Brad Parks Award

PRESENTED AT

The USTA Annual Meeting and Conference

CRITERIA

Any individual or group that has been involved in playing, coaching, organizing, sponsoring or promoting wheelchair tennis. The Brad Parks Award will be given each year in recognition of outstanding contribution to the sport of wheelchair tennis. It will be presented to an individual or group that has been instrumental in providing opportunities to wheelchair players through the development of programs that promote the growth of wheelchair tennis at the section or national level.

SELECTION PROCESS

Nominations will be solicited from the tennis community; the winner will be selected by the USA Wheelchair Tennis Committee and Staff.

Click here for the nomination form

Lynn Bender

SUBMIT TO

Jason Allen, Wheelchair Tennis

USTA

10000 USTA Boulevard

Orlando, FL 32827

CONTACT/QUESTIONS

Evan Enquist

Wheelchair Tennis

HISTORY

Established as perpetual large etched piece of crystal on an elegant base with room to inscribe names of annual winners, and a replica of the trophy is given to the winner. Perpetual award is housed at White Plains Headquarters and during US Open the award is displayed in the US Open gallery.

YEARBOOK DESCRIPTION

The Brad Parks Award was established in 2002. It recognizes outstanding contributions to the game of wheelchair tennis and was named after Brad Parks, a pioneer of wheelchair tennis and the first wheelchair tournament champion, who has been instrumental in the development of wheelchair tennis around the world. The award is presented at the Awards Luncheon during the USTA Annual Meeting to an individual or group that has provided opportunities to wheelchair players through the development of programs that promote the growth of wheelchair tennis at the sectional or national level. The recipient may be involved through playing, coaching, sponsoring, or promoting wheelchair tennis. Each annual recipient’s name will be added to the permanent trophy, which will be housed at the USTA National Tennis Center, and a replica will be given to the recipient.

PAST WINNERS

2024 – Lynn Bender

2023 – Baton Rouge Wheelchair Tennis Association (Baton Rouge, La.)

2022 – Nick Taylor (Wichita, Kan.)

2021 – Nick Taylor
2020 – Dr. Michael Cottingham
2019 – Dee Henry
2018 – Grady Landrum
2017 – Gene Orlando
2016 – Anthony Lara
2015 – Harlon Matthews
2014 – *Not awarded due to change in timeline
2013 – City of Mission Viejo, Calif.
2012 – Rick Draney
2011 – Dean Oba
2010 – Annette and Jim Buck
2009 – Bill Hammett
2008 – Dr. Bal Moore
2007 – Michael L. Mercier
2006 – Jeanie Peabody
2005 – Grand Rapids Wheelchair Sports Association
2004 – Bruce Karr
2003 – Jim Rackett
2002 – Randy Snow

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