Featured Press

 

2023:

Parks & Recreation, Katrina Adams Owns The Arena, How the Former Professional Tennis Player and Executive Champions Equitable Youth Sports

The Perri Peltz Show on Sirius, Interview with Katrina Adams Discussing The ITF Advantage All Program and Tory Burch Foundation Sports Fellowship 2023 Winner

Women’s Business Development Council, Annual Luncheon Keynote Speaker. Inspiring women entrepreneurs.

American Urban Radio Networks, Katrina Adams on Breaking Down Barriers in Tennis | Business for the Culture with Ebony McMorris

Athletes Soul, Transition Talks with Katrina Adams

Just Slap Tennis, The Boss is Here! | Just Slap Podcast #50 (feat. Katrina Adams)

Tennis.com, Katrina Adams is still owning the arena: The Tennis.com Podcast with Kamau Murray

USA Today, Queens of the Court: Black women tennis pioneers paved way for modern superstars

Tennis.com, The ITF's Katrina Adams stays on the front lines for women with the Tory Burch Foundation Sports Fellowship

Tennis.com, "That Red Light" & The Blueprint: Returning to Lowell, where 20 years ago today, Tennis Channel went live for the first time

2022:

Louis Bolling, Guilford College Kicks Off Bryan Series With Tennis Industry Pioneers

Bloomberg, Day Two from the US Open Tennis Championships

Chicago Sun Times, Whitney Young High School’s tennis courts get facelift, new name

Fox 32 Chicago, New tennis courts at Whitney Young named after Katrina Adams

CBS Chicago, 'I'm in awe': Tennis legend Katrina Adams gets Whitney Young courts named in her honor, advocates for equal accessibility

NBC 5, Tennis Court Ribbon Cutting

WFLD-TV, Whitney Young High School’s tennis courts get a facelift, new name

WLS-TV, Whitney Young High School’s tennis courts get a facelift, new name

WGN 9 News, Whitney Young H.S. Tennis Courts Named In Honor of Tennis Pioneer, Katrina Adams

SB Nation Inside NU, Breaking barriers beyond Northwestern: Female alumni with careers in sports

We Need To Talk, “At the end of the day, we need to make sure that all of our kids have a chance to play”

Chicago Tribune, She Was Born For This Role

International Tennis Hall Of Fame, Katrina Adams Named Chair of ITHF Enshrinee Nominating Committee

FOX 43, Katrina M. Adams Commands The Film Arena

Adweek Podcast Network, Most Powerful Women In Sports - Former USTA President Katrina Adams on Growth Opportunities for Women in Sports

Bedside Reading, Summer 2022 Book Lover’s Guide - Own the Arena by Katrina M. Adams Feature

CBS Chicago, 'We need more women': Tennis exec Katrina Adams paving the way for women on the court and in the boardroom

Attacking Third, Title IX Tuesdays: Tennis champion Katrina Adams says to "it's ok to be the first"

Dov Baron, Own The Arena Part 1 - Getting Ahead and Making a Difference

Dov Baron, Own The Arena Part 2 - The Mental Health Crisis in Sports

Means & Matters, Aces: 8 Times the TENNIS World Helped Serve Social PROGRESS

The Pro Sports Podcasters, Season 5, Ep. 11 Tennis With Katrina Adams

The Ladies Leading Podcast, Ep. 013 Tennis Professional Katrina Adams Making History


2021:

SBJ Behind The Scenes, Media Innovators

We Need To Talk’s Feature Story, Katrina Adams’ induction into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame 10/28/21

Some of My Best Friends Are, Tennis Lessons

SI Tennis, Former USTA President Katrina Adams Continues to Inspire

WWAY, Dozens of local kids participate in a tennis clinic held by former USTA President Katrina Adams

Chicagoland, Sports Hall Of Fame

International Women’s Forum, 3 Tips From a Champion

CNBC, How former USTA CEO Katrina Adams broke barriers and went from pro tennis player to the C-suite

Vineyard Gazette, Juneteenth at the Narragansett House Is a Powerful Combination

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 'There's not a place that I don’t belong:' Women of color take leading roles in sports management

CBS 58, Bucks, Nō Studios host women in sports management discussion with Katrina Adams

Orlando Sentinel, Leyenda del tennis, Katrina Adams, quiere inspirar y crear más oportunidades para latinos dentro y fuera de la cancha

TennisintheHood, Katrina Adams at the top of her game

Women’s Forum Of New York, Own The Arena: A Conversation With Katrina Adams

Living As You Podcast, #73 Embracing The Battle - Katrina Adams

The Washington Post, For Mother’s Day: 11 books for moms who — more than ever — need an escape

TSBC 2021, Katrina Adams Keynote

Ellig Group, Webinar Series - Katrina Adams, Own the Arena

Fox 32 Chicago, Tennis legend Katrina Adams unveils new book 'Own the Arena'

Chicago’s Very Own WGN9, Chicago’s Kat Adams has inspired many on and off the tennis court for decades

Sporting Kid Live, Lessons In Leadership

WNYW - TV’s “Good Day New York,” Former USTA president Katrina Adams  discusses her new book as well as diversity in the sport  and her work in the NJTL programs. 

People TV, Amanda Gorman Opens Up to Oprah + Chrissy Teigen Quits Twitter (Katrina Adams Featured 13:15-18:39)

People TV, Bindi Irwin’s Bundle of Joy + New Music from Taylor Swift & Maren Morris (Katrina Adams Featured 13:10-18:35)

Breaking Barriers, Women in Sports - Shared Video Conference

Corporate For The Culture, Own The Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One ft. Katrina Adams, former USTA Presiden‪t‬

TennisONE, Katrina Adams Own The Arena Interview

ParentingAces, Own The Arena Featuring Katrina Adams

In Style, Former Tennis Pro Katrina M. Adams Felt "a Lot of Pressure" as the First Black Leader of the USTA

Barbara’s Bookstores, Get Ahead, Make a Difference, and 'Own the Arena' with Katrina Adams; Moderated by Jeanne Sparrow

PBS News Hour Weekend, Katrina Adams’ Journey From the Tennis Court to the C-suite

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, Katrina Adams, Own The Arena

WTA Tour, Katrina Adams on Equality, Leadership and Being “The Only One”

Porchlight Books, Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One

SBJ Unpacks, The Road Ahead: Katrina Adams

Tennis.com, Own The Arena: Katrina Adams Proves Net-Rushing is a Potent Life Skill

Good Morning America, Tennis Champion Katrina Adams Talks About Her New Book

Dynes Sports Podcast Ep. 62 - Former USTA President Katrina Adams + Carson Wentz trade analysi‪s‬

USA Today, Katrina Adams' new book shows mostly white tennis world through the eyes of a Black woman

Good Morning America, 24 books for February

2020:

USTA, Former USTA president Katrina Adams headlines 2020 International Tennis Hall of Fame Awards

My Colorful Nana Podcast, Post Election Liberation Dreams

Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Support College Tennis Today: Katrina Adams

The Racquet Magazine Podcast, Katrina Adams

International Tennis Federation, Don’t Cheer For Me On The Court If You Won’t Cheer For Me Off-Court

2017:

Pix11, Katrina Adams: Taking tennis to the next level for future generations, September 2017

NPR, 3 Players Break Barriers For African-Americans In Tennis, September 2017

Charlie Rose, August 2017

New York Stock Exchange, Katrina Adams and USTA Serving Up The Opening Bell, August 2017


2016:

The Aspen Institute, Reintroduce Free Play, November 2016

DECADES, Althea Gibson, October 2016

CNBC, Game, Set Match, August 2016

ABC 7, Here And Now, May 2016


2015:

ABC 7, Chicago native hits ground running as head of United States Tennis Association, March 2015

MSNBC, Katrina Adams Makes Tennis History, February 2015

CBS News, How American tennis is trying to change its white image, September 2015

Talk to Al Jazeera, Katrina Adams, June 2015

NNN Sports, Katrina Adams USTA Profile, December 2015

The Network Journal, 25 Influential Black Women in Business - Katrina M Adams, April 2015

 

Throughout the Years

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“Through Katrina’s vast experience as an athlete, administrator and organizational leader she has both the experience and unique ability to look at each challenge faced and create comprehensive and effective approaches designed for ultimate success.”

STEVE SIMON, WTA TOUR CEO