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Tournament Notes TournamenT noTes as of november 13, 2014 PENSACOLA FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS PENSACOLA, FL • NOVEMBER 14-23 USTA PRO CIRCUIT RETURNS TO PENSACOLA TournamenT InFormaTIon The Pensacola Futures Championships returns to Pensacola for the fifth consecutive year and Site: Roger Scott Tennis Center the 13th year overall; the city hosted USTA Pro Pensacola, Fla. Circuit men’s events from 1979 to 1983 and Dave Kenas from 2002 to 2004. It is one of 14 USTA Pro Websites: www.pensacolasports.comm Circuit men’s events taking place in Florida procircuit.usta.com this year and the last USTA Pro Circuit men’s Facebook: The Pensacola Futures Championship event of the year. It is also the last of three consecutive clay-court events to conclude Qualifying Draw Begins: Friday, Nov. 14 the year. In conjunction with USTA Player Main Draw Begins: Tuesday, Nov. 18 Development, the USTA Pro Circuit continues to emphasize the importance of increased Main Draw: 32 Singles / 16 Doubles training for younger players on clay. Mitchell Frank won the first two USTA Pro Clay / Outdoor Surface: Circuit singles titles of his career this summer Notable players competing in the main draw Prize Money: $10,000 and is a standout senior for the University of include: Virginia. In 2013, he clinched the deciding Tournament Directors: match in the NCAA team championship, Skip Vogelsang, (850) 776-7951 Mitchell Frank, who had a strong summer on delivering the Cavaliers their first-ever NCAA men’s team championship. [email protected] the USTA Pro Circuit, winning his first career USTA Pro Circuit title at the $10,000 Futures Ray Palmer, (850) 982-0890 in Tulsa, Okla., in mid-July, and then capturing injury. Prior to college, Frank was a Top 5 [email protected] the $10,000 Futures in Edwardsville, Ill., two world-ranked junior. weeks later. He also reached the final of the Tournament Press Contact: $10,000 Futures in Godfrey, Ill., this summer. Mac Knefely III, (850) 572-3375 Former University of Virginia standout Michael Frank is currently a senior at the University of [email protected] Shabaz, who reached the singles semifinals Virginia. In 2013, he clinched the deciding at the 2011 NCAA Championships and won match in the NCAA team championship, USTA Communications Contacts: the 2010 NCAA doubles title with Drew giving Virginia its first-ever NCAA men’s team Amanda Korba, (914) 697-2219, [email protected] Courtney. Shabaz captured his first USTA Pro championship. Last season, Frank received Circuit singles title at the $10,000 Futures PrIze money / PoInTs All-ACC first team honors for the third time in in Pittsburgh in July 2013 and, two weeks his career. He also won the ITA All-American SINGLES: Prize Money Ranking Points later, won the title at the $10,000 Futures Championships in October 2013 and was the Winner $1,440 17 in Godfrey, Ill. He spent summer 2014 No. 4 seed in the 2014 NCAA championships. Runner-up $848 9 competing in Mexico and Ecuador. As a junior As a freshman, Frank was the Intercollegiate Semifinalist $502 5 player, Shabaz won the Wimbledon doubles Tennis Association’s No. 1-ranked singles Quarterfinalist $292 2 title in 2005 (with Jesse Levine). Round of 16 $172 1 player for eight rankings periods and was named the National Freshman of the Year Round of 32 $104 - Jean-Yves Aubone, who won a season-high before missing the fall 2012 season with an DOUBLES: Prize Money (per team) four USTA Pro Circuit Futures doubles titles Winner $620 in 2013 and who has added three doubles Runner-up $360 titles this year. He also won his first USTA Pro Semifinalist $216 USTA Circuit singles title since 2008 this year, at Quarterfinalist $128 the $10,000 clay-court Futures in Pittsburgh. Round of 16 $0 Aubone played collegiately for Florida State University, where he was the first player in the school’s history to earn All-America singles honors twice. As a junior player, he Former University of Virginia standout Michael Shabaz reached the singles semifinals at the 2011 NCAA Championships and won the 2010 NCAA doubles title. He has also won two USTA Pro Circuit singles titles. *Player field subject to change TournamenT noTes represented the U.S. in the 16-and-under Junior Davis Cup competition Five-time University of Florida All-American Greg Ouellette, who won and also reached the singles semifinals of the 2004 USTA Boys’ 18s the bronze medal in doubles at the 2011 Pan Am Games with Nicholas National Clay Court Championships. Monroe. Ouellette won his first USTA Pro Circuit title since 2012 this year in doubles at the $10,000 Futures in Irvine, Calif. Ouellette holds Justin Shane, who graduated from the University of Virginia in May and two USTA Pro Circuit singles titles and five doubles titles overall. ranked as high as No. 9 in doubles during his collegiate career. He was also a member of the Cavaliers’ 2013 NCAA title-winning team—the Andrew Carter, who graduated from Louisville in 2012 and received first NCAA championship in program history. numerous Big East honors. *Player field subject to change PENSACOLA PAST WINNERS Singles Doubles Year Winner Runner-Up Year Winner 2013 Benjamin Balleret (MON) Eric Prodon (FRA) 2013 Joseph Cadogan (TRI) – Patrick Daciek (USA) 2012 Florian Reynet (FRA) Sekou Bangoura (USA) 2012 Chase Buchanan (USA) – Daniel Nguyen (USA) 2011 Benjamin Balleret (MON) Maverick Banes (AUS) 2011 Kamil Pajkowski (CAN) – Maciek Sykut (USA) 2010 Dennis Bloemke (GER) Phillip Simmonds (USA) 2010 Jack Sock (USA) – Dimitar Kutrovsky (BUL) 2005-2009 Tournament Not Held 2005-2009 Tournament Not Held 2004 Andres Pedroso (USA) Francisco Rodriguez (PAR) 2004 Cody Conley (USA) – Ryan Newport (USA) 2003 Nicolas Todero (ARG) Paul Goldstein (USA) 2003 Huntley Montgomery (USA) – Tripp Phillips (USA) 2002 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) Marc Silva (USA) 2002 Thomas Blake (USA) – Doug Bohaboy (USA) 1984-2001 Tournament Not Held 1984-2001 Tournament Not Held 1983 Marko Ostoja (CRO) Peter Fleming (USA) 1983 Bill Csipkay (USA) – Tom Csipkay (USA) 1982 Jeff Simpson (NZL) Drew Gitlin (USA) 1982 Steve Meister (USA) – Craig Wittus (USA) 1981 Alan Waldman (USA) Jeff Simpson (NZL) 1981 Joe Globisch (USA) – Charles Strode (USA) 1980 Ben Mckown (USA) Chris Lewis (GBR) 1980 John Hayes (USA) – Kevin Kerns (USA) 1979 Jose Lopez Maeso (ESP) Paul Mcnamee (AUS) 1979 Charlie Owens (USA) – Sam Vuille (USA) TournamenT noTes USTA PRO CIRCUIT YOUTH TENNIS With approximately 90 tournaments hosted annually throughout the country and prize money ranging The USTA is making it easier and more fun for kids to get into from $10,000 to $100,000, the USTA Pro Circuit is the pathway to the US Open and tour-level competition for aspiring tennis players and a frequent battleground for established professionals. Celebrating its the game—and stay in the game. Kids are learning to play 35th anniversary in 2014, the USTA Pro Circuit provides players with the opportunity to gain professional faster than ever before through the USTA’s youth initiative, ranking points, and it has grown to become the largest developmental tennis circuit in the world, offering which is geared toward getting more kids to participate in nearly $3 million in prize money. Last year, more than 1,000 men and women from more than 70 countries competed in cities nationwide. Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, John Isner, Caroline Wozniacki, Sam tennis using modified equipment and courts tailored to a child’s Querrey, Victoria Azarenka and Andy Murray are among today’s top stars who began their careers on size. For more information, visit YouthTennis.com. the USTA Pro Circuit. More recently, the USTA Pro Circuit helped launch the careers of two young NJTL Americans—Bradley Klahn and Shelby Rogers. Former Stanford standout and 2010 Founded in 1969 by Arthur Ashe, along with Charlie Pasarell NCAA champion Klahn was the 2013 USTA Joyce Tartar-Rideout and Sheridan Snyder, the USTA/National Junior Tennis & Pro Circuit Prize Money Leader with $50,606 Learning (NJTL) network is a nationwide group of more than in earnings, reaching five USTA Pro Circuit singles finals and winning two singles titles: 625 non-profit youth development organizations that provide the $15,000 Futures in Costa Mesa, Calif., free or low-cost tennis, education and life skills programming in March, and the $100,000 Challenger in to more than 350,000 children each year. Celebrating its Aptos, Calif., in August. The two singles 44th anniversary this year, NJTL is one of the USTA’s largest titles were the first USTA Pro Circuit singles community-based offerings. crowns of his career. Klahn also earned Bradley Klahn a USTA wild card into the 2013 US Open through a wild card challenge incorporating USTA Pro Circuit events. Klahn finished 2013 US OPEN NATIONAL PlayoffS ranked in the Top 100 for the first time in his career after starting the year ranked outside The USTA launched the US Open the Top 250. Rogers was the 2013 women’s National Playoffs in 2010, making USTA Pro Circuit Prize Money Leader with the US Open “open” to anyone age $36,308 in earnings, winning three singles titles with prize money of $50,000 or more ($50,000 events in Charlottesville, Va., and Lexington, Ky., and 14+ and of all skill levels. This year, the $75,000 event in Albuquerque, N.M.). Rogers also earned a USTA wild card into both the French Open nearly 1,100 players competed in 13 and the US Open by winning wild card challenges for the two Grand Slam tournaments utilizing a series Sectional Qualifying Tournaments of USTA Pro Circuit events. In her debut at the 2013 French Open, Rogers won her first round match.
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