACHI: The Pakistan Tennis Fede­r­ation (PTF) has announced a packed calendar of national events in Karachi on Wednesday, with four tournaments sche­d­uled from January 18 to February 17.

The events, featuring various junior and senior categories, will be held at the Modern Club and DA Creek Club. The junior categories include Under-18, Under-14 and Under-12 singles and doubles for both boys and girls. Senior categories comprise 45-plus and 55-plus doubles.

Local ranking events, such as men’s singles and doubles, Under-10 singles, women’s singles and Under-7 singles, have also been added to the tournaments.

Each tournament carries a prize money of PKR150,000 for junior events.

Outstation junior main draw players will receive traveling allowances as per PTF rules. Participants must have a Paki­stan Players Identification Number, obtainable from the PTF website or tournament organisers.

Published in Dawn, January 10th, 2025

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