LIVING IN A WORLD OF CLAY

We live in a world dominated by clay court players. Just look at the top 10 of the year end 2008 ATP rankings. At least 7 of them grew up on clay. This is down from 8 at the end of 2007. In fact as you look back at the ATP Top 10 year end rankings since their inception in 1973 an astounding 83% grew up playing on the dirt. The message is unambiguous. Want champions? Make sure they train and play matches on clay.

USTA Takes Ambitious Steps To Find, Cultivate Tennis Talent
DOHA, Qatar — For the first time since 2002, both Venus and Serena Williams are competing this week in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships as two of the eight qualifiers in the season finale...

Australia Seeks Clay Revival
Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Australia is turning to the slowest tennis surface to speed up its revival. The nation that produced Rod Laver and Margaret Court entered the Australian Open today without a player ranked in the top 40 for the first time in 17 years...

Clay Court Tennis Around the World
The surface of the "French Open" one of the four grand slams...

Clay Court Tennis on TV
Upcoming television tournaments playted on clay...


TOP RANKED PLAYERS WHO TRAINED ON CLAY