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About Adaptive Tennis
Tennis can be adapted so that everyone can participate in the sport. People of any age, environment, social, intellectual, or physical ability are invited to enjoy the game.
The USTA can lead you in the process to start a new program or to grow your current program. Several curricula for teaching adaptive tennis can be found here. Learn more about adaptive tennis cirricula.
In addition, each USTA section has a designated contact person to help you. They can effectively answer questions on a wide range of topics, including financing and procuring educational materials and equipment.
Click here to find your sectional contact to obtain more information.
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Register Your Program
Connecting players with programs to meet their needs is a top priority, and registering your program with the USTA will enable those with similar needs in your area to find you. It is easy to do and free of charge. To register, programs must have at least three athletes and be actively ongoing. Register here.
Benefits of being a USTA-registered program include:
- Listing, with link to your website or email, on the USTA National Adaptive Tennis webpage.
- Being a member of a larger tennis community.
- Opportunity to network with other programs.
- Opportunity to apply for national grants when available
- Access to Adaptive Tennis curricula.
- Receipt of quarterly Adapt It! newsletter highlighting upcoming events, interesting programs, educational materials and funding resources.
- Opportunity to have a story about your program featured in the newsletter.
- Opportunity to share stories for the newsletter about other adaptive programs.
- Access to other USTA newsletters.
- Opportunity to register with USTA Net Generation if your program serves youth (18 and under).
- Opportunity for consideration of the USTA National Adaptive Tennis Award.
Learn more about existing programs.
Grants
Each year, USTA-registered adaptive programs that have been providing active programming for at least one year are eligible to be awarded USTA grants up to $3,000 per program. The grants provide necessary funds for tennis programs to grow bigger and provide better service to their communities. Due to circumstances necessitated as a result of COVID-19, the grant program has been suspended. Check back soon for further updates.
At this time, however, there is a new USTA Grow the Game Grant available. To see if your organization is eligible, refer to the information and the link below. The USTA will be awarding $3 million in grants to organizations that have existing programs or start new programs for beginners or to re-engage lapsed players between May 1-November 1, 2021. Programs must be open to the public and have a minimum of eight players for group instruction (not private lessons). Programs can serve either adults or youth but must have a minimum of four sessions. One-day events or summer camps that do not offer a follow-up opportunity to play are not eligible.
Funds can cover such expenditures as coaching costs, equipment, marketing, cleaning and sanitizing. Applications will be accepted between now and Oct. 1. A validation report will be due on Dec. 1. For more information and to apply, visit usta.com/growthegame.
National Adaptive Championship Tournament
The 2021 National Adaptive Championship scheduled to take place at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. has been cancelled. This Unified Doubles tournament, as well as the USTA sectional qualifier tournaments, are expected to return in 2022. When available, information will be posted here.
Adaptive Tennis Award
The annual Adaptive Tennis Award recognizes a program that has demonstrated continued excellence, dedication, and service in tennis for individuals with disabilities.
A program must have had three years of active involvement providing tennis to individuals with disabilities to be eligible for the award. Further information and nomination forms will be available here in early 2021. A list of former recipients and additional information can also be found here.
Adaptive Engagement Guide
The USTA has created an Adaptive Engagement Guide, providing general examples of how to coach and teach different populations which can be modified to suit the user's situations and needs.
Newsletter
To keep up with news and notes from the USTA Adaptive Tennis Committee, subscribe to the adaptive newsletter and other email communications.
Learn more about the adaptive tennis programs where you live and how you and your family can take part.
ACCESS - Little Rock
ACE Tennis (Amazing Children Empowered Through Tennis) - Conway
Arkansas Cup Tennis Foundation - Little Rock
Center Court Tennis – Springdale
Love All Tennis - Jonesboro
ACEing Autism - Phoenix
El Conquistador Tennis Saturday Special - Oro Valley
Buddy Up Tennis - Phoenix
Phoenix Adaptive Standing/Wheelchair Tennis - Phoenix
Special Olympics Tennis Fun Day - Scottsdale
ACEing Autism – Burbank, Carlsbad, Elk Grove, Inglewood, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Mountain View, Newport Beach, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara
Badon Tennis Academy - Altadena
Beach City Tennis Academy - Manhattan Beach
Biola University Challenger Tennis – La Mirada
Long Beach Wounded Warrior Tennis Program - Long Beach
Marin County Special Olympics Tennis Program - Marin County
OPAF First Volley Tennis - Fresno
Operation Pride - Berkeley
Pete Brown, Jr. Tennis Program - Los Angeles
San Diego Wounded Warrior Tennis Program - San Diego
Semurana Tennis Association - Carson
Serving Advantage – Orange
Sloane Stephens Foundation - Love, Love Compton - Compton
SMP Junior Tennis - Santa Monica
Special Need Group (SNG) - San Diego
Special Needs - Let's Teach - South Pasadena
Special Olympics - Orange County
ACEing Autism - Parker
Special Olympics - Centennial
Dare to Play Tennis – Denver
Highlands Ranch Therapeutic REC - Highlands Ranch
Steamboat Tennis Association – Steamboat Springs
ACEing Autism - North Haven
Chapel Haven Adaptive Tennis Program - New Haven
Greater Middletown Special Olympics – Middletown
Ivan Lendl Adapative Sports Camp - Hospital for Special Care - Berlin
Special Olympics Connecticut - Hamden
Tennis Pals – Old Lyme
Delaware Special Olympics Tennis Program – Bethany Beach, Dover, Newark, Wilmington
ThanksUSA Veterans Adaptive Tennis Clinic – Washington, DC
ACE Program - Atlantic Beach
ACEing Autism – Coral Gables, Miami, Naples, Niceville, Orlando, Stuart, Weston
Buddy Up Tennis - Lake Nona, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa
Ernie Els: #GameONAustism - Jupiter
Love Serving Autism - Boca, Boynton Beach, Clearwater, Greenacres, Jupiter, Lake Worth, North Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Plantation, Sunrise, Wellington, West Palm Beach
Military Program (USTA Nat'l Campus) - Orlando
Miracle Tennis - Tallahassee
North Miami Sr. High Special Olympics - North Miami
Racquet Club of Cocoa Beach Adaptive Tennis – Cocoa Beach
Speak Through Sports Adaptive Tennis Clinics - West Melbourne
Special Olympics - Palm Beach
Tennis for Fun - Brandon, Fish Hawk, Tampa
ACEing Autism – Norcross, Powder Springs
Ad In Special Needs Tennis - Columbus
South Atlanta CTA – College Park
Southeast Clarke Park Tennis Center Adaptive Tennis Program - Athens
Special Olympics Georgia - Norcross
Special Populations Tennis - Atlanta, Savannah
Tennis People - McDonough
TVI Atlanta - Atlanta
Adaptive Tennis 4 All - Maui
ACEing Autism – Moline
Adaptive Beginner's Tennis Program - Homewood
Adaptive Fun Play Day - Homewood
Buddy Up Tennis – Naperville, NW Chicago
iCan Dream After-School Beginners Program – Homewood
Lincoln Way Area Tennis - Mokena
Special Olympics Illinois Tennis – Normal
Tiebreaks – Park Forest
Training for Special Olympics Competition - Homewood
Unified Doubles Play - Homewood
ACEing Autism – Columbus
Buddy Up Tennis - South Bend
RHI Adaptive Sports Program/Wheelchair Tennis of Indiana - Indianapolis
Special Olympics Indiana – Boone County, Hamilton County, Washington Township, Zionsville
Stand Up Tennis for Amputees - Muncie
Turnstone Center - Tennis – Fort Wayne
Independent North, Algona-Dyson Special Olympics Tennis - Algona
Iowa City Recreation - Iowa City
Nancy's Stars - Bluegrass
North Dodge Athletic Club - Iowa City
Smart DMS - Des Moines
Special Olympics Iowa - Grimes
Special Olympics Tennis Program - Cedar Rapids
Sportability of Iowa - Prairie City
West Enders and Scott County Adults - Davenport, Moline
All Abilities Tennis Program - Kansas City
Blue Valley Special Olympics – Overland Park
CBTP Adaptive Tennis Club of Topeka - Topeka
Heart of America Tennis Buddies – Kansas City
Special Olympics Kansas - Mission
The Arc/Kansas Tennis Aces - Wichita
Johnson County Park & Rec Special Olympics Program - Merriam
Tennis For All – Fort Riley
Warriors in Transition – Fort Riley
YMCA of Greater Kansas City Adaptive Challenger – Kansas City, Prairie Village
Binet Special Populations Tennis Team - Louisville
Buddy Up Tennis - Louisville
FEAT: Autism Camp - Louisville
FEST: Fun Easter Seal Tennis - Paducah
Special Populations, FEAT - Louisville
Acadiana Junior Tennis League - Lafayette
ACEing Autism - New Orleans
Special Olympics Iberia Parish – New Iberia
Special Olympics Louisiana - Hammond
Special Olympics Louisiana, Inc., Tennis Program - Hammond
Special Olympics Play Day - Lafayette
Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation - New Gloucester
ACEing Autism - Baltimore, Wheaton
Adaptive Tennis US - Gaithersburg
Baltimore Lab School – Baltimore
Bennett Institute/KKI – Baltimore
Bennett Institute Physically Challenged Tennis – Baltimore
Calvert County Tennis Association, Inc. – Lusby
Green Spring Tennis and Educational Foundation - Lutherville
Special Olympics, Anne Arundel County - Annapolis
Special Olympics Maryland - Unified Tennis – Baltimore
Special Olympics - College Park
Tennis Corps – College Park
ThanksUSA Veterans Adaptive Tennis Clinic – College Park
Wounded Warrior Tennis – Gaithersburg
ACEing Autism – Boston, Scituate, Shrewsbury, Wayland, Weymouth
EMARC Adaptive Tennis – Wakefield
Handi-Racket Tennis - Wayland
Harvard Recreation - Tennis - Boston
Lobstars Inclusive Tennis - Hanover
Love Serving Autism – Cambridge
Special Olympics Massachusetts - Marlborough
ACEing Autism – Ann Arbor, Novi
Adaptive Play Day - Holland
Bay City Unified Adaptive Tennis - Bay City
Got Ability Sports Tennis – Brighton
Michigan Victory Games (One-Day Try-It Clinic) - East Lansing
Michigan Wheelchair and Adaptive Tennis – Brighton
Thunder in the Valley Games (One-Day Try-It Clinic) - Saginaw
Adaptive Tennis - Golden Valley
Hibbing Chisholm Rangers S.O. Tennis - Hibbing
InnerCity Tennis' Kidspeed Stations for Children with ASD – Minneapolis
ACEing Autism – Kansas City, St. Louis
All Abilities Tennis Program – Kansas City
Goals Adaptive Tennis - Joplin
Special Olympics Missouri – Cape, Columbia, Fulton, Kansas City, St. Joe, St. Louis, Sikeston
ACEing Autism – Lincoln
Fremont Tennis Buddies - Fremont
Lincoln Tennis Buddies - Lincoln
Omaha Tennis Buddies - Omaha
Woods Tennis Center – Lincoln
Athletes with Disabilities Network Northeast – Cherry Hill
Barnegat High School Challenger Tennis Program – Barnegat
Police Athletic League - Atlantic City
Princeton Tennis Program - Princeton
RiverWinds - West Deptford
Tennis for Life – Ridgewood
Westwood Recreation Special Needs Activity Program – Westwood
ACEing Autism – Rio Rancho
15-Love – Albany, Rennsalaer, Schenectady, Troy
ACEing Autism – Cooperstown, Flushing, Great Neck, Hyde Park, Ithaca, Syracuse
Adaptive Recreation – Hamburg
Backyard Sports Cares - Purchase
Backyard Sports Plus Tennis - White Plains
Batavia Challenger Tennis Program - Batavia
Cerebral Palsy Association – Rye Brook
EDD Memorial Fund Adaptive Tennis Clinics - Oneonta
Fair Play Tennis – Binghamton
Goldback Tennis Club - New Windsor
Hero, Inc. - Scarsdale
Highland Park Tennis Association – Brooklyn
Jawonio - Adaptive Tennis - New Hempstead
RCTA Adaptive Tennis Programs - Riverside Park, New York City
Rockland Hospital Guild - Orangeburg
Serve and Return, Inc. – Farmingdale
Serving Heros - Northport
Sound of Tennis - Brooklyn, Long Island City
SPARC, Inc. - Briarcliff Manor
Special Aces - Brooklyn
Special Olympics - New York – Schenectady, across the state
Special Olympics - Long Island (Tennis Program) - East Setauket
Special Olympics Broome Tioga Tennis – Binghamton
STRIDE Adaptive Sports - Schenectady
Tennis Serving Vets - Yonkers
Tennis for Life – Orangeburg
Westside Challenger Tennis - Brockport
Abilities Tennis Association of North Carolina – Albermarle, Apex, Asheville, Belmont, Brunswick County, Cary, Chapel Hill, Clayton, Concord, Dare County, Greensboro, Hendersonville, Hickory, Kinston, Pinehurst, Raleigh, Wake Forest, Wilmington, Winston-Salem
ACEing Autism – Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Winston-Salem
CAST: Carolinas Adaptive Standing Tennis - Greensboro
Pegasus - Brunswick County
ACEing Autism – Akron, Columbus
Buddy Up Tennis – Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Lorain, Youngstown
NLA Superstar Tennis - Lancaster
Walnut Hills Outreach - Cincinnati
Bridge Creek Early Childhood - Blanchard
LaFortune Park Adaptive Tennis - Tulsa
Play It Forward Tennis Foundation – Edmond
Special Olympics Tennis - Lake Oswego
ACEing Autism - Drexel Hill, Pittsburgh, Radnor
Athletes with Disabilities Network Northeast – North Wales
All In-Adaptive Tennis! - Lititz
Buddy Up Tennis - Pittsburgh, Scranton
Cheltenham Youth Tennis - Wyncote
Fred Perrin's USA Tennis - Feasterville
Greater Pottstown Tennis & Learning - Pottstown
Highland Park Free Blind/VI Tennis - Pittsburgh
Lebanon County Special Olympics - Lebanon
Legacy Youth Tennis and Education - Philadelphia
Northampton County – Easton
Project Elijah Empowering Autism-PEEA – Philadelphia
Slippery Rock University Recreational Therapy Program - Slippery Rock
Special Olympics Pennsylvania Montgomery County Tennis Program – Gwynedd Valley
SportAbility Day – Philadelphia
Tennis Central - Lancaster
The Tennis Buddies Squad - Montgomery County
Arecibo Adaptive Tennis - Arecibo
PRTA Tennis Initiative - San Juan
ACEing Autism - East Providence, Newport
Adaptive Tennis – Greenville
Area 14, Anderson County Special Olympics – Anderson
Aunt Nettie’s Fault (Special Olympics Group) - Columbia
Public Tennis Inc. Special Needs & Special Olympics Tennis – Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head
Rockin’ Rackets Tennis – Daniel Island
Saluda Slammers – Columbia
ACEing Autism – Nashville
Buddy Up Tennis - Murfreesboro
Cookeville Adaptive Tennis - Cookeville
Love Tennis – Nashville
Smashing Aces Tennis - Germantown
SPUD Tennis - Nashville
ACEing Autism – Austin, Dallas, Houston, New Braunfels, Tyler
Buddy Up Tennis - Dallas, Waco
Bynum School Physical Education – Midland
Camp Discovery Adaptive Tennis Program - Texas Lions Camp - San Antonio
Childhood Cancer Tennis Warriors - Laredo
DAB's Independents Tennis Aces Special Olympics - Region 20 – San Antonio
Down 4 Tennis – Laredo
DTEA Deaf Program - Dallas
Houston Adapted Sports Club – Houston
Houston Adaptive Tennis - Houston
Kinetic Kids - San Antonio
Laredo Tennis Association Stroke Survivor Tennis Club - Laredo
Little Elm ISD - Little Elm
LTA Tennis For The Blind, - Laredo
Miradas de Esperanza – McAllen
Missouri City Adaptive Tennis - Missouri City
Racquets UP! for Down Syndrome - San Antonio
San Antonio Amputee Adaptive Stand Up Program - San Antonio
Special Friends Tennis – Richardson
Special Olympics Texas – Pflugerville
Special Strokes for Special Folks - Addison, Dallas
Summer All Stars (Texas Scottish Rite Hospital) - Dallas
Tennis Clinics for People with Disabilities - San Antonio
Texas Lions Camp - Camp Discovery - Children with Cancer - Kerrville
The Christina Grillo Sullivan Foundation – Galveston
Travis – Port Iavaca
Waco Tennis Association - Waco
Utah Tennis Association – Salt Lake City
Bennington Aces - Bennington
ACEing Autism – Richmond, Williamsburg
Sportable - Richmond
Piedmont Area Tennis Association - Charlottesville
Adaptive Tennis Kick-Off Event - Blacksburg
ACEing Autism – Seattle
Amy Yee Tennis Center Special Populations Tennis Camps - Seattle
Adaptive Tennis/Special Olympics and Special Needs Tennis Camp – Kent
Jensen-Schmidt Tennis Academy - Wheeling
Cheyenne Children's Therapy Group - Cheyenne
Contact Your Local Representative
If you're looking to create an adaptive tennis program in your neighborhood but don't know where to start, don't worry. Each USTA section has a representative dedicated to helping you start or grow your program, whether you're looking for advice with grants and scholarships or ways to connect players with local programming in your area.
USTA Caribbean - Monica Carrasquillo (787) 726-8782
USTA Eastern - David Williams (914) 697-2273
USTA Florida - Ron Lyons (407) 917-9826
USTA Hawaii - Madeleine Dreith (808) 585-9528
USTA Intermountain - Adele Sobieski (303) 695-4117 ext. 235
USTA Mid Atlantic - Tara Fitzpatrick Navarro (703) 556-6120 ext. 7001
USTA Middle States - Renee Bridges (484) 302-0752
USTA Midwest - Tyson Thompson (317) 669-0463
USTA Missouri Valley - Jaren Glaser (913) 967-9929
USTA New England - Chantal Roche (508) 366-3450 ext. 115
USTA Northern California - Alison Vidal (510) 263-0469
USTA Northern - Mya Smith-Dennis (952) 358-3289
USTA Pacific Northwest - Valerie Weaks (503) 718-3334 ext.3334
USTA Southern California - Evan Smith (310) 824-5660.
USTA Southern - Cee Jai Jones (770) 368-8200 ext. 116
USTA Southwest - Kelsey Lawson (602) 412-3618
USTA Texas - Cindy Benzon (832) 264-7773