Awards
July 2, 2008
Jeffett Honored by Hall of Fame
Nancy Jeffett, the president of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, received the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Golden Achievement Award in July at a ceremony at Wimbledon. USTA President Jane Brown Grimes, along with board members David Dinkins...
June 24, 2008
Ivo Karlovic wins Slazenger Open in Nottingham
Austria – Kennelbach – June 24, 2008 –- HEAD players enjoyed success last week at various tournaments around the world. HEAD player Ivo Karlovic of Croatia successfully defended his title at the Slazenger Open in Nottingham as he defeated No....
June 23, 2008
Family Circle Tennis Center is Named Tennis Welcome Center of the Month
Where can you find a $15 million award-winning public tennis facility with 17 lighted courts, a 10,200-seat stadium, year-round tennis programs and tournaments for all ages, and the oldest Tier I all-women’s professional tournament in the U.S.? The answer: The...
June 17, 2008
USPTA Receives Award of Distinction for Feature Article
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 17, 2008 -- The United States Professional Tennis Association received an award of distinction in the 2008 Communicator Awards competition. The winning entry was a feature article published in the August 2007 issue of ADDvantage...
June 16, 2008
Ektelon’s “Three R’s” Rocky, Rhonda and Ruben Cap Dream Season Rajsich and Carson End Year Ranked #1 in the World
Bordentown, NJ – June 10, 2008 –- What a year it has been for Team Ektelon and in particular, the Company’s “three ‘R’s”, Rocky Carson, Rhonda Rajsich and Ruben Gonzalez. Perhaps most exciting, Ektelon is proud to now have both...
May 19, 2008
Florida’s Adrians Zguns and Iowa’s Marina McCollom win singles titles at the USPTA Clay Court Championships
Adrians Zguns of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., won the men’s open title at the $8,000 United States Professional Tennis Association Clay Court Championships Monday, May 12, at the Ibis Golf and Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., after defeating...
May 16, 2008
USPTA now accepting nominations for annual awards
-- Recipients to be honored during USPTA World Conference in September--
May 15, 2008
Prince PPI Program Crowns First World Team Champion in Rome, Italy Heads to Tulsa for PPI All-American Individual Championships
Revolutionary Junior Program Set to Showcase U.S Talent in front of Division I Coaches
May 6, 2008
Four U.S. Junior Teams Go Undefeated to Win Regional Championships and Qualify for World Finals
Junior Davis Cup, Junior Fed Cup and World Junior Tennis Teams All Advance U.S. Girls’ World Junior Tennis Team Will Attempt to Win Back-to-Back Titles in August
April 24, 2008
Wilson's Racquet Sports Consumer Catalog Achieves National Recognition
Wilson’s Graphic Design Team Receives Award
April 22, 2008
Top 50 Tennis Welcome Center Facilities Recognized for Outstanding Service in Promoting Sport
Facilities lauded for taking a proactive role delivering tennis across the U.S.
April 15, 2008
International Tennis Hall of Fame Presents Franklin R. Johnson with Samuel Hardy Award
NEWPORT, RI -- The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced that USTA Immediate Past President Franklin R. Johnson has been named the recipient of the 2007 Samuel Hardy Award. This award is given annually to a volunteer(s) of the...
International Tennis Hall of Fame Announces Tennis Educational Merit Award Winners
NEWPORT, RI -- The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced that Todd S. Ellenbecker of Scottsdale, Arizona, Sharon Rosenburgh of Indianapolis, Indiana and Kathleen Ann Stroia of St. Petersburg, Florida are the 2007 recipients of the Tennis Educational Merit...
March 31, 2008
Ian Griffin of Wisconsin is Winner of USPTA Personal Web Site Contest
-- Association holds first-ever personal Web site contest --
March 26, 2008
United States Tennis Association Announces Recreational Coach Workshop Trainer of the Year
Austin Texas’ Mike Carter Chosen as 2007 Recipient
United States Tennis Association Announces 2007 Recreational Coach Workshop Host Site of the Year
Southeast Michigan Tennis Association Chosen as 2007 Recipient
March 25, 2008
Federer, Bryans Win Multiple ATP Awards
Miami, Florida, U.S.A. -– Roger Federer and Bob and Mike Bryan are the big winners in the 2007 ATP Awards, which were announced today in Miami on the eve of the Sony Ericsson Open. For the fourth consecutive year, Federer...
March 22, 2008
Alan King Tennis Passion Award to be awarded to tennis legend Rod Laver
Charlie Pasarell To Present Award On Stadium Court
March 19, 2008
Zina Garrison and Rodney Harmon Named Coaches of 2008 U.S. Olympic Tennis Teams
U.S. Fed Cup Captain and USTA Director of Men’s Tennis To Lead Olympic Teams in Beijing Dan James Named Coach for U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Team
March 4, 2008
Team HEAD’s Jack Huczek Wins Fifth Consecutive Tournament
SAN DIEGO — Jack Huczek, a member of HEAD’s elite racquetball team of National Pro Staff, won the International Racquetball Tour’s (IRT) San Diego Open on Sunday at the American Athletic Club. Huczek (Rochester Hills, Mich.) defeated Rocky Carson (Ladera...
February 27, 2008
COLLEGE TENNIS: Gustavus Adolphus captures title at ITA Division III National Men's Team Indoor Championship
SAINT PETER, MINN. -– Host and No. 3 seed Gustavus Adolphus upset defending champions and No. 1 seed UC-Santa Cruz 5-4, in Sunday's final at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III National Men's Team Indoor Championship at the Swanson Tennis...
Bluegrass Tennis Director Bill Riddle Named 2008 PTRTennesseePro of the Year
Hilton Head Island, SC — Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards this week during the 2008 PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event, which includes 60-plus on court and classroom presentations, a tennis trade show and $25,000 Championships is...
February 26, 2008
Team HEAD’s Jack Huczek Wins IRT Stop in Seattle
SEATTLE — Jack Huczek, a member of HEAD’s elite racquetball team of National Pro Staff, won the International Racquetball Tour’s (IRT) Seattle Open on Sunday. Huczek (Rochester Hills, Mich.) defeated Jason Mannino (San Diego, Calif.) in the five-game championship final...
February 22, 2008
Geoff Norton Named PTR Wheelchair Pro of the Year
Hilton Head Island, SC — Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards this week during the 2008 PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event, which includes 60-plus on court and classroom presentations, a tennis trade show and $25,000 Championships is...
February 21, 2008
Two Named PTR Master Professionals
Hilton Head Island, SC — Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards this week during the 2008 PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event, which includes 60-plus on court and classroom presentations, a tennis trade show and $25,000 Championships is...
February 19, 2008
Team HEAD’s Ruiz and Huczek Win USA Racquetball National Doubles Titles
Tempe, Ariz. -– Aimee Ruiz and Jack Huczek separately captured National Titles on Sunday at the 2008 USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships at the Arizona State University Recreation Center. Both Ruiz and Huczek are members of HEAD’s Pro Staff and...
January 28, 2008
Novak Djokovic and His New Wilson [K]Blade Tour Win Their First Grand Slam Title
Novak Djokovic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga switch to new [K]Blade rackets for 2008 and go on to dominate the men’s draw at the OZ Open
Maria Sharapova Leads O3 Dominance Down Under En Route to Third Grand Slam Title
Bordentown, NJ -– At only twenty years old, Maria Sharapova has already captured three of tennis’ four Grand Slam titles. With her Prince O3 White in hand, Sharapova soundly knocked off the No.1, No. 3, and No. 4 seeds on...
January 16, 2008
Family Circle Cup Selects Winner of Fifth Annual T-Shirt Design Contest
CHARLESTON, SC (January 16, 2008) — The Family Circle Cup is proud to announce the fifth annual Family Circle Cup official T-shirt design contest WINNER! This year’s winning submission came from 26-year-old Joanna Hall from Lexington, KY. Hall is an...
January 9, 2008
APTA Hall of Fame Inductions
January 9, 2008, Scarsdale, New York — Robert Brown, Chairman of the American Platform Tennis Association’s Hall of Fame Committee, announced the Hall of Fame inductees for 2008. David Kjeldsen, CEO of Viking Athletics, will be the seventieth recipient of...
January 2, 2008
USTA Selects Top Juniors to Compete in Two Prestigious International 14-and-Under Tournaments
Two-Week Trip to Europe includes Teen Tennis in Bolton, England, and Les Petits As in Tarbes, France
December 21, 2007
Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Receives Generous Grant from Claire Giannini Fund
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Dec. 20, 2007 –- Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education, a national model for imaginative, public youth tennis and educational enrichment programs for a largely at-risk and diverse population in the Philadelphia area, has received an unexpected $10,000...
December 14, 2007
"TENNIS TALK" receives Tennessee Tennis Media Excellence of the Year award
Nashville, TN — The Tennessee Tennis Association recently announced their 2007 award winners and this year "TENNIS TALK" received the TTA Media Excellence of the Year award. "TENNIS TALK" is the brain child of Richard Falklen, avid tennis player and...
December 12, 2007
“On Court With USPTA” Receives Gold Award
— “Ask the Professor – Episode 1” is award-winning episode —
December 6, 2007
Tennis Channel Promotes Programming, Production Staff
David Scott Advances to Executive Director, Acquisitions and Programming. Bob Whyley is Promoted to Coordinating Producer.
November 21, 2007
STA/ITA Community Service and Campus Recreation Award Winners Announced Ouachita Baptist, Gustavus Adolphus Coaches Earn National Recognition
SKILLMAN, N.J. — Ouachita Baptist University Director of Tennis Craig Ward has been named the national winner of the USTA/ITA Community Service Award and Gustavus Adolphus' men's tennis coach Steve Wilkinson is the national winner of the USTA/ITA Campus Recreation...
November 20, 2007
USPTA Gives Grand Valley State University’s Wheelchair Tennis Team $2,000 Grant
The United States Professional Tennis Association presented a $2,000 grant to the first collegiate wheelchair tennis team at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. USPTA first vice president, Tom Daglis, was on hand to present the check to the...
November 6, 2007
Racquet Sports Industry Magazine Names 2007 “Champions of Tennis”
USTA Florida has been named the USTA Section of the Year by the Racquet Sports Industry in recognition of the USTA Florida Schools Program
November 5, 2007
Play Tennis Florida Chosen as Official 2008 USTA Florida Magazine
Wins over Three Other National/Regional Publications
November 2, 2007
Georgia’s Oren Motevassel and Pennsylvania’s Shareen Lai capture singles titles at the USPTA Hard Court Championships
Oren Motevassel, the No. 1 seed, of Alpharetta, Ga., claimed the men’s open title at the $8,000 United States Professional Tennis Association Hard Court Championships Sunday at the Hollytree Country Club in Tyler, Texas. Motevassel defeated the No. 3 seed,...
November 1, 2007
Racquet Sports Industry Magazine Names 2007 “Champions of Tennis”
George Napier, the chief executive officer of Prince Sports, has been named “Person of the Year” by Racquet Sports Industry magazine in the publication’s November/December 2007 issue. Napier led off the magazine’s seventh annual “Champions of Tennis Awards,” which honors...
October 30, 2007
PrinceTennnis.com Receives Multiple Awards for Cutting-Edge Design
Industry Leader Captures Gold W3 Award and 2007 WebAward
October 23, 2007
Bryan Brothers Capture Ninth Title of Year with Win in Madrid
Masters Series Win Helps World’s #1 Team Reach Another Career Milestone
October 18, 2007
USPTA Member Ken DeHart Receives Top Education Credit Earner Honors
During its annual awards breakfast at the USPTA World Conference on Tennis in September, the United States Professional Tennis Association recognized those members who make education a priority. The Association honored Ken DeHart as the top credit earner in USPTA’s...
USPTA Presents Special Awards to CEO Tim Heckler and Longtime Member Townsend Gilbert
The United States Professional Tennis Association recognized two people for exemplary service during its annual awards breakfast at the USPTA World Conference on Tennis in September. The Association presented the President’s Award to Townsend Gilbert and honored USPTA CEO Tim...
October 2, 2007
Southern Division honored for USPTA Newsletter of the Year
October 2, 2007 — The “Standard,” the newsletter of the United States Professional Tennis Association Southern Division, has been named the 2007 USPTA Newsletter of the Year. Southern Division President Jeff Hawes of Burlington, N.C., received the award during the...
September 24, 2007
International Tennis Hall of Fame to Honor Nancy P. Jeffett as 2007 Golden Achievement Award Winner
NEWPORT, RI — The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced that Nancy P. Jeffett, President and Trustee of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, is the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Golden Achievement Award. The Golden Achievement Award is...
Boca Raton’s John Joyce Named USPTA Professional of the Year
John Joyce, a USPTA Professional 1 and director of tennis at Boca West Country Club, recently received the United States Professional Tennis Association’s Alex Gordon Award for Professional of the Year. Joyce, who has been a USPTA member for 22...
One Standout Earns USPTA Master Professional Distinction for 2007
Rosemary DeHoog recently earned recognition as Master Professional in the United States Professional Tennis Association, the highest professional rating within the tennis profession. DeHoog, who has been a member of the USPTA for 34 years, is the head tennis professional...
September 20, 2007
USPTA Awards Honor Standouts in Tennis Profession
September 20, 2007 — The United States Professional Tennis Association recognized outstanding tennis coaches, players, managers and volunteers during its annual awards breakfast at the USPTA World Conference on Tennis on September 20. The USPTA, the world’s oldest and largest...
September 17, 2007
Texas Tennis Hall of Fame Announces the Class of 2007
George P. Mitchell, John Kniffen, Charles Le Master, Barbara Smith, and Semp Russ to be inducted November 10, 2007
World’s Top Eight Tennis Players to be Cast as Chinese Terracotta Warriors
Shanghai, China -– The ATP, governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuit, has commissioned a sculptor to create Terracotta Warriors of the best eight tennis players in the world to mark the Tennis Masters Cup, the prestigious circuit ending...
International Tennis Hall of Fame Honors Peter Hurley With Chairman's Award
NEWPORT, RI — International Tennis Hall of Fame Chairman Wick Simmons has announced that Peter Hurley is the 2007 recipient of the prestigious Chairman’s Award. The Chairman’s Award recognizes outstanding service by a Hall of Fame Board Member. “Pete has...
Lea Pericoli of Italy to be Honored With the 2007 Fed Cup Award of Excellence
NEWPORT, RI — The International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) have announced that Italy’s Lea Pericoli is the recipient of the 2007 Fed Cup Award of Excellence. Presentation of the Fed Cup Award of Excellence...
September 13, 2007
Bryan Bros. Clinch Stanford ATP Doubles Race
American Twins Finish Year-end No. 1 for Third Straight Year
September 10, 2007
Wilson Dominates 2007 Grand Slam Capturing 7 of 8 Singles Championships
Federer and Henin Deliver Another Wilson Titles Sweep at 2007 US Open
September 6, 2007
Bill Tym and Alex Gordon to be inducted into USPTA’s Hall of Fame
They are only two of nine to ever receive the honor.
August 31, 2007
Florida’s Paulo Barros and Marine Nizri win singles titles at the USPTA Grass Court Championships
Aug. 31, 2007 — Paulo Barros of Orlando, Fla., defended his men’s open title at the $5,000 United States Professional Tennis Association Grass Court Championships Sunday at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Philadelphia after defeating James Kohr of York, Pa.,...
August 30, 2007
Head Picks Most Radical Fan
Winners of “Are You Radical Enough?” contest to play with Andre Agassi in Las Vegas
August 27, 2007
Dunlop Star James Blake Wins Pilot Pen Championship
Enters US Open After Notching 10th ATP Career Singles Title.
August 17, 2007
Velasco Receives Special Texas Tennis Award
Ken McAllaster, Executive Director of the USTA, Texas Division, presents Manager and Director of Tennis, Fernando Velasco with the USTA Texas Section Senior Sprit Award. This award honors a player who, in addition to having high sectional ranking, exemplifies the...
August 15, 2007
USTA to Celebrate on Opening Night of US Open 50th Anniversary of Althea Gibson's Historic Victory / Gibson to be Inducted into US Open Court of Champions
Opening Night Celebration — Themed “Breaking Barriers” — Will Feature African American Female Pioneers Including Aretha Franklin, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, Dr. Mae Jemison and More Mayor Bloomberg, Billie Jean King and Mrs. Jackie Robinson to Join in Tribute Aretha Franklin to Perform at Ceremony
August 8, 2007
Dunlop Star Tommy Robredo Captures 5th Career ATP Title
Wins Second Championship at Poland’s Orange Prokom Open.
August 2, 2007
Wilson [K]Factor Claims 5 of Top 10 hot new racquets
Chicago — Wilson Racquet Sports continues its growth for 2007, increasing their market share over year end 2006 and reinforcing Wilson’s position as the overwhelming #1 choice of players everywhere. According to the Sports Marketing Surveys YTD June 2007 report,...
July 18, 2007
Winning Touch Tennis™ Named Tennis Club of the Year
SPORTHALL® Facility Key Factor in USTA Award
July 16, 2007
International Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Now Available Online, On Demand
Sampras Delivers Emotional Speech in Saturday’s Induction Ceremony
July 13, 2007
Sampras, Sanchez-Vicario to Enter Hall of Fame
Induction Honors For Davidson and Adams
July 9, 2007
Wimbledon Final Earns Best Overnight Since 2004
NBC’s McEnroe on Federer-Nadal: “One of the all-time matches I’ve seen at Wimbledon.” Note: Corrected Top 10 Metered Markets
July 2, 2007
PTR wins two APEX Awards
Hilton Head Island, SC - - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) was presented with two 2007 APEX Awards (Awards for Publishing Excellence) for its magazine TennisPro. TennisPro is the official publication of PTR tennis teachers and coaches. One APEX was for...
Penn Once Again Tops TIA Consumer Report as Most Preferred Brand of Tennis Ball
PHOENIX – June 27, 2007 – Based on the YE 2006 TIA Tennis Consumer Report, Penn is once again the #1 choice of tennis players. When asked “what brand of tennis balls do you feel is best”, Penn topped the...
June 28, 2007
'Which Racquet Will James Blake Play?' Winner Chosen
Greenville Mayor Knox White Draws Lucky Contestant Who Picked Dunlop’s Aerogel 2HUNDRED
2007 US Open Theme Art Captures the Spirit of the US Open and Welcomes the World to New York
Joanne Hus First Woman to Design US Open Theme Art
June 26, 2007
Hall of Fame Classic Exhibition to Feature 2007 Inductees Pete Sampras and Arantxa Sanches-Vicario
Hall of Famers Rod Laver and Stan Smith also Scheduled to Play
Ljubicic and Karlovic Celebrate First Grass Court Victory
Kennelbach – Austria – June 2007 - HEAD players Ivan Ljubicic and compatriot Ivo Karlovic from Croatia both won their first grass court title last week. Ljubicic won in s’Hertogenbosch while Karlovic succeeded in Nottingham. HEAD Player and No. 2...
June 19, 2007
Tomas Berdych Wins Gerry Weber Open
HALLE, GERMANY — Tomas Berdych won the Gerry Weber Open on Sunday, beating Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 6-4 at this Wimbledon grass court warm-up. Playing with the Dunlop Aerogel 2HUNDRED, the 21 year old Czech won 35 of 37 first-serve points...
Sharapova and Jankovic Battle On The Grass At Birmingham In An All O3 Final
Jankovic Wins First Tournament Immediately After Picking Up New Ozone Racquet
GPTA Member Leads Resort to Top-50 List
An award -winning tennis program featuring 12 courts and state-of -the-art features has garnered GPTA sponsor Reynolds Plantation a “Top 50 Tennis Resorts Worldwide” recognition by Tennis Resorts Online. This marks the newest recognition for Reynolds Plantation’s tennis program, led...
June 13, 2007
2007 USTA Florida State Closed Sectional - Day Four
The State Closed Sectional is the strongest tournament that Florida sanctions. It is a high honor when players excel in this event. This event is hosted by the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach, Florida and at this site we...
June 12, 2007
Dunlop's Alicia Molik Wins French Open Doubles
Australian Star Captures Her 2nd Grand Slam Title
June 8, 2007
Virginia Tennis Court Named in Honor of Frank McDavid
Chesterfield County (Virginia) — Board of Supervisors in cooperation with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission have named the tennis courts at Rockwood Park in honor of Frank McDavid. Frank has spent years involved with youth sports, as well as...
May 30, 2007
Peter Burwash International Facilities Score High in Rankings
One out of every seven facilities in the Tennis Resorts Online annual rankings has its tennis program directed by professionals from Peter Burwash International(PBI). The final rankings had 11 PBI-staffed properties in the Top 75 Tennis Resorts.
May 23, 2007
Croatia's Mario Ancic Enters Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Ancic was last player to defeat Federer at Wimbledon. American Vince Spadea will make 6th Appearance in Newport
May 15, 2007
'On Court with USPTA' receives Award of Distinction
“Tennis – In the Balance” is award-winning episode
'On Court with USPTA' receives Award of Distinction
“Tennis – In the Balance” is award-winning episode
May 7, 2007
NIRSA Tennis Ace Award
Don Paitrick of the University of Mary Washington Wins NIRSA/USTA National Professional Tennis Ace Award
May 1, 2007
Taylor Dent Earns USPTA Certification
ATP tour player receives Professional 1 certification
Dunlop Sports Group Announces Roland Garros Sweepstakes Winner
GREENVILLE, SC — Dunlop Sports Group has announced the winner of its 2007 Roland Garros French Open Sweepstakes. Steve Rothe of Sioux City, Iowa has won an all expense paid trip for two to attend the 2007 French Open. Co-sponsored...
USTA 2007 Facility Awards Application Now Available
The United States Tennis Association announces its 2007 annual Facility Awards application is now available. The 26 year-old program, gives recognition to outstanding tennis facilities in five categories.
April 25, 2007
USPTA Accepting Nominations for Annual Awards
Recipients to be honored during USPTA World Conference in September.
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