Pro-Tournament

Wed, Jun 25, 2025 12:00 AM

The Women's Hospital Classic Kicks Off US Open Series!

The Women’s Hospital Classic Professional Tennis Tournament is set to make a thrilling return to Evansville this summer, now upgraded to an ITF W100 event—the highest-level USTA Pro Circuit event offered outside of the WTA Tour! The tournament brings with it a $100,000 prize purse and a higher level of competition than ever before. The tournament will take place July 21–27, 2025, at the Wesselman Park Tennis Center.

The Classic will be the first stop for The US Open Wild Card Challenge, giving Americans an Opportunity to play in the 2025 Us Open.

From USTA Pro Circuit 6/23/25:

The US Open Wild Card Challenge, which utilizes hard-court pro tournaments to award an American man and woman a singles main draw wild card into the US Open, will kick off the week of June 30 for the men and July 21 for the women, with both windows lasting through the week of August 4.

The men's wild card will go to the American with the highest cumulative total of ATP singles ranking points earned from their best four results over six weeks. The Men's Challenge counts outdoor and indoor hard-court events at the M25-level and above around the world.

The women's wild card will go to the American with the highest cumulative total of WTA singles ranking points earned from their best two results over three weeks. The Women's Challenge counts outdoor and indoor hard-court events at the W35-level and above around the world.

For both the men and the women, results from the first two rounds of the Cincinnati Open will be included if those rounds are completed by the end of the day on Monday, August 11. If all second round matches are not completed by that deadline, then only first-round results will be considered.

Both main draw and qualifying points earned count toward each player’s Challenge total.

Americans who otherwise earn direct entry into the US Open are not eligible, including those who can enter with a protected ranking. Should the player with the highest number of Challenge points earn direct entry into the US Open, the wild card will go to the next eligible American in the Challenge points standings. In the event of a tie, the player with the best ATP or best WTA singles ranking on Monday, August 11, will earn the wild card.

Stay tuned for player announcements, and event updates in the coming weeks.

Former Evansville Players Seeded at Wimbledon!

Wimbledon is underway, and we’re thrilled to cheer on our former players competing on one of tennis’s biggest stages! This week, 12 are fighting through the Qualifying rounds, and next week, 11 will compete in the Main Draw. Among them, three are seeded: Madison Keys (6), Ashlyn Krueger (31), and McCartney Kessler (32). We’re proud to see their continued success and can’t wait to follow their matches!