Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation

Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation

Ron Holmberg, Louisiana, 2011

Ron Holmberg, Louisiana, inducted in 2011Ron Holmberg

  • One of the leading tennis players of his day who ranked among the top 10 in the United States men’s singles 9 times during the 1950’s and 1960’s
  • Semifinalist at the United States National Championships (now the
  • U. S. Open where he played from 1953 to 1972), quarterfinalist at the French Open and won singles and doubles titles at the Canadian Open.
  • Spent 19 years on the international circuit and won numerous doubles titles with partners like John Newcombe, Tony Roche, Pancho Gonzalez and Arthur Ashe
  • Played on several United States Davis Cup teams
  • Retired from the pro circuit in 1971 to become the head tennis and squash coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point and gained an international reputation as one the game’s outstanding coaches
  • Served a number of years as Chairman of the Louisiana Tennis Patrons Foundation
  • Inducted into the International Collegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006

Henry Baughman, Kentucky, 2011

Henry Baughman, Kentucky, inducted in 2011Henry Baughman

  • Played and coached collegiately
  • Served 3 times as president of the Bowling Green Tennis Association and also as Vice-President of USTA Kentucky
  • Won the Kentucky Adult Male Player of the Year Award 5 times and the 2007 USTA Southern Slew Hester Adult Achievement Award
  • Captured 5 gold medals and a silver medal in the National Senior Olympics and won 19 Category II National tournaments and one Super Category 2 National tournament
  • Has 71 Southern “Big Four” titles and played on 7 USTA Southern Intersectional championship teams
  • Organized tournaments, volunteered, coached, umpired, donated funds to build facilities and served as an EMT at countless tournaments and is credited with helping start the EMT program for tennis in Kentucky
  • Inducted into the Kentucky Tennis Hall of Fame

Al Parker, Georgia, 2010

Al Parker, Georgia, inducted 2010Al Parker

  • Recognized as the most accomplished junior tennis player in history
  • Won 25 national junior titles
  • The only player to be ranked number nationally in all 4 junior age divisions….Boy’s 12U in 1981, 14U in 1982, 16U in 1985 and 18U in 1986
  • During 1980-81 won the Boy’s 12U singles and doubles titles at all 4 national tournaments, the only player ever to capture all available national championships in one age division in one year….called the “Double Grand Slam”
  • Competed in 66 national singles and/or doubles tournaments and either won or was a finalist 38 times
  • Played number 1 singles at the University of Georgia, was a 4 year All-American and won 2 National Collegiate Singles Championships and 10 other collegiate singles and doubles titles, never losing a finals match
  • Inducted into the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2007

Jerry Caldwell, Georgia, 2010

Jerry Caldwell, Georgia, inducted in 2010Jerry Caldwell

  • Made his mark as a doubles player in the world of adult tennis, securing ranking of number 1, number 2 and number 3 in the South in 3 age groups in 1981 with 3 different partners
  • Won the 1986 National Men’s 45’s Clay Court Doubles Championship and played in 11 national doubles finals
  • Won over 25 Georgia championships and an equal number of Southern championships
  • Ranked number 1 in the nation once, in Southern 10 times and in Georgia 15 times in his age group and consistently ranked among the top 5 nationally
  • Served the sport as a distinguished volunteer, including President of the Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association, Vice-President of USTA Georgia and a founder of the Senior Tennis Players of Georgia and the Atlanta Cup
  • Member of USTA Southern’s Olympics Facilities, Information Technology and Marketing committees
  • Inducted into the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame in 1997

Chanda Rubin, Louisiana, 2009

Chanda Rubin, Louisiana, inducted in 2009Chanda Rubin

  • Turned pro after winning the 1992 Wimbledon Junior Championships and played in all the grand slams, reached the singles semifinals of the 1996 Australian Open, the singles quarterfinals of the French Open 3 times and won the 1996 Australian Open doubles title
  • Won 7 singles titles on the WTA Tour, including Madrid, Los Angeles and Eastbourne (twice), 10 doubles titles, 399 singles matches, the 1995 WTA Most Improved Player Award, qualified for the season-ending Tour Championships 4 times and ranked number 6 in the world in singles and number 9 in doubles in 1996
  • Designated funds from her Federation Cup play to support the International Tennis Foundation junior circuit tournaments played in the South and founded the Chanda Rubin Tennis and Scholarship Foundation
  • Received the 1997 Arthur Ashe Leadership Award for commitment to community involvement and children’s programs and named 1998 Most Caring Athlete by USA Weekend for humanitarian efforts in working with disabled and disadvantaged children
  • Awards include 1995 ATA Athlete of the Year, 1996 U. S. Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year, 2003 USTA Service Bowl, 2008 Danzig Trophy and 2008 Gene Scott Renaissance Award
  • Served as an Elite Athlete on the USTA Board of Directors for 3 terms
  • Inducted into the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2013