ITF Tournaments return to Sardinia for a season 2025 full of emotions and novelties

From March 31 to May 5, and from September 15 to October 26, 2025, the red clay tennis courts at Forte Village Sports Academy A.s.d. will stage 12 Combined tourneys featured by the International Tennis Federation and part of the prestigious Forte Village Tennis Project, 24 competitions each valued $30.000, thus an overall record prize money set at $720.000.

After a record-breaking season 2024, which closed with the triumph, respectively in men’s and women’s singles, of young Spanish athletes Daniel Rincon and Caroleta Martinez Cirez, while in men’s doubles the Italian duo Simone Agostini and Gianluca Cadenasso and in women’s doubles the Greek-Swedish duo Sapfo Sakellaridi and Lisa Zaar, the red clay courts of the prestigious Forte Village Sports Academy A.s.d. in Santa Margherita di Pula, stunning seaside resort in South Sardinia, near some of the most beautiful beaches on the island, are ready to host athletes from all over the world, eager to compete for the top of the 12 ITF Combined Tournaments, part of the thirteenth edition of “Forte Village Tennis Project”.

Launched in 2013 with the patronage of the Italian Federation and the support of Sardinia Region, this proud long-lasting project has evolved and strengthened over time, becoming a key reference point in the tennis scene, nationally and internationally. Thanks to meticulous organization and constant commitment to promoting talent, the event has grown edition after edition, attracting high-level athletes and contributing to the promotion of this exciting sport through prestigious competitions, which have represented – and still do – a springboard for many acclaimed stars of the contemporary global tennis scene. For example, the Italian champions Jannik Sinner, Matteo Berrettini and Matilde Paoletti, yet internationally famous athletes such as Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, Spanish Paula Badosa and Latvian Jeļena Ostapenko, who right here took their first steps towards the top of the professional career.

The purpose of these tournaments organized and managed by the ITF (International Tennis Federation), also known as Future Series, is indeed precisely to enable young tennis talents to gain fundamental points to improve their position in official rankings of the divisions ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals), which brings together the best male tennis players in the world, and WTA (Women’s Tennis Association), its female equivalent, and great visibility to then access to higher level competitions, such as the Challenger Tournaments, which also include Sardegna Open, taking place every spring at the wonderful courts at Monte Urpinu park in Cagliari, and the most coveted Grand Slam events.

ITF Tennis Tournaments in Sardinia: all you need to know for this season 2025

An unprecedented total prize money equal to $720.000 ($30.000 each tournament, $60,000 per week, a record prize compared to last editions, in which prize pools amounted to “only” $28.000 each one), for these new 12 Combined Tournaments – 12 men’s and 12 women’s, both singles and doubles, for overall 24 competitions. The matches will take place in two phases, in spring and in autumn, lasting for six consecutive weeks each, the first scheduled from March to May, and the second between September and October.

The dates to highlight on the calendar are Mondays, March 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28, and May 5, for the first six Combined Tournaments, and Mondays, September 15, 22, 29, and October 6, 13, 20 for the remaining six ones, with a grand finale scheduled for Sunday, October 26, 2025, in which will be announced winners of women’s and men’s singles, as well as the champs of doubles.

This year too, athletes from all five continents will compete on the Sardinian tennis courts, confirming the international appeal of the competition. In the last edition, it welcomed 298 players representing over 41 nations. Italy played a leading role with 167 athletes, including a prominent Sardinian presence: 12 male players and 10 female players, between the qualifications and the main draw. Next up were 110 players from 27 European countries, with Germany, Bulgaria and Romania among the most represented countries (with 16 and 8 athletes each, respectively). 15 participants came from seven nations in America: the United States (7), Argentina and Uruguay (2), followed by Brazil, Canada, Chile and Haiti (1 each). Africa featured three players (Burundi, Morocco, South Africa), while Asia only two athletes (India, Iran). Oceania took to Sardinia only one, but prestigious representative, the Australian Tina Nadine Smith.

This edition, the bar is raised even higher than ever, not only for the total amount of participants, but also for the high technical quality of players that will compete at the Forte Village’s courts. Among them, nineteen-year-old Sardinian Lorenzo Carboni, fresh from his success in a prestigious $15.000 international tournament in Monastir (Tunisia). The competition promises to be even more intense, with a significant turnout of athletes eager to challenge each other in top-level matches, catching the attention of both fans and professionals. The tournament, which year after year consolidates itself as one of the most prestigious events on the ITF circuit, offers young tennis talents the opportunity to grow, while for players with a solid experience it represents an important stage to improve the rankings and hone their skills in a highly competitive context.

The infrastructural renovation of courts 2 and 4 of Forte Village Sports Academy A.s.d., the main ones where live streaming matches will be played, contributes to making the quality leap of the Sardinian ITF Tournaments even more significant. This intervention shows a constant commitment to raising the organizational and technical standards of the event and will offer athletes optimal conditions to best express their tennis skills, further strengthening the reputation of the event on the international landscape.

The commitment of Forte Village in promoting top level international tennis

Always a point of reference for teaching and practicing tennis, thanks to excellent sports academies such as the renowned Tennis Club and cutting-edge infrastructures, including 13 tennis courts (10 clay, one concrete, one natural grass, and one synthetic grass), Forte Village Resort, a luxury five-star location surrounded by 50 hectares of pristine nature characterized by incredible biodiversity, is the best place for who wants to approach the world of racket sports for the first time, like tennis yet padel or pickleball, and improve their technique with targeted and personalized training based on their weaknesses and strengths.

The academy features great international champions of the discipline as masters, such as Rocco Loccisano, acclaimed Australian tennis player with Italian origins and former coach of the Australian champion Pat Cash, former Swedish tennis player Magnus Larsson, winner of seven ATP Tournaments, and Spanish champion Emilio Sanchez. Also unmissable the services offered by the facility, such as racket rental and stringing, as well as the possibility of accessing specialized Babolat and Lotto store. All classes are available in both individual and group formats, and take place throughout the resort’s open season, from April to October.

A commitment to promoting sport that has recently earned Forte Village two prestigious acknowledgments, respectively for twelfth and sixth consecutive times, of “World’s Leading Sports Academy 2024” (best sports academies), and of “World’s Leading Sport Resort 2024” (excellence in sports resorts) at the World Travel Awards, held last December in Madeira, in which it was also awarded the prestigious recognition of “World’s Leading Resort” (best resort in the world), for the twenty-sixth year in a row.

In addition, as main sponsors of the ITF tournaments, Forte Village Resort offers professional tennis players competing (and their staff) the precious opportunity to access playing fields on free loan, to enjoy discounted rates for overnight stays in wonderful facilities, especially at the exclusive Hotel Pineta, located in a strategic position facing the crystal-clear Sardinian sea and next to Acquaforte Thalasso & Spa, where athletes can benefit (at a discount rate) from effective anti-fatigue and decontracting treatments, such as those based on sea water designed to promote faster recovery, and luxury Hotel Bougainville, near swimming pools, restaurants and exclusive boutiques that frame Piazza Luisa, icon of evening entertainment here at the Resort.

Here in detail, the exclusive rates offered to athletes and their staff:

Hotel Pineta

• Single Room: €210 per person
• Double Room: €180 per person
• Triple Room: €140 per person

Hotel Bouganville

• Single Room: €145 per person
• Double Room: €120 per person
• Triple Room: €100 per person;

In addition, professional tennis players registered for the ITF Tournaments organized by Forte Village Sports Academy A.s.d and staying in the Resort will also benefit from:

• Possibility of training freely on the Academy’s tennis courts (upon availability);
• Priority in booking training courts;
• Two weekly vouchers for discounted stringing;
• Free entry to the gym;
• Free Wi-Fi within the Resort;
• 50% discount on thalassotherapy treatments and massages at Acquaforte Thalasso & Spa;

For further information on the ITF Tournaments and all the accommodation options, please call to +390709218977 or write an email to tennis.reception@fortevillage.com.

Do you want to attend the exciting matches of the ITF Tournaments 2025 and experience a dream holiday in a true paradise? Discover Forte Village Resort in Sardinia