2022 Gold Ball Winners
This list will be updated periodically. Last Update is 1/7/23. (If I have missed any tournaments in 2022, please let me know, and I will add them; otherwise this is […]
Category Archives: Gold Slam
Michael Beautyman Wins Men’s 75 Gold Slam
Congratulations to Michael Beautyman who won the Grass, Hard and Clay (and the Hard and Clay were back to back in California and Virginia respectively) in Men’s 75 singles this […]
Paul Wulf/Len Wofford Win 70 Doubles Gold Slam
Congratulations to Paul Wulf, Salem, OR and Len Wofford, Portland, OR on completing the “Gold Slam” in Men’s 70 doubles. Wulf and Wofford won the Hard, Grass and Clay Level […]
Karwasky, Motevassel, Parker Win Singles Gold Slams in 2018; Karwasky, Kirkland-Cochran, Lutz Win Doubles Gold Slams
Tina Karwasky (Glendale, CA) won gold slams in 2018 in 65 singles and doubles. She did not drop a set in winning the clay, hard, grass and indoors. For her […]
George McCabe, Tony Franco & Rita Price Win Double Gold Slams in 2016
Most senior players dream of winning a single gold ball; some become accustomed to winning them fairly often; but winning all four nationals, on four different surfaces, in one calendar […]
Joe Russell & Tony Franco Complete Singles Gold Slams in Pinehurst; Franco & Graydon Nichols Win 90s Doubles Slam
Joe Russell, Chagrin Falls, OH, completed an impressive year in the 85 singles and in so doing ticked off another item on his “bucket list”. He won the Indoor, Hard, […]
October Harvest Yields Multiple Gold Slam Champions
What does it mean to win a “Gold Slam”? It means a senior player has won all four Category I USTA National Championships in a calendar year: Clay, Hard, Indoor […]