Gerry Berkheimer, USPTA Director of Tennis at Vero Fitness
TEACHER
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27 Years as Tennis Director at Vero Fitness.
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29 Years as Tennis Director at Clubs & Resorts in Florida, Texas, & Michigan.
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7 Seasons as Head Pro at Indoor Facilities in Indiana & Kentucky.
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18 Summers as Tennis Director at Summer Junior Camps in Maine & New York.
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5 Years Coaching Division 1 Tennis at the University of Kentucky.
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Worked with over 15 Top 300 Players in the world over 35 years & 1 top 30 player-Susan Sloane.
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USPTA ranking-#1-Elite Pro for 31 Years.
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Speaker at the USPTA Convention 2003.
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USTA Clinician with Nick Bolletieri, Vic Braden, & Dennis Van de Meer.
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Trained over 20,000 children & 8,000 adults in 48 years.
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Creator of the popular "Fast Doubles" Game.
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2021: 5 out of 6 of his Junior Excellence Players were in the #1 high school positions in the area, & 1 player at #2.
PLAYER
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58 Years as a Tennis Player.
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#1-Tennessee High School in Bristol, Tennessee-1969-1973
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#1-Carson-Newman College-Jefferson City, Tennessee-1973-1977
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Collegiate All-American in Singles & Doubles.
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1 & ½ Years on the Satellite Pro Circuit.
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#2-Florida 25’s Singles-1986.
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National Finalist 35’s Singles in St. Louis-1990
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#1 Open Division Singles in Kentucky-1990 & 1991
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Won the 1st King Of The Hill Open Division Tournament at Timber Ridge in 1996.
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Won USPTA Doubles at Sawgrass-2002, Ibis-2003, and Ormond Beach-2003
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Ranked #1 in Florida 45’s in 2002.
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Played Local Vero Beach Tennis Club Exhibitions from 1992-2014.
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Won 339 Playing Trophies & Awards.
OTHER FACTS
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Owner of Berkheimer’s Tennis Services from 1987-2005-Managing, Consulting, & Pro Placement.
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Have run over 250 Tournaments including one for $5,000 & one for $8,000.
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National T.V. debut with Vic Braden & 3 ½ year old tennis prodigy in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1981.
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Wrote 19 National & Sectional Tennis Articles.
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Ran 9 12-hour Tennis Marathons and 2-24 hour Tennis Marathons for Charity & yes, he was in them both the entire time!
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Holds a Triple Doctorate in Tennis-Managing, Teaching, & Playing.
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Instructed Inmates at a Medium Security Prison in Lexington, Kentucky-1990
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Taught a Blind Music Studio Owner to hit Tennis strokes in Lexington, Kentucky-1991
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A Proud 32.5 Gallon Blood Donor.
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Started a Crisis Center my Junior Year in High School & worked it through college. 1972-1977.
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3 Years with Foster Care in Lexington, Kentucky. 1989-1991. Had one F.C. child for a year.
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18 Years with Youth Guidance mentoring kids in Vero Beach, Florida. 1997-2015
USTA pros and cons