Inaugural Class
Feisal Hassan, Master Professional
Contributions to USPTA
Feisal Hassan, Master Professional
Contributions to USPTA
- USPTA Middle States Board Member, 2001 to 2010
- USPTA Director of Testing/Certification & Education for Middle States,
- 2001 to 2010
- USPTA Mid-Atlantic Education Chairperson, 2006-2019
- USPTA National Education Committee, 2004 to present
- USPTA Mid-Atlantic Education Committee Chairperson, 2006-present
- USPTA National Testing Committee, 2011 to present
- USPTA National Diversity Committee, 2009 to 2011
- USPTA National Education Committee, 2004 to present;
- Co-chair of National Education Committee and College Curriculum Committee, 2011 to present
- USPTA Ambassador, 2008 to present
- USPTA Stroke Analysis Committee, 2007
- USPTA Development Coach National Trainer, 2004-2008
- USPTA National Specialty Course Director for 18 courses, 1999 to present.
- 35 Specialty courses conducted (year-to-date)
- Current USPTA National & Division Tester 1997 to present
- USPTA Director of Testing/Certification & Education for Middle States, 2001 to 2010
- USPTA divisional convention director, 2005 to 2010
- Seventeen (17) USPTA World Conferences attended:
- Honored as an outstanding USPTA member National Awards/ Recognition:
- 2011 Racquet Sports Industry Champions of Tennis Award-USPTA Member of the Year
- 2011 USPTA Alex Gordon Professional of the Year.
- 2002 USPTA National Education Merit Award recipient
- 1999 National USPTA Industry Excellence Award: recognized for excellence in grassroots tennis promotion
- 1998 Runner-up for National USPTA Industry Excellence Award
- Tennis Industry’s 40 Under 40: August, 2000- Voted by Tennis Industry magazine as one of the top 40 men and women under 40 years old who have had and will continue to have a strong influence in the sport and in the business of tennis- nationally and internationally into the new century.
- 8-time USPTA Career Development Program
- 2010 National Top-10 point holder in USPTA‟s Career Development Program
- 2009 National Top-10 point holder in USPTA‟s Career Development Program
- 2008 National Top-10 point holder in USPTA‟s Career Development Program
- 2007 National Top-10 point holder in USPTA‟s Career Development Program
- 2005 National Top-10 point holder in USPTA‟s Career Development Program
- 2002 USPTA National Education Merit Award
- 2002 National Top-10 point holder in USPTA‟s Career Development Program
- 2000 National Top-10 point holder in USPTA‟s Career Development Program
- 5-time Honored as USPTA member in state/division:
- 2010 USPTA Middle States Tester of the Year
- 2008 USPTA Middle States Tester of the Year
- 2002 USPTA Middle States Tester of the Year
- 2001 USPTA Middle States Tester of the Year
- 1999 USPTA Mid-Atlantic Tester of the Year
- 10-time Selected Professional of the Year for state/division:
- 2010 USPTA Mid-Atlantic Pro of the Year
- 2009 USPTA Virginia Pro of the Year
- 2008 USPTA Mid-Atlantic Pro of the Year
- 2007 USPTA Virginia Pro of the Year
- 2006 USPTA Mid-Atlantic Pro of the Year
- 2004 USPTA Mid-Atlantic Pro of the Year
- 2002 USPTA Middle States Pro of the Year
- 1998-1999 USPTA Mid-Atlantic Pro of the Year
- 1998 USPTA Virginia Pro of the Year
- 1996-1997 USPTA Mid-Atlantic Pro of the Year
- Contributions to USTA
- USTA/Middle States Player Development Committee, 2000 – 2002
- Board of Directors, USTA/AMD, 2000 – 2002
- USTA High Performance Coach, 1st graduating class of the High
- Performance program, 2000
- National Trainer, USTA Quickstart (QST) Program, 2006 to present
- High Performance QST USTA National Trainer, 2006 to 2010
- National Trainer, USTA Recreation Coach, 2002 to present
- Coach, USTA Competitive Training Center, 2000-2001
- Coach, 2002 USTA Intersectional and Zonal Team , 1997, 2000, 2001
- Speaker at eighteen (18) regional/national USTA workshops
- Host of 80 USTA tournaments
- Richmond Athletes with Disabilities (RAD) committee member for Bone Marrow Transplant Tournament and RAD Wheelchair
- Tournaments, 1994-1997
- Area Head Verifier, USTA NTRP for Richmond, 1995-1999
- Mid-Atlantic USTA NTRP Verifier, 1988-1999
- USTA Senior League Club Coordinator, 1995-1999
- USTA Mixed Doubles League Club Coordinator, 1995-1999
- World Team Tennis League Coordinator, 1995-1999
- Organizer/assistant Trigon Challenge Tennis Tournament, 1994-1999
- Referee, USTA- 1997-1999 20
- Recipient of the 1999 USPTA Industry Excellence Award