Delray Beach Tennis Center

Past Special Events

The Delray Beach Tennis Center will be hosting the 2007 Chris Evert / Raymond James Tennis Classic on November 2-4. Last year the event raised a record-breaking $1.4 million dollars. Since 1989, Chris Evert's efforts have contributed over $15.4 million dollars in an ongoing campaign against drug abuse and child neglect in Florida. With the help of loyal and generous sponsors, participating celebrities, legions of volunteers and a dedicated staff, Chris Evert continues to raise money to fund programs that ensure a bright future for at-risk children and their families.

The multi-day event features two days of Pro-Celebrity Tennis, the Classic Cocktail Party at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, Tennis with Chrissie and Friends at the Pro-Am and the Pro-Celebrity Gala, an elegant, first-class evening of entertainment, dining and dancing. Dont forget about the exciting live auction at the Gala with exceptional, one-of-kind items that you will have to see to believe!

For more information or for tickets please call (561) 394-2400 or go to www.chrisevert.org.

SEA ISLAND presents
USTA BOYS’ & GIRL’S 12’S
NATIONAL SPRING CHAMPIONSHIPS
HOSTED BY THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH
April 9 – 15, 2006

Highest-ranked American tennis players coming to Delray Beach & Boca Raton, Florida for Level 1 national event

In competitive tennis, this is the beginning. Nationals—the first "major" a young person can compete in with the youngest age bracket being the 12's. Roddick, Agassi, Davenport, Capriati and many more, all US Davis Cup and Fed Cup stalwarts whose games and swagger were shaped by competing in these fiercely tough events.

Player's International Management (PIM), the sister company of the International Tennis Championships in Delray Beach (ATP Tour event), is hosting this highest-level national junior tennis tournament in the country for the third consecutive year in Delray Beach and Boca Raton. The prestigious USTA Boys’ & Girls’ 12’s National Spring Championships hosted by the City of Delray Beach will be televised nationally in over 23 million homes. The tournament will be held April 9 – 15, 2006 with the girls competing at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center and the Delray Swim & Tennis Club while the boys compete at the Swim & Racquet Center (Boca Raton) and Boca West Country Club. Both the girls and boys semifinals and finals will be played at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center.

The field consists of the highest-ranked 256 boys and girls in the nation in the 12 & under age division. Competitors will gather in Palm Beach County to compete for the coveted "USTA Gold Ball", the most sought after trophy in US national junior tennis. "The Gold Ball is everything if you're a junior", says Ivan Baron, Tournament Chairman and multiple winner of the coveted Gold Ball during his storied days as a top American junior, including the No. 1 world ranking. "I won quite a few national and international tournaments while playing in the juniors and as a pro, so I have several trophies that I packed and stored away. But the Gold Balls, those I keep out for everyone to see."

Admission is FREE throughout the week. The general public and media are invited to watch and cheer these stars of tomorrow. See them now, as next time…you'll probably end up paying!

For further information, including sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, please call (561) 330-600