The monthly USTA Player Development Player and Coach Honor Roll recognizes the top performing young Americans and their coaches each month.
Here’s a look at some of the most outstanding performances turned in by American tennis players ages 20 and younger in October:
Jan Abaza (March 1, 1995), Deerfield, Fla. -- Won the doubles title at the $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s event in Macon, Ga. She is coached by Rick Macci.
Ammar Alhogbani (Nov. 28, 1998), Alexandria, Va. – Swept the singles and doubles titles at the Grade 5 Kuwait ITF Junior Tournament, then reached the singles semifinals and doubles final at the Grade 5 Bahrain ITF Junior Championships. He is coached by Frank Salazar.
Abi Altick (May 20, 1998), Monroe, La. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade B1 Pan American ITF Championship in Tulsa, Okla. She is coached by Mark Wellington and Carlos Zapata.
Deiton Baughman (April 23, 1996), Carson, Calif. – Reached the singles semifinals and won the doubles title at the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures event in Houston. He is coached by his father, Brad.
Jennifer Brady (April 12, 1995), Boca Raton, Fla. – Won the singles title at the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s event in Rock Hill, S.C. She is coached by Roger Anderson.
Jenson Brooksby (Oct. 26, 2000), Carmichael, Calif. – Reached the boys’ singles and doubles finals at the Grade 5 Victoria U18 ITF Junior Tournament in Victoria, British Columbia. He is coached by Joseph Gilbert.
Trent Bryde (Aug. 24, 1999), Suwanee, Ga. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Grade 4 Atlanta ITF junior tournament. He is coached by Will Wright.
Jaycer Calleros (Nov. 16, 2000), San Antonio – Reached the boys’ singles semifinals at the Wichita Falls Grade 4 ITF event in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Kelly Chen (May 9, 1999), Cerritos, Calif. – Reached the girls’ singles final at the Grade B1 Pan American ITF Championship in Tulsa, Okla. She is coached by Debbie Graham
Zeke Clark (July 19, 1998), Tulsa, Okla. – Reached the boys’ singles semifinals at the Grade B1 Pan American ITF Championship in Tulsa, Okla. He is coached by Matias Marin.
Morgan Coppoc (April 16, 1999), Tulsa, Okla. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Atlanta ITF junior tournament. She is coached by Trent Tucker.
Oliver Crawford (April 30, 1999), Spartanburg, S.C. – Swept the boys’ singles and doubles titles at the Wichita Falls Grade 4 ITF event in Wichita Falls, Texas. He is coached by Anthony Stewart and Kelly Jones.
Kayla Day (Sept. 28, 1999), Santa Barbara, Calif. – Won the girls’ singles title at the Grade B1 Pan American ITF Championship in Tulsa, Okla. She is coached by Mike Gennette, Aaron Webster, Adam Peterson and Leo Azevedo
Jaeda Daniel (July 28, 1999), Wesley Chapel, Fla. – Reached the singles semifinals at the $10,000 pro circuit tournament in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is coached by Pascal Collard.
Abigail Desiatnikov (Jan. 22, 2001), Sandy Springs, Ga. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade B1 Pan American ITF Championship in Tulsa, Okla. She is coached by her father, Eugene.
Jared Donaldson (Oct. 9, 1996), Chepachet, R.I. – Reached the singles final at the $100,000 USTA Pro Circuit men’s Challenger in Sacramento, Calif. He is coached by Taylor Dent.
Ellie Douglas (May 23, 2000), McKinney, Texas – Won the girls’ singles title at the Wichita Falls Grade 4 ITF event in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Ernesto Escobedo (July 4, 1996), West Covina, Calif. – Reached the singles semifinals at the $100,000 Challenger in Monterrey, Mexico. He is coached by his father, Ernesto.
Victoria Flores (April 1, 1999), Fort Dodge, Iowa – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Wichita Falls Grade 4 ITF event in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is coached by Rich Reyes.
Taylor Fritz (Oct. 10, 1997), Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. – Won consecutive Challenger singles titles on the USTA Pro Circuit, at the $100,000 Challenger in Sacramento, Calif., and then at the $50,000 Challenger in Fairfield, Calif. He is coached by his father, Guy.
Ryan Goetz (Dec. 16, 1999), Greenlawn, N.Y. – Reached the boys’ singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Atlanta ITF junior tournament.
Alexa Graham (July 7, 1998), Garden City, N.Y. – Won the singles title at the $10,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s event in Hilton Head Island, S.C. She is coached by Anna Bielen Zarska and Parsa Saami.
Clarissa Hand (Feb. 27, 2000), Moorestown, N.J. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Wichita Falls Grade 4 ITF event in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is coached by Charles Wheeler.
Brandon Holt (April 6, 1998), Rolling Hills, Calif. – Swept the boys’ singles and doubles titles at the Grade B1 Pan American ITF Championship in Tulsa, Okla., and won a pro doubles title at the $10,000 USTA Pro Circuit Futures event in Laguna Niguel, Calif. He is coached by his mother, Tracy.
Mia Horvit (July 23, 1997), Palm City, Fla. – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Wichita Falls Grade 4 ITF event in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is coached by Rich Reyes.
Makenna Jones (Feb. 26, 1998), Greenville, S.C. – Reached the singles semifinals at the $10,000 USTA Pro Circuit women’s event in Hilton Head Island, S.C. She is coached by her father, Kelly.
Madison Keys (Feb. 17, 1995), Boca Raton, Fla. – Keys (pictured above) reached the round of 16 at the WTA event in Beijing. She is coached by Lindsay Davenport.
Mac Kiger (Dec. 19, 1998), Katonah, N.Y. – Won the boys’ singles title at the Grade 4 Atlanta ITF junior tournament.
Vasil Kirkov (March 13, 1999), Tampa, Fla. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Grade B1 Pan American ITF Championship in Tulsa, Okla. He is coached by his father, Stoyan.
Stefan Kozlov (Feb. 1, 1998), Pembroke Pines, Fla. – Won nine of 10 singles matches over two $15,000 Futures events in Belarus, winning one title and reaching the final in the other. He is coached by his father, Andrei.
Aleksandr Kovacevic (Aug. 29, 1998), Boca Raton, Fla. – Reached the boys’ singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Atlanta ITF junior tournament.
Ashley Lahey (Oct. 26, 1999), Hawthorne, Calif. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Wichita Falls Grade 4 ITF event in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is coached by Eric Taino and Adam Peterson.
Ann Li (June 26, 2000), Devon, Pa. – Won the girls’ doubles titles at both the Grade B1 Pan American ITF Championship in Tulsa, Okla., and the Grade 4 Atlanta ITF junior tournament. She is coached by Jon Glover.
Robert Loeb (March 12, 1998), Hilton Head Island, S.C. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Grade 4 Atlanta ITF junior tournament.
Chiara Lommer (Aug. 26, 1998), Skokie, Ill. – Reached the singles final at the Sanchez-Casal Junior Cup Grade 4 event in El Prat, Spain. She is coached by Jason Winegar.
Madeline Meredith (March 7, 1999), Birmingham, Ala. – Reached the girls’ singles semifinals at the Grade 4 Atlanta ITF junior tournament. She is coached by Sarah Stone.
Michael Mmoh (Jan. 10, 1998), Bradenton, Fla. – Won the singles title at the $15,000 USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Futures event in Houston. He is coached by Glenn Weiner.
David Marshall Nguyen (May 25, 1998), Columbia, Md. – Reached the semifinals of the STA Tangling Academy Grade 5 ITF junior tournament in Singapore.
Govind Nanda (Feb. 17, 2001), Redlands, Calif. – Qualified and reached the boys’ singles semifinals at the Wichita Falls Grade 4 ITF event in Wichita Falls, Texas. He is coached by Vahe Assadourian.
Miranda Ramirez (March 7, 1999), Port St. Lucie, Fla. – Reached the semifinals at the Sanchez-Casal Junior Cup Grade 4 event in El Prat, Spain. She is coached by Thomas Finck.
Sofia Sewing (July 22, 1999), Doral, Fla. – Reached the girls’ singles final at the Wichita Falls Grade 4 ITF event in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is coached by Robert Gomez.
Riley Smith (June 5, 1997), Long Beach, Calif. – Won the doubles title at the $10,000 USTA Pro Circuit men’s Futures event in Laguna Niguel, Calif. He is coached by his father, Peter.
Sangeet Sridhar (March 20, 2000), Glendale, Ariz. – Reached the boys’ singles semifinals at the TATS Open Grade 4 ITF junior tournament in Tampere, Finland. He is coached by Rafael Font de Mora.
Natasha Subhash (Sept. 2, 2001), Fairfax, Va. – Swept the girls’ singles and doubles titles at the Grade 4 Atlanta ITF junior tournament. She is coached by Bear Schofield.
Frances Tiafoe (Jan. 20, 1998), College Park, Md. – Reached the singles semifinals at the $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit Challenger in Fairfield, Calif.
Camille Townsend (May 28, 2000), Coconut Creek, Fla. – Won doubles titles at the Grade 5 El Ceibo Cup ITF junior event and the Grade 5 Rio de la Plata Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is coached by Gustavo Granitto.
Katya Townsend (May 28, 2000), Coconut Creek, Fla. – Swept the singles and doubles titles at the Grade 5 El Ceibo Cup ITF junior event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and won the doubles title at the Grade 5 Rio de la Plata Cup in Buenos Aires. She is coached by Gustavo Granitto.
Sara Tsukamoto (March 21, 2000), Kailua Kona, Hawaii – Won the girls’ doubles title at the Grade 5 STA Tanglin Academy ITF Junior Tournament in Singapore.
JJ Wolf (Dec. 21, 1998), Cincinnati – Reached the boys’ singles final at the Grade B1 Pan American ITF Championship in Tulsa, Okla. He is coached by his father, Jeff.
William Woodall (Feb. 14, 2000), Washington, D.C. – Won the boys’ doubles title at the Wichita Falls Grade 4 ITF event in Wichita Falls, Texas. He is coached by Asaf Yamin.