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September 2009 Monthly Archive

September 30, 2009

John Craig Wins USPTA Personal Web Site Contest

The United States Professional Tennis Association is very excited to announce that John Craig of Santa Ana, Calif., is the grand-prize winner of the association’s personal Web site contest. Craig is a Pro 1 and six-year member. His Web site... (Full story …)

USTA Announces 2008 Awards

Recreational Coach Workshop Trainer and Host Site of the Year. (Full story …)

September 28, 2009

ASBA to Offer Technical Meeting in Savannah

Field Builder Certification exam to be offered for first time (Full story …)

Weekend Brings Three Event Titles for Prince Players

Monfils, Peer, and Montanes Win in Metz, Tashkent, and Bucharest Respectively; Cap Dominant Weekend and Showcase Prince Product. (Full story …)

September 26, 2009

Kramer memorial service held

LOS ANGELES — International Tennis Hall of Famer Jack Kramer was remembered on Saturday during a memorial service in Straus Stadium at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the UCLA campus. Several hundred spectators filled the stadium seats, just as... (Full story …)

September 25, 2009

Prince Premier LT Shows Immediate Success and Popularity

Rated #1 Overall Synthetic Gut Ever Tested by US Stringers Association and Showing Greatest Increase in Market Share of All Strings on the Market in 2009. (Full story …)

Bijou Tennis Show in China

The famous “Bijou” Tennis Show, performed by Henri Elkins and Fernando Velasco, has been invited to perform clinics and several performances during the 2009 China Open Tennis Tournament in Beijing, China during the week of October 5-11. The $6.6 million... (Full story …)

Maine’s Greene Named USPTA Pro of the Year

Robert Greene Jr., of Rangeley, Maine, who is the director of tennis at the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, N.H., received the United States Professional Tennis Association’s Alex Gordon Award for the Professional of the Year. Greene, a... (Full story …)

Ross Wins Singles Title at USPTA Championships

MARCO ISLAND, FLA. — Cory Ross of Littleton, Colo., claimed the men’s open title at the $30,000 USPTA International Championships Thursday at the Players Club on Marco Island, Fla. Ross, the No. 1 seed, earned the championship title by defeating... (Full story …)

September 24, 2009

Cutler Receives Top Education Credit Earner Honors

During its annual awards breakfast at the USPTA World Conference on Tennis held Sept. 21-26 at the Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club and Spa on Marco Island, Fla., the United States Professional Tennis Association recognized those members who make... (Full story …)

Nine Earn USPTA Master Professional Distinction

Nine tennis professionals recently earned recognition as Master Professionals in the United States Professional Tennis Association, the highest professional rating within the tennis profession. They are: Lorenzo Beltrame, Windermere, Fla. - director of tennis and athletic mental training at the... (Full story …)

U.S. Names Junior Davis Cup Team to Defend Title

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The USTA announced today that Bjorn Fratangelo (Pittsburgh), Marcos Giron (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Hunter Harrington (Spartanburg, S.C.) will represent the United States in the Junior Davis Cup Finals, Sept. 29 - Oct. 4 in San... (Full story …)

USPTA Recognizes Tennis Standouts

The United States Professional Tennis Association honored outstanding tennis coaches, players, managers and volunteers during its annual national awards ceremony at the USPTA World Conference on Tennis on September 24. USPTA, the world’s oldest and largest association of tennis-teaching professionals,... (Full story …)

McCollom Wins USPTA Women's Championship

Men’s final set between Cory Ross and James Daly. (Full story …)

September 23, 2009

Tennis Channel on Cablevision Signal Access

Effective September 24, 2009, Tennis Channel has elected for now to grant signal access to Cablevision pursuant to its request under Tennis Channel’s agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative. We remain deeply concerned about Cablevision’s tactic of using our... (Full story …)

Tribute scheduled for Kramer

There will be a memorial service for International Tennis Hall of Famer Jack Kramer, Saturday September 26, from 11 AM - 1 PM, at Straus Stadium in Los Angeles. Kramer passed away September 12 at age 88. Kramer led the... (Full story …)

September 22, 2009

USTA Names ITC as a Certified RTC

ITC Joins Three Chicago Academies to Comprise Midwest RTC Network. New USTA Certified Regional Training Centers will Expand USTA Player Development’s Programming Throughout the Country (Full story …)

Evert Teams Up with Hood for Tennis Weekend

Fans Can Win a Chance to Play Tennis With Chris and Mingle With Celebrities (Full story …)

USPTA Announces New Board of Directors

The United States Professional Tennis Association installed its new national board of directors that will serve the association until September 2011. Officers include a new president, vice presidents and secretary-treasurer. The new board took office during the USPTA World Conference... (Full story …)

September 17, 2009

Cox honored with tennis scholarship

Flushing Meadows, N.Y. — Just one day after playing in one of the world’s biggest juniors tennis tournaments — the U.S. Open — Laurel Springs School student and professional tennis player Jordan Cox was honored with the prestigious Seena Hamilton... (Full story …)

2009 US Open: More Fans in More Ways

All-Time Attendance Record Set - Third Open to Top 700,000 in Attendance. New Cable Broadcasters ESPN2 and Tennis Channel Combine with CBS for Most Televised Hours in Tournament History. Website Traffic Hits All-Time High with More Than 150 Matches Streamed and Nearly 14 Million Streams Activated. (Full story …)

SFC and NSSA Reach out to the Sports Press

SFC and NSSA connect with thousands of sports media professionals across all platforms TV, online, bloggers, print media, radio, photographers and more. (Full story …)

2009 Olympus US Open Series Most Successful Ever

Record-Breaking TV Viewership, Naming of EA Sports as Official Sponsor and US Open Champion del Potro Earns Bonus Prize Money (Full story …)

September 16, 2009

Tennis Channel to Launch Nightly News Segments

One-Minute Court Report Updates will Air Each Hour During Evenings, Early Mornings Programming Addition Marks Network Transition Toward Increased News Provider Role (Full story …)

September 15, 2009

Williamses Capture US Open Doubles Title

[CHICAGO] — The Williams sisters, with their [K] Blade Team rackets, sweep through the US Open and claimed their third doubles title this year. They upset the defending champions, Liezel Huber and Cara Black 6-2, 6-2. “It feels great to... (Full story …)

Del Potro Conquers US Open for His First Major

[CHICAGO] — In an all Wilson final, Juan Martin del Potro defeated world #1 Roger Federer to earn his first Major title. The 6-foot-6 Argentine held strong throughout the entire five set match. He put aside a losing record against... (Full story …)

Wilson Believes in Melanie Oudin

[CHICAGO] - Melanie Oudin became the silent force of the tournament by defeating three seeds on her way to the quarterfinals: #4 seed Dementieva , #29 seed Sharapova and #13 seed Petrova. But it was how she won those matches... (Full story …)

Champions Downed in Day of British Open Shocks

PSA/WISPA TOUR EVENT NEWS RESULTS: internationalSPORTgroup British Open Squash Championships, Manchester, England Men’s quarter-finals: [10] James Willstrop (ENG) bt [12] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) 11-5, 11-6, 12-10 (47m) [3] Amr Shabana (EGY) bt [5] David Palmer (AUS) 11-8, 14-12, 4-11,... (Full story …)

Tennis Greats and Celebrities Attend ITHF Benefit

Star-Studded Guest List Includes Whoopi Goldberg, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, Tracy Austin, Robin Roberts, Miss USA Kristen Dalton, The Real Housewives of NYC and More (Full story …)

PSA/WISPA Tour Event News

RESULTS: internationalSPORTgroup British Open Squash Championships, Manchester, England; New Zealand Dominate British Open Qualifiers Men’s qualifying finals: Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) 18-16, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9 (74m) Simon Rosner (GER) bt Alan Clyne (SCO) 9-11, 11-9,... (Full story …)

September 11, 2009

Top coaches to form association

A group of ATP World Tour and WTA Tour coaches is launching a new organization to help support fellow coaches and tour trainers by offering them a full range of benefits and services, including access to various forms of insurance,... (Full story …)

September 10, 2009

BackOffice Associates Inks Multi-Year Deal with Oudin

WASHINGTON — BackOffice Associates, LLC and BEST (Blue Entertainment Sports Television) announced today a multi-year promotional partnership with rising tennis star Melanie Oudin. The partnership will include promotional and endorsement opportunities as well as appearances. The 17 year-old Oudin has... (Full story …)

September 8, 2009

Tennis Greats and Celebrities to Attend ITHF Benefit

Star-Studded Guest List Includes Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, Tracy Austin, Robin Roberts, Miss USA Kristen Dalton and The Real Housewives of NYC and More (Full story …)

Ashe Inducted into US Open Court of Champions

International Media Selects Champion and Humanitarian to be Honored in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday evening, September 10. President Bill Clinton to be Featured Speaker in Ceremony Broadcast Live on ESPN2. (Full story …)

Midland, MI Voted America's 'Best Tennis Town'

Midland captures title, $100,000 grant for community tennis programming, as part of USTA’s first-ever nationwide search for America’s best tennis communities (Full story …)

September 4, 2009

SpongeTech to Host Safina Autograph Session

Dinara Safina, World’s First Ranked Female Tennis Player, will Sign Autographs at the SpongeTech Promotional Booth (Full story …)

Cox Continues Babolat Relationship

Boulder, Colorado — Babolat, leading manufacturer of tennis racquets, is proud to announce that 17-year-old rising tennis star Jordan Cox has chosen to continue his relationship with Babolat. Cox, who will soon begin his career on the professional tour, has... (Full story …)

WTT Names Mountford as Senior VP

New York, N.Y. — World TeamTennis has named tennis industry veteran Bill Mountford as senior vice president. Mountford, who will be based in WTT’s New York City headquarters, will oversee staff in several key areas of operations including marketing, communications,... (Full story …)

US Open and Decoturf Extend Contract

DecoTurf remains the “Surface of the US Open” through December 2014 (Full story …)

September 2, 2009

USTA Pays Tribute to Pancho Gonzalez's Legacy

On-Court Ceremony Hosted by Noted Actor Benjamin Bratt. Hispanic Dignitaries and Gonzalez Family Members to Participate in On-Court Celebration. Tribute to Celebrate Gonzalez on the 60th Anniversary of His Back-to-Back U.S. National Championships Titles on September 5 (Full story …)

September 1, 2009

Hip-Hop Icon Jay-Z Designs Limited Edition Arthur Ashe Tee

Proceeds to Benefit USTA National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) Network and Arthur Ashe Endowment for the Defeat of AIDS. T-Shirt to Celebrate the NJTL Network’s 40th Anniversary and be Sold at the 2009 US Open, USOpen.org and ArthurAshe.org. (Full story …)

ITHF Benefit Auction Serves up Unique Items and Experiences

Autographed Memorabilia, Hit Sessions with Tennis Greats, Exotic Vacations and Grand Slam Ticket Packages all up for bid in Live and Silent Auction (Full story …)

Tennis Channel on Cablevision and the US Open

Cablevision has taken a step that raises serious problems for all cable programmers. We are sorting out these issues and will decide what steps to take when we are ready to do so. They are too important to the future... (Full story …)