Our Mission

Established in 1962, the Youth Tennis Foundation of Florida Inc. is a nonprofit organization that offers support for the development of youth tennis in Florida. Our primary goal is to introduce children to the many benefits of tennis, and, among other things, we provide scholarships, grants and awards to deserving players, coaches and tennis facilities.

The YTF is a qualified 501 (c) (3) organization and all donations are tax deductible. We strive to find ways to better the game of tennis in the state and welcome your suggestions and your requests. We are particularly interested in novel programs, such as a rural initiative, to reach out and find those niches which are not currently being serviced by the Florida Tennis Association's various programs.

The YTF is an independent organization which presently consists of a Board of Directors with diversified and varied backgrounds who come from all over the State of Florida to represent each of the 8 USTA Florida Regions. We are actively looking to add creative, dynamic and energetic people to our group.

Contact us to learn more about the YTF and our goals to brighten futures.

Latest News

 Pensacola Sports 2017 Racquet Round-Up A Success!! See photos and read more here....

 The Police Athletic League of Palatka, FL will be starting a new program in area parks for children to learn tennis skills thanks to a partnership with YTF and The Joy of Tennis Youth Academy. See photos and read more here....

 Pensacola area Community Centers are offering after-school programs that include tennis instruction too. The program, called Tennis-4-Everone, has been a sucess at Fricker, Gull Point, E.S. Cobb, and Woodland Heights Community Centers. See photos and read more here....

Pensacola Sports 2016 Racquet Round-Up Draws Over 500 Kids to the Courts See photos and read more here....

YTF again donated $1000 to the continuation of the Tennis-4-Everyone program in Pensacola. Read more here....

YTF has selected Reeraw Shamayim Lewis from Lake Worth, FL as the 2016 recipient of the John Van Ryn Scholarship. Read more here....

Starr's Mill High School (GA) and Vestavia Hills high School (AL) Won the Boys and Girls Titles at 2016 Blue Angel Southern Invitational High School Tennis Tournament in Pensacola See photos and read more here....

At the Team Tennis Junior League spring playoff on April 30, 2016 at Englewood Tennis Club, two young tennis league players each received a $250 Kelly award that they can use for their tennis training. Read more about the awards here...

YTF recently received an update from a project completed in 2010 that is still going strong! See more information here...

YTF Board Member's Interesting Career:   Growing up with four brothers, Sue Zipay assumed all girls were athletic and could naturally throw a baseball or serve a tennis ball. See full story here...