Tournament officials have announced seeded players for the United States Tennis Association National Women’s Senior Hard Court Championships scheduled for Monday, May 5 through Sunday, May 11, 2025, at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, 2000 Spindrift Drive.
Julie Thu of West Lake Hills, Texas is the top seed in the 50 and over singles division. She is a former touring tennis professional who achieved a career-high No. 229 in the WTA Singles Rankings in July 2000. The 49-year-old Thu is currently ranked No. 2 in the International Tennis Federation Singles 50-plus Rankings.
Dina McBride of Thousand Oaks, who captured the 50 and over singles title in 2022, is seeded No. 2. McBride is also the two-time defending 50 and over doubles champion.
A pair of talented Texans highlight the seeds in the 60 and over singles draw. Shelly Works of San Antonio is the No. 1 seed and Gayle Prejean of Dallas is seeded second. Works is ranked No. 15 in the current ITF Singles 60-plus Rankings.
Andrea Barnes of Palo Alto is the 70 and over top seed and Leslie Airola-Murveit of Portola Valley, is the No. 2 seed. Barnes reached the 70 and over singles final in last year’s tournament.
The top seed in the 80 and over singles division is Susan Kimball of Oak Bluffs, Mass., and Betty Wachob of Panama City, Fla., is seeded second. Defending 80 and over singles champion Carolynn Castell of Kirkland, Wash., is seeded third. Kimball is currently ranked No. 17 in the ITF Singles 80-plus Rankings. In 2022, she was ranked No. 1 in the ITF Singles 75-plus Rankings.
For the complete list of seeded players for each singles and doubles division, click aquí.
The USTA National Women’s Senior Hard Court Championships features top players from across the country in the 50, 60, 70, and 80 and over age divisions. Events include singles and doubles. USTA gold, silver, or bronze balls will be awarded to the first-, second-, and third-place finishers in all women’s events.
The USTA National Women’s Senior Hard Court Tennis Championships are part of the International Tennis Federation’s World Tennis Masters Tour, which provides a worldwide competitive circuit consisting of individual singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events for each five-year age increment from 30-plus to 90-plus.
The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club welcomes tennis enthusiasts to view the tournament and will offer free admission to spectators each day of the event. Tournament attendees and spectators may dine on-site at the Club’s Snack Bar during the tournament. On-site parking is available for a nominal fee.
Tournament matches on Court No. 2 at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club will be live-streamed during the USTA National Women’s Senior Hard Court Championships. To access the live stream, click aquí.
The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club’s 52nd Annual Men’s Senior Championships will also take place next week in conjunction with the women’s events, and will include both singles and doubles for 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, and 85 and over age groups. Although the men’s events are not national championships, they will feature many senior players who regularly compete in national tournaments.
The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club started each of these events and has hosted them since its inception. Designated one of the Top 50 Tennis Resorts in the world by Tennis Resorts Online, the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club’s reputation as a top tennis destination started in 1942 when it attracted its first major tournament, the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship.