Rick Macci

Hall of Fame Tennis Coach / Motivational Speaker / Life Coach / Podcast Co-Host / Best Selling Author

Rick Macci is a tennis coach and former player. He has the distinction of having trained and worked with five players that have reached Number One in the tennis world on the Men’s and Women’s Tour including: Andy Roddick, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Jennifer Capriati. Rick’s hands-on approach and overall unique ability to analyze and correct technical, strategic, and mental deficiencies, and deliver the message like no other, has resulted in over 324 USTA National Championships, 8 Grand Slam champions in singles, many doubles and four Junior Grand Slams since 1985.

The list of players on both Men’s and Women’s Tours that have been influenced by the 7-time USPTA Coach of the Year is like a “Who’s Who” of tennis. Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, Tommy Ho, Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati, Anastasia Myskina, Mary Pierce, Vince Spadea, Sofia Kenin, Bethanie Mattek, Vicky Duvall, Chrisian Ruud, Karim Alami, Tina Pisnik, Ulysses blanch, Dali Blanch, Stefan Kozlov and many other top professionals and juniors.

In October 2017, Rick was inducted into the USPTA Hall of Fame USPTA Professionals to become the 19th professional honored. The USPTA Hall of Fame is the association’s highest honor and serves as a place to recognize excellence in the tennis profession and commitment to USPTA, the world’s oldest and largest association of tennis-teaching professionals.

Rick’s athletic background in competing, mental toughness training, and his world-renowned communication skills have catapulted him to the top of the teaching profession globally. Rick is recognized in the tennis professions as the premier teacher for correcting technical flaws and building weapons. Rick has worked with some of the best athletes in the world and with parents who themselves have participated in professional sports and the Olympics.