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 customizes frames for college, tour and club players. He also serves as a teacher and tester for the USRSA’s Master Racquet Technician program. A board member of the Texas division of the USPTA, he is the liaison to the national office of the USPTA Foundation. He is the proud owner of a family vintage racquet collection which goes back three generations dating to 1905.
A.J. Chabria
Notes on Tour
Happy masters of the grass. The middle of the Slam season is here and so far the year has given us some of the real good stuff! Score one for being happy and excited on a tennis court (Rafa and...
Notes on Tour
The Year is 2005! A.J. Chabria Lleyton and Marat both won nailbiters to reach the Aussie Final Bring it-awwwn! What a blockbuster year this is shaping up to be for tennis lovers worldwide -- and what an explosive start to...
Rackets And Strings
The only part of the frame that touches the ball is the string. For this reason a friend and mentor of mine calls rackets “stringholders." So you look inside your racket bag and there is a frame with a broken...
Rackets And Strings
In the past handful of issues, we have had a good time exploring custom rackets (Click Here) and different string compositions (Click Here), and also how they can relate to arm health (Click Here). We have deliberately avoided commercializing things....
Rackets And Strings
In the first two articles in this series we explored custom rackets (Click Here) and different string compositions and the myriad choices. (Click Here) Now let's focus on modern equipment as it relates to arm health. Many factors can contribute...
Rackets And Strings
What's a customized racket frame? There are actually four answers. First, all the manufacturers make custom frames for their tour players. These are frames made by the factory to a player's specs which can include changing the stiffness. You can...
Rackets And Strings
We all know that the pros play with frames that are different than the consumer versions. Let's take a look at the real story of the frame of one of the most accomplished players in tennis history -- Rafael Nadal....
Notes on Tour
Explosive in 2005, and one match from the record. What a year! Tennis seems healthy...except for the players, that is. Even though it did not begin or end predictably, the men's tour saw the talented Mr. Federer post the most...