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Midland is part of a history-making expansion of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. MIDLAND SCORES: U.S. Open Tennis Playoffs Come to Mid-Michigan June 12-18
March 22, 2015
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Midland is part of a history-making expansion of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
The Midland Community Tennis Center in the Chemical City is slated to be the playoff site on June 12-18.
The U.S. Tennis Association has announced that the U.S. Open National Playoffs will be held for the sixth season this year, expanding the footprint of the US Open to cities nationwide by providing the opportunity for all players 14 years of age and older to earn a berth into the US Open.
New this year, the U.S. Open National Playoffs will include a men's and women's doubles competition. Also, players can continue to compete in both men's and women's singles, as well as mixed doubles.
The U.S. Open National Playoffs men's and women's singles champions earn a wild card into the US Open Qualifying Tournament, held the week prior to the US Open. The U.S. Open National Playoffs men's, women's and mixed doubles champions receive a wild card into the main draw of the 2015 U.S. Open.
"The US Open National Playoffs are all about connecting people to the U.S. Open," said Katrina Adams, USTA Chairman of the Board, CEO and President.
"This year, by adding men's and women's doubles, the National Playoffs are giving competitors the opportunity to earn their way into the U.S. Open in every possible way.
"We look forward to another year of great tennis and watching top juniors, collegians, aspiring pros, and weekend warriors compete for the chance to play on tennis' grandest stage."
Registration for the 2015 sectional qualifying tournaments opens on Sunday, March 15, at www.USOpen.org/NationalPlayoffs. The entry fee for each of the sectional qualifying tournaments varies, with men's and women's singles entries ranging from $75-$100 per player and men's, women's and mixed doubles entries ranging from $45-$60 per player. All players competing must have a current USTA membership valid through Aug. 31, 2015.
The US Open National Playoffs begin as a series of 14 sectional qualifying tournaments held in different USTA sections across the country (see complete schedule on page 2). The 14 champions or top available finishers in each division from each sectional qualifying tournament advance to the following US Open National Playoffs Championship events that will take place in conjunction with the Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies, an Emirates Airline US Open Series event, in New Haven, Conn.:
* Men's and Women's Singles Championship, Aug. 21-24
* Men's and Women's Doubles Championship, Aug. 25-28
* Mixed Doubles Championship, Aug. 26-29
Players may compete at different sectional qualifying tournaments in each division (one for men's or women's singles, one for mixed doubles and/or one for men's or women's doubles). However, a player may only compete in one sectional qualifying tournament per division during a calendar year.
Participants can be of any playing level, giving everyone an opportunity to advance.
More than 1,200 players competed in the 2014 U.S. Open National Playoffs, which marked the largest year-over-year increase in entries in the program's five-year history. Players ranged from experienced professionals who were once ranked in the Top 50, to junior players and current/ former college standouts, to recreational players of all playing abilities and walks of life.
Participants included those competing for charity, business people, musicians, lawyers, reporters, former athletes, and stay-at-home mothers.
Notable past participants include Olympic skier Bode Miller; musician Redfoo of the music group LMFAO; ESPN's Mike Greenberg, who teamed with six-time U.S. Open champion Chris Evert in mixed doubles; and LuAnn De Lesseps and Jill Zarin of "The Real Housewives of New York City."
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