Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation

Southern Tennis Patrons Foundation

Stan Smith, South Carolina, 2007

Stan Smith, South Carolina, inducted in 2007Stan Smith

  • Tennis legend and highly touted as one of the best male tennis players to ever play the sport, but perhaps is best known for sportsmanship and dedication to the game and the world famous Stan Smith tennis shoe by Adidas with over 30 million sold
  • 3 time All-American at the University of Southern California winning the 1967 Intercollegiate doubles title and 1968 singles and doubles titles
  • Dominated the pro tour in the early 1970s, ranked number 1 in the United States 4 years and number 1 in the world in 1971 and 1972, won the 1971 U. S. Open and 1972 Wimbledon singles titles, won 4 U. S. Open and 1 Australian Open doubles titles and appeared in the finals of 8 other grand slam tournaments
  • Top Davis Cup player, competing on the United States team 11 years, finishing with a 22-2 record and winning 7 Cup victories
  • Won 4 grand slam senior titles, including the 1984 and 1985 35’s at Wimbledon and the 1984 U. S. Open and the 2002 and 2004 55’s U. S. Open
  • Moved to Hilton Head Island in the late 1970’s and launched a coaching career, serving as Director of Coaching for the USTA Player Development program from 1988 to 1995, 2000 head coach of the Men’s Olympic team and founded the Smith Stearns Tennis Academy
  • Inducted into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame, the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame, the International Tennis Hall of Fame and 2 other California Hall of Fames

Kay McDaniel, Louisiana, 2007

Kay McDaniel, Louisiana, inducted in 2007Kay McDaniel

  • Purchased her first tennis racquet at age 11in Shreveport with 50 Green Stamp books and soon became a top junior player earning the number 1 ranking in the USTA Southern 14U, 16U and 18U girls divisions
  • Played number 1 singles at Louisiana State University, earned 3 time All-American honors and reached the singles semifinals of the National Collegiate Tournament
  • Joined the professional tour and competed in 6 Wimbledon Championships, 6 U. S. Opens and 3 French Opens and earned a world ranking of number 30 in singles and number 20 in doubles
  • Won a Virginia Slims singles title in Atlanta and doubles titles in Houston and Las Vegas
  • Won the award for the “Fastest Serve in Women’s Tennis”
  • Coached the Lee University tennis team and was named the Tennessee-Virginia Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
  • Honored by the Louisiana governor and Council on Physical Fitness and Sport with an Outstanding Achievement Award