Tournament and competitions are an important part of the Florida landscape. Having best in class facilities and providers are an important part of the tennis ecosystem. USTA Florida tools & resources below are designed to help guide you to run best in class Tournaments.
Tournament Types
Junior Tournaments
There are exciting things happening in USTA Junior Tournaments. The simplified nationwide structure will create a standardized system and greater consistency for our players, parents, coaches, tournament directors and officials. Watch the video and click the button below for more information.
Adult Tournaments
Ready to take your game to the next level? There are Adult Tournaments for Age, NTRP, Family, and Wheelchair Divisions. We are here to help you understand the different types, find tournaments, and advance as far as you want to go.
Hosting a Tournament
Host a Tournament at Your Facility
How To Be A Tournament Director
Already Running A Tournament
Host a Tournament at Your Facility
Wanting to host a tournament at your facility?
Interested in bringing USTA Florida tournaments to your facility? Reach out to our best in class team at USTA Florida and our staff will help work with you to get the ball rolling.
Ensure all staff and/or individuals that will be supporting these tournaments are Safe Play approved
What is Safe Play™?
We combine comprehensive education, background screening, and clear policies to implement standards for athlete safety. Working alongside the U.S. Center for SafeSport and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, we develop safety policies and resources. Safe Play empowers the entire tennis community to recognize, prevent, and report misconduct, ensuring a brighter, safer future for our sport. Click here to read what USTA CEO Lew Sherr has to say about the importance of Safe Play.
Serve Tennis is USTA’s digital platform, if you would like to know more about Serve Tennis, click here. In order to set up your USTA organization on Serve Tennis, you will need to link your USTA profile to that organization first. Follow the steps here to add an organization, and then follow the steps below to activate the organization on Serve Tennis.
Please note: If you are an independent contractor tournament director that is hired by other organizations to run tournaments (i.e. you won’t be collecting the player registration fees in your bank account), please ignore these organization linking steps. You will receive an invite from USTA National or your USTA section/district to be added to the approved tournament director list, and then the organization admin can add you as the tournament director. Once added, you can then submit the application.
USTA sanctioned and unsanctioned tournaments have moved from Tennislink to Serve Tennis from January 2021. To be added as a Tournament Director on Serve Tennis, the TD must be invited by USTA National, Section, and/or District staff.
If you have not been invited, you may contact your section to request an invite.
Contact information can be found here: Click Here
There are various Administrator Roles available which you can assign to users of your facility. These roles allow others to make changes to your account, within their specific role. Further details on the roles are available here: Administrator Roles
When you set up the Stripe Express account you will have been asked to provide some verification documents as part of the onboarding process. The process is should be very simple. Included below is a step by step guide to check your account status for verification and an FAQ section for the verification process.
To apply for a tournament through USTA Florida please follow the Sanctioning process.
How To Be A Tournament Director
Becoming An Approved Tournament Director
Florida Tournament Directors must complete the following requirements to be approved to complete the USTA Tournament application.
Ensure all staff and/or individuals that will be supporting these tournaments are Safe Play approved
What is Safe Play™?
We combine comprehensive education, background screening, and clear policies to implement standards for athlete safety. Working alongside the U.S. Center for SafeSport and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, we develop safety policies and resources. Safe Play empowers the entire tennis community to recognize, prevent, and report misconduct, ensuring a brighter, safer future for our sport. Click here to read what USTA CEO Lew Sherr has to say about the importance of Safe Play.
USTA sanctioned and unsanctioned tournaments have moved from Tennislink to Serve Tennis from January 2021. To be added as a Tournament Director on Serve Tennis, the TD must be invited by USTA National, Section, and/or District staff.
If you have not been invited, you may contact your section to request an invite.
Contact information can be found here: Click Here
Serve Tennis is USTA’s digital platform, if you would like to know more about Serve Tennis, click here. In order to set up your USTA organization on Serve Tennis, you will need to link your USTA profile to that organization first. Follow the steps here to add an organization, and then follow the steps below to activate the organization on Serve Tennis.
Please note: If you are an independent contractor tournament director that is hired by other organizations to run tournaments (i.e. you won’t be collecting the player registration fees in your bank account), please ignore these organization linking steps. You will receive an invite from USTA National or your USTA section/district to be added to the approved tournament director list, and then the organization admin can add you as the tournament director. Once added, you can then submit the application.
To apply for a tournament through USTA Florida please follow the Sanctioning process.
Already Running A Tournament
Regulations
Below you will find the USTA Florida Regulations for Adult and Junior Tournaments. Click the buttons to download each.
NTRP Provider Guide
Check out the NTRP Regional Qualifier Provider Guide
Learn the following:
- What are the NTRP National Championships?
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Setting up the Tournament
- Information to Include on the Tournament Home Page
- Setting up the 2.5 Division
Grievance Information
Below you will find information regarding Grievance procedures and the reporting forms.
Serve Tennis
Serve Tennis Information
USTA’s online Serve Tennis Tournament Desk is your program to building draws, reporting match results, and much more. Get answers and information regarding Serve Tennis at the Serve Tennis Information Center.
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