Supporting Our Community

National Tennis Championships, the organizer of The Nationals, is dedicated not only to providing the participants in the tournament with their most enjoyable National Championship experience.  Founded in 1999 as a California non-profit corporation, it is also dedicated to supporting our local community.  Over the years, National Tennis Championships is proud to have been affiliated with quality programs that provide opportunities to youth.

Youth Tennis Advantage
Youth Tennis Advantage is dedicated to serving youth in inner city communities, primarily in the San Francisco and Oakland areas, through a comprehensive program of tennis and academic tutoring that promotes the physical, educational, and life skills necessary to prepare and empower them for leadership in their communities, and success in their personal lives.  Youth Tennis Advantage uses the game of tennis to help kids:
  • Develop work ethic and build discipline
  • Manage mistakes and solve problems
  • Accept responsibility for their actions
  • Manage emotions in the face of adversity
  • Manage stress
  • Enhance decision-making skills
  • Develop effective performance rituals
  • Learn sportsmanship and life skills
  • Win with grace and lose with honor
  • Learn teamwork and communication

In 2007, the Tournament Steering Committee donated $5,000 out of the proceeds of the tournament.  The Committee has again selected Youth Tennis Advantage to be the recipient of a donation out of the proceeds from the 2008 Nationals

After-School All-Stars
The Greater San Jose After-School All-Stars is dedicated to providing children with opportunities to participate in sports and educational, cultural and community enrichment programs.  These programs are designed to build self-esteem, to encourage youth to say no to gangs, drugs and violence and to say yes to hope, learning and life.  All activities are free of charge and are directed at target inner-city neighborhoods in San Jose where at risk youth are most in need.  Working with private and public sector partners, sponsors and donors, After-School All-Stars is becoming a force for positive change in our community.

Since its inception, National Tennis Championships has been a sponsor of After-School All-Stars, donating over $95,000, and hosting groups of children at the SAP Open, the men’s professional tournament at the HP Pavilion in San Jose.

San Jose Sports Authority
National Tennis Championships has been involved with several programs under the umbrella of the San Jose Sports Authority, a non-profit organization that serves as the sports marketing agency for the City of San Jose.

• REACH Youth Scholarship Program. This scholarship program was started in 1996 to recognize the role that sports play in helping kids develop self-confidence and the strength to persevere in the face of adversity.  National Tennis Championships has sponsored the scholarship since 2006. 

• San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.  Established in 1995, the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame honors those who have made extraordinary contributions in the sports world.  National Tennis Championships has been a sponsor of the annual induction ceremony and dinner that recognizes not only the inductees, but Male and Female High School Athletes of the Year, Male and Female Amateur Athletes of the Year, and Special Olympian of the year.  Additionally, proceeds from the dinner benefit Special Olympics Northern California.