In a move expected to significantly increase opportunities for developing American tennis players, Oracle, the computer technology company, intends to create and fund a large circuit of lower-tier professional tournaments in the United States.

The circuit, which will be called the Oracle Pro Series and begin in full next year, will comprise approximately 25 new women’s tournaments and 25 new men’s tournaments.

Most will be staged as combined events, many of them on college campuses. Prize money is expected to range from $25,000 to $108,000 per tournament. All of the tournaments will provide ATP or WTA ranking points, which are critical to players attempting to make the leap to the main tours.

There have been major concerns and conflicts in the last year over how to organize tennis’ minor leagues. The International Tennis Federation introduced a revamped tour this year that was intended to streamline the system, reduce the total pool of lower-tier professional players and make it more straightforward for the best juniors to make the transition to the professional game.