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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 league is played on hard courts in World TeamTennis format. 370 colleges throughout the 15 USTA geographical sections nationwide compete in the league. [2] The league's regular season takes place in the fall and spring along with four major tournaments, culminating with the National Championship. [3]
List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players; List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players; List of WTA Tour top-level tournament singles champions; List of WTA Tour top-level tournament doubles champions; WTA Finals appearances; WTA Awards
A player's singles ranking is calculated by summing the points received from their best 6 singles results in the last 12 months, as well as 15% of the points received for their 6 best doubles results. [7] The USTA posts summarized rankings multiple times a year, but uses a weekly standings list to determine entry into tournaments.
1990–1999; ‘Best of 14’ ranking system, where a player’s best 14 results in the events counted. [7] 2000–2008; ‘Best of 18’ ranking system, where a player’s best 18 results in the events counted. 2009–2019; A new point scale for ATP rankings to the ‘Best of 18’ ranking system. [8]
It originally controlled all of the tennis clubs west of the Alleghenies Mountains, and had great influence over the USTA at national meetings. When the USTA Midwest proposed a national clay court championship in 1910, the USTA agreed without dissent. In the 1920s, tennis became very popular in America and they started to train junior players.
Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is an index that intends to generate a reliable and accurate rating for players' tennis skill. UTR rates all players—men, women, and children—on a single 16-point scale (with two decimal places, e.g., 11.29) that works for players globally regardless of their skill level, from beginners to top professional competitors.
This article lists the professional tennis players who reached the highest ranking among their compatriots during the Open Era.The rankings used are ATP rankings for men (since 23 August 1973 for singles, and 1 March 1976 for doubles) and WTA rankings for women (since 3 November 1975 for singles, and 4 September 1984 for doubles).