USTA Eastern Competitors

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis and the recognized leader in promoting and developing the sport’s growth at every level in the United States, from local communities to the crown jewel of the professional game, the US Open. Established in 1881, the USTA is a progressive and diverse not-for-profit organization whose volunteers, professional staff, and financial resources support a single mission: to promote and develop the growth of tennis. The USTA is the largest tennis organization in the world, with 17 geographical sections, more than 700,000 individual members and 7,000 organizational members, thousands of volunteers and a professional staff dedicated to growing the game.

Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, 9 professional ITF sanctioned events and financially supports 13 other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates junior national training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. And, as a non-profit committed to leading the growth of tennis in Canada, Tennis Canada invests its entire surplus into tennis development.

The International Tennis Federation has transformed to World Tennis. For more than a century, World Tennis (formerly the ITF) has worked to grow the game worldwide andensureitslong-termfutureas a truly global sport. In partnership with its 214 member nations, the organisation lays the foundations for tennis to flourish by expanding participation, strengtheningpathwaysand creating opportunities for players of all ages and abilities – supporting both the development of the sport and the communities it serves. As the global authority andguardian of tennisand its integrity worldwide, World Tennis also defines and upholds the sport’s rules, professional and technical standards, ensuring tennisremainsfair, safe,relevantand exciting for future generations. At the heart ofthe global tennissystem is a connected,competitiveand developmentalplayer pathway. Foryoung professional talent, alongside theWheelchair and Beach Tennis Tours,theWorld TennisTour– with1,850men’s and women’s tournaments annually – is the primary artery through which the world’s best young playersprogress, providinganessential routefrom juniortennisto the global stage, no matter which country they are from. Through the World Tennis Tour players earn ranking points, build competitive experience and advance intothe ATP and WTA Tours and Grand Slam events.The same pathway alsoprovidesthe route for nationalselectionintoWorld Tennis’ own eliteinternationalteam competitions, includingthe Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup,Wheelchair and Beach World Cups,andqualification routes to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.