The monthly USTA Player Development Player and Coach Honor Roll recognizes the top performing young Americans and their coaches each month.
Here is a look at some of the most outstanding performances turned in by American tennis players ages 20 and younger in November:
Jan Abaza (March 1, 1995), Deerfield Beach, Fla. – Won the doubles title at the $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s event in Macon, Ga. She is coached by Rick Macci.
Amanda Anisimova (Aug. 31, 2001), Hallandale Beach, Fla. – Won the girls’ singles title at the Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano ITF junior tournament in Mexico City. She is coached by her father, Konstantin.
Usue Arconada (Oct. 28, 1998), College Park, Md. – Reached the girls’ singles semis at the Grade 1 XXIX Yucatan Cup ITF Junior event in Merida, Mexico. She is coached by Frank Salazar.
CiCi Bellis (April 8, 1999), Atherton, Calif. – Reached the singles quarterfinals at the WTA $125K Series event in Carlsbad, Calif. She is coached by her mother, Lori.
Tristan Boyer (April 14, 2001), Altadena, Calif. – Reached the boys’ singles semis at the Grade 5 Gogo Open ITF junior event in Ecuador.
Hurricane Tyra Black (March 2, 2001), Boca Raton, Fla. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. She is coached by Sly and Gayal Black.
Elysia Bolton (March 24, 2000), Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. – Reached the girls’ singles semis at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington. She is coached by Mark Bey.
Madison Bourguignon (Sept. 19, 1997), Boynton Beach, Fla. – Reached the singles semifinals at a $10,000 pro circuit tournament in Pereira, Colombia. She is coached by Lawrence Carpio.
Jennifer Brady (April 12, 1995), Boca Raton, Fla. – Reached the singles semis the WTA $125K Series event in Carlsbad, Calif. She is coached by Roger Anderson.
Brian Cernoch (Sept. 9, 1999), North Bethesda, Md. – Won the boys’ singles title at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by Asaf Yamin.
Naomi Cheong (May 16, 2002), Las Vegas – Won the girls’ singles title at the Grade 5 Goombay Splash Bowl ITF junior event in the Bahamas. She is coached by Henner Nehles.
Louisa Chirico (May 16, 1996), Harrison, N.J. – Reached the singles final at a WTA $125K Series event in Limoges, France, and reached the singles semis at a $50,000 tournament in Nantes, France, the week prior. She is coached by Jay Gooding.
Samantha Crawford (Feb. 18, 1995), Atlanta, Ga. – Crawford (pictured above) won the singles title at the $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s event in Scottsdale, Ariz., earning a main-draw wild card into the Australian Open via the USTA Pro Circuit’s Australian Open Wild Card Challenge. She is coached by Michael Joyce.
Najah Dawson (Sept. 9, 2001), Sarasota, Fla. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Cayman Islands ITF Junior Championships and won the girls’ doubles title and reached the singles semis at the Grade 5 Goombay Splash Bowl ITF junior event in the Bahamas. She is coached by her father, Larry.
Kayla Day (Sept. 28, 1999), Santa Barbara, Calif. – Won the girls’ singles title and reached the doubles final at the Grade 1 XXIX Yucatan Cup ITF Junior event in Merida, Mexico. She is coached by Mike Gennette, Aaron Webster, Adam Peterson and Leo Azevedo.
Emma Decoste (Feb. 12, 2000), Stuart, Fla. – Won girls’ doubles titles at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla., and the South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington. She is coached by her father, Scott.
Jared Donaldson (Oct. 9, 1996), Chepachet, R.I. – Reached the singles semis at the $50,000 Challenger in Knoxville, Tenn. He is coached by Taylor Dent.
Taylor Fritz (Oct. 28, 1997), Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. – Reached the singles final at the $50,000 Challenger in Champaign, Ill. He is coached by his father, Guy.
Ryan Goetz (Dec. 16, 1999), Greenlawn, N.Y. – Won the boys’ singles title at the Grade 5 Boombay Splash Bowl ITF junior event in the Bahamas; won boys’ doubles titles at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla., and the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington, where he also reached the singles semis.
Chloe Hamlin (Dec. 30, 1999), Blountville, Tenn. – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Grade 5 Cayman Islands ITF Junior Championships.
Clarissa Hand (Feb. 27, 2000), Moorestown, N.J. – Swept the girls’ singles and doubles titles at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington and won the doubles title at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. She is coached by Charles Wheeler.
Kacie Harvey (Aug. 27, 2001), Braintree, Mass. – reached the girls’ singles and doubles finals at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. She is coached by Calin Mateas.
Mac Kiger (Dec. 19, 1998), Katonah, N.Y. – Won boys’ doubles titles at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla., and the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington. He is coached by Vijay Laad.
Tomas Kopczynski (June 11, 2000), Delray Beach, Fla. – Reached the boys’ singles semis and the doubles final at the Grade 5 Cayman Islands ITF Junior Championships. He is coached by his father, Tomek.
Katie LaFrance (Sept. 29, 1999), Little Rock, Ark. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade 5 Cayman Islands ITF Junior Championships. She is coached by Thomas Andersson.
Lane Leschley (April 2, 1998), Atherton, Calif. – Swept the boys’ singles and doubles titles at the Grade 5 Cayman Islands ITF Junior Championships, then reached the singles and doubles finals at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by his father, Mark.
Tristan McCormick (April 1, 1999), Berwyn, Pa. – Reached the boys’ singles final at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington and the singles semis at the Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by Asaf Yamin.
Mackenzie McDonald (April 16, 1995), Piedmont, Calif. – Qualified and reached the singles semis at the $50,000 Challenger in Champaign, Ill.
Caty McNally (Nov. 20, 2001), Cincinnati, Ohio – Won the girls’ singles title and reached the doubles final at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. She is coached by her mother, Lynn.
Alexandra Morozova (Feb. 24, 1995), Sunny Isles, Fla. – Reached the singles semifinals at a $10,000 pro circuit tournament in Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan, Israel. She is coached by ProWorld Tennis Academy.
Kianah Motosono (Feb. 11, 2000), Miami, Fla. – Reached the girls’ singles and doubles finals at the Grade 5 Peru Junior Open. She is coached by Reiner Heinser.
Govind Nanda (Feb. 17, 2001), Cerritos, Calif. – Reached the boys’ singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Evert American ITF junior event in Boca Raton, Fla. He is coached by Vahe Assadourian.
Tommy Paul (May 17, 1997), Greenville, N.C. – Reached the singles final at the $50,000 Challenger in Charlottesville, Va. He is coached by Diego Moyano.
Kate Paulus (Sept. 9, 1999), Leawood, Kan. – Reached the girls’ singles final and won the doubles title at the Grade 5 Cayman Islands ITF Junior Championships. She is coached by Jose Caballero and Bobby Bernstein.
Beau Pelletier (Feb. 9, 1999), Hilton Head Island, S.C. – Reached the boys’ single semis at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington.
Jacqueline Pelletier (May 31, 1997), Hilton Head Island, S.C. – Reached the girls’ singles semis and won the doubles title at the Grade 5 Goombay Splash Bowl ITF junior event in the Bahamas.
Melissa Plambeck (Jan. 27, 2000), Bradenton, Fla. – Won the girls’ singles title at the Grade 5 Cayman Islands ITF Junior Championships.
Jimena Rodriguez-Benito (July 7, 2000), Miami, Fla. – Won the girls’ singles title and reached the doubles final at the Grade 5 Peru Junior Open, then reached the girls’ singles final at the Grade 5 Gogo Open ITF junior event in Ecuador.
Noah Rubin (Feb. 21, 1996), Rockville Centre, N.Y. – Won the singles title at the $50,000 Challenger in Charlottesville, Va., which earned him a main-draw wild card into the Australian Open via the USTA Pro Circuit’s Australian Open Wild Card Challenge. He is coached by Lawrence Kleger.
Alex Rybakov (Jan. 27, 1997), Coral Springs, Fla. – Reached the singles finals at back-to-back $10,000 USTA Futures tournaments in Niceville, Fla., and Pensacola, Fla. He is coached by his father, Nick.
Alexandra Sanford (Jan. 5, 1999), Westerville, Ohio – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade A Abierto Juvenil Mexicano ITF junior tournament in Mexico City. She is coached by Doug DiRosario.
Natasha Subhash (Sept. 2, 2001), Fairfax, Va. – Reached the girls’ singles semis and the doubles final at the Grade 4 South Carolina ITF junior event in Lexington. She is coached by Bear Schofield.
Frances Tiafoe (Jan. 20, 1998), College Park, Md. – Reached the singles final at the $50,000 Challenger in Knoxville, Tenn. He is coached by Jose Figueras.
Henrik Wiersholm (March 27, 1997), Kirkland, Wash. – Qualified and won the singles title at the $10,000 USTA Futures tournament in Pensacola, Fla. He is coached by Dan Willman and Brian Bolland.
Tyler Zink (Jan. 30, 2001), Lakewood Ranch, Fla. – Reached the boys’ singles final at the Grade 5 Cayman Islands ITF Junior Championships. He is coached by his father, George.