Player Info
Why participate in the EPTC? Because you’ll get competitive matchplay in a small-town atmosphere free of distraction and stress–yet with just the right amount of live crowd pressure to help prep for the U.S. Open. You’ll be looked after by both EPTC staff and the Emkey family, through homecooked meals and plain old TLC. It’ll feel like you never left home.
The Emkey Tennis Garden hardcourt plays similarly to the hardcourts in Flushing Meadows, making the event superb practice for the Open. The EPTC’s round-robin format guarantees that participants will play at least three matches in a competitive and high-level environment, which is a big advantage over a potential early-round loss at Cincinnati. Win or lose, the EPTC continues to give you match experience, regardless.
2024 Dates and Format
August 13 - 17, 2024
- Tuesday August 13: Ellesse Pro Tennis Challenge Junior Clinic 7pm-8:30pm - Hampden Park Reading, PA
- Wednesday August 14: Ellesse Pro Tennis Challenge VIP / Player Party 6pm- Emkey Tennis Garden
- Thursday August 15: Ellesse Pro Tennis Challenge Day 1 Play- Night Session 4 matches (2 Men's, 2 Women's) - Emkey Tennis Garden
- Friday August 16: Ellesse Pro Tennis Challenge Day 2 Play - Day Session (5 matches), Night Session 3 Matches) - Emkey Tennis Garden
- Saturday August 17 Ellesse Pro Tennis Challenge Day 3: Finals Day: Women's Final 11am, Men's Final 1:00pm - Emkey Tennis Garden
SCORING FORMAT:
All Matches will be 2 out of 3 Sets with a 10 point match tiebreaker, no ad Scoring
ROUND ROBIN GROUP PLAY
Men's Singles: 6 players broken up into two groups of 3 players. Each player will play 2 group matches in Round Robin Group play. The top player from each of the two groups will advance to the final. Women's Singles: 6 players broken up into two groups of 3 players. Each player will play 2 group matches in Round Robin Group play. The top player from each of the two groups will advance to the final.
Former Event Players: 2020 through 2023
Chris Eubanks- Career High #34, Wimbledon Quarter Finalists.
Denis Kudla - Career High #53, USA Olympian
Ernests Gulbis- Former Top 10 player with wins over Federer, Djokovic, Nadal
Hugo Gaston- Career High #58
Ryan Harrison- Career High #40, French Open Doubles Champion
Thai Kwiatkowski - NCAA Singles Champion
Ramkumar Ramanathan- Former #1 ranked Indian Player, Indian Davis Cup Player.
Sumit Nagal - Former #1 ranked Indian Player, Indian Davis Cup Player
Michael Zheng- Wimbledon Junior Finalist, NCAA Sweet 16 as Freshmen at Columbia University.
KP Pannu- New Zealand Davis Cup Player
Nicholas Bybel: Top ATP 400 Ranked Doubles Player