U.S. OPEN Wednesday, August 30, 2017 USTA Press Conference Press Conference Flushing Meadows, NY A USTA Press Conference with: BRIAN BOLAND MARTIN BLACKMAN OLA MALMQVIST KATHY RINALDI THE MODERATOR: Thanks for coming today. I want to … [Read more...]
Jay Berger To Step Down As USTA Player Development’s Head of Men’s Tennis
(March 19, 2017) WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., – The USTA announced that Jay Berger has chosen to step down as USTA Player Development’s Head of Men’s Tennis. Berger, who has held the position since it was created in 2008 and has coached with the USTA since … [Read more...]
Kathy Rinaldi Named US Fed Cup Captain
From the USTA: WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., December 8, 2016 – The USTA announced that Kathy Rinaldi has been named U.S. Fed Cup Captain. This announcement coincides with an expansion of the captain’s role. In this redefined position, the U.S. Fed Cup Captain … [Read more...]
Approach Shots – Q & A with USTA Player Development GM Martin Blackman
(September 9, 2016) FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Tennis Panorama News sat down with the General Manager of Player Development at the United States Tennis Association, Martin Blackman, to ask a few questions about his goals for Player … [Read more...]
Ivan Lendl, Mardy Fish and Jill Craybas to Coach with USTA Player Development
From the USTA: (November 10, 2015) – The USTA today announced that eight-time Grand Slam singles champion Ivan Lendl, former world No. 7 Mardy Fish, and former American Olympian Jill Craybas will begin coaching with USTA Player Development as part of … [Read more...]
Martin Blackman Named General Manager, USTA Player Development
From the USTA: WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 6, 2015 – The USTA today announced that Martin Blackman has been named General Manager, USTA Player Development. In this full-time position, Blackman will oversee the USTA’s Player development staff and … [Read more...]
Meet Alex Kuznetsov and Shelby Rogers, USTA Pro Circuit French Open Wild Card Challenge Winners
The USTA held a conference call with Alex Kuznetsov and Shelby Rogers, the Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge winners, who each earned a wild card into the 2013 French Open based on results over the past three weeks on the USTA Pro Circuit. … [Read more...]
Shelby Rogers Nabs USTA French Open Wild Card
(May 4, 2013) USTA Player Development announced that Shelby Rogers, 20, of Charleston, S.C., has earned a main draw wild card into the 2013 French Open by winning the Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge. The USTA awarded one women’s singles … [Read more...]
Former French Open Boys’ Finalist Alex Kuznetsov Claims USTA French Open Wild Card
(May 1, 2013) USTA Player Development announced that Alex Kuznetsov, 26, of Richboro, Pa., and Tampa, Fla., has earned a main draw wild card into the 2013 French Open by winning the Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge. This year, the USTA … [Read more...]
Kourtin’ Karen’s Tennis Week in Review
Kourtin’ Karen’s tennis week in review for the week ending February 19, 2012 0- 15 Politics makes strange bedfellows Rotterdam Tournament Director and former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek was a candidate for the top executive spot at … [Read more...]