Seeds, Draws for 12s and 14s USTA Winter Nationals, Beginning Wednesday; ATP Invests in Development Centers in China and Hong Kong

The draws have been posted for the 12s and 14s USTA Winter Nationals, which begin Wednesday in Tucson Arizona. The top 16 singles seeds in the four divisions are below. The links to the draws and a list of the top 16 seeds in the 16s and 18s Winter Nationals in Lake Nona are in my Monday post.

Girls 12s:

1. Caroline Shao
2. Raya Kotseva
3. Grace Hong
4. Allison Wang
5. Daniela Del Mastro
6. Ava Penn
7. Natalie Augustyn
8. Jordyn Hazelitt
9. Michelle Lee
10. Anshu Matham
11. Anugrah Balaswamy
12. Elena Gusavac
13. Adelyn Gross
14. Camilla Kostik
15. Enya Hamilton
16. Addyson Filipiak

Girls 14s:

1. Isabelle DeLuccia

2. Alyson Shannon

3. Kaia Giribalan

4. Kori Montoya

5. Ireland O'Brien

6. Anna Bugaienko

7. Nancy Lee

8. Emily Golovanov

9. Carrie-Anne Hoo

10. Sydney Barnhart

11. Kalista Papadopoulos

12. Catherine Rennard

13. Lyla Middleton

14. Ellery Mendell

15. Lyla Messler

16. Brooke Wallman

Boys 12s:

1. Tabb Tuck

2. Diego Custodio

3. Dylan Meineke

4. Zesen Wang

5. Adrian Sharma

6. Luca Queiroz

7. Carter Jauffret

8. Eli Kaminski

9. Asher Yuan

10. Matei Calin

11. Jiarui Zhang

12. Daniel Gardality

13. Joseph Kim

14. Warren James Lam

15. Joshua Dolinsky

16. Keane Qu

Boys 14s:

1. Lixing Jiang

2. Ilias Bouzoubaa

3. Colin McPeek

4. Vihaan Reddy

5. David Wu

6. Mason Taube

7. Jacob Hewitt

8. Navneet Raghuram

9. Kimi Basamakov

10. Izyan Ahmad

11. Andrew Johnson

12. Anish Poojari

13. Yannik Alvarez

14. Safir Azam

15. Tanishk Konduri

16. Soren Swenson

Today, the ATP announced a partnership with PacificPine Sports to create tennis development centers in China and Hong Kong. According to the article on the ATP website:

"The multi-year partnership, which begins in 2023, is an exciting opportunity for the ATP to engage with junior tennis players and young fans locally, expand opportunities in the sport, and for ATP Coach members to share their expert knowledge with players in a fast-growing region.

The centres, which will be run by PPS, will offer members and local staff access to ATP Coaches, Alumni and Medical Services Team. PPS will have rights to use ATP Tour brand marks in promotional, advertising and marketing materials."

One of the most striking aspects of the recently concluded major junior events in Florida was the prevalence of Asian champions in all age divisions. While many of them are training in the United States or Europe, this initiative may help develop a more geographically logical approach to elite player development in the region.