SPORTIME Amagansett UTR Pro Open brings prize-money tennis to the Hamptons

SPORTIME Amagansett is putting real summer stakes on the East End calendar with a July 10-12 UTR Pro Open that brings prize-money tennis to 320 Abrahams Path in Amagansett. The event is open as a verified UTR tournament with co-ed singles and doubles, and its single-elimination draw with a back draw gives players more than one route to keep competing.

That format is what makes the tournament stand out locally. Matches will be best-of-three sets with no-ad scoring and a 10-point tiebreak in place of a third set, a setup that keeps play moving while still asking for a serious level of shot-making and match toughness. Registration closes July 7 at noon, a tight window for players trying to fit one more meaningful event into the July schedule.

The money adds another layer. The UTR listing puts the overall prize money at up to $5,200, with singles reaching a $2,000 total purse at the 32-player threshold. At that level, the winner earns $1,200, the finalist $560, and semifinalists $120 apiece. Doubles also scales with field size, with a minimum of four teams required and a $600 total purse listed at 16 or more players.

For Hamptons players, that means a rare chance to test themselves without leaving home turf. SPORTIME Amagansett / John McEnroe Tennis Academy, Hamptons shows 621 members and 163 events on UTR Sports, and the club’s own materials describe the site as the largest outdoor tennis facility in the Hamptons. The Amagansett campus is open May through October and includes 33 outdoor Har-Tru courts, a heated outdoor swimming pool, and a cafe, a combination that makes it as much a summer tennis base as a tournament stop.

The setting matters as much as the draw. SPORTIME has long used Amagansett as a marquee East End address, with USTA and UTR-sanctioned tournaments already part of the club’s summer rhythm. The John McEnroe Tennis Academy was launched in September 2010 at SPORTIME Randall’s Island and now operates in multiple locations, which helps explain why a UTR Pro Open under that banner carries added weight for ambitious juniors, college players home for the summer, and adults looking for a stronger bracket than a casual club hit.

The timing fits the season, too. As July fills up across the Hamptons, a prize-money open at SPORTIME gives local players and fans something concrete to circle on the calendar: three days of higher-level tennis, a field worth benchmarking against, and a reminder that Amagansett remains one of the East End’s most important courts.