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Ron Holmberg

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Full name: Ronald Edward Holmberg
Nickname: Ronnie
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Bio Ron was a tennis player who competed during the 1950s, '60s and '70s. He was ranked World No. 7 in 1960 and was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 for an impressive nine years. He is currently one of the USPTA's select "Master Professionals" and devotes most of his time coaching, participating and directing charity events and clinics and other tennis related projects.

He won his first tournament at age 12 and won three out of the four possible U.S. National Boys' titles in 1953. Ron also won the Junior Wimbledon title in 1956.
Graduated from Tulane University where he was a three time All-American. Won the SEC singles twice and doubles championship three times and the NCAA doubles championship twice.
Was a U.S. National Championships (the US Open) Men's Singles Semi-Finalist in 1959, a Quarter-Finalist in 1961 and a Roland Garros (the French Open) Quarter-Finalist in 1961.

Was selected to be a playing member of the U.S. Davis Cup Team four times.
Played in several Blue Gray events when it was an individual competition. Won the singles championship in 1959. Captured back-to-back Blue Gray doubles titles in 1957 and 1958.

Won numerous international doubles titles with many prominent players such as Barry MacKay (in Davis Cup), Pancho Gonzalez, John Newcombe, Tony Roche, Bob Mark and Arthur Ashe. Holmberg and Ashe were ranked No. 3 in the U.S.

After retiring from professional competition in 1971, became Head Coach of Tennis and Squash at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point.
Continues to be involved in teaching tennis to this day and is widely recognized as one of the game's outstanding coaches. Member of Tennis Magazine’s “Instruction Advisory Board” for its duration of 19 years.

His list of Honours and Awards is impressively long:
Inducted into the USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990.
Inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993.
Recipient of the USPTA “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1997 for his all-around accomplishment in both playing and teaching.
Received the USTA George Seewagen Award in 1999 for excellence in playing and service to the game.
Inducted into the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006.
Chairman of the Louisiana Tennis Patrons Foundation.
Member of the USPTA select "Master Professionals".
Inducted into the 2007 Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Hall of Fame.
Inducted into the USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.

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