Junior Tennis Foundation
The Junior Tennis Foundation (JTF) was incorporated in 1982 “to promote the development of tennis among underprivileged children as a means of healthful recreation and physical fitness.”
Today, the JTF’s mission is to provide financial support to tennis programs within the USTA Eastern Section that serve underprivileged and/or at-risk youth and people with disabilities. Working in close partnership with USTA Eastern and the supported programs, JTF has provided over $3 million dollars in grants since its inception. These grants and scholarships have afforded many children the opportunity to attend tennis camps, national competitions and educational workshops.
Programs the JTF currently supports include the Essex Grassroots Tennis & Education, New York Junior Tennis & Learning (program participants pictured above), City Parks Foundation, Harlem Junior Tennis & Education, Kings County Tennis League, Greater Newark Tennis & Education, 15-LOVE and many more.
Visit the official Junior Tennis Foundation website | Make a donation
JTF Initiatives
Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame
The Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame was created in 1988 to honor individuals associated with the section who have dedicated their lives to tennis and to raise funds to support the mission of the JTF.
Those nominated for induction have made extraordinary contributions through their work that perpetuate Eastern’s heritage of tennis excellence, preserve its history and support the growth of its tennis enterprise.
Past inductees into the Hall of Fame have included Arthur Ashe, Nick Bollettieri, Don Budge, Mary Carillo, Vitas Gerulaitis, Althea Gibson, Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss, John and Patrick McEnroe, Dick Savitt, past USTA President Katrina Adams and former NYC Mayor David Dinkins. Read in-depth profiles of all Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame inductees at this link.
Ilana Kloss, Billie Jean King, Emily Moore and Harold German take a photo together after their recent induction into the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame.
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