WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 2, 2023 – The USTA introduced additional demographic data detailing the continued surge in tennis participation within the U.S. The breakdown reveals a big improve within the Hispanic/Latino, Black/African-American, and Asian/Pacific Islander populations during the last three years. The knowledge was offered by the Bodily Exercise Council Research on Sports activities and Bodily Exercise (PAC) administered by Sports activities Advertising and marketing Surveys USA and the Tennis Business Affiliation Participation and Engagement Research (PES).
As was introduced earlier this 12 months, tennis participation elevated by a million gamers in 2022, marking the third consecutive 12 months of development by a million or extra new members for tennis within the U.S. The 23.6 million individuals taking part in the game represents a rise of 5.9 million, or 33 %, for the reason that begin of 2020.
Over that very same three-year span, the USTA offered $9.4 million in funding for facility help and grants in an effort to make sure that the game would be capable to correctly capitalize on this important improve in participation, and facilitate a profitable supply system shifting ahead. Wanting forward, the USTA Basis, the charitable arm of the USTA, has additionally pledged $6 million in grants over the following three years concentrating on participation development and infrastructure/services tasks at Nationwide Junior Tennis & Studying (NJTL) chapters, which assist under-resourced youth via free or low-cost tennis and education schemes.
Key findings from the information:
The variety of individuals taking part in tennis (23.6 M) is greater than the mixed variety of individuals taking part in pickleball (8.9 M), badminton (6.5 M), racquetball (3.5 M), and squash (1.2 M).
Participation has seen dramatic development among the many Hispanic/Latino inhabitants, with 3.8 million gamers in 2022, representing a 90 % improve during the last three years.
Black/African-American participation has elevated by 46 % during the last three years, with 2.3 million gamers in 2022.
Asian/Pacific Islander participation has elevated by 37 % during the last three years, with 2.4 million gamers in 2022.
Individuals of colour now symbolize 38 % of the U.S. tennis participant inhabitants, up from 32.5 % in 2019.
Grownup gamers aged 55+ grew by a million in 2022, a 17 % improve, and have grown by 1.7 million since 2017, a 94 % improve. This follows two years of great development in gamers aged 6-17, which had grown from 4.6 million in 2019 to six.9 million in 2021 (we noticed a lower on this class in 2022).
4.2 million gamers age 6+ tried tennis for the primary time in 2022, with novices accounting for 18% of the whole taking part in public.
“One of many objectives of the USTA is to make tennis ‘seem like America’ and to try this we have to assist make tennis accessible to individuals from all walks of life, in all communities,” mentioned Brian Hainline, Chairman of the Board and President, USTA. “Tennis is the perfect sport for people and households of all ages and skills, with in depth well being and wellness advantages, and we’re happy to see {that a} extra broadly various group of individuals are changing into lively and wholesome via this glorious sport.”
The expansion and well being of the game was not restricted to simply participation, as quite a lot of key efforts and initiatives have been targeted on growing entry to the sport and making the general tennis expertise higher for all gamers. Included within the highlights:
Well being and Properly-being
In accordance with a number of sources and research, tennis has been proven to have a big optimistic influence on the well being of members.
Included within the results:
Tennis gamers on common lived an extra 9.7 years than sedentary people.
The 9.7 extra years for tennis gamers ranked highest amongst all sports activities included inside the research, beating out soccer by 5 years (4.7), biking by 6 years (3.7), swimming by 6.3 years (3.4) and jogging by 6.5 years (3.2).
Participation in racquet sports activities, together with tennis, reduces danger of all-cause mortality by 47 % and cardiovascular-related demise by 56 %.
Amenities and Public Parks
The USTA continued its work in supporting the infrastructure of tennis within the U.S. via varied services grants and assist work. In 2022, the USTA labored with greater than 100 services throughout the nation to supply technical help to construct or refurbish courts at public parks and tennis services. Greater than $750,000 was awarded to greater than 45 whole tasks, with $285,000 going to new development tasks. These efforts symbolize greater than 585 courts accomplished, and an influence of greater than $50 million in tennis infrastructure.
The USTA additionally issued the primary ever Tennis and Pickleball Assertion of Steerage, developed with park professionals and court docket contractors, detailing ways in which public parks might most effectively, economically and successfully incorporate the expansion of each tennis and pickleball inside their communities.
Colleges
Tennis was provided in additional than 20,000 colleges throughout the nation, as a part of their total bodily education schemes. Because the begin of 2017, the USTA has donated tools to eight,300-plus colleges, together with donations to almost 1,600 colleges in 2022, giving 5.9 million kids entry to the game.
USTA Basis and NJTL Chapters
In 2022, The USTA Basis, the charitable arm of the USTA, contributed greater than $7 million in assist, providers and funding to NJTL chapters. The Basis additionally awarded greater than $435,000 in scholarships for 46 pupil leaders in 2022.
In whole, the Basis affected greater than 130,000 youth from practically 270 NJTL Chapters throughout the nation final 12 months.
