Tournament Directors

EXCITING NEWS!

We now have a new USTA NorCal website—visit ustanorcal.com to explore the refreshed site. Most information will move there in the future as we reorganize this site. Feel free to look around, and if you have any questions, reach out to us at marketing@norcal.usta.com. We’d love to hear from you!

Welcome to the USTA NorCal Tournament resource center. This resource center provides support for member organizations to apply for tournaments, understand the requirements to run USTA NorCal sanctioned tournaments and locate up-to-date training and useful information to host a top-quality tournament.

2026 Approved Tournament Calendars

1. 2026 NorCal Adult Tournaments
2. 2026 NorCal Junior Tournaments

2026 Tournament Sanctioning Process

Thank you for considering hosting an Adult or Junior sanctioned tournament in 2026. To help you as a potential applicant for a USTA NorCal tournament, we have prepared a set of informational documents. It is important that you review all of the relevant sanctioning materials before applying for a tournament. The documents are as follows:

Adults & Juniors 

1. Timeline for Applying for a 2026 NorCal Adult & Junior Sanctioned Tournament – primary sanctions
2. 2026 Tournament Sanction Agreement
3. 2026 NorCal Sanction Application Form
4. 2026 NorCal Sanction Decision Appeal Form
5. NorCal Tournament Sanction Regulations
6. NorCal Tournament Site Permission Letter

Juniors Only

1. 2026 NorCal Junior Sanction Date Blocks
2. 2026 NorCal Sanction Instructions for Junior Tournaments
3. 2026 NorCal Junior Tournament Descriptions
4. 2026 NorCal Schedule and Court Requirement for Junior Tournaments

2026 Tournament Sanction Applications Deadlines:

USTA NorCal will accept applications on an ongoing basis. Bi-monthly deadlines for these applications received after the primary sanction deadline will be January 1, March 1, May 1, July 1, September 1, and November 1. Applicants are required to complete the 2026 Tournament Sanction Agreement (one per year), complete the 2026 NorCal Sanction Application Form and submit site permission letter(s). Only those sanction applications that are approved will be required to fill out the online Serve Tennis Sanction Form. Please submit one NorCal Sanction Application Form for each tournament bid.

Should you have any questions regarding the sanctioning process please email tournamentsanctions@norcal.usta.com. You may also contact Joanna Broda-Schunck for Adult Tournaments at 510-263-0443 or Tommy Tu for Junior Tournaments at 510-263-0447.2025 

REGULATIONS

Adult Tournaments

1. USTA NorCal Adult Tournament Regulations (As of 12/10/2025)
2. USTA NorCal Adult Tournament Formats & Levels (As of 1/1/2025)
3. USTA Adult & Family Tournament Regulations (2026)
4. Adult Open and Senior Tournament Seeding Rules and Coordinators
5. NorCal Adult Leagues Calendar

Junior Tournaments

1. NorCal Junior Tournament Regulations (as of 1/1/2026)
2. NorCal Junior Tournament Descriptions
3. NorCal Junior Tournament Sanctioning Instructions

Junior Circuit Events

1. NorCal Junior Circuit Regulations (as of 1/1/2024)
2. 2021 Net Generation Pathway Regulations
3. Running USTA Junior Circuit Tennis (Sanctioning is not required for Junior Circuits)
4. USTA Junior Circuit Manual

Officials & Sportsmanship

1. 2026 Friend at Court - Handbook of Tennis Rules and Regulations
2. Sportsmanship Point Penalty Suspension System
3. USTA NorCal Sportsmanship Grievance Procedures (June 2025)
4. How to Enter Suspension Points in Serve Tennis
5. NorCal Statement on Racial Slurs & Harassment

Additional Resources

1. NorCal Tournament Site Permission Letter
2. Online Help Center for Safe Play
3. 2026 Tournament Director Workshops

Serve Tennis Resources

1. New Tournament Features - Take a look at what's new with Tournaments!
2. Tournament Webinars - Upcoming and past webinars focused on the functionality of the Serve Tennis Tournament module.
3. Serve Tennis Feedback - Vote on the features important to you, or submit new ideas.
4. Tournament Help Center - Online Help Center for Serve Tennis for Tournaments
5. “Did You Know?” - Webinar Series - Introducing a new webinar series by USTA NorCal to cover Junior Competition topics. 

   • Session #1: Learn More About NorCal Junior Tournaments
     January 19: Recording; Presentation Slides

         

Contact Information

For questions regarding:

Sanctioning Process: tournamentsanctions@norcal.usta.com

Adult Tournaments: Joanna Broda-Schunck, 510-263-0443

Junior Tournaments (Level 3-7): Tommy Tu, 510-263-0447

Junior Circuit (Orange, Green, & Yellow Ball): Stephen Morley, 510-263-0472

Officials/Court Monitors, Sportsmanship: Vinod Herur, 510-748-7342 

Serve Tennis Assistance: customercare@usta.com, 1-800-990-8782

Urgent Help Desk for Tournament Directors - dedicated phone number 888-494-8782 or email urgenthelp@usta.com