The beautiful Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA hosted the “evens” USTA Level 1 Grass Court Championships from Monday, September 23 through Sunday, September 28. If there was a theme to this event it would be “adapt and adjust”.

The 2024 Ralph and Mary Wilson Friendship Cup was held September 8-11 in the idyllic Carinthian village of Feld am See, Austria.

The Grand Slam itinerary includes the Australian Open in mid-January, the French Open (aka Roland Garros) in May – June; Wimbledon in July, and the US Open in August–September. Each tournament is played over a two-week period.

Germantown Cricket Club was founded in 1854 and the 14-acre site holds National Historic Landmark status. A founding member of the USTA, GCC has hosted premier tennis tournaments for decades.

As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary this year, we continue to look back on our history. This month, we include an article that ran in 1981 featuring the Pauline Betz Addie Cup and how the event came about. This year’s Addie Cup results can be found under Tournament Recaps.

Mexico City, Mexico was the location of my second World team competition. The opening ceremony, filled with traditional Mexican music and dance, was held at CDI, the location hosting the men’s and women’s 60 divisions. The Reforma Athletic Club a (centurion club) was the location of men’s and women’s 50, along with the women’s 55 divisions…

Familiar faces, new faces, sun, wind (it is our friend, it is our friend, ……) and a cool Florida morning started the tournament off on Wednesday February 7th. It quickly warmed up both on and off the court with a couple of tough 3 set matches in the 45's and 55's singles. Beautiful Florida weather, perfect tennis playing temperatures and great play continued throughout the week.

It’s been another wonderful year at the NSWCCC in Houston where NWTO was a Grand Slam sponsor. We want to thank our membership for attending our Annual Meeting held during the event and for the feedback we received…

Stepping onto the court at the Palm Beach Gardens tennis tournament this January was like stepping back into a time machine. After 30 years of exclusively playing doubles, I decided it was time to retire the matching outfits…

The Wilson World Tennis Classic was once again held at the Shadow Mountain Resort. There were nearly 60 events and over 750 players playing in the Level I Mixed and the Level II Men’s and Women’s singles and doubles…

When playing tournaments, we hope you’ll follow these best practices to make the event better for all participants. 

There is an entire circuit of ITF Masters Tournaments, including one in the USA (all of our Level 1/Gold Ball tournaments, most Level 2 and some Level 3 events). There are ITF tournaments on every continent except Antarctica. Here’s how to get started…

Bidding is now open for 2024 NWTO tournament entries

My friend, Julie Thu (who has played the National Senior Women’s Clay Court Championships in Houston MANY times), asked me to write an article about running that tournament.