Participation in tennis in the US is rising to a new maximum of 25.7 million

Author: Richard Pagliaro @Tennisnow | Wednesday 19. February 2025

Photo Credit: Usta

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After five consecutive years of growth, the participation of tennis in the United States has increased to a new maximum of 25.7 million players.

According to USTA data, nearly two million players will increase by 25.7 million players, which is a 1.9 million increase of 1.9 million out of 23.8 million.

If you have played tennis in US courts in the last year, then you not only kept these courts from the complete kidnapping of Pickleball, but you may have noticed that you are not alone.

One of every 12 Americans played tennis in 2024 – the highest share recorded, the USA report said.

This total number exceeds the five -year average ratio of one of the 16 Americans.

It is also an encouraging sign for tennis that this sport has grown on the domestic market in times of other sports, including Pickleball, Basketball, Football and Video Games, and also cultivated the bases of players.

Here are further findings from the release of USTA about the growth of home players’ participation in America:

The entered and returning players are on the rise With a five percent increase in retention rate, compared to 2023, it reached a five -year maximum, while those who returned to the game after a break of at least one year increased nine percent. For the first time and returning players, 6.3 million players brought to the game in 2024 and tennis lost the smallest number of players year -on -year since 2020. This balanced dynamics is the ideal scenario for sport – at the same time cultivating determined players while expanding its reach..

Tennis increasingly attracts a younger player’s base As players under 35 tennis expansion in 2024, almost two -thirds of all growth (+1.2 million players) contributed. The impact of youth is particularly clear in those under the age of 25 who managed 45 percent of the total profits. This concentrated growth among younger segments emphasizes the strong attraction of sport for new generations and proposes a promising trajectory for the future of tennis in America.

The game is increasingly diverse With a 26 % increase in black / African America’s participation, an increase in 662,000 players, and Hispanic players by 15.4 percent, to 4.54 million players in 2023. the participants. These trends suggest that tennis strengthens its position as the foundation stone of community involvement and choosing a healthy lifestyle.

Tennis reached a new milestone in the involvement in 2024., ‘ With the main players (those who play 10+ times in the last 12 months), they grow to a record 13 million, which represents 50 percent of all participants. This expansion in the determined players surpassed 2023 by 11 percent and signaled the deepening of engagement in sport. The increase in frequent players has helped increase the total game opportunities to 575 million, which is nine percent increase in the previous year.