How did the world’s most well-known clay court company come to sponsor one of the largest U.S. Open Series tournaments? A 90-year journey has taken Har-Tru from old-school beginnings to the modern world of tennis. Henry Alexander Robinson built the first Har-Tru court in 1931. He had discovered a granular crushed stone he thought would make a great tennis court...

Wingfield and Har-Tru Collaborate to Expand Tennis Tracking Technology to U.S. Market On the heels of a €4 million (US$4.24m) round of Series A funding, German startup Wingfield is moving aggressively to capitalize on its European footprint and expand into US markets. In 2023, the company entered a partnership with Har-Tru, the Virginia-based tennis company renowned for its courts, equipment,...

In 2022, Har-Tru will sponsor the historic Citi Open® Tournament, held annually in Washington D.C.’s Rock Creek Park. The four-year arrangement provides the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center with new hard court surfacing for the event and Har-Tru clay court material for the community courts at the facility. The tournament has a deep and rich 52-year history. It was played...