Gerry Berkheimer, USPTA Director of Tennis

Private Lessons with
Gerry Berkheimer

Teaching Experience:

• Gave first lesson at 14 years old
• 36 years as Tennis Director at clubs and resorts
• 5 seasons as Head Pro at indoor facilities
• 18 Summers as Director of Tennis for summer junior camps
• 5 years coached Division I Tennis at University of Kentucky
• Worked with 12 top 300 players in the world over 25 years
• Had over 30 kids receive college scholarships-every junior staying with him more than 3 years receive a scholarship
• USPTA Ranking-1
• Speaker USPTA State Convention-2003
• USTA Clinician with Bolletieri, Van de Meer, and Braden
• Over 28,000 Juniors and 20,000 Adults taught
• 17 State & National tennis articles written

Playing Experience:

• 47 years as a player
• 1968-1973: #1 player at Tennessee High School
• #1 player at Carson-Newman College
• 2-year stint on the Pro Circuit
• Collegiate All-American in Singles and Doubles
• Won 336 Tennis Trophies for On- and Off-Court Honors
• Won Coca-Cola Open Double Division in Houston (1985- Over 1,000 entries, Largest Doubles Draw in the country)
• #2 Florida 25's (1986)
• #1 Kentucky Open Division (1990 and 1991)
• National Finalist 35's in St. Louis (1990)
• Won the first King of the Hill tournament in Vero Beach (1996)
• National 40's Round of 16's in Savannah, GA (1997)
• Won USPTA 45's Doubles at Sawgrass (2002), Ibis (2003), and Ormond Beach, FL (2003)
• Won USPTA 45's Singles at Ibis in Best Palm Beach, FL (2003)
• Ranked #1 in Florida in the 45's (2002)
• Played all Vero Beach pro-exhibitions since 1992
• Won East vs. West Florida Professionals Tournament (2011)
  

Facts and Figures:

• Owner of Berkheimer's Tennis Services- Managing, Consulting, and Pro Placement
  
• Ran over 250 tournaments including $5,000 and $8,000
• National TV debut with Vic Braden and 3 1/2 year old (1981)
• Sectional/National Author with 17 articles
• Developed 8, 15, 21 and 23 court facilities- including budgeting, managing, programming and teaching
• Two 24-Hour Marathons for charity
• Holds triple "doctorate" in Tennis: administration, teaching and playing
• Challenging teaching situations: instructed inmates at a medium security prison and taught a blind owner of a music studio
• 25-Gallon Blood Donor

Lessons, Round-Robins and Clinics
Monthly Tennis Schedule (PDF Format)