The series begins the first weekend of the September school holidays, with Mt Prospect and District Tennis Association in Creswick(October 2) and the Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre (October 4) in line for events.

The series will utilise the Universal Tennis Rating (UTR), a system that allows skill level-based competition and encourages fair play.

With Australian Ranking Tournaments on hold as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, players in regional areas are keen to return to the courts to compete.

Players will go head-to-head in a round robin draw, using the UTR 'Fast4' scoring format, which includes:

Each venue will strictly follow Victorian Government and Tennis Victoria Community Tennis Guidelines, where physical distancing, stringent hygiene and safety precautions will be in place.

"We are excited to be launching the Victoria UTR Series, and recommencing competitive play for junior athletes in regional Victoria," Tennis Victoria tournament and events coordinator Shelly Hart said.

"All tennis players, from social players to professionals, can use their Universal Tennis Rating to measure their competitive ability.

"Plenty of clubs were eager to get on board and run these events after a challenging few months with restrictions.

"We are looking forward to bringing the Victoria UTR Series events to Melbourne when permitted to do so."

Entries for all events will be on a first in, first served basis and are available online through the Tennis Victoria club page on the UTR website (app.myutr.com/clubs/10703).