By SDCN Editor
San Diego, CA–The United States Tennis Association Billie Jean King Girls National Championships will be played August 3 through 11 at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego.
Nearly 400 of the top junior tennis players in the country, aged 16 and 18 and under, will compete for the title of National Champion.
In addition, the following wild cards to the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., will be awarded to the tournament’s top finishers:
18s Singles Champion – US Open Main Draw Singles and US Open Juniors Main Draw Singles
18s Doubles Champions – US Open Main Draw Doubles and US Open Juniors Main Draw Doubles (required to play with same partner)
18s Singles Finalist – US Open Qualifying Singles and US Open Juniors Main Draw Singles
18s Singles 3rd place – US Open Juniors Main Draw Singles
18s Singles 4th place – US Open Juniors Qualifying Singles
18s Singles 5th place – US Open Juniors Qualifying Singles
16s Singles Champion – US Open Juniors Main Draw Singles
The Girls’ 16s event will begin on August 3 and conclude with the singles and doubles championships on August 10. The Girls’ 18s tournament will begin on August 4 and conclude with the singles and doubles championships on August 11. Both divisions feature 192-player singles draw and 96-team doubles draw.
The USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s and 18s National Championships will take place at Barnes Tennis Center on August 3 at 4:30 p.m.
Admission is free each day of the tournament and there is no charge for parking at the Barnes Tennis Center.
Early-round tournament matches will also be played at the following sites from August 3 through August 6 — Balboa Tennis Club, 2221 Morley Field Drive, and University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park.
Nearly every American player on the current WTA tour has won or participated in the USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 18s National Championship which celebrates its 106th anniversary this year.
Sofia Kenin, the 2015 Girls’ 18s champion, captured the Australian Open singles title in 2020 and achieved a career-high No. 4 in the WTA singles rankings. Coco Gauff, who reached the 18s semifinals 2018, captured her first career Grand Slam singles title at the 2023 US Open. Earlier this month, Gauff achieved a career-high No. 2 in the WTA singles rankings.
Admission to view matches is free at both sites. Parking is free at the Balboa Tennis Club. Parking information for USD is available at https://www.ustagirlsnationals.com/tournament-sites-1.html.
