Ball Handling You should hold the ball between your thumb and all four fingers. Feet Position - Align your feet with your toes pointing toward the target area. The Ball Toss Toss the ball in front, slightly to the right, and a little higher than your racquet could reach so it is just in time as it reaches the ball. ITN 1 corresponds to high-level player (holding an ATP / WTA standing or of a comparable playing standard). The ITN 10 is a player who is capable of serving and returning an ordinary ITF ball in a full court. ITF uses the Description of Standards and On Court Assessment to rate the players if there are no available results from competition. You should also reach at least the minimum educational prerequisite of your country of origin, before you could join the tour. Career development and opportunities The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour is serious in developing and enhancing the professional career of its members; that is why it provides educational assistance and mentoring programs for those who are just starting out. She began playing tennis when she was only 4 years old. At 6, her talent in tennis was discovered and moved to the US to hone her skills under professional coaching. When she started playing professionally in 2002, she only ranked at 186th. But on the following year, her ranking greatly improved being at 32nd. When you are like Carrie Bradshaw of Sex and the City, you take any pair of shoes that you fancy off the rack, regardless whether it's expensive or killing the blood supply on your biggest toe, as long as it looks good on you. But when choosing tennis shoes, you have to consider some factors before parting with one from a store. It develops your sense of work ethic because you need to foster dedication and the value of hard work to learn the lessons in tennis. 19. You also develop discipline because you need to practice a lot and to control your movements, your timing etc. 20. You learn to manage mistakes not just in tennis but also in other aspects of your life by realizing that you need to manage and minimize your mistakes in the game to be successful.