Living at The 45º with AJ Chabria: Tennis Ambassador

AJ Chabria has played, covered and coached at tennis events all around the globe.He has enjoyed a 26 year career as Head Professional/Racquet Sports Director at two historic clubs in California and Texas.AJ is a contributing editor at TennisPlayer.net -- the top tennis instructional site in the world, according to Forbes.He co-hosts the At The Net Podcast, does court-side commentary with Tex-Mex Productions, coaches elite players, customizes frames for college and tour players, and serves as teacher tester for the USRSA's Master Racquet Technician program.AJ has been fortunate enough to conduct events with some of the foremost names in tennis, including Venus Williams, Mats Wilander, and John McEnroe.His wife and family are all tennis fans. In 2001, the couple honeymooned in Paris (it just happened to be during Roland Garros). Not sire how that materialized.A board member of the award-winning Texas division of the USPTA, he serves as VP of Education, and liaison to the national office of the USPTA Foundation, the PTA's fundraising arm for great causes like Aceing Autism, the Mardy Fish Foundation, and various tennis-related disaster relief efforts.AJ still hits with wooden frames. He is most proud of his vintage racquet collection which dates back to 1905, thanks to his father, grandfather, and great grandfather's love for racquet sports.Besides the four Grand Slams, his favorite kind of tennis is team tennis (Davis Cup, Fed Cup, and NCAA tennis).Hobbies include art, broadcasting, writing, music, car culture, standup and improv comedy.Favorite players:Ashe, Goolagong, Vilas, McEnroe, Navratilova, Noah, Sabatini, Ríos, Becker, Sampras, Kuerten, Federer, and Kyrgios.