BECK FAMILY RENEWS SPONSORSHIP OF USTA PRO CIRCUIT EVENT
DECATUR, Ill. –The Beck family of Decatur, Illinois, has once again agreed to sponsor the 2022 USTA/Ursula
Beck Pro Tennis Classic, a men’s USTA Pro Circuit event held at the Fairview Tennis Complex in Decatur, Ill.
This is the twenty third year of the tournament as well as the twenty third consecutive year in which the Beck
family has agreed to be the title sponsor.
This year, the tournament prize money continues to be $25,000. This professional tournament hosts 70
players from over 20 countries competing not only for prize money but ATP (Association of Tennis
Professionals) world ranking points.
“The Darrell and Ursula Beck family is thrilled to again be the title sponsor for the 23rd Annual Ursula Beck
Pro Tennis Classic tournament. Our parents were great supporters of many Decatur community events, and
we are proud to continue with the Beck family’s support of this tournament and more importantly of the
effort by our fellow sponsors, attendees, visitors and the effort of tournament director Chuck Kuhle. We look
forward to great weather, great competition, and great attendance to the success of this well-run event” says
Matt Beck, son of Darrell and Ursula Beck.
This year’s tournament runs from August 1 through August 7. For more information, please utilize the contact
information below.
ABOUT THE USTA/URSULA BECK PRO TENNIS CLASSIC
The USTA/Ursula Beck Men’s Pro Tennis Classic began in 1999 and has developed into one of the premier
tournaments on the United States Tennis Association Professional Circuit. Each year, 70 players from over 20
countries participate in the seven-day event, battling it out for ATP professional ranking points. Top players
from the Decatur Futures have gone on to compete at all four Grand Slam tournaments against the likes of
world no. 1’s Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The tournament is coordinated by the
Decatur Community Tennis Foundation, a not-for-profit 510 (c) 3 organization.
ABOUT THE USTA PRO CIRCUIT
With more than 100 tournaments hosted annually throughout the country and prize money ranging from
$15,000 to $100,000, the USTA Pro Circuit is the pathway to the US Open and tour-level competition for
aspiring tennis players and a frequent battleground for established professionals. The USTA launched its Pro
Circuit in 1979 to provide players with the opportunity to gain professional ranking points, and it has since
grown to become the largest developmental tennis circuit in the world, offering more than $3 million in prize
money. Last year, more than 1,000 men and women from more than 70 countries competed in cities
nationwide. Andy Murray, Naomi Osaka, Taylor Fritz, Sloane Stephens, Kei Nishikori, Victoria Azarenka, and
John Isner are among today’s top stars who began their careers on the USTA Pro Circuit. Follow the USTA Pro
Circuit at #USTAProCircuit and www.usta.com/procircuit.
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For more information, contact:
Chuck Kuhle, Tournament Director
Work (217) 423-7020 Cell (217) 433-8864
ckuhle@dacfit.org
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