United States Tennis Association
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. The USTA was previously known as the United States National Lawn Tennis Association and was established in 1881 by a small group of tennis club members in New York City. USTA was created to standardize rules and regulations and to promote and develop the growth of tennis in the United States. The USTA runs the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center which hosts the US Open every year.
The USTA has 17 geographical sections with more than 665,000 individual members and 7,000 organizational members, and a professional staff dedicated to growing the game.
The USTA has leagues in most places for adults skill levels between beginner and pro. The USTA also hosts tournaments across the country every weekend for club players or professionals.
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NTRP Ratings
The USTA uses NTRP ratings or more commonly NTRPs to rate the players based on skill level. The NTRPs range from the beginner 2.5 with .5 increments all the way up to 7.0 or world-class players. The NTRPs are used in the leagues for equal levels and tournaments. The most common NTRPs are 3.5 and 4.0. At the end of a calendar year, the USTA reveals online what rating everybody in the program is. All of the matches played in the spring season are taken into account of what ranking you are.
Programs
The USTA hosts in most towns (areas populated with more than 150,000 people) leagues for adults ranging from 2.5 to 5.0 in the spring and fall. In the spring, singles and doubles are played. In the fall, only doubles are played. In some cities, there are summer leagues for 2.5 to 5.0 ratings. Also, a few cities have fall leagues for singles, though are very small. Adults can also play in tournaments for usually 3.0 to 4.5 ratings. In most states, there are about one through five tournaments a weekend.
Juniors can also participate in the USTA. There is Team Tennis and tournaments available for children across the country based on age.
The USTA has senior programs in almost every town. The senior league is comprised of people 50 and older who still want to play competitively.
Presidents
| Name | Presidency |
|---|---|
| James Dwight | 1882–1884 |
| Joseph Clark | 1889–1891 |
| James Dwight | 1894–1911 |
| Henry Slocum | 1892–1893 |
| Robert Wrenn | 1912–1915 |
| George Adee | 1916–1919 |
| Julian Myrick | 1920–1922 |
| Martin Tressel | 1965–1966 |
| Robert Kelleher | 1967–1968 |
| Alastair Martin | 1969–1970 |
| Stan Malless | 1975–1976 |
| William Hester | 1977–1978 |
| Harry Marmion | 1997–1998 |
| Julia Levering * | 1999–2000 |
| Mervin Heller, Jr. | 2001–2002 |
| Alan Schwartz | 2003–2004 |
| Franklin Johnson | 2005–2006 |
| Jane Brown Grimes | 2007–2008 |
* First female to be elected USTA president.
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