How do i know what my rating is?

If you are already registered with USTA and have a USTA-issued rating, great! Please use that. 

Please self-rate according to the descriptions below.

NOTE: a player or team can play above their rating, but never below!  

This person might say: "I just started playing recently! I'm not awesome yet, but I love it!" 

• Developing basic skills
• Learning court and racquet feel
• Understanding rules of the game and scoring 
• Needs on-court experience 

This person might say: "I mostly play for fun, on vacation or at a social mixer."  

• Familiar with the fundamentals
• Working on keeping the ball in play 
• Developing ball control and sustaining a rally
• General understanding of teamwork (doubles) 
• Ready to play matches and low-level tournaments 

This person might say: "I play when I can, but I'm not as consistent as I want to be." 

• Might have played growing up, including high school 
• Fairly consistent strokes and first serve
• Learning use of power and ball spin
• Developing footwork and net play 
• Stronger understanding of teamwork (doubles)

This person might say: "There's always something to work on, but I'll take the court with anyone!"

• Likely played growing up, including high school and possibly Juniors competition  tennis
• Dependable strokes and first serve
• Strategic and effective use of power and ball spin
• Strong footwork and net play 
• Great understanding of team play (doubles)

This person might say: "I not only play to my strengths but quickly identify my opponent's weaknesses and capitalize on them."

• Played growing up, including high school and possibly college
• Consistently accurate strokes, first serve and effective second serve 
• Strong established strategy
• Comfortable in high stress competition 

This person might say: Very little. They mostly let their match play do the talking. 

• Significant experience at high levels, likely played college tennis or beyond 
• Mastered advanced techniques
• Excellent footwork and anticipation, cover the court with ease 
• Thrive in high stress competition