The new $100 million home of American tennis is now open in Orlando.

The USTA National Campus, which anchors Lake Nona's Sports and Performance District, held its grand opening Thursday morning, attended by tennis legends Chris Evert and Jim Courier.

The facility has something for everybody, said retired tennis player James Blake, once ranked fourth in the world.

“As much as it’s going to grow the players, it’s going to grow fans," said Blake, who reached three quarterfinals of the Australian and U.S. Open Grand Slam tennis tournaments and played in the Beijing Olympics.

The state of the art U.S. Tennis Association National Campus in Lake Nona has everything from "smart" courts — which can sense where the ball lands — to cushion, indoor, hard courts and imported Italian red clay courts.

It also houses a player development performance center, setting the new era for American tennis. 

“The excitement level is really that every level of play can be here, and you can get something out of it," said Blake, once ranked fourth in the world. "The fact that it’s open to the public, with 100 courts — you can always get a court," Blake said.

More than 100 international, national, and local matches and tournaments are already scheduled for 2017.

That means millions of dollars in economic impact of sports-related tourism.

“You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars in economic impact," Visit Orlando CEO George Aguel said.

“The fact it’s here reinforces not only the sports destination but also that we’ve learned from experience with other amateur tournaments and even other professionals that when they come here, they compete, then there’s an opportunity to extend that visit and go to the parks," Aguel said.

"Stay and go to our restaurants and go shopping and really know that there’s so much more to do when they’re here," Aguel said.

Another bonus for USTA National Campus officials: its proximity to Orlando International Airport.

“That’s one of the big advantages all of the facilities and pieces of Lake Nona have is the proximity to a world-class airport with so many different destinations," Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said. "You can fly in, play your match in the morning and fly out in the afternoon."

But it’s the awe and inspiration of youth, recreational players and aspiring professionals playing together at the national tennis campus that officials said will serve as the facility’s lasting impact.

"If they play and they appreciate how much effort and energy and talent it takes to be good, to excel at tennis, they’ll be fans for life, and that’s what we’re hoping to promote," Blake said.

The National Campus will also be the new home for the UCF men’s and women’s tennis teams.

The USTA National Campus is open to the public every day.