United States Tennis Association
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The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. The USTA was previously known as the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, and was established by a small group of tennis club members in a meeting held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City. USTA was created to standardize rules and regulations and to promote the sport of tennis in the United States. The USTA runs the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center which hosts the US Open every year.
Mission Statement: To Promote and Develop the Growth of Tennis
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) as the national governing body for the sport of tennis is the recognized leader in promoting and developing the sport’s growth on 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 665,000 individual members and 7,000 organizational members, thousands of volunteers, and a professional staff dedicated to growing the game.
[edit] Presidents
| Name | Presidency |
|---|---|
| James Dwight | 1882–1884 |
| Joseph Clark | 1889–1891 |
| James Dwight | 1894–1911 |
| Henry Slocum | 1892–1893 |
| Robert Wrenn | 1912–1915 |
| George Adee | 1916–1919 |
| Julian Myrick | 1920–1922 |
| Martin Tressel | 1965–1966 |
| Robert Kelleher | 1967–1968 |
| Alastair Martin | 1969–1970 |
| William Hester | 1977–1978 |
| Julia Levering * | 1999–2000 |
| Mervin Heller, Jr. | 2001–2002 |
| Alan Schwartz | 2003–2004 |
| Franklin Johnson | 2005–2006 |
| Jane Brown Grimes | 2007–2008 |
* First female to be elected USTA president.
