United States Tennis Association (USTA)
The tennis federation in the United States
The USTA is the national governing body for tennis in the United States. It is organised into 17 geographical sections (e.g. Eastern, Southern, Texas, Northern California), each covering distinct states/regions and made up of individual districts, which deliver programmes and competitions locally. Nationally it runs the ranking system, sanctioned tournaments (via TennisLink/the tournament desk), adult and junior leagues, player development, and owns/operates the USTA National Campus and the US Open through the USTA National Tennis Center. It also runs 'Net Generation' youth programming and a Safe Play/background-check compliance system for coaches and organisers.
Getting a licence
A licence is needed to play official tennis competitions in the United States.
Individuals join USTA Membership online at usta.com; membership (the site advertises 'over $150 in immediate value') gives access to USTA-sanctioned tournaments and leagues plus other member benefits, and a free Junior Membership is offered to minors. Price was not shown on the pages checked.
Competitions and rankings
From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.
The other racket-sport federations in the United States
The tennis federation in other countries
Morocco · FRMT
United Kingdom · LTA
Spain · RFET
France · FFT
Italy · FITP
Germany · DTB
Netherlands · KNLTB
Belgium · KBTB / RBTF
Portugal · FPT
Sweden · SvTF
Denmark · DTF
Ireland · TI
United Arab Emirates · UAETF
Saudi Arabia · STF
Qatar · QTF
Kuwait · KTF
Egypt · ETF
Canada · TC
Mexico · FMT
Argentina · AAT
Australia · TA
India · AITA
Philippines · PHILTA
Malaysia · LTAM
Singapore · STA