WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 15, 2022 – The USTA introduced that tennis noticed important progress in each participation and tools gross sales in 2021, which marks the second consecutive 12 months of this pattern. In accordance with the Bodily Exercise Council’s (PAC) Participation report produced by Sports activities Advertising Surveys, which displays greater than 120 completely different sports activities and actions, greater than 22.6 million individuals took to the courts in 2021, up roughly a million gamers and 4.5% from 2020. As well as, information from the Tennis Trade Affiliation reveals that racquet gross sales have elevated in quite a few areas, with an uptick of twenty-two.7% in whole models (3.4 million models) and 46.2% in whole {dollars} ($122.9 million) final 12 months.
Over the previous two years, tennis has seen a 27.9% improve in participation, rising by roughly 4.9 million gamers over that point interval (2019 v 2021). In 2020, participation within the sport elevated by 22%, with 4 million extra gamers than in 2019. Gross sales of entry-level racquets additionally noticed a rise of almost 40% that 12 months.
Different key metrics in tennis progress embody:
- The three.4 million wholesale racquet models in 2021 represents the biggest year-end racquet unit whole since 2010.
- The $122.9 million in racquet greenback shipments in 2021 is the biggest year-end whole on file.
- In 2020, racquets priced beneath $50 and elevated by 51.7% from 2019; whereas in 2021, racquets priced $50 and above elevated by 49.2% from 2020.
“Many people turned to tennis throughout the pandemic, and it’s extremely encouraging to see that the game was capable of capitalize on this momentum and continued to see progress in 2021,” mentioned Craig Morris, Chief Govt, Neighborhood Tennis, USTA. “Your entire tennis trade labored collectively to make this a risk, and the continued efforts of all these concerned, together with the producers, USTA nationwide and part employees and volunteers, and the suppliers on the native degree, have put us ready to proceed to maneuver the game ahead in 2022 and past.”
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