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U S P T A
As of January 1, 2011, USPTA will offer a new membership
classification- Accredited Professional Coach.
The APC will require continuing education in order to
maintain and is available for all Professional level
members (P3, P2, P1 and Master Pro).
Our ‘Spotlight Professional’ this issue
is Sue Bartlett, Director of Tennis for
Girls Preparatory School in
Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sue is originally
from England and as a high school student
there, played varsity sports in tennis, netball,
field hockey, track and swimming. She
was a nationally ranked (17) junior tennis
player as well as a judo competitor.
Sue came to the US in 1977 to attend the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on a
tennis scholarship. She excelled at tennis, garnering
All-American honors in 1979 and with
her team winning the AIAW National Team
Championships in 1978. She also excelled as
a student graduating with Cum Laude honors.
In 1981 she married Bill Bartlett and in 1989
they had daughter Claire Marie who, coached
by mom, attained a USTA National Ranking of
No. 6 in Girls 18s and after a year at the
University of Virginia transferred to the
University of Florida. Claire was a member of
Florida’s 2010 NCAA runner-up team. In 2003,
Sue and Claire won the National
Mother/Daughter Clay Court Championships
in Florida.
When not coaching and serving her community,
USPTA and USTA Southern, Sue continues
to set high standards as a player. She has represented
Tennessee and USTA Southern as a
Senior Cup player in 35s and 45s at both the
section level and at the National Team
Intersectional’s, winning 5 times. Sue has also
The APC is earned by accumulating 20 continuing
education units within a two-year period, and take the
Professional Tennis coaches Academy 1 course and
pass a competency exam with a score of 80 percent or
higher.
Continuing education opportunities include:
• Attending USPTA seminars at the World
Conference or at a Division Conference
represented her native Great Britain in the
Maria Bueno Cup in 2009 and 2010 for 50 and
over players, winning the cup in 2009 and
coming in second in 2010. She has also won
numerous USPTA National titles, most notably
the National 35’s Hardcourts and 35’s National
Championships in 1993.
As mentioned before, Sue gives back to her
community. In 1991, she started the
Association of Chattanooga Tennis Pros. That
group ran junior development programs and
gave free clinics all over the city. She also ran
the Make a Wish Tennis Tournament for 2
years to benefit children with life threatening
illnesses. In 2007-08, she taught tennis via the
Inner City Ministry at First Centenary United
Methodist Church.
Sue has also been a USPTA Southern Board
member, a USTA Tennessee Endorser and is
now on the USTA Southern Junior
Competition Committee. She is a USTA High
Performance Coach and received the Mental
Training Certification at the Human
Performance Institute in Orlando.
It is apparent that one common thing frames
this exceptional tennis professional – excellence.
Sue exemplifies being the best that she
can be at her profession, in her community
and with her family. USPTA Southern Division
is proud to spotlight her and her accomplishments.
• USPTA specialty courses
• Completing USTA Sports Science Exams
• USTA High Performance education
• Off-site DVD seminars
• CPR certification
• USRSA certification
• USPTA Competitive Player Development
Workshops
• Other educational opportunities may be
submitted for review by the USPTA Education
Committee.