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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

USTA Foundation raises record-breaking $2 million in Opening Night gala

Aug 31, 2021 04:30 PM

In total, the event raised more than $2 million in support of youth tennis in under-resourced communities, surpassing the previous $1.4 million raised in 2018. Read More

USTA Foundation and Jersey Mike's team up to help kids

Aug 30, 2021 04:00 PM

On Saturday, Sept. 4, Jersey Mike’s will donate 20 percent of sales at the company’s more than 2,000 locations nationwide to the USTA Foundation, with a goal of raising $2 million. Read More

Annual Raise a Racquet event returns at Englewood Field Club

The Bryan brothers on-court with NJTL students during 2021 Raise a Racquet.

Aug 26, 2021 12:00 PM

Nearly 200 supporters of the USTA Foundation gathered at the Englewood Field Club on Wednesday to kick off the US Open with its annual Raise a Racquet event. Presented by ESPN, EY, Benzel-Busch Mercedes and Jersey Mike's, this longtime fundraising event, which was not held in 2020, once again featured the Bryan brothers as the guests of honor. Read More

USTA Foundation to award over $400,000 in college scholarships

This year's awardees hail from a diverse range of backgrounds and different NJTL programs.

Aug 16, 2021 11:00 AM

The USTA Foundation has granted 46 high school students a variety of college scholarships totaling $435,000. Read More

NJTL student-athletes shine at ATA National Championships

Vander Woody in action at the USTA National Campus.

Aug 09, 2021 01:00 PM

The USTA Foundation awarded over $30,000 in tournament stipends to 13 NJTLs in support of their players to participate in last week's ATA National Championships. Read More