Wachovia Palmetto Tennis Championships

Belton is known throughout the state of South Carolina for it's tennis heritage, which began in the early 1900's. As a result, Belton has become the home of the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame, located in the historic Depot Building. Belton has produced top players for over 70 years and hosts the top juniors tennis tournament in the state. This year that tournament is the 51st annual Wachovia Palmetto Tennis Championship.

A number of top tournaments are held in Belton each year. The Wachovia Palmetto Tennis Championships, being the most popular, is an amateur tournament played between young competitors from South Carolina between the ages of 10 and 18. The top finishers move on to the Southern Closed Championships the following week. Belton has hosted the June tournament since 1957. We consider ourselves the smallest town hosting the largest junior tennis tournament in the United States.

March 1	ü	-	Men's Tennis at the Belton Tennis Center at 6:00 pm followed by a social at Kathleen and Alderman Maynard's home. No sign up necessary...just show up and play. No charge.
June 5 - 11	ü	-	51st Anniversary Wachovia Palmetto Championships - South Carolina Junior Tournament - Details & Entry Informaiton
June 7	ü	-	18's party and announcement of the winner of the 2006 Dunlop Scholarship
June 9	ü	-	The Palmetto Fling Party - the unveiling of the 2007 S.C Tennis Hall of Fame inductees.
June 10	ü	-	8:00 am - 10's singles and doubles finals. Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center - Anderson, SC
June 10	ü	-	Singles semifinals and doubles finals. The 12's singles semifinals will be played Sunday morning at Cardinal Racquet Club. The semifinals for the 14's, 16's & 18's will be played at the Belton Tennis Center starting at 12:00 noon. The singles will be followed by all doubles finals and an awards ceremony for the doubles finalists.
June 11	ü	-	Finals of: 12's, 14's, 16's, & 18's singles and doubles will begin at 8:00 am at the Belton Tennis Center. Awards ceremony to follow for the singles finalists and the tournament's three sportsmanship award winners.
October 6 - 7	ü	-	Hall of Fame Classic - girls' High School Tennis Tournament with 8 top teams that includes: Irmo (defending tournament champion), Wando (State AAA champion), Hilton Head, Lexington, Clinton, J. L. Mann, Mauldin and Belton-Honea Path. 2007 Details & Photos

The Belton Tennis Center Serves as the Center of Operation during the Palmetto Tennis Tournament. It is a public facility funded by private dollars. We invite you to play at our five court complex. It is open for public play from sun up until sun down, except on Sunday when there is no play until noon. There is no charge for the use of the Belton Tennis Center.

The Belton Tennis Center is staffed by a part-time professional, Jonathan Rice of Belton. He is available most days for group or private lessons and can be reached at his home (864-369-7933) or by calling the Belton Tennis Association (864-338-9087).