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TEAM USAAmerican Tennis Working Together
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American Tennis and “TEAM USA”
At the beginning of the year, I began to travel across the country, joined by members of the USTA Player Development Team, to get feedback and input from developmental coaches, college coaches and USTA Section leadership in order to begin implementing our TEAM USA concept.
The TEAM USA initiative is an effort to further create and implement a structure that includes personal coaches, USTA Sections and USTA Player Development working closer together to help create the next wave of world-class American players. Our vision is to be even more inclusive, collaborative and supportive, so that promising young players from all over the country will have the best chance to maximize their potential.
Our visits began this year as forums, for top teachers and coaches to share ideas for success. They are also designed to lead to more training opportunities and recognition, for both players and coaches alike. So far, we have made visits to nine Sections, from New York to Florida to the Midwest to California, connecting with some of the best coaches and tennis minds in the United States. I feel it has been a great process already, and I expect these visits to continue as standard procedure for USTA Player Development.
We all want American tennis to be successful. None of us can do it alone. Working together is one of the most important things we can do to ensure the success of American tennis in the years to come. The TEAM USA concept hopes to help us accomplish exactly that.
Sincerely,
Patrick McEnroe General Manager, USTA Player Development
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The Players
Whether historic or personal, a number of young Americans have achieved milestones in 2014, shining a light on the bright future of American tennis.
When 19-year old Madison Keys and 22-year old CoCo Vandeweghe each won their first WTA tour singles titles on June 21, it marked the first time in more than 12 years that two American women had won WTA singles titles in the same week.
When 21-year old Jack Sock and Canada’s Vasek Pospisil defeated the top-seeded Bryan brothers to win the 2014 Wimbledon men’s doubles championship, Sock became the third-youngest man in the Open Era – after John McEnroe and Todd Woodbridge – to win both a Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles title.
When 18-year old Noah Rubin and 16-year old Stefan Kozlov took the court for the Wimbledon boys’ singles final, it was the first time since 1977 that two Americans were playing for the Wimbledon boys’ championship.
On the following pages, find information on many of these up-and-coming players, ages 25 and younger, to keep an eye on in the coming years:
Men page
Collin Altamirano 4Jared Donaldson 4Mitchell Frank 3Bjorn Fratangelo 3Taylor Fritz 4Marcos Giron 3Ryan Harrison 2Jarmere Jenkins 2Steve Johnson 2Stefan Kozlov 3Bradley Klahn 2Denis Kudla 2Mackenzie McDonald 4Michael Mmoh 4Dennis Novikov 3Reilly Opelka 4Tommy Paul 4Jack Sock 2Noah Rubin 3Alex Rybakov 4Francis Tiafoe 3Donald Young 2
Women page
CiCi Bellis 7Tornado Alicia Black 7Madison Brengle 6Louisa Chirico 7Samantha Crawford 7Lauren Davis 5Victoria Duval 6Nicole Gibbs 6Jamie Hampton 6Madison Keys 6Allie Kiick 7Jamie Loeb 7Christina McHale 5Grace Min 5Melanie Oudin 6Alison Riske 5Shelby Rogers 5Sloane Stephens 5Katerina Stewart 7Taylor Townsend 6CoCo Vandeweghe 5Sachia Vickery 7
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DONALD YOUNGDOB: July 23, 1989 Hometown: Chicago Coaches: Donald Young, Sr., Ilona Young, Craig Boynton
• 2012 London Olympian; made U.S. Davis Cup Team debut in January, against Great Britain’s Andy Murray.
• Former world No. 38 who reached the third round of the French Open and Australian Open in 2014, as well as the semifinals of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., this summer.
• Once the world No.1 junior who won junior Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon (2007) and the Australian Open (2005).
JACK SOCKDOB: Sept. 24, 1992 Hometown: Lincoln, Neb. Coach: Mike Wolf
• 2014 Wimbledon doubles champion and 2011 US Open mixed doubles champion – the third-youngest player in the Open Era to win both such Grand Slam titles, after John McEnroe and Todd Woodbridge.
• Advanced to consecutive ATP semifinals this year, in Newport, R.I., and Atlanta.
• 2010 US Open Junior Champion.
STEVE JOHNSONDOB: Dec. 24, 1989 Hometown: Orange, Calif. Coaches: Craig Boynton, Stephen Amritraj
• Advanced to first ATP semifinal this year, in Delray Beach, Fla.; also won two Challenger titles.
• One of the greatest college tennis players of all time: won consecutive NCAA singles titles in 2011-12, led the Trojans to four straight team titles (2009-12) and finished his college career having won 72 straight matches.
BRADLEY KLAHNDOB: Aug. 20, 1990 Hometown: Poway, Calif. Coaches: Lee Merry, Christian Groh, Stanford Boster
• Reached a career-high No. 63 this spring after winning back-to-back Challenger titles (becoming, at the time, the No. 2-ranked American behind John Isner).
• Won the 2010 NCAA singles title as a sophomore at Stanford.
• The US Open’s first men’s qualifying wild card to make the main draw and win a match (2012, d. Jurgen Melzer).
DENIS KUDLADOB: Aug. 17, 1992 Hometown: Arlington, Va. Coach: Diego Moyano
• Won four Challenger titles since 2012, one in 2014 (Winnetka, Ill.).
• Qualified for both Wimbledon and the Australian Open in 2014.
• 2010 US Open junior runner-up, to Jack Sock, in the first all-American boys’ final since 2000 (Andy Roddick d. Robby Ginepri).
RYAN HARRISONDOB: May 7, 1992 Hometown: Shreveport, La. Coach: Pat Harrison
• 2012 London Olympian.
• Owns six ATP World Tour singles semifinal appearances and two doubles titles.
• In 2010, became the first American teenager to beat at Top 20 opponent in a Grand Slam since Andy Roddick in 2001.
JARMERE JENKINSDOB: Nov. 25, 1990 Hometown: College Park, Ga. Coach: USTA Player Development
• The Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Player of the Year in 2013 as a senior at Virginia; nearly won the NCAA “triple crown,” winning the doubles and team titles and reaching the singles final.
• Comes from a large, tennis-playing family; he has eight siblings, including two brothers also played Division I college tennis.
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BRADLEY KLAHNDOB: Aug. 20, 1990
JACK SOCKDOB: Sept. 24, 1992
RYAN HARRISONDOB: May 7, 1992
DONALD YOUNGDOB: July 23, 1989
JACK SOCK
STEVE JOHNSONDOB: Dec. 24, 1989
BRADLEY KLAHN
STEVE JOHNSON
DENIS KUDLADOB: Aug. 17, 1992
RYAN HARRISON
DENIS KUDLA
RYAN HARRISON
JARMERE JENKINSDOB: Nov. 25, 1990
JARMERE JENKINS
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BJORN FRATANGELODOB: July 19, 1993 Hometown: Pittsburgh Coach: Stanford Boster, Mario Frantangelo
• 2011 French Open boys’ singles champion, the first American to win that title since John McEnroe in 1977.
• Named after tennis legend Bjorn Borg.
• Won his fourth, fifth and sixth pro circuit singles titles this spring and summer after being sidelined with a foot injury to begin 2014.
MARCOS GIRONDOB: July 24, 1993 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif. Coach: Amir Marandy
• The 2014 NCAA singles champion (receiving a wild card into the US Open) and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s 2014 Player of the Year; a USTA Collegiate Team member.
• Won his third USTA Pro Circuit $10,000 Futures title in March; turned pro this summer
DENNIS NOVIKOVDOB: Nov. 6, 1993 Hometown: San Jose, Calif. Coach: Vladimir Novikov
• The 2012 USTA Boys’ 18s National Champion who beat 2013 Wimbledon semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz in the first round of that year’s US Open.
• Former standout at UCLA; won his second and third Futures titles on the pro circuit in 2014.
MITCHELL FRANKDOB: Oct. 16, 1992 Hometown: Annandale, Va. Coach: Vesa Ponkka, Vinh Do, Brian Boland (University of Virginia)
• 2014 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American champion as junior at Virginia; two-time ITA All-American and No. 1-ranked singles player as a freshman.
• USTA Collegiate Team member; won his first pro circuit Futures title this July.
• Former world No. 5 junior.
NOAH RUBINDOB: Feb. 21, 1996 Hometown: Rockville Centre, N.Y. Coach: Eric Rubin, Lawrence Kleger
• The 2014 Wimbledon boys’ singles champion, defeating Stefan Kozlov in the first all-American Wimbledon boys’ final since 1977.
• Protégé of John McEnroe’s at his Randalls Island, N.Y., academy; will attend Wake Forest University in the fall
STEFAN KOZLOVDOB: Feb. 1, 1998 Hometown: Pembroke Pines, Fla. Coach: Andrei Kozlov; Nicolas Todero
• A 2014 Wimbledon and Australian Open boys’ singles finalist, playing in first all-American Wimbledon boys’ final since 1977; 2013 Orange Bowl singles finalist.
• Ranked No. 2 in the world among juniors twice this year.
FRANCIS TIAFOEDOB: Jan. 20, 1998 Hometown: College Park, Md. Coach: Misha Kouznetsov
• 2013 Orange Bowl Boys’ 18s champion, the youngest to ever win the event; 2014 Easter Bowl Champion; ranked as high as No. 2 in the world among juniors (18 and under).
• Unique upbringing contributed to tennis success – his father, Francis Sr., was the maintenance man at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Md., and Francis sometimes slept there, overnight, in his father’s office.
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BJORN FRATANGELODOB: July 19, 1993
MARCOS GIRONDOB: July 24, 1993
DENNIS NOVIKOVDOB: Nov. 6, 1993
DENNIS NOVIKOV
MITCHELL FRANKDOB: Oct. 16, 1992
MITCHELL FRANK
NOAH RUBINDOB: Feb. 21, 1996
STEFAN KOZLOV
FRANCIS TIAFOEDOB: Jan. 20, 1998
STEFAN KOZLOVDOB: Feb. 1, 1998
STEFAN KOZLOV
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MICHAEL MMOHDOB: Jan. 10, 1998 Hometown: Temple Hills, Md. Coach: Glenn Weiner
• Ranked as high as No. 8 in the world among juniors; reached the third round of junior singles at Wimbledon and the French Open this year.
• Son of former touring pro and Nigerian Olympian Tony Mmoh; born in Saudi Arabia.
TAYLOR FRITZDOB: Oct. 29, 1997 Hometown: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Coach: Guy Fritz
• 2014 Wimbledon boys’ singles semifinalist.
• Ranked as high as No. 18 in the world junior rankings as of July.
• Son of former pro and well-known coach Guy Fritz and former world No. 8 Kathy May Fritz.
MACKENZIE MCDONALDDOB: April 16, 1995 Hometown: Piedmont, Calif. Coaches: Billy Martin (UCLA), Wayne Ferreira, Rosie Bareis
• 2014 NCAA singles quarterfinalist as a freshman at UCLA; USTA Collegiate Team member.
• Beat Steve Johnson and Nicolas Mahut to qualify for the 2013 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, becoming the first-ever unranked teen to qualify for an ATP Masters 1000 event.
• 2012 Australian Open junior semifinalist.
JARED DONALDSONDOB: Oct. 9, 1996 Hometown: Chepachet, R.I. Coach: Taylor Dent, Phil Dent, Alejandro Kon
• Won 15 straight matches and claimed first three pro circuit Futures titles this June.
• Former U.S. Junior Davis Cup team member and 2013 USTA Boys’ 18s National Championship finalist.
• Trained for three weeks with Roger Federer in Dubai last winter.
COLLIN ALTAMIRANODOB: Dec. 7, 1995 Hometown: Yuba City, Calf. Coaches: Joseph Gilbert, Andy Riggs
• 2013 USTA Boys’ 18s National Champion, who earned a wild card into the 2013 US Open main draw; also a 2013 US Open junior quarterfinalist.
• Practice partner for the U.S. Davis Cup Team for its tie vs. Great Britain in January.
• Trained for three weeks with Roger Federer in Dubai last winter.
TOMMY PAULDOB: May 17, 1997 Hometown: Lumberton, N.J Coach: Diego Moyano
• 2014 USTA Boys’ 18s National clay court champion.
• 2013 USTA Boys’ 16s’ National hard court and clay court champion.
• No. 1 rated recruit in the class of 2015 by TennisRecruting.net.
REILLY OPELKADOB: Aug. 28, 1997 Hometown: Palm Coast, Fla. Coach: Diego Moyano, Eric Nunez
• Stands 6-foot-9; 2014 USTA Boys’ 18s National clay court finalist.
• Played in exhibition, with Francis Tiafoe, at Madison Square Garden ahead of the BNP Paribas Showdown featuring Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.
ALEX RYBAKOVDOB: Jan. 27, 1997 Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla. Coach: Diego Moyano, Nick Rybakov
• Represented the U.S. in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, in August.
• Ranked in the Top 25 of the world junior rankings through July.
• Advanced to the boys’ singles third round at Wimbledon.
MACKENZIE MCDONALDDOB: April 16, 1995
JARED DONALDSONDOB: Oct. 9, 1996
JARED DONALDSON
TOMMY PAULDOB: May 17, 1997
COLLIN ALTAMIRANODOB: Dec. 7, 1995
COLLIN ALTAMIRANO
REILLY OPELKADOB: Aug. 28, 1997
ALEX RYBAKOVDOB: Jan. 27, 1997
ALEX RYBAKOV
TAYLOR FRITZDOB: Oct. 29, 1997
MACKENZIE MCDONALDMACKENZIE MCDONALD
MICHAEL MMOHDOB: Jan. 10, 1998
TAYLOR FRITZ
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SLOANE STEPHENSDOB: March 20, 1993 Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla. Coach: Thomas Hogstedt
• Second-youngest player in WTA Top 25, following Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard.
• Stormed into the international spotlight when she upset Serena Williams to reach the 2013 Australian Open semifinals.
• Daughter of the late New England Patriots running back John Stephens and Sybil Smith, the first African-American female named a Division I All-American swimmer (Boston University, 1988).
LAUREN DAVISDOB: Oct. 9, 1993 Hometown: Gates Mills, Ohio Coach: Juan Todero
• Two-time WTA quarterfinalist in 2014 (Eastbourne, Auckland); beat then-No. 4 Victoria Azarenka at Indian Wells (reached fourth round); Made her U.S. Fed Cup debut in February, against Italy.
• Advanced to the third round at both Wimbledon and the Australian Open this year.
• Began training at the Evert Academy in Boca Raton, Fla., run by 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert, in 2010, before moving to the adjacent USTA Player Development Training Center, where she now trains.
ALISON RISKEDOB: July 3, 1990 Hometown: Pittsburgh
• In 2014, peaked at a career-high No. 40 and reached the third round of Wimbledon for the second straight year.
• Broke into the Top 50 in 2013, reaching the semifinals in Birmingham (for the second time in three years) and the fourth round of the US Open.
• Made her U.S. Fed Cup debut in February, against Italy.
CHRISTINA MCHALEDOB: May 11, 1992 Hometown: Teaneck, N.J. Coach: Jorge Todero
• Advanced to her first WTA singles final this year, in Acapulco.
• Five-time U.S. Fed Cup Team member (2010-12, 2014) and 2012 London Olympian.
• Broke into the Top 25 in August 2012 before a setback with mononucleosis.
• As a child, lived in Hong Kong and speaks some Mandarin Chinese. She is also fluent in Spanish (her mother is Cuban).
COCO VANDEWEGHEDOB: Dec. 6, 1991 Hometown: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Coach: Maciej Synowka
• Won first WTA singles title this year, in ‘s-Hertogenbosch; reached her first WTA final in Stanford, Calif., in 2012.
• 2008 US Open girls’ singles champion.
• Daughter of former international-level competitive swimmer Tauna Vandweghe; Uncle is former NBA All-Star Kiki Vandeweghe.
GRACE MINDOB: May 6, 1994 Hometown: Atlanta Coach: Roger Anderson
• Advanced to first WTA semifinal this July, in Bad Gastein; also earned a Top-25 win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Bastad.
• Won her fourth and fifth pro singles titles – a $50,000 and a $25,000 – in 2014.
• 2011 US Open girls’ singles champion.
SHELBY ROGERSDOB: Oct. 13, 1992 Hometown: Charleston, S.C. Coaches: Bryan Minton, Jeff Wilson, Michael Joyce
• Advanced to her first WTA final, in Bad Gastein, this summer and defeated Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard in the second round of Rogers Cup in Montreal.
• Won the Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge in 2013 to earn a wild card into the French Open, and advanced the second round.
• Won four USTA Pro Circuit titles (three $50,000, one $75,000) since 2012
SLOANE STEPHENSDOB: March 20, 1993
LAUREN DAVIS
CHRISTINA MCHALEDOB: May 11, 1992
ALISON RISKEDOB: July 3, 1990
LAUREN DAVISDOB: Oct. 9, 1993
LAUREN DAVIS
SHELBY ROGERSDOB: Oct. 13, 1992
COCO VANDEWEGHEDOB: Dec. 6, 1991
GRACE MINDOB: May 6, 1994
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MADISON BRENGLEDOB: April 3, 1990 Hometown: Dover, Del. Coach: Gaby Brengle
• Has won four pro singles titles since 2012 – three at the $25,000 level and one at the $50,000, which came most recently, in July.
• Ranked as high as No. 4 in the world among juniors, reaching both the Wimbledon and Australian Open girls’ singles finals in 2007.
MELANIE OUDINDOB: Sept. 23, 1991 Hometown: Marietta, Ga. Coach: Jorge Todero
• Advanced to the 2009 US Open quarterfinals as a 17-year old.
• Won 2011 US Open mixed doubles championship, with Jack Sock.
• Captured first WTA singles title in 2012 in Birmingham, England.
NICOLE GIBBSDOB: March 3, 1993 Hometown: Santa Monica, Calif. Coach: Roger Anderson, Arun Jetli, David Paradzik
• Two-time NCAA singles champion at Stanford (2012-13), the fifth player to ever win back-to-back NCAA singles titles.
• Won the USTA Pro Circuit US Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a main draw wild card into the 2014 US Open.
• Has won three USTA Pro Circuit $50,000 singles titles since 2012.
JAMIE HAMPTONDOB: Jan. 8, 1990 Hometown: Auburn, Ala. Coach: Ola Malmqvist
• Advanced to her first WTA final and three more semifinals in 2013, debuting in the Top 30 by the US Open.
• Reached semifinals of the WTA tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, to begin 2014, but has been sidelined nearly all of 2014 after hip surgery.
MADISON KEYSDOB: Feb. 17, 1995 Hometown: Rock Island, Ill. Coach: Juan Todero, Jorge Todero
• Won first WTA singles title this year, in Eastbourne; reached two additional WTA semifinals (Strasbourg, Sydney).
• Youngest player in the WTA Top 30 (as of late July)
• Made Fed Cup debut in 2014 vs. France (April) and Italy (February).
VICTORIA DUVALDOB: Nov. 30, 1995 Hometown: Bradenton, Fla. Coach: Nick Bollettieri, Chip Brooks
• Made headlines by upending 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur to reach the second round of the 2013 US Open.
• Lived in Haiti as a child and has a remarkable backstory: her father, Jean-Maurice, was buried alive in the 2010 earthquake but airlifted to safety with the help of friends from the Atlanta club at which she was training.
• Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma during Wimbledon this year.
TAYLOR TOWNSENDDOB: April 16, 1996 Hometown: Chicago Coach: Zina Garrison
• Won the Har-Tru USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge to earn a wild card into the 2014 French Open, then advanced to the third round in her Grand Slam main draw debut.
• Finished 2012 as the world No. 1-ranked junior, the first American girl to do so in 30 years.
• Grew up in Chicago as close friends with Donald Young and family.
ALLIE KIICKDOB: June 30, 1995 Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Coach: Harold Solomon
• Won second and third pro singles titles in 2013, a $25,000 title and a $10,000 title.
• Former Top 15 world-ranked junior.
• Daughter of former Miami Dolphins running back Jim Kiick.
ALLIE KIICKDOB: June 30, 1995
MELANIE OUDINDOB: Sept. 23, 1991
NICOLE GIBBSDOB: March 3, 1993
NICOLE GIBBS
JAMIE HAMPTONDOB: Jan. 8, 1990
MADISON KEYS
JAMIE HAMPTON
VICTORIA DUVALVICTORIA DUVALVICTORIA DUVAL
TAYLOR TOWNSENDTAYLOR TOWNSEND
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SACHIA VICKERYDOB: May 11, 1995 Hometown: Hollywood, Fla. Coach: Kathy Rinaldi, Patrick Tauma, Christopher Couprie
• 2013 USTA Girls’ 18s National Champion; advanced to second round of 2013 US Open with the accompanying wild card.
• Won USTA Australian Open Wild Card Playoff to appear in her first Australian Open main draw in 2014.
• Qualified for two WTA main draws in 2014: Stanford, Calif., and Bogota, Colombia.
LOUISA CHIRICODOB: May 16, 1996 Hometown: Harrison, N.Y. Coach: Jay Gooding
• A 2013 Wimbledon and French Open junior semifinalist, the first American to reach consecutive junior Grand Slam semifinals since 2001 (Ashley Harkleroad).
• Won her first $25,000 pro title in June, in Italy.
• Trains at the home of the US Open at the USTA Training Center -- East, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
SAMANTHA CRAWFORDDOB: Feb. 18, 1995 Hometown: Atlanta Coach: Anibal Aranda
• Won the 2012 US Open girls’ singles title as an unseeded wild card.
• Ranked as high as No. 5 in the world junior rankings.
• Made three semifinal appearances at $25,000 pro circuit events in 2014.
JAMIE LOEBDOB: March 8, 1995 Hometown: Ossining, N.Y. Coach: Felix Alvarado, Brian Kalbas (UNC)
• The Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s No. 1-ranked and National Player of the Year after a 53-4 freshman season at North Carolina; a USTA Collegiate Team member.
• 2013 Wimbledon junior quarterfinalist.
KATERINA STEWARTDOB: July 17, 1997 Hometown: Miami Coaches: Cesar Stewart, Rich Reyes
• Won three USTA Pro Circuit $10,000 singles titles in 2014 and carried a 34-match win streak in junior and pro matches through her 2014 USTA Girls’ 18s National Clay Court singles title.
• 2013 USTA Girls’ 16s national hard court champion.
TORNADO ALICIA BLACKDOB: May 12, 1998 Hometown: Boca Raton, Fla.
• Advanced to the 2013 US Open girls’ singles final as an unseeded wild card; 2014 Wimbledon junior quarterfinalist.
• Won her second pro singles title in 2014 and appeared in her first two WTA main draws: Acapulco, Mexico, and Washington, D.C.
• Has a younger sister named Hurricane Tyra, a top-ranked 13-year old.
CICI BELLISDOB: April 8, 1999 Hometown: Atherton, Calif. Coach: Lori Bellis
• Compiled a 34-4 record in international junior competition through July, winning four ITF junior singles titles; ranked as high as No. 2 in the world junior rankings.
• At 13, won the prestigious Les Petits As event in France, the first American girl to win there since Bethanie Mattek-Sands in 1999.
• The 2014 USTA Girls’ 18s National Champion, the youngest to win the Girls’ 18s national title since Lindsay Davenport also won it at 15 in 1991.
SACHIA VICKERYDOB: May 11, 1995
LOUISA CHIRICODOB: May 16, 1996
JAMIE LOEBDOB: March 8, 1995
KATERINA STEWARTDOB: July 17, 1997
TORNADO ALICIA BLACKDOB: May 12, 1998
TORNADO ALICIA BLACK
CICI BELLISDOB: April 8, 1999
SAMANTHA CRAWFORDDOB: Feb. 18, 1995
ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TO WATCHMen: Chase Buchanan; Austin Krajicek; Tennys Sandgren, Daniel Kosakowski, Mitchell Krueger, Ernesto Escobedo, Henrik Wiersholm, Logan Smith, Danny Kerznerman, Eduardo Nava, Spencer PapaWomen: Irina Falconi, Robin Anderson, Danielle Collins, Maria Sanchez, Jenny Brady, Jan Abaza, Brooke Austin, Sofia Kenin.
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TEAM USA COACHING AWARDS
The USTA held its first-ever TEAM USA coaching awards reception last April at the prestigious Easter Bowl junior tournament in Indian Wells, Calif., recognizing the following coaches and
programs for their outstanding success:
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENTAL COACH OF THE YEAR
Joseph GilbertSacramento, Calif.
TEAM USA DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Junior Tennis Champions CenterCollege Park, Md.
TEAM USA COACHING LEGENDS
Jerry Baskin Marietta, Ga.
Nick Bollettieri Bradenton, Fla.
Robert Lansdorp Torrance, Calif.
Jack Sharpe Hinsdale, Ill.
2014 USTA JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Every year, hundreds of the nation’s top junior tennis players compete in eight USTA National Championships in four age groups across America. A US Open main draw wild card is awarded to the Boys’ and Girls’ 18s champions, while the Boys’ and Girls’ 18s runners-up are traditionally
offered wild card entries into the US Open Qualifying Tournament. The Boys’ and Girls’ 16s champions, meanwhile, earn wild card entries into the US Open Junior Championships.
Boys 18sNoah Rubin
Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Boys 16sJohn McNally
Cincinnati
Girls 18sCiCi Bellis Atherton, Calif.
Girls 16sKylie McKenzie
Anthem, Ariz.
Boys 18s Boys 16s Girls 18s Girls 16s
Boys 14sWilliam Woodall
Washington, D.C.
Boys 12sZane Khan
San Antonio, Texas
Boys 14sCaty McNally
Cincinnati
Girls 12sKatie Volynets Walnut Creek, Calif.
Boys 14s Boys 12s Boys 14s Girls 12s
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Lead National CoachNicolas Todero
Men’s National CoachJorge Todero Touring Pro Coach
Juan Todero Women’s National Coach
Kathy RinaldiLead National Coach
Nicolas ToderoMen’s National Coach
Juan ToderoWomen’s National Coach
Tom Gullikson Lead National Coach
Jamea Jackson Women’s National Coach
Erik Kortland National Coach
Junior Development
Diego Moyano Lead National Coach
Eric Nunez Men’s National Coach
Adam Peterson Lead National Coach
Stanford Boster Men’s National Coach
Andy Brandi Lead National Coach
Jay Devashetty National Coach
Joel Figueras Lead National Coach
Jay Gooding National Coach
Sylvain Guichard Men’s National Coach
Stanford BosterMen’s National Coach
Jay DevashettyNational Coach
Stephen Amritraj Men’s National Coach
Roger Anderson Women’s National Coach
Anibal Aranda Women’s National Coach
Richard Ashby Lead National Coach
Leo Azevedo Lead National Coach
Craig Boynton Men’s National Coach
COACHING STAFF
Patrick McEnroe General Manager
Jose Higueras Director of Coaching
Jay Berger Head of Men’s Tennis
Ola Malmqvist Head of Women’s Tennis
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Photos: Andrew Ong (USOpen.org): Tornado Alicia Black; David Christenson: Victoria Duval; David Kenas: Francis Tiafoe (headshot), Marcos Giron, Katerina Stewart, Mackenzie McDonald, Mitchell Frank, Reilly Opelka, Tommy Paul; Bill Kallenberg: Noah Rubin (Headshot), John McNally, Stefan Kozlov (Headshot); USTA: Zane Khan, William Woodall, Taylor Fritz, Katy Volynets, Caty McNally, Kylie McKenzie, CiCi Bellis, Alex Rybakov, Shelby Rogers, Ryan Harrison; Cynthia Lum: Bjorn Fratangelo, Sachia Vickery; UCLA Sports Information: Dennis Novikov; Jared Wickerham: Jack Sock; Mike Stobe: Samantha Crawford; Tim Hartis: Lauren Davis, Grace Min, Allie Kiick, Madison Keys; Susan Mullane: Sloane Stephens; Paul Zimmer: Christina McHale; USOpen.Org: Grace Min, Jarmere Jenkins, Denis Kudla, Madison Brengle, Donald Young; UNC Sports Information: Jamie Loeb; Courtesy: Nicole Gibbs, Taylor Townsend (headshot); Getty Images: Steve Johnson, Arthur Ashe Stadium photos. © 2014 United States Tennis Association. All rights reserved.
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