USTA will launch new home for American tennis on January 2, 2017 in Orlando, Florida.
The facility will host a pro circuit event and twelve collegiate matches on the second weekend after the opening.
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The new state-of-the-art facility is build on a 64-acre site. The divisions of the facility include the following:
A tournament and league area that will include 24 clay courts, 16 hard courts and two player pavilions. This area will also feature a tournament administration office that will include trainer rooms, a stringer area, player lounge, public restrooms and a check-in area.
A collegiate tennis area that will feature 12 hard courts and one future tournament show court, allowing two collegiate matches to be played simultaneously. The courts will be equipped for television and have seating for 1,200 people, and the area will feature a two-story pavilion for concessions, public restrooms, team locker rooms and areas for trainers and officials. This area will serve as the home of the University of Central Florida men’s and women’s varsity tennis programs.
A Team USA area that will include 12 hard courts. The courts will be utilized by the 17 USTA sections, along with coaches and their players throughout the country, to work collaboratively with USTA Player Development.
A high performance and player development area that will include eight hard courts and eight red clay courts for USTA Player Development, with plans for six covered courts in the future. The space includes dorms that can house 32 boys and girls as well as a strength and conditioning space.
Eight 36-foot and eight 60-foot courts that will enable youth and adults to develop their games.
A USTA office building. The ground floor will include a tennis pro shop, fitness area, locker rooms, player lounge and cafeteria, with USTA offices occupying the second floor.
Players are already using the facility. American player Christina McHale, who is ranked No. 45, twitted yesterday that she was practicing at the new home for American tennis.
Practicing at the new Home of American Tennis 
@usta #hoat pic.twitter.com/S7YLmIWdos
— Christina McHale (@ChristinaMcHale) December 5, 2016
Original author: Ashley Ndebele
