Tennis Successes

Katrina Adams (Retired tennis player competed for 12 years on the WTA tour and won seven of her 20 WTA doubles titles between 1987 & 1996. She's president of the USTA and signed in 16 days via her office) rec'd 01-20-15

Andre Agassi (Former World No. 1 player was an eight-time Grand Slam champion and the first male player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces (hard, clay and grass). He signed in 1 month using using Sports Collectors Net) rec'd 12-05-14

Jay Berger (Winner of three singles and one doubles title on the ATP Tour, he was an All-American at Clemson University in 1985 & 86. He signed in 6 weeks) rec'd 07-16-15

James Blake (Former professional tennis player signed in 16 days) rec'd 10-24-14

Bob Bryan (He and his twin brother, Mike, are the current world no. 1 doubles players and have spent over 380 weeks in this position. He has won 23 Grand Slam titles: 16 in men's doubles and 7 in mixed doubles. He signed in 3 months ) rec'd 12-22-14

Elise Burgin (Former tennis player was an All-American at Stanford University from 1981-84. She competed professionally from 1980-93 and signed in 22 days) rec'd 12-31-15

Mary Carillo (Former tennis player is an outstanding analyst and was an even better correspondent on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. She was kind enough to sign in 13 days) rec'd 12-11-23

Michael Chang (Former tennis great signed in 4 months) rec`d 01-15-05

Carolina Culik (Competed for the South Carolina Gamecocks tennis program from 1986-90 and had 101 career singles wins. She signed in 10 days) rec'd 07-25-15

Kevin Curren (Former tennis player competed in two Grand Slam singles finals & won four Grand Slam doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5. I sent to his home in Austin, Texas and the envelope was postmarked South Africa. Someone was nice enough to forward my letter to him and he signed in 13 weeks) rec'd 06-06-15

Mary Lou Daniels (Former tennis player was the junior world champion/ No. 1 Junior in the World. She won seven tittles during her professional career and signed in 10 days) rec'd 02-28-15

Scott Davis (Former tennis player has three career titles and signed in 13 days) rec'd 01-11-16

Amer Delic (Retired tennis player was a three-time All-American at Illinois and competed at the ATP level. He signed in 10 weeks) rec'd 12-15-14

Kent Demars (Retired after a 37-year college coaching career at the University of South Carolina and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. This Hall of Famer signed in 8 days) rec'd 07-20-18

Jean Desdunes (At Clemson University he was a two-time All-American and was named the NCAA’s player of the year in 1983 in men's tennis. He competed on the ATP tour and signed in 16 days) rec'd 04-24-15

Mark Dickson (Played college tennis at Clemson University and was named All-American in singles in 1980. This former professional player signed in 7 weeks) rec'd 07-31-15

Cliff Drysdale (HOF tennis player competed from the 1960's into the early 1970's. He signed in 3 weeks) rec'd 02-12-15

Lawson Duncan (American tennis player at Clemson in 1984, he also played on the ATP Tour. He signed in 11 days) rec'd 06-15-15

Patty Fendick (A two-time NCAA singles champion at Stanford in 1986 & 1987, she also won an Australian Open doubles title with Mary Joe Fernandez and was ranked in the WTA Top 20. She signed in 1 month) rec'd 02-07-15

Gigi Fernandez (Former Clemson All-American competed in tennis during 1983. Winner of 17 Grand Slam doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States and reached the World No. 1 ranking in women's doubles. She signed in 38 weeks) rec'd 05-21-16

Jane Forman (A former top 50 world-ranked tennis professional and Clemson Hall of Fame athlete. She signed in 3 weeks from work) rec'd 05-04-15

Angelica Gavaldon (Former tennis professional is now a coach and in 2014, she was awarded Female Coach of the Year. She signed in 2 weeks) rec'd 02-26-18

Robby Ginepri (Current tennis player is the winner of three ATP titles in his career. He signed in 2 weeks) rec'd 09-13-14

Ann Grossman (Former tennis player competed on the WTA tour for over a decade from 1987-98. She was nice enough to sign in 19 days) rec'd 12-28-15

Louie Harper ("Peanut", former tennis player was the winner of four singles titles and reached her highest ranking of No. 19 in 1985. She was nice enough to sign in 23 days) rec'd 01-27-15

Angela Haynes (Former professional tennis player and her top world ranking was 95. She was nice enough to sign in 10 days) rec'd 06-19-20

Susan Hill (A three-time, first-team All-American at Clemson, she had a 126-20 record in her career. She signed in 2 weeks) rec'd 05-11-20

Alina Jidkova (Former tennis player turned pro in 1993 and retired in 2010, she was nice enough to sign in 18 days) rec'd 04-15-16

Andy Johnston (Retired as the winningest women’s tennis coach in Clemson history. He guided the program for 15 years and was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2016. He signed in 17 days from work) rec'd 05-14-20

Kathy Jordan (During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles & 2 of them in mixed doubles. She was nice enough to sign in 1 month) rec'd 02-05-15

Robert Kendrick (Tennis player had a career high singles ranking of 69 in the world, he signed in 17 days) rec'd 10-10-14

Bobby Kleinecke (He was Head Women’s Tennis Coach at Texas A&M from 1985-11 and was inducted into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame in Waco 2013. He signed in 18 days c/o Rudder High School) rec'd 09-11-17

Billie Jean King (Tennis Hall of Famer signed in 2 weeks) rec'd 08-24-20

Michaella Krajicek (Tennis player signed in 5 months) rec'd 09-01-16

Aaron Krickstein (Former tennis player competed on the ATP Tour from 1983-96 and signed in 10 days) rec'd 01-11-16

Chuck Kriese (Spent 33 Years as the head coach at Clemson and the winningest tennis coach in ACC History. He signed in 11 days ) rec'd 09-11-15

Rod Laver (Tennis great is the only player to win Grand Slam twice (1962,69), Wimbledon champion 4 times, first to earn $1 million in prize money, won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He signed my card and sent a nice note on an index card in 3 months) rec`d 2-9-02

Rick Leach (Retired tennis player was a doubles specialist winning five Grand Slam men's doubles titles & four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. He was nice enough to sign in 2 weeks) rec'd 01-10-15

Lindsay Lee-Waters (Tennis player had a career high singles ranking of 33 in the world on the WTA Women’s Professional Tour. She will only play doubles part time on the WTA Tour in 2013-14 and signed in 10 days) rec'd 10-02-14

Todd Martin (Former professional tennis player competed from 1990-04 and signed in 1 week from work) 09-29-14

Richard Matuszewski (Played tennis at Clemson and was a four-time All-American, he went on to play professional tennis. He signed in 2 months) rec'd 03-11-15

Chris Mayotte (3-time All-American (1977-79) at the University of South Carolina went on to play professional tennis. He signed in 8 months) rec'd 07-11-16

John McEnroe (His name speaks for itself. He signed in 2 months) rec'd 03-13-15

Meredith McGrath (In her eight-year professional career Meredith achieved career-high world rankings of #18 in singles and #4 in doubles. She signed in 5 months) rec'd 04-13-15

Lori McNeil (Attended Oklahoma State from 1982-83 and played tennis for the Cowgirls reaching the 1983 NCAA Quarterfinals. She played professionally on the WTA Tour for 17 years and reached career-high rankings of No. 8 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. She signed in 11 days) rec'd 01-09-17

Martina Navratilova (One of the best ladie's tennis players in history, she has 9 Wimbledon singles titles, 168 singles titles & 165 doubles titles in her career. In addition, she has won over 20 million dollars in prize money & was rated as the number one ladie's tennis player in the world for 223 weeks. She signed card in 4 months) rec`d 07-23-01

Miguel Nido (All-American tennis player at Clemson during the 1980's, he also competed on the ATP Tour & 1992 Summer Olympics. He signed in 10 days) rec'd 06-08-15

Sheri Norris (3-time All-America tennis player at Arizona State posted a collegiate singles record of 86-31. She spent three years on the professional tour and was inducted into the ASU Hall of Fame in 1991. She signed in two months and included a nice letter) rec'd 10-20-17

Brad Pearce (Retired tennis player won four doubles titles during his career and was nice enough to sign in 11 days) rec'd 01-08-15

Richey Reneberg (Retired tennis player was a Three-time All-America at SMU and competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He won three titles and signed in 2 weeks) rec'd 01-09-15

Renee Richards (Former tennis player competed on the professional circuit in the 1970s. She signed in 9 days) rec'd 03-15-24

Rick Rudeen (Former All-American won ACC championships for the Clemson tennis team in 1981 & 82. He signed in 2 weeks) rec'd 10-01-15

Pam Shriver (During the 1980's & 1990's, she won 133 top-level titles. She also won a women's doubles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. She signed in 5 weeks) rec'd 02-20-15

Jens Skjoedt (A three-time All-ACC tennis player at Georgia Teck, he competed from 1987-90. He signed in 10 days) rec'd 10-23-17

Susan Sloane (Retired professional tennis player won a title in 1988 and was nice enough to sign in 13 days from work) rec'd 01-17-15

Anne Smith (Winner with 10 Grand Slam championships in doubles and mixed doubles from 1980-84. She was nice enough to sign in 3 weeks from work) rec'd 01-30-15

Vincent Spadea (Retired tennis player signed in 5 months) rec'd 01-20-15

MaliVai Washington (Retired tennis player competed for 10 years on the major stage and signed in 16 days) rec'd 01-20-15

Robbie Weiss (Former professional tennis player and NCAA Division 1 singles champion during his time at Pepperdine. He was nice enough to sign in 9 days from his work address and sent a great note)

David Wheaton (Retired tennis player won three titles and signed in 2 weeks) rec'd 01-09-15

Robin White (Former tennis player competed on the WTA tour from 1983-95 winning several titles. She signed in 6 weeks from work) rec'd 02-19-15

Tami Whitlinger (Former professional tennis player was a two-time All-American at Stanford University. She signed in 9 months c/o Furman University) rec'd 10-27-15

Linda Wild (Retired tennis player won 5 singles and 5 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She signed in 9 days) rec'd 12-19-15