Successful 2021 Level 1 Debut
Click here to view draws One thing I noticed today: The tournament for the first time in the 26 years I’ve played it, is using Wilson regular duty balls…normally reserved […]
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USTA Level 1 Women’s Hard Courts: Day 1
Tuesday May 11, 2021, San Diego, CA Click here to view draws. Today the Women’s 50-80 Hard Courts , the first seniors Level 1 of 2021 began on a cool […]
Beating the Heat in Palm Desert; Singles/Doubles Champion
Click here to see all draws and results. On another 100 degree day I played a long singles match against Jennifer Shorr…whom I have played several times in NorCal tournaments […]
Back in the Tennis Tournament Rythm
Click here to see the draws and results. The first Level 2/ITF S700 and Level 1 Mixed since early last March began Thursday in Palm Desert (just east of Palm […]
Date Change for Women’s 35/45/55/65/75/85/90 Clay Courts in Houston, TX
NEW DATES: September 20-26, 2021 for the Women’s 35-90 Clay Courts at the Houston Racquet Club Sue Bramlette TD off the Houston Women’s Clay Court Championships reported today that the […]
Update on Tournaments for 2021
Here is the link to the official USTA Level 1-3 Schedule to date: https://www.usta.com/en/home/play/adult-tennis/programs/national/adult-tournaments1.html April 30, 2021 New dates and site for the Men’s 40/45/50 Grass has been found: Sept. […]
2021 ITF Seniors (50-55-60) To Be Held in Umag, Croatia June 6-19, 2021 (now 29 Aug to 11 Sept)
The 2021 ITF Seniors (50-55-60) World Team & Individual Championships will take place in Umag, Croatia from Sunday 6 June – Saturday 19 June 2021. [Update: 29 Aug to 11 […]
2021 Level 1, 2 & 3 Mixed Schedule
2021 Men’s USTA Level 1 (Gold Ball) Tournament Schedule
The USTA schedule (as of 11/4/21) for Men’s Level 1 (Gold Ball) tournaments. For 2021 and going forward the Indoors will no longer receive Level 1 (formerly Category 1) points […]
2021 USTA Women’s Level 1 (Gold Ball) Tournament Grid
This is the 2021 calendar to date from the USTA. Please check for updates here and at usta.com (https://www.usta.com/en/home/play/adult-tennis/programs/national/adult-tournaments-category-i-schedule.html)Note that the Indoor Nationals now appear on the Level 2 Calendar […]
ITF Adds New Age Divisions: 30s & 90s to Adult Tournament Play
The ITF will add two new age divisions to the seniors tour in 2021: 30+ and 90+ Read about the 90+ category here. This age category will be offered at […]
USTA Women’s 40-80 Clay & 35-85 Hard Court Nationals Cancelled for 2020
Andi Polisky, the tournament director of the 35-85 Women’s Hard Courts scheduled for October in Rancho Mirage, CA has cancelled this event. Trish Faulkner, the tournament director for the Women’s […]
ITF Seniors Tournaments to Resume August 31st: Grade 2, 3, 4 ONLY to Resume; Rankings Changes through 2021
The ITF has announced a resumption of play for the ITF Seniors Circuits of August 31, 2020. Grade 2, 3, and 4 tournaments only shall resume in 2020; Regional, Grade […]
ITF Seniors Introduces New Tournament Grades for 2021
New ITF Seniors Tournament Grades to Launch in 2021 Tournament Structure, Grading Criteria and Rankings Descriptions ITF Seniors Development Plan 2019-2021 The ITF Press Release regarding the new tournament grades […]
USTA Announces Young Seniors International Teams
The USTA has announced the rosters for the ITF Young Seniors World Team Championships to be played in Umag, Croatia in September. 2020 Young-Seniors World Championships (35/40/45) Team Tournament: Sept. […]
ITF extends suspension of international tournaments through July 31 | ITF
This includes all senior tournaments. The International Tennis Federation has extended the suspension of all ITF tournaments through to July 31 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — Read […]
ITF Cancels All Seniors Events Through August 31, 2020
March 18, 2020 Updated April 1, 2020: Events now suspended until July 13, 2020. Updated May 15, 2020: ITF Cancels all events through July 31, 2020 (including all seniors events). […]
Houston Women’s Tournament (ITF Grade A/USTA Cat I) Postponed to September (Updated March 14th)
The ITF has cancelled all tournaments including all seniors tournaments till April 20th The notice today on the Houston website is: New tournament dates!! Due to the COVID-19 virus and […]
Bermuda Breeze Tournament: Now a Super Cat II & ITF Grade 1: March 30-April 5, 2020
Due to Coronavirus this tournament is postponed, new dates TBA The popular Bermuda Breeze tournament is back as an ITF Grade 1 in 2020! To enter or go to the […]
Fort Lauderdale ITF Grade 1/USTA Cat II Sunday: The End
Writing from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The last day of the Fort Lauderdale tournament was played under sunny skies. It was very windy, at least by the time I played […]
Fort Lauderdale ITF Grade 1/USTA Cat II, Saturday, Day 4
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida On a beautiful day for tennis (mid-70s, moderate breeze, thin cloud cover), play resumed in earnest at the Lauderdale Tennis Club. The 75s final started off […]
Rain in the Sunshine State: Fort Lauderdale ITF Grade 1/USTA Super Cat II Day 3, Friday
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The forecast for today was for rain and the prediction was correct…it poured most of the morning in Fort Lauderdale. An hour north it also rained […]
Fort Lauderdale ITF Grade 1/USTA Super Cat II, Jabour Cup Day 2, Thursday
Palm Beach Gardens, FL On a warm (80s), windy, humid day, most players were in action in the 55/65/75 & 85 divisions. In singles the upsets were hard to come […]
Fort Lauderdale (Jabour) ITF Grade 1/USTA Super Cat II Women’s Tennis: Day 1
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida In 2020 the USTA scheduled the Palm Beach Gardens (for even age divisions) and Fort Lauderdale (for odd age divisions) back to back. The Fort Lauderdale […]
Palm Beach Gardens Grandes Dames ITF Grade 1/USTA Super Cat II Saturday, Day 5
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Jenny Klitch went three for three in Palm Beach Gardens, winning the 50 singles & doubles (with Lisa Bonder-Kerkorian) on Friday and adding the 40 doubles […]
Palm Beach Gardens Super Cat II/ITF Grade I: Bonder-Kerkorian, Klitch, Nichols & Dixon Win Singles Crowns on Friday Day 4
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Friday was a long and busy day at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. Matches started early and were only halted after 7pm by a downpour. […]
Palm Beach Gardens Grade 1/Super Cat II Thursday, Day 3
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida So in the 80s all the seeds are gone; Inge Weber (CAN) the top seed and reigning world champion fell in her first match to Susanne […]
Palm Beach Gardens ITF Grade 1/USTA Super Cat II, Day 2, Wednesday
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida On another sunny, beautiful, breezy Florida day, there was lots of good tennis at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. I warmed up early and played […]
2020 Category I Mixed Doubles Schedule
For official updates check USTA.com. Note that all Category I Mixed doubles tournaments except for the 30s are ITF Grade A tournaments as well as USTA Category I tournaments and […]
Santiago Champion
Santiago, Chile The final day was a big letdown. I got to the club early for my 10:30 match (8:30) to warm up because there was only one warm up […]