Northwestern University Athletics
Katrina Adams Named Chair of the USTA
1/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern great Katrina Adams was recently named the Chair of the Board, CEO and President of the United States Tennis Association.
Adams is the first African-American and former professional player to head the national organization. She is also the youngest person to assume the position.
The former Wildcat star served a two-year term as First Vice President of the USTA before taking on her new role.
In November, Adams was inducted into the ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. She is a 1997 inductee of the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame.
Adams put together a standout career during her time at Northwestern. She was an NCAA All-American and helped the Wildcats to a pair of Big Ten titles in 1986 and 1987. She was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in both singles and doubles and was named the ITA Freshman of the Year in 1986. She won a doubles national championship with Diane Donnelly in 1987.
She left Northwestern in 1988 to turn pro and advanced to the Round of 16 in singles at Wimbledon during her rookie year. She reached as high as eighth in the world in the doubles rankings and won 20 doubles titles in her 12-year career.
Along with her position at the USTA, Adams is currently a television commentator for the Tennis Channel, a position she has held since 2003, and serves as an executive director of the Harlem Junior Tennis League.
