NEW YORK — The US Tennis Affiliation introduced Wednesday that 27.3 million individuals will play the game in the USA in 2025, marking the sixth straight 12 months of development and a file excessive.
Leisure tennis utilization soared through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, growing by 54% within the U.S. since 2019, in keeping with impartial analysis.
Greater than half of the gamers, 14.5 million individuals, performed no less than 10 instances in 2025. There have been additionally 4.9 million first-time gamers, a rise of 9%.
The USTA has set a purpose of reaching 35 million gamers by 2035. Final 12 months, we made progress towards our objectives with elevated participation amongst girls (1.1 million individuals, up 10%), Black individuals (450,000 individuals, up 14%), Hispanics (550,000 individuals, 12%), and Asian/Pacific Islanders (260,000 individuals, up 10%).
The numbers reported come from an evaluation carried out by the Nationwide Golf Basis (NGF) of analysis carried out by the Bodily Exercise Council (PAC) examine on sport and bodily exercise and the PLAY examine (previously often called the Participation and Participation Examine).
