National Championships
The TennisLink selection program shall accept players into National Championships in the following order:
  • Winner of June Sectional Championships - The USTA National Championships ONLY. Age eligible players who win the singles event at each June Sectional Championship shall be selected for the same division of The USTA National Championship.
  • Players within Sectional Associations’ Quotas. Junior players not previously selected who are on the Sectional endorsement lists, within the established Sectional quota, and who have submitted timely entries shall be accepted in the order determined by the Sectional Endorser.
  • Endorsed Players on National Standings List. The Selection Process shall fill remaining spots in the draw, except for those reserved for Wild Cards and, when applicable, Singles Qualifiers, with endorsed players who have submitted timely entries and appear on the most recently published National Standings List.
  • Wild Cards. The Tournament Committee shall accept those junior players granted Wild Cards by the USTA Wild Card Committee - up to 8 wild cards may be granted for each USTA National Championship draw of 128. Wild Card recipients do not need Sectional endorsement and timely online entry is not required; however the Sectional office must approve of a player’s Wild Card application.
  • Singles Qualifiers - 18 and 16 Divisions of USTA National Championships ONLY. Eight positions shall be reserved in the 18 and 16 Divisions of the USTA National Clay Court Championships and The USTA National Championships for the top eight finishers in the Singles Qualifier.
  • Additional Endorsed Players on National Standings List. The Tournament Committee shall fill remaining spots in the draw with endorsed players who have submitted timely entries that remain on the most recently published National Standings List.
Qualifier Draws
The USTA National Championships in the Boys’ and Girls’ 18 and 16 Divisions shall have a 64-player qualifier. The players shall play three rounds to determine 8 singles qualifiers. The losers in the first round of the qualifying will play one additional qualifier consolation match. All players that compete in the qualifier, but do not qualify for the singles main draw, are eligible to enter the main doubles draw.