Everyone can play the sport of tennis, with the appropriate equipment. People of any age, environment, condition or ability are invited to enjoy the game.

We have everything you need to develop or grow your program, including grants, program curricula, scholarships, coaching opportunities and much more. 

Register Your Program

Connecting players with programs to meet their needs is top priority, and registering is easy to do and free of charge. Click here to register.

For a list of existing programs, click here.

Start Your Program

If you are thinking of starting an Adaptive Tennis program and need local assistance, contact a tennis representative, also known as a section contact. They can effectively answer questions on a wide range of topics, including financing and education materials.
 

For a list of section contacts, click here. 

Adaptive Curricula

For Adaptive tennis curricula, click here. 

You can also contact the national office for opportunities on (914) 696-7000.

Grants

Grants are awarded to adaptive tennis programs each year. The grants provide necessary funds for blossoming tennis programs to grow bigger and provide better service to their communities.

2020 Grant Calendar Dates

January 10 – Application Live

February 15 – Grant Deadline

March 15 – Recipients Announced

To access the application for the 2020 Adaptive Tennis Grant, click here.

National Adaptive Championship

The 2020 Adaptive National Adaptive Championships are scheduled to take place at the USTA National Campus.  This is a Unified Doubles tournament which pairs an athlete who has special needs with a partner who does not. USTA sections will host qualifier tournaments this year and send their top teams to Florida for the championship on Oct. 9-11, 2020. 

Should you be interested in participating or organizing a tournament for your section, please contact the Diversity & Inclusion manager in your section. To find the D&I manager in your section, click 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, which is presented at the USTA semi-annual meeting during the US Open in early September. Nomination forms are usually available in March with an April deadline for submitting. 

Nomination forms for the 2020 Adaptive Tennis Award are available here.

The deadline for submissions is April 20, 2020. 

Newsletter

To keep up with news and notes from the USTA Adaptive Tennis committee, click here.