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Dr. Dale Caldwell, in this groundbreaking book, shares the stories of some of the most extraordinary people who have ever been connected to the amazing sport of tennis. Dale, when he was the first black president of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Eastern Section, brought the idea of doing an exhibit on the first 100 years of tennis in the African-American community to the ITHF. He worked as the curator of the resulting Breaking the Barriers exhibit on US black tennis history that was viewed by more than 25,000 people at the 2007 US Open. This book builds on that exhibit by providing information on tennis legends of all races and backgrounds who accomplished remarkable feats. Dale introduces readers to legends like Ora Washington who was the best black female athlete in both tennis and basketball in the US. Dale also shares the amazing story of William Agustus Larned, a white tennis player who won a record seven US National Championships and became the first top player to use a metal racket in 1922. These stories, combined with the history of tennis, the ITHF, the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the American Tennis Association (ATA) and the Black Tennis Hall of Fame (BTHOF), make this book a must-read for anyone who loves tennis or fascinating history.

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Dr. Caldwell made tennis history on his own when, in 2006, he became the first African-American to serve as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the USTA Eastern Section and, in 2011, by becoming the first and only African-American to serve as a USTA Section president and CEO and then as a member of the USTA board of directors. The success of the BTHOF inspired him to establish the Black Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame (BEHOF.org) in 2019 and the Black Inventors Hall of Fame (BIHOF.org) in 2020. These extraordinary organization are celebrating the incredible accomplishments of people who have been overlooked in the history books because they were black.Dr. Caldwell graduated from Princeton University with a BA degree in Economics, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA degree in Finance, and Seton Hall University with an Ed.D. degree in Educational Leadership. He co-authored the book Tennis in New York with Nancy Gill McShea in 2010 and founded the New York Open professional tennis tournament at the legendary West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills in 2013. Dr. Caldwell is also an accomplished tennis player who earned national rankings as a junior in the 18 and under division of the ATA and in the 40 and over division of the USTA. In addition, he has had USTA sectional rankings in the Men's Open, 25, 30, 35 and 40 singles divisions. Dr. Caldwell has been a certified Professional 1 tennis teaching professional with the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) for more than 40 years and certified teaching professional with the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) for 7 years. In 2010, he was awarded the Tennis Educational Merit Award by the ITHF for his volunteer work on the Breaking the Barriers exhibit and with the USTA. In 2020, he was awarded the Sportsmen's Tennis and Enrichment Center Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Caldwell was inducted into the Black Tennis Hall of Fame in 2015 and the USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2021.

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