Louisiana

Chanda Rubin, Louisiana, 2009

Chanda Rubin, Louisiana, inducted in 2009

Turned pro after winning the 1992 Wimbledon Junior Championships and played in all the grand slams, reached the singles semifinals of the 1996 Australian Open, the singles quarterfinals of the French Open 3 times and won the 1996 Australian Open doubles title
Won 7 singles titles on the WTA Tour, including Madrid, Los Angeles and Eastbourne (twice), 10 doubles titles, 399 singles matches, the 1995 WTA Most Improved Player Award, qualified for the season-ending Tour Championships 4 times and ranked number 6 in the world in singles and number 9 in doubles in 1996
Designated funds from her Federation Cup play to support the International Tennis Foundation junior circuit tournaments played in the South and founded the Chanda Rubin Tennis and Scholarship Foundation
Received the 1997 Arthur Ashe Leadership Award for commitment to community involvement and children’s programs and named 1998 Most Caring Athlete by USA Weekend for humanitarian efforts in working with disabled and disadvantaged children
Awards include 1995 ATA Athlete of the Year, 1996 U. S. Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year, 2003 USTA Service Bowl, 2008 Danzig Trophy and 2008 Gene Scott Renaissance Award
Served as an Elite Athlete on the USTA Board of Directors for 3 terms
Inducted into the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2013

Kay McDaniel, Louisiana, inducted in 2007

Purchased her first tennis racquet at age 11in Shreveport with 50 Green Stamp books and soon became a top junior player earning the number 1 ranking in the USTA Southern 14U, 16U and 18U girls divisions
Played number 1 singles at Louisiana State University, earned 3 time All-American honors and reached the singles semifinals of the National Collegiate Tournament
Joined the professional tour and competed in 6 Wimbledon Championships, 6 U. S. Opens and 3 French Opens and earned a world ranking of number 30 in singles and number 20 in doubles
Won a Virginia Slims singles title in Atlanta and doubles titles in Houston and Las Vegas
Won the award for the “Fastest Serve in Women’s Tennis”
Coached the Lee University tennis team and was named the Tennessee-Virginia Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
Honored by the Louisiana governor and Council on Physical Fitness and Sport with an Outstanding Achievement Award

Nehemiah Atkinson, Louisiana, inducted in 1997

Avid tennis player since the 1940’s who specialized in singles competition
Director of Tennis for the City of New Orleans for 22 years
Won over 15 Southern Singles Championships and several Silver Balls as a finalist at USTA National Championships
Represented Louisiana at Senior Cup competition, captain of the Southern 75’s team at the USTA Intersectional Team competition, 1993 USPTR Player of the Year and winner of the 1996 USPTR Men’s 70 singles title
Recipient of the inaugural Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award and the T. N. Touchstone Memorial Trophy presented annually to a Southern senior player who displays outstanding sportsmanship and support of tennis in the South
Played on the 1999, 2000 and 2001 United States Gardner Mulloy Cup Team which won the competition in 2001 to become world champions in the Men’s 80’s
Inducted into the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 1986

Ernest M. Sutter, Louisiana, inducted in 1996 Ernest Sutter

All-American at Tulane University
Won 2 consecutive National Intercollegiate Singles Championships in 1936 and 1937
Won the 1936 Southern Singles and Doubles Championships and the 1937 Southern Doubles Championships
Ranked in the top 6 in singles in the South between 1934 and 1939 and #1 in the South in doubles in 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1939
Ranked #21 in the nation in 1936 and #22 in 1937
Won the 1961 National Senior Doubles Championships with his brother Cliff
Inducted into the National Collegiate Hall of Fame, the Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame

Linda Tuero , Louisiana, inducted in 1995

Won 6 national junior titles, including the USTA Girls 14U Singles Championships, Girls 16U Singles and Doubles Championships and the Girls 18U Clay Court Championships
First woman to receive an athletic scholarship to Tulane University, first woman to play on a varsity team and the first woman to receive a varsity letter
While at Tulane achieved a #1 women’s world ranking in the 21U division and won the 1969 and 1970 U. S. Amateur and 1970 U. S. Open Clay Courts
Turned pro in the early 1970’s and reached a ranking of number 10 in the world in 1972 when she won the Italian Open
Member of the 1972 and 1973 United States Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams and served as captain of the Federation Cup team in 1973
Competed in all the grand slam tournaments, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 1971 French Open
Inducted into the Tulane University Athletic Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985