XS Tennis and Education Foundation

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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One of today's pros grew up on these courts.

• Taylor Townsend #89 WTA

A non-profit tennis and education foundation on Chicago's South Side, running junior classes from age 3, adult classes and summer camps at its 27-court XS Tennis Village. Youth living in CHA public housing get full scholarships, and other families can apply for income-based ones.

27 courts: 12 indoor, 11 outdoor hard, 4 outdoor clay

Programmes and prices

What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 11, 2026.

• Tot and Parent: kids 3 to 5 with a parent. $165 / 8-week session
• Red Ball classes: kids 5 to 6, beginner and advanced. $165 / 8-week session
• Orange Ball classes: kids 7 to 9, beginner and advanced. $165 / 8-week session · $330 for the 2-hour Saturday class
• Green Ball classes: kids 10 to 13, beginner and advanced. $165 / 8-week session · $330 for the 2-hour Saturday class
• Invitational Green Ball: kids on green ball, by invitation. $594 / 2 days a week · $801 / 3 days a week
• Yellow Ball classes: juniors 11 to 13. $165 / 8-week session
• Pre-Academy and Academy: juniors aiming at college tennis, UTR 1 to 5.49. $371 / 1 day a week · $594 / 2 days a week
• High School training: teen players, no UTR or USTA ranking needed. $371 / 1 day a week · $594 / 2 days a week
• High Performance: juniors UTR 5.5 to 7.9 aiming at college scholarships. $371 / 1 day a week · $594 / 2 days a week
• Tennis and Enrichment Camp: kids, new players and red to yellow ball. Price on request
• High Performance Tennis Camp: competitive juniors from their academy groups. Price on request
• Scholarship places for juniors: kids and juniors from low-income families or CHA public housing. Price on request
• XS Academy, full-time: full-time juniors, opening in the 2027–28 school year. Price on request
• Adult group classes: adults, beginner to intermediate. $165 / 8-week session · $35 drop-in
• Cardio Tennis: adults, all levels. $165 / 8 weeks · $35 a single day
• Member drop-in doubles: adults, members only. $20 a session
• Travel team tennis: adults, USTA 3.5 to 4.5. Price on request
• Private lessons: any age, members only. Price on request

Deals and codes

• Full scholarships for youth in CHA public housing, income-based scholarships for everyone else
• Chicago public service workers (CPS, CPD, CFD): membership $420 a year instead of $540
• Families with more than two children: one child membership free
• Juniors in a group session can walk on any unbooked court for free with another enrolled junior
• Summer: outdoor hard courts free for members, indoor courts $20 an hour, June 1 to August 31
• Members get free entry to their annual pro tournaments

The facts

• Tennis courts: 27 (12 indoor, 11 outdoor hard and 4 outdoor red clay)
• Started: 2005 (in a Chicago park and an unheated armory; own building since 2018)
• Students a year: 3,000 ("nearly 3,000", their own figure, including in-school tennis)
• Group class from: $165 (for an 8-week session, one hour a week)
• Junior membership: $300 (a year, needed before any class or camp)
• Tennis pros on staff: 15+ ("more than fifteen tennis professionals", their own figure)
• Boarding: Not mentioned
• School on site: No, classrooms for homework help
• From age: 3
• Adults: Classes, cardio, leagues, teams
• Visits: Visit or level evaluation by form
• Campus: One campus, Chicago South Side
• How to get in: Buy a membership first ($300 juniors); under-6s sign up directly, older children book a level evaluation by email; academy groups by UTR
• Visits and trials: Visit or tennis level evaluation by request form
• College: 47 students to college on tennis scholarships since 2008, worth $9M combined (their own figures; the mission page says all 47 went to Division 1 schools)

Coaches

• Kamau Murray, Founder and CEO, coached Sloane Stephens

Tournaments they host

• Chicago Tennis Challenger. ATP Challenger on their courts each summer, last reported 2024
• USTA junior tournaments. Level 7 12s and 14s, orange and green ball events; last listed 2023
• Adult USTA tournaments. Evening events for 3.5, 4.0 and open divisions; last listed 2023–24

Where it is

5336 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609.

Nearest airport: Chicago Midway (MDW), 10 km

Also in United States

• Glenview Tennis Club 34 km, Glenview. 1 pro raised, best Nikita Samuel Filin #1210 ATP
• LifeSport Lincolnshire 51 km, Lincolnshire. 1 pro raised, best Jack Secord #1909 ATP
• Lakeland Academy of Tennis 114 km, Niles. 1 pro raised, best Jaedan Brown #951 WTA
• Quad-City Tennis Club 243 km, Moline, Illinois. 1 pro raised, best Madison Keys #21 WTA

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