Two of America's most entertaining tennis personalities will face off at the 2011 WTT Smash Hits presented by GEICO on Oct. 27, at Public Hall in Cleveland.  John McEnroe and Andy Roddick headline a field that includes Martina Navratilova, Amelie Mauresmo, Coco Vandeweghe, Jan-Michael Gambill and Cleveland area native Lauren Davis.   

Tickets for the annual charity event co-hosted by longtime friends Sir Elton John and Billie Jean King are on sale now.  Tickets range from $25-65 and can be ordered online at  www.WTT.com/SmashHits or by phone at 866-994-4436.  Event officials announced today that a limited number of courtside VIP seats are available for $105. 

WTT Smash Hits has raised more than $10 million for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and local AIDS charities since 1993.  The AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland is the local beneficiary this year.    

GEICO is the presenting sponsor of WTT Smash Hits, which is hosted by Medical Mutual of Ohio.  

 WTT Smash Hits presented by GEICO

benefitting the Elton John AIDS Foundation

and the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland

Thursday, Oct. 27 - 7:00 p.m.

Public Hall - Cleveland, Ohio (500 Lakeside Avenue)

Tickets - $25, $40, $65, $105

To purchase, visit www.WTT.com/SmashHits or call 866-994-4436.

Players:

Andy Roddick, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Amelie Mauresmo, Jan-Michael Gambill, Coco Vandeweghe 

It was a summer of hot action on the WTT courts . . . not only for the Pro League but also for the hundreds of Rec League teams that battled at qualifying events in Kansas City, Boston and Raleigh.  Get caught up on the growing list of Rec champions as the countdown to Indian Wells continues.

 KANSAS CITY       BOSTON         RALEIGH 

IRVINE (Sept. 23-25) 

On the heels of WTT's 36th Pro League season, some of the game's brightest stars faced off in San Diego at the WTT Junior Nationals hosted by Billie Jean King.  Sixteen teams from all over the country faced off with the Jack Kramer Club Crushers (pictured below with Billie Jean King) capturing the title.    

Read more about this special event. 

They did what no one has ever done in World TeamTennis history and what few others have accomplished in any sport - the Washington Kastles were perfect this season.  The Kastles completed their 16-0 run in Charleston where they defeated the St. Louis Aces for their second WTT title in three years.  Relive the perfect season here. 

Washington Kastles (l. to r. - Bobby Reynolds, Rennae Stubbs, Coach Murphy Jensen, Arina Rodionova, Leander Paes)  

Kastles photo: Fred & Susan Mullane/Camerawork USA    

Wilson players Mardy Fish and Andrea Petkovic were part of a team of 658 New York-area children and adults who broke the Guinness World Records title for "Most people bouncing tennis balls on tennis racquets in one location" at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center during this year's US Open Championship.  

Before the record, which was previously at 383 and set five years ago in England, was broken, Fish joked that Petkovic would do the "Petko Dance" in celebration. Petkovic didn't do her trademark as she usually does to pay tribute to her fans when she wins a match, but she did take the official Guinness World Records certificate and hoist it in the air as if she won the women's singles trophy at the US Open.

"I never did anything like this when I was a kid," Fish said. "It's nice to be out here seeing all the kids who love tennis. I'm happy to be a part of it."

Wilson Racquet Sports donated over 650+ junior tennis racquets to get kids started and motivated to play the great game of tennis.

"Ups is one of the first drills you learn when you start playing tennis, so bringing  kids into tennis by setting a world record and giving them a racquet to keep playing is just awesome," said Tracy Almeda-Singian, Wilson Tour & Social Media Marketing Manager. "Hopefully the experience created some new lifetime players."

Learn more at www.Wilson.com. 

Melanie Oudin, who plays for the Philadelphia Freedoms, celebrates winning the 2011 US Open Mixed Doubles championship with Jack Sock.  The wildcard pairing of Oudin and Sock were unexpected champions, upsetting the top-seeded duo of Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan in the second round en route to their first Grand Slam title.   

PHOTO:  Fred & Susan Mullane/Camerawork USA 

The US Open is one of the hottest tickets in sports.  Want to spend a day at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center watching the best in the world play on the sport's biggest stage?  How about meeting the woman the entire center is named for?  Enter this exciting sweepstakes for an unforgettable adventure at the 2012 US Open - visit www.WTT.com/Sweepstakes to enter.