Just like the
ATP and
WTA, junior tournaments are divided into different levels. The highest level tournaments are the junior grand slams and the Youth Olympics, followed by the
ITF Junior Masters, an event that resembles the year-end finals. The five Grade A tournaments are the junior equivalent of the
ATP Masters 1000 and
WTA Premier Mandatory events in terms of points awarded relative to the grand slams. In calendar order, these are the
Copa Gerdau, the
Trofeo Bonfiglio, the
Osaka Mayor's Cup, the
Abierto Juvenil Mexicano, and the
Orange Bowl. All remaining tournaments are assigned Grades 1 through 5. Tournaments labeled B1 through B3 refer to regional tournaments. The ITF mostly recently changed the points system in 2018. The new system is designed to give the higher-level Grade A and Grade 1 tournaments more weight, and to reward players who progress deeper into tournaments regardless of the level. It also elevated the junior grand slams, the Youth Olympics, and the
ITF Junior Masters above the Grade A level, which was previously the highest tier. Lastly, Grade B tournaments now award the same points as their non-regional counterparts with the same grade number instead of a slightly higher amount like they did before. The ITF rankings system combines both singles and doubles results. However, doubles results are underweighted by a factor of one-fourth. Additionally, only the best six results in singles and the best six results in doubles count towards a player's ranking. The point distribution for each level of tournament is as follows:
Note: The
ITF Junior Masters awards 320, 250 for 3rd–4th place, and 200, 185, 165, 150 for 5th–8th place. ==Junior exempt project==