Port Washington Tennis Academy
 The Port Washington Tennis Academy | |
| Address | 100 Harbor Road Port Washington, New York United States |
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| Type | Tennis |
| Opened | 1966 |
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The Port Washington Tennis Academy (also known as the John McEnroe Port Washington Tennis Academy or simply PWTA) is a tennis venue located in Port Washington, in Nassau County, New York, United States.
Description
The John McEnroe Tennis Academy was founded in 1966 as a non-profit tennis facility, known at the time by its original name, the Port Washington Tennis Academy.[1][2][3] John McEnroe (under coaches Tony Palafox and Stanley Matthews) and Vitas Gerulaitis developed their games here, and Australian coach Harry Hopman worked at the facility late in his life.[1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Aitchison, Alex. B. (2006). A Tennis Experience and All That... Vantage Press. pp. 54–60. ISBN 978-0-533-15295-7.
- ^ "PW Tennis Academy". Cnphs. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ a b Vernice, Maura (16 March 2016). "Fifty Years Of The Port Washington Tennis Academy". Port Washington News.
Further reading
- "PW Tennis Academy". Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society.
- Alfano, Peter (25 December 1985). "Junior Tennis on a Large Scale". The New York Times.
- Aitchison, Alex. B. (2006). A Tennis Experience and All That... Vantage Press. pp. 54–60. ISBN 978-0-533-15295-7.
- Vernice, Maura (16 March 2016). "Fifty Years Of The Port Washington Tennis Academy". Port Washington News.