The season-ending Junior Masters was launched in 1996 with the purpose of rewarding the best-performing players of the year.
Reggio Calabria hosted the event until 2021, when it began being held on the clay courts of the Monte-Carlo Country Club, also home to the
ATP Masters 1000 tournament in
Monte-Carlo, under the High Patronage of HSH
Prince Albert II of Monaco. From 2023, four Junior Masters players are selected to receive a once-in-a-lifetime stay at the Red Bull Athlete Performance Centre, where they will have a unique opportunity to hone their performance and potential. The Masters, which has worldwide media coverage and is seen as the scouting event for future stars, is broadcast on national television in Monaco and live-streamed online. In 2022,
Alena Kovačková became the first player to finish at No. 1 in both Race Rankings age categories. She ultimately chose to play in the U16 competition (which she won), giving the ninth-ranked player of the girls’ U14 list a spot in the event. ==Format==