Dan Markowitz

Dan played college tennis at SUNY Cortland (NY) and then played for a short stint on the Satellite Tour in 1987 in France and Portugal. His claim to fame was losing 6-0, 6-1 to the 15th-ranked player in France in Reims when Noah was #1, Leconte #2 and Forget #3. He also once hit a volley through Jimmy Connors’s legs when both were playing net in a exhibition doubles match. He has been writing about tennis for 25 years for Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, World Tennis, Tennis and Tennis Week magazines. Among his tennis journalism highlights: Interviewing and writing stories on Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi and Vince Van Patten, to name a few. In 2005, he co-wrote the tennis book, “Break Point” with Vince Spadea which at one point in 2006 was the #1 tennis book on Amazon.com. Dan considers himself a connoisseur of the minor leagues of tennis – the Futures and Challenger circuits – where the great stories of grit and passion reside: “I love everything about a tennis match from the action, the players’s personalities, the mood of the crowd and the tension created by the breaks in the game.”

6 comments

  • Andrew Miller · July 24, 2010 at 7:11 pm

    Dan: I really enjoyed Break Point!

  • Brett Bothwell · August 8, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    Hi Dan, Thanks so much for spending time play-testing the BOLT racs in Newport. Lots of fun watching you, and your son particularly,hit tennis balls out there on the great lawns of the Casino! I have some video of your son that you should have…and be sure to check out the pics in the blog on the website…www.boltadvance.com Regards, Brett

  • Fred Weiland · November 9, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    Dan,
    I was googling something for a story I am writing about baseball and came across your site . Good stuff.
    Hope all is well.
    Fred

  • Dan bern · December 31, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Hey dan, it was great to see you in nyc recently. Hope our paths cross again soon! -dbern

  • Ryan Balon · August 15, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    Dan-

    Its Ryan Balon from Newport, RI

    Call me at 401-575-9275 when time allows

    Speak to you soon

  • Christian Koskorelos · January 23, 2013 at 8:56 pm

    hi

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