USTA National W 30,40,50,60,70, & 80 Grass Court Championships

This tournament will receive USTA Category I and ITF Grade A ranking points per round won (Please note, the ITF only ranks Men’s & Women’s 35-85 and over singles, doubles, and mixed. If you are playing in any other division, you will not earn ITF ranking points). In order to receive USTA ranking points for this tournament, a player must be a current USTA member. In order to receive ITF ranking points, a player must have a valid ITF IPIN BEFORE the start of the tournament. To find out more information about USTA & ITF IPIN, rankings, and ranking points, please click here for here.
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Non U.S. citizens may enter this tournament without the purchase of a USTA membership. You may do so, as long as you are in good standing with your home federation and have a current ITF IPIN. You must also create a free USTA account. Once you have done so, you may email the tournament director with your new USTA account number, remit payment, and be entered into the tournament. To create your free USTA account, please click here for here.
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Please take a few minutes to tell USTA about your experience with this tournament by completing a short survey at the following link:
https://form.jotform.com/80705539596165
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All match times are subject to bad weather. Please check the internet or call the Pro Shop to confirm match times. The number is 718-268-2300 x127.

Official Ball: Wilson US OPEN Regular Duty

For Adult & Senior National Rankings:
This tournament will calculate as a Category I (10x).
Champions will receive 1000 points.

IMPORTANT Parking Information
Players are invited to park in the lot next to the Stadium on 69th Avenue. Please be sure NOT to park on the private streets surrounding the Club. Cars parked on the private streets will be booted. PLEASE READ THE SIGNS CAREFULLY!!

ALL WHITE DRESS CODE ON COURT
The West Side Tennis Club has an all white dress code for anyone on the courts. This includes hats, warm-ups and accessories. Shoes may have up to 50% color.

Please also be aware that GRASS COURT SHOES ARE NOT PERMITTED. This includes the Adidas Feather and any shoe with nubs or protrusions on the sole. Thank you for observing this club rule which protects the courts from excess wear and tear and thank you for your understanding.

Player Party
The Player Party will be held on Tuesday, July 9 on the Club Terrace at 6pm. Free to players. Door prizes!!!

Scheduling Requests
Email any scheduling requests to the tournament director BEFORE THE ENTRY DEADLINE. Every effort will be made to accommodate scheduling needs as long as requests are received before the entry deadline. NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE AFTER THIS TIME UNLESS NECESSITATED BY WEATHER OR COURT CONDITION

Hotel Information
Here are some hotels in the area with estimated travel times to the club:

Wyndham Garden LaGuardia South (20 min by subway)
61-18 93rd St, Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 261-9400

Paris Suites (25 min by bus)
109-17 Horace Harding Expy, Corona, NY 11368
(718) 760-2820

Comfort Inn & Suites Kew Gardens (15 min by subway)
124-18 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718) 489-9090

Holiday Inn Express LaGuardia ARPT (25 min by bus)
113-10 Horace Harding Expy, Flushing, NY 11368
(718) 699-0994

Best Western Jamaica Inn (20 min by subway)
8707 Van Wyck Expy, Queens, NY 11435
(718) 291-7500

Hillside Hotel (20 min by subway)
140-17 Queens Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 473-9140

Additionally, you may find luck with Airbnb in the area. If you have any further housing questions, please email the tournament director.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR APPEALS ABOUT SEEDING PLEASE EMAIL THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR BY THE MORNING OF JUNE 28th

Match Format:
All matches will use the Coman tiebreak.
All main draw matches will be best of 3 tiebreak sets.
All consolation matches will play a 10 point tiebreak in lieu of a third set.

Practice Courts
Friday, July 5 - Practice courts available from 10am-2pm
Saturday, July 6 - Practice courts available from 10am-6pm
Sunday, July 7 - Practice courts available from 10am-3pm & 5-8pm
Wednesday & Thursday, July 10 & 11 - Practice courts available for 30s & 40s starting at 6pm

Practice courts may be reserved 24 hrs. in advance by calling the Pro Shop at 718-268-2300 x127. All white dress code applies.

Consolation Information:
All consolation will be played on grass unless weather conditions necessitate moving some consolation matches to clay.

Age Division Information:
All players may only play in up to 1 singles event and 1 doubles event in their own age division. Playing in multiple age divisions will not be permitted.

Starting Dates:
50s, 60s, 70s, 80s: both singles and doubles will start Monday, July 8.
30s, 40s: both singles and doubles will start Thursday, July 11.

Pro Am:
The Pro-Am will be held Sunday, July 7 from 3-5pm, with cocktails to follow. Entry is free and limited to 16 players. Please email the tournament director if you would like to participate.

Selection Process:
All players that register for the tournament will be selected for the draw.