| 单词 | futures tournament |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfutures tournament Tennis (originally U.S.). In plural, as futures. A tennis tournament played by amateurs or lower-ranked professional players; now spec. (sometimes with capital initial) a series of tournaments organized by the International Tennis Federation, representing the lowest level of competition in men's and women's professional tennis. Also: any of the individual tournaments or matches in this series. Often (and in earliest use) attributive, as futures circuit, futures tournament, etc.So-called because the tournaments are intended to bring on and encourage potential top-level players. ΚΠ 1969 Amarillo (Texas) Sunday News-Globe 11 May 3 d/2 City High School, Futures Tennis Tournament, Caprock Courts, 2 p.m. 1975 N.Y. Times 24 Dec. 14/5 The Women's Tennis Association and United States Tennis Association have set up a 10-stop, $100,000 Futures Circuit... The idea is to give second-echelon players..a shot at competition and money. 1999 Times of India 26 Jan. 30/6 A pair each of Russians and Swedes made it to the singles tournament proper at the Gold Flake Aces ITF's men's Futures tournament. 2015 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 May d7/1 I was playing a futures in Romania. < as lemmas |
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