KRIEK CUP 2017: BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN JUNIOR TENNIS TALENTS

Johan Kriek Tennis Academy, Ten-Pro Global Junior Golf and PGA National Resort & Spa, South Florida’s world-class golf, spa, and vacation destination have announced they are accepting sign-ups and reservations for the first ever KRIEK CUP USA.

All highly talented junior tennis players around the world are invited to participate in the KRIEK CUP USA International Junior Tournament organized by TEN-PRO Global Junior Tour. The tournament which takes place at PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida during school vacation, August 13 through 19, 2017 gives the perfect possibility to combine a holiday with World top junior tournament and also promises participants an enjoyable stay at the beautiful and sunny Florida resort. This tournament is part of a very successful series that is being played at the world’s most prestigious tennis academies such as the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy, Kim Clijsters Academy and the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy. The Johan Kriek Tennis Academy is the first and only academy in the US to host this event.

The tournaments results are counted by UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) and will be played in separate competitions in each age category at the same time (U9), U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16. As part of the packages embedded in this great tournament, four matches are guaranteed per person with new coaching on court. Johan Kriek and the Johan Kriek Tennis Academy team will also conduct a Kriek Cup Preparatory Camp right before the tournament. For more information on the camp visit https://www.johankriektennis.com/kriek-cup-tennis-camp

The tournament promises to bring a redefined experience to Junior tennis, and to spice it further up, registration for participating in two categories is possible, which gives a maximum guarantee of eight matches! (in the plus one EXTRA older age category).

To get started and have a redefined experience in this tournament being hosted at the one and only world- class PGA National Resort & Spa, visit http://www.ten-pro.nl/kriek/registration-kriek

For more on PGA National Resort & Spa visit www.pgaresort.com, 561.627.2000.  Rooms can be booked by visiting

About Johan Kriek

Born in Pongola, South Africa, Johan Kriek became a U.S. citizen in 1982. He has reached the quarterfinals or better in all four Grand Slams, winning the Australian Open titles in 1981 and 1982. Kriek has won 14 professional singles and eight doubles titles, reaching an all-time high ranking of number 7 in singles and number 12 in doubles in the world. He and his doubles partner Kevin Curren have won the Wimbledon Senior Doubles title four times in a row from 2003-2006. Kriek’ s most memorable wins include victories over Andre Agassi, Guillermo Vilas, Stefan Edberg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, and Bjorn Borg. He was twice the quarterfinalist and once the semi-finalist at the US Open, reached the semi-finals at the French Open, the quarterfinals of Wimbledon and after winning the Australian Open twice he also reached another semi-final at the Australian Open. Johan Kriek now owns an academy which has offered professional quality tennis programs for the past ten years helping numerous players reach their goals of becoming a collegiate tennis player or a professional tour player. Visit http://www.johankriektennis.com for details.

About PGA National Resort & Spa

Fresh off its comprehensive multi-million dollar revitalization, PGA National Resort & Spa is a world-class golf, spa, vacation and meetings destination. The South Florida locale offers 90 holes of championship golf on five courses including the famed Champion Course, home to the popular PGA TOUR Honda Classic and legendary “Bear Trap.”

A distinguishing highlight at PGA National is its new 33,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Sports & Racquet Club (SRC). The impressive new facility features the latest exercise equipment, indoor racquet ball court, three aerobics studios with new sound systems, five-lane saltwater lap pool, spin room with video road mapping, indoor volleyball court, two Pickleball / POP tennis courts, and 19 Har-Tru tennis courts (11 lit for night play). PGA National is also home to the new Johan Kriek Tennis Academy, a world-class training facility run by two-time Australian Open champion Johan Kriek.

The Spa at PGA National is a 40,000-square-foot oasis of tranquility featuring 32 treatment rooms and areas with 100 diverse treatments, the exclusive “Waters of the World” outdoor mineral pools, full-service salon and relaxing lounge areas.

Conveniently located within an easy driving distance of major Florida population centers, the AAA Four Diamond resort is 15 minutes from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), one hour from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and 90 minutes from Miami International Airport (MIA).