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Isabel Santis, PhD, MA, is a multidisciplinary researcher, educator, and facilitator of transformative experiences. The wife of TennisPlayer.net founder John Yandell, she helped create the site over 20 years ago and became Managing Editor following John’s passing in 2025. With…
Joel Drucker is one of the world’s leading tennis writers. Over the past 40 years, his work has appeared in Tennis.com, Tennis Channel, HBO, CBS, TNT, Racquet, The Second Serve, Racquet Sports Industry, the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times,…
Matt Pressman has a deep background in tennis, media, and publishing. In 2023, he acquired Florida Tennis magazine to expand its print and digital reach. A standout junior player, he trained at Saddlebrook’s Harry Hopman Tennis Academy and later with…
For more than two decades, Giancarlo has helped shape the technical and visual foundation of Tennisplayer.net through his close collaboration with founder John Yandell. He played a central role in building the Stroke Archive, personally filming, editing, and organizing over…
Manish has worked on various ventures with John since 2001. He loves tennis, coding, boating, snowboarding, pugs.
James Fawcette has photographed professional tennis for 18 years. His photos of top and upcoming tennis professionals have appeared in books, newspapers and, of course, on web sites including TennisPlayer.net. These range from Pat Cash's Tennis 101 blog to the…
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A.J. Chabria, has played, covered, and coached at circuit events all around the globe. After working for over 30 years as Head Pro and Tennis Director at historic clubs in Marin County and Dallas, he now coaches elite players and…
Alexandra Hills is a senior at University High School in San Francisco and a four year member of the girls' varsity team. She is one of only two players in the last 25 years at UHS to be named captain…
Alistair Higham is the National Manager of Coach Development for the LTA, the governing body for tennis in Great Britain. He is the author of Momentum: The Hidden Force in Tennis . Alistair is a former professional player who continues…
Allen Fox PhD is a former world class player, a coach, a psychologist, and one of the most original and insightful analysts in modern tennis. A top 10 American player from the glory days before Open tennis, Fox played many…
Althea Gibson: I Always Wanted To Be Somebody I Always Wanted To Be Somebody is the intimate and candid story of a girl who grew up in the asphalt environs of Harlem, skipping school, drinking hard liquor, stealing and fist-fighting,…
Andy Durham is the founder of RacketStats.com, an app allowing parents, players and coaches an easy system to chart and get access to vital statistics. He is a member of the USPTA, PTR and has been teaching for 48 years,…
Archie Dan Smith, MD is a retired physician living in Austin, Texas. Here is how he describes his tennis journey, leading to the creation of his work on muscle memory: "I played for 2 years at my small town high…
You Can Get There From Here The harrowing tale of an American junior tennis standout's descent into alcoholism, addiction, bipolar disorder, and eventual hospitalization and his journey toward healing and recovery. Essential reading if you care about alcoholism, recovery and…
Bart Theelen is Managing Director of SportsCounts, a company that specializes in computer assisted tennis analysis. He has worked with the Dutch Davis Cup team, and coaches both junior and professional players. He publishes regularly in Tennis & Coach, identifying…
Ben Loeb has been the varsity tennis coach for the boys' and girls' teams at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri for over 30 years. His teams have won more than 1000 dual matches, made 38 appearances in the…
Bill Mountford has been the Director of Tennis at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center since 2001. He is a graduate of the USA Tennis High Performance Coaching Program and is a "master trainer" for the USTA's Recreation…
Bill Previdi has been playing and teaching tennis for most of his life. He played his collegiate tennis at St. John's University in New York and has been nationally ranked in singles, doubles and Father-Son Doubles. Bill has been a…
Bill Tym, a USPTA Master Professional and past USPTA national president, has been involved in tennis as a coach, player and administrator for half a century. He coached the Vanderbilt University men's tennis team to its first NCAA tournament. As…
Bob Hansen is the long time mens varsity coach at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where he has lead his beloved Banana Slugs to 4 NCAA Division 3 national titles. He is also the director of the Nike…
Bobby Bernstein is the USTA Administrator of Coaching Education, based in Key Biscayne, Florida. During the last 10 years as a USTA National Coach, he has worked with virtually every top young American in the player development program, including Andy…
Hiding Inside the Baseline Hiding Inside the Baseline is a watershed book. The unvarnished story of an elite American junior player who happened to grow up gay. Bobby Blair is the first high level tennis player to come out, part…
Brad Gilbert: Winning Ugly Brad Gilbert's Winning Ugly is one of the most highly regarded and valuable tennis books ever written. Covering the strategic and mental realities of competitive play from the tour to the club level, Winning Ugly is…
Brent Abel’s WebTennis.net, provides free instructional tips and also offers commercial instructional products that deliver on his commitment to teaching all-court tennis. There are simple drills you can do by yourself, as well as practice routines you can try with…
Bret Hobden is the founder of ModernTennis.com, a website dedicated to providing coaches and players with the knowledge required to teach and play modern tennis successfully. Two DVDs are now available, the first in a new series on teaching and…
Dr. Brian Gordon is one of the leading authorities in tennis biomechanics, redefining how high-level stroke mechanics are analyzed and taught. He holds a Doctorate in Biomechanics with a Motor Control minor from Indiana University and a Master’s in Exercise…
Bruce Elliott is a leading figure in the history of quantitative bio mechanical research. He has published over 130 articles, including many of the earliest and most important quantitative studies in tennis. He was a major contributor to World-Class Tennis…
Bungalow Bill is the nom de plume of one of the internet's best known and most prolific tennis analysts, teachers, and commentators. For the last several years, Bungalow has advised, mentored, and entertained players and coaches on the tennis message…
C.F. Stewart writes biographies of interesting off-beat characters who are irreverent, and a bit on the shady side, like Whitney Reed, the touring tennis player who could have been one of the best, but preferred to drink beer and gamble…
Little Pancho: The Life of Tennis Legend Pancho Segura Drawing on interviews with many in the game who knew or admired Pancho, Caroline Seebohm provides a close-up picture of the unlikely pro as his career first emerged in Ecuador and…
Charles Ferber - Tennis photographer and contributor to Tennis Player Magazine.
Chas Stumpfel is a research physicist (retired) with a background that includes various high speed imaging applications. He is a recreational player who has been interested in tennis stroke techniques since the 1970s, especially those for the serve. In 2011,…
Chris Foy is an Associate Tennis Professional at Druid Hills Golf Club just outside of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. He holds PTR Professional level certifications in 10 & Under, 11 to17 and Adult Development. Chris and his wife, a 5th grade…
Chris Lewit is a leading high-performance coach, author, and educator. He is the author of the best-selling book Secrets of Spanish Tennis 2.0, which is now available, and a new technique book, Winning Pretty, which will be published by New…
Christophe Delavaut is founder of TennisOxygen.com and the Director of Tennis at Grand Harbor Golf and Tennis Club in Vero Beach Florida. During the summers he is also the Director of Tennis at the LLoyd Neck Bath Club in Cold…
Chuck Tomlin has been working over a decade to solve many of tennis's most vexing problems. In 2007, he was referred to John Carpenter, about info on hitting the rising ball. When told by accomplished coaches his theories were possibly…
Tennis Coach - 40 years of helping individuals reach their goals ranging from a worlds #1 ranking, an Olympic gold, representing their country in Davis and Fed Cup, coaching a high school team to the thrill of an autistic child…
Craig Cignarelli is one of the most prolific and successful developmental coaches in the country. His original analysis of professional tactics and movement is unique in modern coaching. Based at the renowned Riviera Country Club in Southern California, Craig has…
Craig Kardon is the touring coach and professional at the Four Seasons Resort and Club in Irving, Texas. He is also the coach of the Philadelphia Freedoms in World Team Tennis. As a tour coach he has worked with many…
Craig O'Shannessy is widely recognized as the world leader in analyzing tennis statistics, tennis strategy, and applying his insights in coaching. His research has uncovered the real magic numbers in winning tennis across all levels of the game. He writes…
Crosscourt Tennis is a mix of fun and insights into the college tennis scene written by Bobby Bayliss, on of the most successful and respected collegiate coaches of all time. Cross Court Reflections offers an inspirational memoir of coaching and…
Cynthia Bascara - Tennis photographer and contributor to Tennis Player Magazine.
Damian Farrow holds a joint appointment within the College of Sport & Exercise Science, and the Australian Institute of Sport, where he responsible for research and support of coaches seeking to develop the skills of Australian athletes. A former tennis…
Damien Lafont Ph.D. is a pioneer in mental, vision and movement study. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Damien is manager of Vida Mind ( Click Here for more info). He works with athletes and coaches from all sports interested in developing…
Dave Hagler is a Tennis Professional based in Los Angeles, California. He works with players of all ages, but he has a special passion for junior development. He has coached numerous sectionally and nationally ranked junior players and several national…
Dave Kensler is Director of Media Relations for Peter Burwash International, and the former Training Program Director for new teaching pros coming into the Burwash fold. In a 20-year teaching career, he has taught tennis at some of the most…
David Bailey is a native Australian who has spent 15 years studying tennis at the professional level. He has developed a new language for one of the most complex and misunderstood aspects of the game, footwork and court movement. David…
David Hernandez, PhD, is a musician, a poet, a writer, a teacher and a tennis player, who happens to have been born in 1928, the same year as Richard Gonzales. He is the author of 10 books, including Hispanic Profiles…
David Kenas - Tennis photographer and contributor to Tennis Player Magazine.
When you think about the most successful athletes and people of all time, almost every one of them has a certain aura and invincibility in the way they present themselves in sport and to the world. Sometimes mistaken for arrogance,…
David Stanisic is an independent teaching pro in Sonoma County, California. He played varsity tennis at Sonoma State University, and then went on to become a tour hitting partner for WTA professional players such former world top 20 player Mary…
David T. Porter, Ed.D., is the chairman of the USPTA Player Development Council, and the immediate past president of the USPTA. David is professor of exercise and sports science at BYU Hawaii, and the coach of both the men's and…
Dr. David Whiteside is currently a research fellow in The University of Michigan's School of Kinesiology. He has published multiple journal articles on biomechanics and skill acquisition in tennis, with a particular focus on the serve. He received a PhD…
Few people in tennis can match Dennis Ralston's accomplishments as a player and a coach: American national junior champion in 1958, twice NCAA singles and doubles champion, and 5 time Grand Slam doubles champion in the 1960s and 1970s. Dennis…
Dexter Godbey is a business executive and management consultant specializing in marketing, sales, and communication. He conducts seminars nationwide in The Science of Temperaments, including tennis. Recently he worked with the players and coaches for the women's teams both at…
Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy A collective memoir of 166 world champions, CEOs, leaders, and other professionals, all of whom played on Stanford’s men’s tennis dynasty under legendary coach Dick Gould, owner of seventeen…
Don Brosseau, shown here with two of his students, Angela Kulikov (left) and Lestter Yeh (right), is one of the leading independent teaching pros in the Southern California area, based at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. A former All American…
Doreen Gonzales is a full-time writer of nonfiction books for young people. She enjoys camping, hiking, and skiing with her husband. Ms. Gonzales has also written Cesar Chavez: Leader for Migrant Farm Workers, Diego Rivera: His Art, His Life, and…
Doug Eng, EdD PhD, CSCS is a USPTA- and PTR Master Professional, one of only 13 in the world. He has been named divisional pro of the year 2 times by each organization. He is a member of the USTA…
Doug King studied with legendary tennis coach Tom Stow and was a former California State Men's Singles Champion and the former number one men's player of Northern California. Doug is one of the country's foremost tennis teaching innovators. Founder of…
Dr. Ben Kibler is an orthopedic surgeon and Medical Director at the Lexington Clinic Sports Medicine Center, in Lexington, Kentucky. He is the Sports Medicine Advisor to the Professional Tennis Registry and also the Women's Tennis Association. Ben is currently…
Dr. Jack Groppel has been a leading voices in the tennis teaching community for over 20 years, as a researcher, a writer, a coach, anda featured speaker at conferences around the world. As the long time head of the USTA…
The Kings of the Court historical video is a must for anyone who loves tennis and wants to understand the history of the game. Kings of the Court profiles 10 of the greatest champions from Little Bill Johnson and Big…
Elliot Teltscher was a world top 10 player who has gone on to a distinguished coaching career at the highest levels of the game. A UCLA All American, Elliot won 10 ATP titles in his playing career. He was ranked…
Frank Brennan was the most successful women's coach in college tennis history, as well as the director of one of the nation's outstanding junior camps for over three decades. As women's varsity coach at Stanford University, Brennan led the Cardinal…
The Tennis Parents' Bible Written by acclaimed mental coach Frank Giampaolo, The Tennis Parents' Bible comes in the form of an e-book and is one of the most comprehensive works ever published on the mental game, and the confusing and…
As a player, Gene Mayer reached the top echelon of professional tennis. He was ranked #4 in the world in singles and #1 in doubles, following an All-American college career at Stanford University. As a coach, Gene has worked with…
Geoff Williams grew up playing tennis in his hometown of Richmond, California, winning his first and only junior tournament at age 11. Over the years he went on to become a fixture on the Northern California NTRP tournament scene, winning…
George Zink is a master tennis professional with over 25 years of teaching experience. After competing on the ATP Future Tour, George won 9 national championships in singles and doubles, and has coached junior players who have won 5. A…
Gino Tanasescu is an Emmy award winner writer, director and producer, based in Los Angeles, California. (Click Here.) As a young film maker, he was uniquely qualified to direct "Pancho." The film is informed by his sensibility as an elite…
Bret Hobden is the founder of ModernTennis.com , a website dedicated to providing coaches and players with the knowledge required to teach and play modern tennis successfully. Two DVDs are now available, the first in a new series on teaching…
Grace Fish is a junior at University High School in San Francisco, California, a three year girls' tennis varsity starter, and a USTA Norcal tournament player. This year she was the co #1 singles player on a team that went…
Greg Ryan has been a player, coach, and professional student of the game for twenty years. He first learned to play tennis by studying video of great John McEnroe. Greg is completing his masters in kinesiology at San Francisco State…
J. Gregory Swendsen - Tennis photographer and contributor to Tennis Player Magazine.
Jason Frausto is the Director of Junior Tennis at Center Court Tennis Club in Fond du lac, Wisconsin. He specializes in stroke mechanics and high performance tennis instruction through the use of visual imagery. He has coached multiple nationally ranked…
Jay Berger is a USTA National Coach based in Key Biscayne, Florida. As a player, Jay reached a world ranking of #7 and won 4 pro singles titles before retiring in 1991. He also played Davis Cup twice for the…
Jeff Counts has been filming and studying professional tennis strokes for several decades, a project which culminated in hi-techtennis.com, his instructional website. He works as a part time coach in Northern Virginia, offering video analysis and on court instruction to…
Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT is a nationally recognized sport psychology consultant. Jeff has worked as a consultant for the United States Tennis Association and trains numerous players around the world on the mental game. As a player in the men's…
"In Two-Handed Tennis: How to Play a Winner's Game," Jeffrey F. McCullough outlined for the first time the entire history of the two-handed style, the essential biomechanical differences between one and two-handed shots--including the various advantages of the latter, and…
Jeff Salzenstein is the founder of Tennis Evolution, a leading online training platform dedicated to helping players of all levels improve with clear, actionable instruction. An elite American junior, Jeff became a two-time All-American and national champion at Stanford under…
"In Two-Handed Tennis: How to Play a Winner's Game," Jeffrey F. McCullough outlined for the first time the entire history of the two-handed style, the essential biomechanical differences between one and two-handed shots--including the various advantages of the latter, and…
Jeremiah Walsh has been director of tennis at Sun Oaks Tennis and Fitness Club in Redding, California since 2009, the club where he grew up playing. He is also director of The Ascension Project, a unique, non-profit junior development program…
Jeremy Rosen is a former college tennis player and math major who runs a tennis analytics website called Topspin Shot Research. (Click Here.) He uses advanced statistical techniques to better contextualize traditional tennis statistics. He also conducts sports economics research…
The Only Way to Win In is new best selling book, Jim Loehr argues that winning with character is the only way to win. The book draws upon two decades of work with Fortune 500 executives; world-class athletes such as…
Jimmy Arias arrived at the Bollettieri tennis academy at age 13 and turned the way the forehand was taught upside down. At 16 he turned pro and by age 19 he was number 6 in the world, reaching the semi-finals…
Joe Dinoffer has conducted clinics and exhibitions in over 50 countries, logging over 30,000 hours of instruction in English, Spanish, and German. A member of the Head/Penn Advisory Staff and National Speaker Bureau, he speaks at national and international tennis…
In Worthy to Win, Joey Johnson shows how at the core of every successful performer is a deserving mind set. This mindset creates the belief and confidence that will propel you toward your potential. Worthy to Win outlines 8 steps…
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John is a former Division I Collegiate player with over 35 years of playing, coaching and teaching experience. He is an Elite member of the USPTA, and has been an avid player, student and coach since his passion for tennis…
John Sherwood is Director of High Performance Tennis at the Centercourt Athletic Club in Chatham, N.J. John played varsity Division 1 tennis at the University of Toledo and has guided hundreds of junior players into college and the pro ranks,…
John Yandell is widely acknowledged as one of the leading videographers and students of the modern game of professional tennis. His high speed filming for Advanced Tennis and Tennisplayer have provided new visual resources that have changed the way the…
Jorge Capestany is one of eleven people worldwide that have earned the distinction of Master Professional with the USPTA and International Master Professional with the PTR. Jorge is also a certified Mental Toughness Specialist through the Human Performance Institute based…
Jose Higueras Tennis Jose HiguerasTennis offers personalized coaching that stresses dedication, discipline, and the development of physical and mental toughness. Enrollment is limited to eight students, with boarder and non-boarders welcome. Located in Old Palm Springs at the historic Smoke…
Joshua Speckman is a freelance journalist. A scientist by training and a tennis nut since childhood, he has a particular interest in the influence of technology on tennis. His January 2011 article in The Atlantic, "The New Physics of Tennis",…
As a 5th generation summer visitor and now full-time resident of Mountain Lake Park, MD, I have always enjoyed being involved with the Western Maryland Championships. During the summer, I spent much time at the tennis courts with friends and,…
USPTA instructor Keith Hayes attended Pepperdine University in the 1980s. There, he encountered Head Tennis Coach Allen Fox and became a counselor at his summer tennis camps, beginning a tennis teaching career - and a friendship with Allen - that…
Kerry Mitchell was a leading Bay Area teaching pro for 20 years. He developed numerous ranked junior players and coached a series of championship high school teams. He was highly ranked both sectionally and nationally in men's 30 and 35…
Kyle LaCroix is the Chief Education Officer of SETS Consulting—Specialized Educational Tennis Solutions—an elite coaching and educational service for high-performance coaches, competitive players, and tennis institutions. He provides tactical and technical expertise in professional development, career management, and player improvement.…
L. Jon Wertheim is a former junior tennis player and Yale history major who went on to a career as one of the most creative and distinguished sports writers in the world. He is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated,…
Nick Bollettieri (right) is the legendary coach who has developed champions including Monica Seles, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, and Maria Sharapova. Nick is the creator of the tennis academy concept and has watched his vision grow for over 30 years…
The site presents the theoretical and practical information that Larry and his partner, famed international coach and Tennisplayer contributor Louis Cayer, have used to help develop training programs for clubs and coaching organizations around the world, including examples of how…
Lee Tyler is a Burlingame, California-based writer and author of two golf mystery novels, "The Case of the Missing Links" and "The Teed-Off Ghost". She has since given up golf for tennis. Life-long friends with Tom Brown, she co-authored "As…
Leo Giraldi is originally from the Cannes area in the French Riviera, where he trained with world class French coach, Guy Lumbruso. He has been in Northern California for 15 years, where he played Open Tennis and began teaching. He…
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Machar Reid is the innovation catalyst at Tennis Australia. He established the Sports Science and Medicine Unit there in 2008. He is the coauthor of several books on tennis sports science and coaching.
Mahboob Khan is acknowledged as the top developmental coach in his home country of Pakistan, and travels internationally with players competing at all levels, including his daughter Sarah Khan, who has won multiple national Pakistani singles titles. He is well…
Marcel Crok is a tennis coach and editor in chief of Tennis & Coach, the professional magazine of the Association of Dutch Tennis Coaches. For further information, email him at: redactie@tennisencoach.nl
Bahamas born photographer Mark Da Cunha captures those one of a kind moments in his own unique style that combines his artistic “eye” (honed through his study of light, composition, and color in fine art) with his ever-growing understanding of…
Game, Set and Match Game, Set and Match is the unprecedented collection of tennis tips from over 30 of the game's superstars, legends, and tour coaches including Andy Murray, Milos Raonic, Grigor Dimitrov, Bob and Mike Bryan, Serena and Venus…
Dr. Mark Kovacs is one of the world’s leading experts in human performance and tennis-specific sports science. A former professional player, All-American, and NCAA doubles champion at Auburn, he earned his PhD in Human Performance with a focus on exercise…
Mark Winters has been a tennis journalist for 50 years. During that time, he has been a staff writer for Florida Tennis, Inside Tennis, Tennis Magazine, Tennis Life and Tennis Week. His freelance articles have appeared in the Los Angeles…
Matthew Cronin, founder of TennisReporters.net, is one of the most prolific and insightful journalists working in the sport of tennis. Matt has covered men's and women's pro tennis for the past fifteen years, traveling the world to develop his unique…
Matt Previdi is a teaching pro at the famed La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club and has been named coach of the year by the San Diego division of the USPTA. He also coaches boys' high school tennis at La…
Michael Brandon is the director of Tennis at the Bath and Racquet Sports Club in Sarasota, Florida. He previously worked as an elite private junior coach in the Sarasota area, and at the famed IMG/Bollettieri Academy, where he was a…
Michael Friedman has been devoted to teaching and coaching tennis for over 30 years. Currently he is the Tennis Director at the Millennium Sports Club in Rancho Solano, where he runs an active junior development as well as adult program.…
Miguel Crespo is the research officer at the International Tennis Federation Development Department, Spain. He oversees the ITF’s coach education program and has coauthored and edited many ITF publications.
The Man in the Barn: Digging Up Lincoln's Killer On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. Afterwards Booth jumped to the stage and shouted,…
Bollettieri: Changing the Game In the unique Bollettieri style, this book tells the story of Nick’s life—or at least the first 85 years. It starts as far from big time tennis as you can get—an immigrant, suburban neighborhood outside of…
Nick Saviano is one of the world's leading developmental coaches and the founder and director of Saviano High Performance Tennis Academy, located in Davie, Florida. A former elite American junior player and a two time All-American at Stanford, Nick played…
Nick Wheatley is an LTA Performance Coach and head coach at Hawker Tennis in south west London. His junior teams, the Hawker Jets, have won 44 competitions since formation, and over the last 2 years alone, his junior players have…
Olivier Lingbeek is a tennis coach at several clubs in the Western part of the Netherlands, focused on helping people with their gameplay, both technical and mental. Upon obtaining his PhD in 1998, he worked as a lawyer for several…
Pat Cash is an elite player in tennis history, having won more than 400 tour matches, and 19 singles and doubles titles over a 15 year career. In the early 1980's he was the number one junior player in the…
Pat's association with the IMG Academy extends back to 1985, when he created the first off-court Hi-Tech program. Hi-Tech was an all-encompassing, video intensive off-court experience where students were able to explore every fundamental aspect of tennis. Pat's work at…
Pro Secrets of Cross Training In Pro Secrets of Mental Toughness, Pat Etcheberry trains you to develop the same conditional skills used by the world's top professional players. Overcome choking, play your best tennis under pressure, become the player you…
In Hardcourt Confidential, Patrick McEnroe gives us an extremely candid view inside the world of the pro tour, Davis Cup, USTA Player Development, tennis television broadcasting—and even his own famous tennis family. Of special note to American tennis fans, he…
Paul Annacone has coached two of the greatest players the game has ever seen in Roger Federer and Pete Sampras. Not to mention Tim Henman. In the past he has also been director of player development for the USTA and…
Paul Cohen. the first traveling coach on the ATP Men's tour, is a former professional player who played in two Grand Slam events and was the Captain of the University of California, Berkeley tennis team. Paul worked with dozens of…
The Fein Points of Tennis "The Fein Points of Tennis: Technique and Tactics to Unleash Your Talent is an awesome compendium because of its breadth, depth, and quality. Paul Fein is a highly knowledgeable USPTA teaching pro (Elite rating), but…
I began writing the book that is the basis for this article - The Art and Science of Ball Watching - in August of 2019 and finished it in January of 2021. In a sense, though, I have been working…
Paul Lockwood retired this year as men's head coach after coaching the Oklahoma Sooners to 325 wins in 22 years. As a player at OU, he won the conference #1 singles and #1 doubles title in his senior year, leading…
Paul Lubbers, PhD is the Director of USTA Tenni s Coaching Education. He is responsible for overseeing the USTA high performance coaching program, which has trained hundreds of elite American coaches based on the latest research in the sports sciences…
In this new autobiography, "A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis," Pete Sampras tells the remarkable inside story of how he became the best player in tennis history and what life was like on at the top of…
Peter Bodo is one of the most prolific and respected tennis journalists in the world. He is a senior editor and the chief columnist for Tennis magazine, and has written for Tennis for over 30 years. In addition to collaborating…
The Legends Guide to Tennis Mastery features 4 of the greatest players in tennis history: John Newcombe, Fred Stolle, Roy Emerson, and Rod Laver, interviewed by Peter Freeman. The course contains 40 instructional videos, a comprehensive program that covers the…
Peter McCraw is one of the leading experts in tennis on systematic player development, and has presented at coaching conferences around the world. Peter has been the National Women's Coach at Tennis Australia. He was also the High Performance Development…
20 Essential Drills to Volley Like a Pro In his new instructional DVD, University of Southern California Men's Tennis Coach Peter Smith provides a thorough rundown of all of the essentials necessary to volley like a pro, including swing mechanics…
Peter is a Tennis Data Scientist at Sports Media Technology and investigates patterns related to player tendencies and performances. As a data storyteller and data visualization expert, much of his work includes validating mainstream tennis ideas and finding innovative tennis…
Peter Underwood is a doctor, writer, broadcaster, activist, and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. He has a long involvement with the Medical Association for Prevention of War, a group of health professionals who in 2009 founded…
Philip Picuri, shown here with Piccolo, grew up playing tennis with his Dad in Los Angeles. They would often play at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club, where he saw Pancho Gonzalez, Pancho Segura, and Gussie Moran playing. He returned to…
Born in Adelaide, Australia, and raised in Italy, Ray Giubilo began his career in Sydney, where he opened his first photographic studio in 1987. His early work in fashion and portraiture developed his strong command of lighting, but a desire…
Ray Reppert has had a distinguished career in coaching at all levels. He stated as a high school coach, and then moved to the Port Washington Tennis Academy in New York under Harry Hopman. He was the director of the…
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Rich Neher is a writer, author, and owner of the Los Angeles - based Tennis Media Group, publisher of TENNIS CLUB BUSINESS, and founder/president of Conga Sports Inc. Previously, Rich had managed a Los Angeles tennis club and oversaw Adult…
Rich Brail has been a juggler for over 50 years and has taught thousands of people from ages 5 to 95 how to juggle a three-ball cascade. He has performed as a street and stage juggler and is a member…
In this fascinating new book master coach Rick Macci tells the inside story of his relationships with some of the greatest players (and their families) in the history of the modern game, including Jennifer Capriati, the Williams sisters, and Andy…
Rod Heckelman has been the general manager of the famed Mt. Tam Racquet Club in Marin County, California for the last 30 years. He was formerly the youngest head pro at the John Gardner Tennis Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona, and…
Robert Lansdorp is the legendary Southern California coach who has developed dozens of world class junior and professional players. Robert's players include 4 champions who have gone on to become number one in the world: Mara Sharapova, Pete Sampras, Lindsay…
Rocky Lang is an RSPA professional and a Wilson Advisor. As a lifelong player, he turned to teaching after a successful career in Hollywood, where he wrote 12 books, including the best seller Letters From Hollywood. Lang directed and produced…
Roy Gessford was a championship high school player In Los Angeles who played college tennis at the University of Californa, San Diego. From there he went on to play internationally in France and Mexico as well as across the United…
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Scott Murphy is from Marin County, California where he started playing tennis at age 5 in a family of tennis nuts. Both of his parents were major influences in his development. He also took lessons from Marin legend Hal Wagner…
Scott Riewald, PhD is the Administrator of Sports Science for the USTA Player Development program, based in Key Biscayne, Florida. Working with the USTA sports science and coaching education staffs, Scott helps provide cutting edge research and training information to…
Sean lives and breathes tennis. From playing competitively in Australia, to a rewarding coaching career over 6 years for the Toptenn Tennis Academy, to writing for tennis websites and magazines, including covering the 2024 Australian Open, Sean has been part…
Sean Brawley has spent more than 25 years helping individuals and organizations deepen focus and elevate performance. A former world class tennis player, he competed at Wimbledon and the US Open. Following his playing career, Sean worked closely with Timothy…
Sean is a retired teaching professional with more than 40 years of coaching experience. Before having multiple neck surgery’s, Sean was certified by both the USPTA (Elite Professional) and PTR (Professional) and taught at some of the most prominent country…
High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and the Untold Story of Tennis's Fiercest Rivalry High Strung is the untold story of the golden age of tennis, focusing the legendary rivalry between John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg and the 1981 U.S.…
Susan Kraft - Tennis photographer and contributor to Tennis Player Magazine.
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For 40 years, Tim Mayotte has been one of tennis’ most curious, passionate, and outspoken personalities. As a player, he reached the top ten in four separate years, along the way earning 12 ATP singles titles, a silver medal at…
A native San Franciscan who grew up playing at legendary Golden Gate Park, Tom Brown won the first post war Wimbledon doubles title in 1946 with Jack Kramer. He won the mixed doubles that year as well. Later, he was…
Tom Downs is the Head Staff Professional and Traveling Coach at the Harold Solomon Tennis Institute in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Tom has worked with junior and professional players, including Sam Stosur and Rennae Stubbs, at all 4 Grand Slam events,…
The Last Sure Thing: The Life and Times of Bobby Riggs. Bobby Riggs was a gifted champion who dominated tennis in both the amateur and pro ranks, winning 3 Grand Slam singles titles, and 3 U.S. professional titles. He was…
Trey Waltke was an elite American junior player from St. Louis, Missouri, who went on to a 10-year career on the professional tour, reaching a ranking as high as #40 in the world. Known for his graceful, attacking style and…
Viktoria Belinsky has created and runs TennisProWay, a high performance junior training program in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that is built on the principles of early proper tennis fundamentals training, customized training plans, character development, coach–parent education. Viktoria has coached tennis…
The legendary Welby Van Horn is one of the few top players in tennis history who also went on to become a great coach. In 1939, Van Horn became the youngest player ever to reach the finals of a Grand…
Weston Reese is Director of Tennis Emeritus at the Bay Club in South San Francisco. He has been a teaching pro and tennis director for over 40 years, and a USPTA certification tester for 35. Weston grew up playing tennis…
Federer and Me: A Story of Obsession Click Here to Order!
To modern players and fans, Big Bill Tilden may be a vague figure lost in tennis history. But in his own day, his fame exceeded Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, and Jack Dempsey. No tennis player has every dominated his era…
Zbynek "Spin" Mlynarik (left) played on the ATP Tour for 8 years retiring in 2007. He reached a career high ranking of 200, with wins over players including Marcos Baghdatis, Taylor Dent, Sam Querry, and Ivo Karlovic. He also won…