United States Tennis Association

United States Tennis Association
SportTennis
Abbreviation(USTA)
Founded1881[1]
AffiliationInternational Tennis Federation (ITF)
LocationPurchase, New York
PresidentBrian Hainline
CEOLew Sherr
SecretaryGregory Metz
Official website
www.usta.com
United States

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels. The association 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 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.

  1. ^ "About The Organization". Retrieved February 5, 2011.