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Andy Roddick, , , to name a few. He represented Team USA at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and in 2004 in Athens, and reached a career high 10th position in the ATP Champions Race in 2003, as well as a career high ATP World ranking of 18 in 2005. Currently residing in Los Angeles, monarchs of the court Vince makes impromptu Hamptons appearances, often to get in some serious doubles action with his good friend Heinz, but pre- By Janet Alexander fers to say that he is “global.” Tim Lobello played his way through small international ATP events, before becoming a Hamptons club darling. He land- ed a job as director of a highly prestigious club for the who’s who of Wall Street, but instead chose 20 of his best clients and some of the most talented professionals he knew to create his own business, built on trust and personal attention. He endeared himself so com- tennis and ski company. In pletely to his clients that Stephen Schwarzman, the “King of Wall t comes but once a year — the season of sun, surf, and set I addition to recommending its Street,” convinced him to try his hand at finance. Tim has since points — when the Hamptons becomes the hottest destination for performance-proven racquets, carved out a new career for himself as the managing director of a Club Yacht Montauk tennis professionals, amateurs, and enthusiasts. And among those Heinz also avidly endorses its top Manhattan-based commercial real estate firm. who find themselves courtside more than seaside this summer, one new tennis clothing line, which Marjan “Marian” Kaljaj is a humble professional. He grew up name has a grip on the East End tennis scene unlike anyone else: is available at Paragon Sports playing in Montenegro (in the former Yugoslavia) — the home of Heinz Haas. Ever since arriving from his native Sydney, Australia Store in Union Square and on many tennis greats, including Novak Djokovic and Monica Seles in 2001, this seasoned tennis professional has become a beloved tenniswarehouse.com. Hitting — and says that at age 12, the racquet and ball became his best staple of the Hamptons tennis community. USPTA Certified and the sweet spot of his racquet friend. Just three years later, to take his game to the next level, Mar- with more than a decade of professional instruction experience at as well as knowing the tennis ian moved to the to compete in juniors and Division such prestigious tennis clubs as the Riviera Country Club in Los sweet spots of the Hamptons, I college tennis. After a post-graduation professional stint, Marian Angeles, Town Tennis Club, Manhattan Plaza Racquet Club, and Heinz recommends visit- started teaching tennis, at 23, to support his career. Over the past the legendary Tennisport, Heinz also has been a practice partner Jonsson Fredrik ing Sportime, Bath & Tennis, nine years, he’s built a loyal clientele and currently instructs at the for John McEnroe, among other tour players. Buckskill Tennis Club, East Hampton Indoor Tennis (EHIT), Tennis Club of Riverdale (TCR) in the Bronx, where he develops Heinz first picked up a racquet at 14, yet he subsequently Meadow Club, and Maidstone Club. Heinz also recommends Sag ranked juniors who compete in USTA national tournaments. achieved a top 10 Australian junior national ranking. Heinz is an Harbor Park Tennis and Montauk Yacht Club, both managed by Heinz regularly participates in charity and Pro-Am events and exemplar of hard work and love of the game. Competing in ATP/ Annacone Tennis Management (ATM), owned and operated by will be supporting Richard Branson’s famed Necker Cup Pro-Am ITF tournaments before transitioning to a full-time career serving Paul and Steve Annacone, and open to non-members. Paul for- Tennis Tournament, for which he is recruiting amateurs and spon- an exceptional NYC- merly coached and currently coaches . sors. and Hamptons-based Heinz says, "To be the best, you have to learn from the best.” [email protected] clientele, Heinz’s repu- Social Life Magazine got in touch with this pro-athlete and man- tation has grown to at- about-town to find out who are this year’s hottest tennis pros in the tract myriad celebrities, Hamptons. including Val Kilmer, Born in Malmo, Sweden, Fredrik Jonsson started playing ten- Katie Couric, David nis at the Swedish National Tennis Academy when he was 10, and Duchovny, Tommy later became the No.1 junior (ages 14–18) in his home country. He Hilfiger, Stanley Tucci, won the European championship with the Swedish national team, and most recently, Jack played all four Grand Slams, was a member of the Swedish Davis Huston of “Boardwalk Cup team, and reached the third round of the U.S. Open. After Empire,” recording art- an eight-year ATP tour, becoming a top 100 in the ATP World ist Sir Ivan, and Ramo- ranking, Fred retired in 2004. He then taught at Tennisport before na Singer of “The Real moving to New York's exclusive tennis and squash club, CityView Housewives of New Racquet Club in Long Island City. York City.” Vince Spadea has career wins over almost every top player in the Heinz is sponsored world: Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, , , by Head, the Austrian Heinz Haas Private grass court tennis Private

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