The USTA has announced that singer, songwriter and actor Josh Groban will perform at the Opening Night Ceremony for the 2015 U.S. Open in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The ceremony will be carried live by ESPN 2 on Monday, Aug. 31 as part of the cable network’s comprehensive…
At the four Grand Slam events, fans often forget the preparations that make for a successful tournament. One of these significant provisions is to find ballpersons who are fit to be on the court and make each tennis match run efficiently. In late June, the 2015 U.S. Open Ballperson Tryouts were held at the USTA…
The USTA has announced that they are hosting the fifth annual U.S. Open job fair. For the third consecutive year there will be two job fairs, starting with an exclusive opportunity for residents of the borough of Queens, N.Y. on Tuesday, July 7 from 2:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. followed by a second opportunity open to the public on Wednesday,…
The finals of the USTA Eastern sectional qualifying tournament of the U.S. Open National Playoffs came to a close on Saturday, as local players battled it out for a chance to qualify for the U.S. Open in late August. The sectionals consisted of five divisions, with the winners of each moving on to play in…
NYC ACES expands NY’s tennis social scene NYC ACES is a new social group for young professional tennis players and tennis enthusiasts. The group’s first social event was held at Fat Cat in the West Village in late March. The group’s next event will be a tennis…
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown hosted the 18th Annual “Say Yes to Tennis, No to Violence” event at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, where 800-plus children from various schools in Far Rockaway hit the courts for a day of tennis and other fun activities. Part of DA Brown’s STAR Track Program,…
The USTA has announced the players and coaches who will represent the United States at the 2015 BNP Paribas World Team Cup. The nation’s top wheelchair tennis players will compete against participants from around the globe, May 25-31, at Ali Bey Resort Manavgat in Antalya, Turkey. The World Team Cup is the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis event,…
A Message From USTA Eastern Metro Region President Jackie Clark Wow! I cannot believe how fast the last two years have gone, and I am so honored and thrilled to start my second term as the USTA Eastern Metro Region…
The USTA has broken ground in Orlando, Fla. on the USTA National Campus, the New Home of American Tennis, in Lake Nona, Fla. The model tennis facility, expected to be completed in late 2016, will house the USTA’s Community Tennis and Player Development divisions. When completed, the facility will feature more than 100 courts, including red and…
The USTA has announced that Martin Blackman will succeed Patrick McEnroe as USTA’s general manager of player development. The USTA has a scheduled conference call with the Chairman of the Board and President Katrina Adams and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director Gordon where they are expected to formally make the announcement. “The USTA is lucky…