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Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock participate in NJTL clinic at Laver Cup in Boston

Kyrgios and Sock with kids from the Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center.

Sep 29, 2021 02:00 PM

Students from the Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center in Dorchester, Mass. had the experience of a lifetime last week in conjunction with the Laver Cup: the opportunity to take the court with star tennis players Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock. Read More

USTA Foundation partners with ESPN to revitalize YMCA in San Juan

Sep 20, 2021 12:25 PM

Together with ESPN, local partners and international sport development organizations, the USTA Foundation assisted in the restoration and revitalization of the YMCA of San Juan over the last year. Heavily damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2018, the 'Y', as its known to residents, the facility officially re-opened in a virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 17, with Rio Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig on hand to celebrate. Read More

18th annual USTA Foundation US Open pro-am a huge success

Participants in the 2021 USTA Foundation US Open pro-am.

Sep 13, 2021 04:00 PM

The USTA Foundation’s annual pro-am returned to the US Open after a year’s hiatus in a big way on Sept. 10, raising funds in support of under-resourced youths around the country. Read More

Montgomery sweeps US Open junior titles in singles, doubles

Sep 11, 2021 09:45 PM

USTA Foundation Excellence Team member Robin Montgomery became the first player to sweep the girls' singles and doubles titles at the US Open in the same year since Dutch player Michaella Krajicek did the same double in 2004, and the first American to do it since Lindsay Davenport in 1992. Read More

Robin Montgomery seeks rare US Open double

Sep 11, 2021 12:00 PM

USTA Foundation Excellence Team member Robin Montgomery is bidding to win not one, but two titles during championship weekend at the US Open. Read More

USTA Foundation awards $60,000 to youth players through Novo Nordisk Donnelly Scholarship

Ivy Wilson and Leena Bennetto are presented with their awards by Billie Jean King, USTA Foundation staff and Diane Donnelly Stone and Tracey Donnelly Maltby.

Sep 10, 2021 04:00 PM

In 2021, the USTA Foundation awarded a total of $60,000 in Novo Nordisk Donnelly Scholarship funds as follows: two scholarships of $10,000 each and eight regional scholarships of $5,000 each. Read More

Tennis stars celebrated on Avenue of Aces at US Open

Kerry Melville Reid, Peaches Bartkowicz, Valerie Ziegenfuss and Julie Heldman, members of the Original 9, with their plaque on the Avenue of Aces at the 2021 US Open.

Sep 10, 2021 02:30 PM

The Original 9 and Bob and Mike Bryan visited the Avenue of Aces during championship weekend at the US Open. Read More

USTA Foundation, USTA and Tennis Industry United announce creation of USTA David N. Dinkins HBCU Coaching Grant

The USTA hosted its first ever "HBCU Live at the US Open" on Thursday, celebrating the culture, history and pride of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Sep 02, 2021 11:00 AM

Announced in conjunction with the inaugural HBCU Live at the US Open event, this grant reinforces and expands the tennis industry’s commitment to supporting HBCU collegiate tennis and increasing diversity among certified coaching professionals. Read More

Lindsey Vonn, other celebrities 'happy' to support USTA Foundation at US Open gala

Aug 31, 2021 08:30 PM

As quoted in Vogue magazine, the Olympic gold medalist was among the famous faces supporting the USTA Foundation at the US Open. Read More

Photos: A star-studded evening at the USTA Foundation's Opening Night gala

Aug 31, 2021 04:30 PM

After a 2020 in which it was entirely virtual, the USTA Foundation's annual Opening Night gala returned in a big way on Monday night to kick off the 2021 US Open. Read More