IF Australian tennis didn’t know about Wollongong beforehand, come Monday the city should be front and centre of every major sporting association in the country.

That’s according to local legend Wendy Saville, who is caught up in the busiest fortnight of tennis action the South Coast has ever seen.

Beaton Park is currently hosting its second Australian Futures pro-tour event in as many weeks.

At the same time, Saville is preparing to host the opening round of the Asian-Pacific Tennis League (ATL) series.

The ATL will be played in Wollongong for the first time in its three-year history when some of the state’s best prospects flock to Beaton Park on Friday night.

To top the week off, the junior Tennis Coaches Australia State of Origin event will be held at the same venue over Saturday and Sunday.

All the while the Futures tournament will be running through to Sunday afternoon.

The entire Beaton Park complex will be packed with quality tennis players.

‘‘We squeezed it all in,’’ Saville said.

‘‘Every court will be going on Friday night, Saturday morning we start 8am and all courts will be in use along with the pro circuit.

‘‘It’s been a wonderful two weeks.

‘‘Starting with the wheelchair championships, our centenary dinner, then coming into two weeks of Pro Tour and first round of the ATL.

‘‘It’s a phenomonal opportunity for our local players and for local spectators to see what’s on offer.’’

It’s the first time any Australian Futures or ATL tournaments have been held in Wollongong.

Friday will also mark the first time a ‘‘south east’’ regional team has been allowed to enter in the lucrative ATL event.

Seven women - from an area stretching from Newcastle and down the South Coast - will represent the ‘‘local’’ region at the ATL opening round in Wollongong on Friday.

‘‘We’ve never had the opportunity of putting regional teams in before,’’ Saville said.

‘‘We did ask if there could be regional teams in and we were given the opportunity of putting a girls team in from the South East.’’

The ATL series is played over several rounds and four different conferences around Australia.

The male and female winning teams from each conference will pocket $7000 each and qualify for the ‘‘playoffs’’, which are played in Melbourne during the Australian Open.

Meantime, the Futures 10 tournament will enter the second day of round one matches today.

The event will culminate with a final on Sunday.