2018 Hall of Fame
Joni Hannah, USPTA Member since 1993
Service to the USPTA (State, Section & National):
Teaching/ Coaching Accomplishments:
Playing Skills/Rankings:
Service to Allied Associations:
Awards and Honors:
Joni Hannah, USPTA Member since 1993
Service to the USPTA (State, Section & National):
- Member/Elite Professional – USPTA Mid-Atlantic Division (“MAPTA”); 1993 to Present
- Member – MAPTA Women’s Liaison/Diversity Committee; 2005 and 2006
- Event Planner – MAPTA LessonAid Tennis Clinics for Victims of Hurricane Katrina; 2005 (Raised Over $3000.00)
- Virginia President – MAPTA; 2007 to 2011
- Treasurer – MAPTA; 2010 and 2011
- Second Vice President – MAPTA 2012 and 2013
- President – MAPTA President 2014 and 2015 (First female President in MAPTA history)
- Event Planner - MAPTA Tennis Thanks the Troops Tennis Tournament; 2013 to 2016 (Raised Over $5,000.00)
- Member - USPTA National Compensation Committee; 2014
- Host – USPTA Certification Testing at Westwood Country Club; 2014 to Present (4 to 5 test dates per year)
- Host – USPTA Tennis Directors’ Workshops at Westwood Country Club; 2014 to Present
Teaching/ Coaching Accomplishments:
- Worked with numerous high level national junior players and high school players including:
- Mary Kovarik, Furman University (named Southern Conference Division Player of the Year); and achieved #1 Ranking in USTA Mid-Atlantic 18 and Under;
- Katie Blaszak, Vanderbilt and Duke University, 4-time Washington, D.C. All Met Player of the Year; K-Swiss National Indoors Champion; undefeated in high school career; and Ranked #5 in the USA in 18 and Under Singles; and
- Laura Reichert, University of North Carolina, 3-time All Met Player of the Year, Virginia State AAA High School Champion in Singles, Ranked #15 in USA in 18 a
Playing Skills/Rankings:
- Silver Medalist – National Sports Festival. Colorado Springs, CO; 1979
- Ranked #2 in Florida in Mixed Doubles, Open; 1980
- Four-year full scholarship player for Division I varsity college tennis team, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL; 1981 to 1984
- Singles Champion – USTA Mid-Atlantic 25 and Over Clay Court; 1993
- Singles Champion - USTA Mid-Atlantic 25 and Over Clay Court; 1994
- Doubles Champion – USTA Mid-Atlantic 25 and Over Clay Court; 1993
- Singles Champion – USTA Mid-Atlantic Open Clay Court; 1993
- Member of Championship Team – USTA 5.0 Nationals, San Antonio, TX; 1993
- Doubles Finalist – USTA National Grass Courts, 35 and Over, Merion, PA; 1997
- Singles Finalist – USTA National Grass Courts, 35 and Over, Merion, PA; 2001
- Doubles Champion – USTA National Grass Courts, 35 and Over, Merion, PA; 2001
- Doubles Champion – USTA Indoors, 40 and Over, Chicago, IL; 2002
- Singles Finalist – USTA Indoors, 40 and Over, Chicago, Ill; 2002
- Singles Finalist – USTA National Grass Courts, 40 and Over, Forest Hills, NY; 2002
- Doubles Finalist – USTA National Grass Courts, 40 and Over, Forest Hills, NY; 2002
- Singles Champion – USTA Indoors, 40 and Over, Chicago, IL; 2003
- Doubles Champion – USTA Indoors, 40 and Over, Chicago, IL; 2003
- Singles Finalist – USTA National Grass Courts, 40 and Over, Forest Hills, NY; 2003
- Ranked #1 in the USA in Singles and Doubles, 40 and Over; 2003
- Captain of Young Cup Championship Team, 40 and Over, Gladbeck, Germany; 2003
- Singles Finalist – USTA National Grass Courts, 40 and Over, Forest Hills, NY; 2003
- Captain of Young Cup 3rd Place Team, 40 and Over, Managvat, Turkey, 2004
- Captain of Young Cup 1st Place Championship Team, 40 and Over, Perth, Australia; 2005
- Ranked #7 in the World in International Tennis Federation Rankings, 40 and Over; 2005
- Singles Finalist – USPTA World Championship, 45 and Over, Tampa, FL; 2007
- Doubles Champion – USPTA World Championship, 40 and Over, Tampa, FL; 2007
Service to Allied Associations:
- Member – Mid-Atlantic Intersectional Teams; 1996 to 2006
- Member/Captain – Mid-Atlantic Sears Cup Teams; 2002 to 2012 (21 – 3 Overall Record)
- Member/Captain – Mid-Atlantic Addie Cup Teams; 2002 to 2014
- Member – Seeding Committee, National Senior Women’s Tennis Association; 2007 and 2008
- Member – USTA Senior Competition Committee; 2008 to 2014
- Vice Chairman – USTA Senior Competition Committee; 2012 to 2014
- Host - USTA Tennis Professionals Workshop at Westwood Country Club; 2013
- Messages – MAPTA ServiceLines Magazine
Awards and Honors:
- Teaching Pro of the Year – USTA Virginia Division; 2004
- Tennis Professional of the Year – USPTA Virginia; 2005
- Margaret Russo National Sportsmanship Award - National Senior Women’s Tennis Association; 2006
- Named one of the area’s ten greatest players and contributors in The Great Book of Washington, D.C. Sports Lists by Andy Pollin and Leonard Shapiro; 2008
- Tennis Professional of the Year – MAPTA; 2014
- USTA Mid-Atlantic Hall of Fame 2023 Centennial Class