James Cerretani Named PTR Male Player of the Year - Professional ...

Press Release
21 February 2012
For Immediate Release
James Cerretani Named
PTR Male Player of the Year
Hilton Head Island, SC - - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) will present its annual
awards this week during the 2012 PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event,
which includes 50-plus on court and classroom presentations for tennis teachers and
coaches, a tennis trade show and tournament is being held February 24-28, 2012, at the
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, in Orlando, Florida
James Cerretani, of Reading, Massachusetts, has been named PTR Male Player of the
Year. Currently ranked #60 in the world, Cerretani’s career high is #45.
A graduate of Brown University, in 2002 Cerretani helped the Men’s Tennis Team to its
first ever Ivy League Title, defeating Harvard in the final. He was named All Ivy League
in Singles and Doubles, and was raked as high as #7 (with Adil Shamasdin).
Cerretani turned pro in 2005, and won his first ATP World Tour Title in 2008, playing
with Hanescu, in Kitzbuhel, Austria. He went on to capture two more ATP World Tour
Titles, both in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2009, with Norman, and in 2011, with his
former college partner Shamasdin. Later that year, Cerretani made it to the Quarterfinal
round at Wimbledon.
His favorite moment on the Tour was defeating Roger Federer in front of a packed house
in Basel, Switzerland.
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Cerretani, who joined PTR while playing the US Open in 2011, is coached by Ales Reter,
and his sister, Chrissy Cerretani, who is also a member of PTR.
PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals with more than
14,000 members in 117 countries. It has the greatest percentage of multicultural and
women members of any such organization. PTR is dedicated to educating, certifying and
servicing tennis teachers and coaches around the world in order to grow the game.
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Contact: Peggy Edwards • PO Box 4739, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938 USA
843-785-7244 or 800-421-6289 • fax 843-686-2033 • peggy@ptrtennis.org • www.ptrtennis.org