About Todd Widom
My name is Todd Widom, and I am a private tennis coach in Western Broward County and since I was 7 years old I have taken all of the steps necessary to become a world class tennis player. While this journey cannot be described unless experienced, I have tried to provide some of my personal journey below.
I began playing junior tennis in South Florida from 1989-2001. I obtained a ranking in the top 5 in the United States in the Boys 16 and under division and in 2001 I held the number 1 ranking in the United States in the Boys 18 and under division. I was fortunate enough to receive a full athletic scholarship at the University of Miami and after playing two years under Coach Jay Berger, I decided to turn professional in 2003. While at the University of Miami, I received the honors of being named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the team and earned the All-American status both years while playing the number one singles slot for all matches.
After reaching the semifinals of the NCAA tournament, I felt that it was time to take my game to the next level and test my skills and abilities on the ATP Tour. Although difficult at times, the ATP Tour was extremely rewarding, and the life experiences I received while traveling on the ATP Tour for 6 years was priceless. Due to multiple injuries, my career was cut short and I decided to retire following the 2010 Australian Open. Upon retiring from the ATP tour, I continued with my passion for tennis and began coaching high level junior tennis players with the desire to fulfill their dreams and goals, whether aspiring to be a collegiate tennis player or become professional.
I was fortunate enough to have had an amazing system of family and coaches around me throughout my tennis career starting at the age of 7. Because I knew I was receiving top notch coaching and knowledge about how to do things the right way that would put me in a position to be successful after tennis I remained with the same coach throughout my tennis career. These morals and ethics are what I live my life by every day and try to pass along to my students. What I preach to my students is what I learned from the best tennis players and coaches in the world. I know I was blessed to be around the world's best tennis players and coaches and as an ATP professional, I learned a great deal on my own about what is required to be an elite tennis player.
As a private tennis coach, I always focus my attention on only a few students as I believe that this is the only way to produce top-notch elite players. The benefit of being coached in a small environment with direct coaching by me cannot be compared to learning at an academy.
Since retiring from the ATP tour, I became very interested in bodywork due to the amount of injuries that I endured and also the injuries my competitors had been faced with. Because of this, I became nationally certified in massage and bodywork. I am one of the few former professional tennis players in the world that has played at the highest professional level and is also authorized to attend to bodywork, sports injuries and sports biomechanics.
I emphasize private coaching and I take pride in the quality of coaching, not the quantity of students. Every workout, whether tennis or physical fitness, is geared towards the needs of that individual, as every tennis play is different and my eyes are concentrated on that student. In addition, the students have someone trained in bodywork to make sure that their bodies are well taken care of, because although tennis only lasts so long, hopefully your body holds up for a very long time.
I encompass every angle of tennis into my coaching and I take tremendous pride in what I do. I have a strong desire to assist junior players to improve, grow and bring them to a point of going to an excellent university for both tennis and higher learning or becoming a top notch professional tennis player.
Below are some articles featuring Todd during his professional career: