2026 USA Gold Ball List

This post will be updated frequently during 2026. Last update Feb 3, 2026 Mixed Hard Court Doubles

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Mallorca MT 1000 Singles Champion & Into Doubles Final

Draws/results are here. Today I warmed up early with Patricia Zerdan (no face plants this morning). We had an excellent warm up. I played Pauline Fisher at 10:30…it was our […]

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Singles Final Thursday & Doubles Semis

Draws/results are here. I had an interesting warm up today in Mallorca. There was a sign up sheet for practice courts at the Na Taconara tennis facility just up the […]

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Into the Semis in Font de sa Cala

Draws/Results I had early matches today: 9am for singles and noon for doubles. I warmed up a bit t 8am with Chris and Paul French, then served on an adjacent […]

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Into the Quarters in Mallorca

Draws/results are here. Monday I played the round of 16 in singles and doubles. In singles I played Zdenka Koch from Switzerland, who clearly had played tennis for a long […]

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Mallorca Masters 1000

Draws/results are here. I am in Font de sa Cala, Mallorca, Spain in the Northeast part of Mallorca for one of the biggest, if not the biggest Masters tournaments in […]

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2026 Masters (30-95) USTA Level 1, 2, 3 Tournaments

Women’s, Men’s and Mixed updated 11/1/25 Several tournaments dates and/or locations have changed. The tournaments with links should be accurate…the rest are subject to change by the USTA. Click here […]

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2026 USTA Level 1 Mixed Doubles Masters Tournament Schedule

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2026 USTA Men’s Level 1 Tournaments (Masters)

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2026 USTA Level 1 Women’s Gold Ball Schedule

This will be updated with links as the USTA adds the links. Also check the schedule on USTA.com for updates.

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Graz ➡️ Mallorca

Sunday I flew from Graz to Majorca, Spain. I returned my rental car to the Graz airport. Sixt is closed on the weekend, but there’s a key return at the […]

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Barcelona Champion on a Stormy Saturday

Draws and results are here. The big news on Saturday was not the tennis, but the big rain/thunder storms that hit Barcelona and Catalonia, the region that includes Barcelona. I […]

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Into the Final in Barcelona and a Visit to Casa Vicens

Draws are here. I finally played my first match Thursday night in Barcelona against Carmen Chillida, who played number one for the Spanish Althea Gibson team in Palm Beach Gardens. […]

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Palau de la Música Catalana & Barcelona ITF MT1000

Link to Draws I arrived in Barcelona Monday afternoon. I’m still waiting to play my first round. I wasn’t scheduled to play till Tuesday night and I received a default. […]

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Mallorca ➡️ Barcelona

Barcelona ITF MT1000 draws It was a busy Monday for me. I trained in Mallorca from 8 to 9:30 in the morning. After tennis, I drove back to my Airbnb, […]

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Adios Lima, Hola Cusco

Last night we had the nice awards ceremony for the ITF MT1000 in Peru. It was held on the center court (Cancha 3) under the lights and trophies were given […]

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Nichols/Wright: Singles & Doubles Champions in Lima

Draws are here. Susan played yesterday afternoon against Anita Valdez 0,1 in a rain delayed match (from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm). Steven Dance won the 70s singles yesterday, which […]

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Lima Day 4: Into the Singles Final in the Mist; Night Time Doubles (Into the Semis)

Draws are here. It was sort of a Groundhog Day 4: we did warm up at 7am, though Steve Dance was dealing with an issue which Tim helped him with […]

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Lima Day 3: A Visit to Plaza de Armas

Draws are here. Day 3, Wednesday June 18 in Lima The morning was Groundhog Day 3: 7am practice, Susan with Tim and Steve Dance and I practiced…We had only reserved […]

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Lima, Peru, Day 1: Ceviche!

Draws are here. I arrived last night in Lima, Peru, having flown from Montreal, Canada, to Lima, via Panama City, on Copa Airlines (nice planes, bad food even for airline […]

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Mont Tremblant Doubles Champion & Hiking the Mountain

Draws are here. Saturday was a fun, busy, long day in Mont Tremblant. We started by warming up at 7:30 as usual since Vicki Buholz had a singles match against […]

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Rens, Buholz into 60 Singles Final in Canada; Into the 60 Doubles Final in Mont Tremblant

Draws are here. Vicki Buholz earned raves from the umpires on her play today and Jenny Rens overcame a 4-5 deficit in the first set to win 75 61 in […]

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Mont Tremblant Singles Champion

Draws are here. Thursday June 12, 2025 Yesterday, Wednesday I played singles at 8:30 against Marcia Jackson from Canada. She was pretty sick so we kept our distance and she […]

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Mont Tremblant ITF MT1000 Tuesday: Rain Delays & First Round Victories

Draws are here. Yesterday was a wait for a court kind of day. It poured most of the night and the courts weren’t ready for play till around 9:30 or […]

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European Singles/Doubles Champion and Budapest after Dark

Draws are here. It was a long and busy day in Budapest Saturday. Vicki and I warmed up at 8am. I played my singles final against Pauline Fisher (World #2 […]

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Into Doubles Final; First Round Success in Singles: Budapest Day 4

Draws are here. I played singles in the morning…scheduled at 8am BUT, some courts were reserved for teaching pros and members till 9am (the normal start time for the tournament). […]

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Practice, Trip to the Market Hall and a Walk Down Vaci Street, Wednesday in Budapest

Draws are here. Since we were not scheduled to play a match today, Vicki Buholz and I practiced even earlier…around 7:30am (good thing too, since we are scheduled for 8am […]

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Duseldorf ➡ Budapest

Draws are here. Today was a long one…we had a 6:25 flight to Budapest from Dusseldorf on Eurowings. We returned the rental car which went smoothly, then printed our bag […]

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Wright, Ward & King Win 65/75/86 Singles Titles in Pelham; Settles/Frautschi; Dixon/Bryson & King/Wasser Win 55/75/85 Doubles on Friday

Draws are here. (You still need a USTA membership to view…USTA please fix this!) I left Alabama super early yesterday (and made it back, as scheduled, avoiding Charlotte altogether). Thank […]

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2025 Mont Tremblant ITF Masters 1000 Tournament Information

The ITF Masters 1000 to be held in Mont Tremblant, Canada (about 90 minutes north of Montreal) will take place June 9-15, 2025. An few important points: Entry Deadlines: May […]

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