Tag: PPR

Sep 24 2018

When PPR Goes Awry

USTA has been using the Points Per Round (PPR) ranking system for many years, and, for the most part, it works relatively well. At the beginning...

Aug 20 2015

Junior Tournaments & Rankings, Recruiting & College Tennis
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How To Use Ratings & Rankings

I get a lot of emails asking about the various ratings and rankings used in Junior Tennis, so let me try to...

Jan 30 2013

A National Schedule & Ranking System That Makes Sense

There have been several comments on this blog asking what parents, players, and coaches want to see in terms of a...

Oct 16 2012

Who’s Really #1?

USTA rankings vs. Tennis Recruiting star ratings vs. Universal Tennis levels . . . is anyone else confused...

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Danielle Lao grew up a fierce competitor on the tennis courts of SoCal. She went on to an incredible college career at USC before finding success on the WTA tour. Now, she coaches junior players in the area, including the winner of the 2026 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships 18-and-under Singles Consolations, Natalie Kha. Hear from Danielle why playing the backdraw was important for Natalie in this event and how she made it through 2-3 matches per day for 8 straight days.