The USTA Player Development program has never been effective, but in 2014 it continues to reach new lows. Prior to the U.S. Open there are only two men ranked in the top 50 and 6 men ranked in the top 100.
Going into the 2014 U.S. Open there are 27 countries with men ranked in the top 50 according to the ATP rankings. There are three countries with more than two ranked men:
- Spain – 10 players
- France – 6 players
- Czechoslovakia 3 players.
The following countries each have two players ranked in the top 50:
- Switzerland – 3rd and 4th
- Argentina – 13th and 26th
- Canada – 6th and 46th
- Croatia – 27th and 30th
- Germany – 25th and 35th
- USA – 15th and 47th
- Italy – 17th and 49th
John Isner and Donald Young are the top ranked Americans.
The following countries each have one player ranked in the top 50:
- Serbia – 1st
- Bulgaria – 8th
- Great Britain – 9th
- Japan – 11th
- Latvia – 12th
- Rhodesia/South Africa – 20th
- Ukraine – 22nd
- Russia – 23rd
- Columbia – 32nd
- Taipei/Taiwan – 34th
- Portugal – 38th
- Uruguay – 40th
- Australia – 41st
- Poland – 43rd
- Uzbekistan 44th
- Austria – 45th
- Kazakhstan – 50th
Only six American men are ranked in the top 100. In addition to Isner and Querrey, the other top 100 Americans are:
- Steve Johnson – 51st
- Jack Sock – 55th
- Sam Querrey – 57th
- Tim Smyzcek – 90th
Thanks to the USTA Player Development Program, the state of American professional tennis has never been worse.