Pro Tennis Reality Check

Via Angelica Gavaldon-Verdieck at TennisWeek.

In the United States, there are about 100,000 junior tennis players competitive at the regional level.

Only about 1,200 (1.2%) will get national rankings.

In any given year, less than 10 juniors turn professional.

Fewer than half of them will ever break into the top 100, which is about the level one must reach to make a living in professional tennis.

Touring pros are the top 200-300 players in the world. Most don't earn enough money to cover the expenses of a year's travel on the tour.

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