25 players made their senior debut in 2025. Unlike in some other years, they all took the first steps towards a professional career by playing an ITF tournament. Those players were:
Riley Breen – 9th February, Timaru
Josh Gilbert – 9th February, Timaru
Te Koha Manawatu – 9th February, Timaru
Paddy Ou – 9th February, Timaru
Yashwitha Reddy – 9th February, Timaru
Connor Brosnahan – 12th February, Timaru
Saanvi Raniga – 5th May, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, USA
Natalie Donald (CZE) – 6th May, Prague, Czechia
Felix Littlejohn – 7th December, Hamilton
Emma Roberts – 7th December, Hamilton
Thando Thebe – 7th December, Hamilton
Spencer Weyburne – 7th December, Hamilton
Elijah Blackshaw – 14th December, Papamoa
Charlize Cashmore – 14th December, Papamoa
Hunter Every – 14th December, Papamoa
Louie Fannin – 14th December, Papamoa
Matthew Finn – 14th December, Papamoa
Max Flanagan – 14th December, Papamoa
Liam Howes – 14th December, Papamoa
Aviva Kurtovic – 14th December, Papamoa
Bede McCashin – 14th December, Papamoa
Damian Tairi-Barros – 14th December, Papamoa
Liam Youn – 14th December, Papamoa
Lala Fannin – 15th December, Papamoa
Jaimee Collinson – 22nd December, Antalya, Türkiye
With New Zealand’s highest level junior tournament only being a J100, all eight juniors who stepped up to J200 level (without playing a senior event) had to go overseas to do so. They were:
Gaspard Lemaitre – 19th August, Sydney
Justin-Li Moroney – 19th August, Sydney
Alalilo Tepa – 19th August, Sydney
Luca Bland – 21st August, Sydney
Luke Kemball Gibbons – 21st August, Sydney
Dan Milburn – 22nd August, Sydney
Noa Milburn – 22nd August, Sydney
Alex Wylie – 28th September, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA