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TOM GULLIKSON

Former U.S. Davis Cup Captain and U.S. Olympic Coach Tom Gullikson has had an illustrious career. He reached #34 in singles -- recording wins over such players as Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase and Stefan Edberg -- and #9 in doubles, most notably in performances with twin brother Tim. The duo reached the Wimbledon final in 1983. Gullikson won one career singles title and 15 career doubles titles, and has coached such top players as Jennifer Capriati, Todd Martin and Pete Sampras. From 1994 to 1999, he served as U.S. Davis Cup Captain, leading the team to victory in 1995. He also coached the U.S. Olympic Team in 1996 and helped Andre Agassi win the gold medal.
Tom recently was appointed by Patrick McEnroe to oversee the development of the top juniors in our country out of Southern California. He works with Tracy Austin and other top professionals to help develop our juniors so that we have a bigger presence on all our college teams as well as on the tour. Boca Raton is where Patrick McEnroe is head quartered with other top sports specialists to all collaborate on one mission. Which is to develop our juniors into top college and tour players. We are so excited to have Tom back with us this year.

LINDSAY DAVENPORT

Lindsay Davenport has been ranked No.1 in singles and doubles on the WTA Tour. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments (98’US OPEN, 99’WIMBLEDON and 00” AUSTRALIAN OPEN) and earned an Olympic gold medal in singles in 1996. She has won 55 WTA Tour singles titles and thirty seven doubles titles. She is one of only four women (the others being Graf, Navratilova and Evert) since 1975 who has been the year-end World No. 1 at least four times. Davenport finished 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005 as the top ranked player. Her and husband Jonathan Leach recently welcomed new family member, Lauren Andrus Davenport Leach, on June 27, 2009.
We are so excited to have her back.

TRACY AUSTIN

Tennis prodigy Tracy Austin stormed into women's tennis in 1977 and set a number of amazing records as the youngest player in the sport. In 1977, she was the youngest winner of a pro tournament when she won her first title at Avon Futures of Portland, Oregon, at the age of 14 years, 28 days. That same year, as an unseeded amateur, she reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. In 1979, she won her first major title at the Italian Open where she defeated Chris Evert in the semifinals and severed Chris 125-match clay court winning streak. She then defeated Chris again that year to become the youngest player to win the U.S. Open at the age of 16 years and nine months. In 1980, she ranked No. 1 in the world and set a new record as the youngest NO. 1 ranked player in tennis history. From 1978 to 1983, she was ranked in the Top Ten, and from 1980-81 she was No. 2. In 1980, she reached $1 million in career prize money, becoming the youngest player at the time, male or female, at the age of 17 years, 8 months to reach that mark. That same year, she and her brother, John, became the only brother/sister team to win Wimbledon mixed doubles in history. In 1981, she won her second U.S. Open title in a thrilling tiebreak finish over Martina Navratilova. Tracy defeated Chris and Martina back-to-back five times, and she led the career head-to-head against Chris 9-8. In 1983, her back injuries limited her play, and then in1989 she was involved in a near-fatal car accident that resulted in a broken leg that eventually ended her playing career. She is a tennis color commentator for USA Network, NBC, Tennis Channel and BBC, and has covered the French, Wimbledon, U.S. Open and the Olympics in Barcelona. Tracy has authored several instructional columns for Tennis Magazine and also written a book about her career, "Beyond Center Court".

CORINA MORARIU

Corina Morariu (pronounced: mo-RAR-yoo) reached a career high of #29 in the world in singles and #1 in the world in doubles on the WTA Tour. She won the women’s doubles title at Wimbledon in 1999 and the mixed doubles title at the 2001 Australian Open, and reached the Australian Open women’s doubles final in 2005. In 2001, Morariu was diagnosed with leukemia and underwent chemotherapy. She made a full recovery and returned to competition in 2002, later becoming the WTA Comeback Player of the Year. Her bravery during her illness and comeback story continue to inspire players and fans throughout the world. Morariu currently serves as commentator for Tennis Channel.