HOST: Odisha Tennis Association (OTA), under the aegis of All India Tennis Association (AITA).

DESCRIPTION:
*     ITF Futures will be first of its kind and second international tennis tournament in Odisha after Asian U-14 event, held at Kalinga Stadium some years ago.
*     The Asian U-14 Tournament, however, did not feature any foreign player.
*     ITF Futures is lowest category of men’s professionsal circuit tournament, organised by International Tennis Federation (ITF).
*     Futures Tournaments are single week tournaments that offer either $15,000 or $25,000 each in prize money.
*     These tournaments must be scheduled in three consecutive weeks of $15,000 each in prize money or two consecutive weeks of $25,000 each in prize money.
*     The Bhubaneswar Futures-1 carries a prize fund of $15,000.
*     It will be followed by Futures-2 at Kolkata and Futures-3 at Chandigarh from March 5 and March 12 respectively.
*     Futures-1 will feature competition in singles and doubles.
*     Main draw size will be 32 for singles and 16 for doubles.
*     Singles main draw will include 22 direct entrants, eight qualifiers and two wild cards.
*     Draw size for singles qualifying will be 32.
*     An MoU has been signed between OTA and State Sports Department (DSYS) for the staging of the ITF Futures-1.