Har-Tru

The artificial surface that must closely resembles clay, as far as the playing conditions it affords. In many ways it's better than clay because it's easier to maintain, and dries out more quickly. When the United States championships, then held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, decided to scrap its traditional grass courts in favor of installing a surface that would accommodate all world players, many of whom had no grass court experience, Har-Tru was the surface chosen. But when the tournament moved to Flushing Meadows short years later, it was decided that DecoTurfII would be the new surface of choice. The WCT Tournament of Champions, however, still takes place at Forest Hills, and is contested on Har-Tru.