American Tennis organization for African-Americans during Segregation
Not to be confused with United States Tennis Association.
American Tennis Association
Sport
Tennis
Abbreviation
(ATA)
Founded
1916[1]
Location
Largo, Maryland
Official website
www.yourata.org
The American Tennis Association (ATA) is based in Largo, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C., and is the oldest African-American sports organization in the United States.[2][3] The core of the ATA's modern mission continues to be promoting tennis as a sport for black people and developing junior tennis players, but the ATA welcomes people of all backgrounds.
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^"Grand Slam: history of blacks in tennis - Special Section: 1994 Black Enterprise/Pepsi-Cola Golf and Tennis Challenge". Black Enterprise. September 1994. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
^Dr. Franklyn Scott. "The American Tennis Association (ATA)". BlackTennisHistory.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
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