Playing career
Martin was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, and played tennis for two years at Northwestern University before turning professional in 1990. His parents lived in Lansing, Michigan, where Martin went to nearby East Lansing High School. At Northwestern, he was a member of theGrand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
Other significant finals
Grand Slam Cup finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Masters Series finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
ATP career finals
Singles: 20 (8 titles, 12 runner-ups)
Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 4 (2–2)
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Top 10 wins
Post-playing
Martin participates on the Outback Champions Series tennis event for the former members of the ATP tour. /sup> Martin finished 2006 ranked third and 2007 ranked first in the Outback Series.Senior tour titles
* 2006: Champions Cup Boston – defeated John McEnroe 6–3, 4–6, 0–8* 2007: Gibson Guitars Champions Cup – defeated McEnroe 7–5, 7–5 * 2008: The Oliver Group Champions Cup – defeated McEnroe 6–3, 6–1Coaching
After his playing career, Martin coached Mardy Fish, World #18 from 2004-2007 then Novak Djokovic, World#1 from 2009-2010. Martin credits his own development to coaches Rick Ferman, youth coach and mentor; Jose Higueras, coach and teacher throughout professional career; and Dean Goldfine who coached Martin for seven years. In 1993, he founded Todd Martin Youth Leadership, in his hometown of Lansing, Michigan that serves at risk youth and provides tennis, education and leadership programming to over 10,000 children to date. He continues to volunteer his time and visits when able.CEO, International Tennis Hall of Fame
The ITHF stewards the history of tennis, honors the players and contributors to the sport of tennis. As CEO, Martin drives globalization, leading all elements of the 501c3 nonprofit business, strategic planning, revenue generation, and ambassadorial duties. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the seven-acre national historic landmark including an American Alliance of Museums accredited museum, a 20 court public tennis facility, an ATP Tour professional tournament, and enshrinement process.Volunteer Service
Martin's foray into leadership came as president of the ATP Player's Council. Elected by the players, Martin served as the primary player advisor to ATP player relations, executive leadership and board of directors. He was the media spokesperson for all ATP Tour players' affairs and led meetings of the player council and general player body. Martin volunteered his time for the board of directors of the USTA (post-playing career) for more than a decade. Martin serves on the board of directors for the Tennis Industry Association, and he is on the Oracle US Tennis Awards advisory council. After his playing career, he did public speaking for corporations and organizations such as Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, USTA and ITA. He was a booth and studio analyst for various television, radio and web broadcasters to include CBS Sports Net, ESPN.com, and Tennis Channel. Martin wrote several publications for USA Today and Tennis Magazine. He participated and consulted for a variety of events for charities, schools and corporations to include Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Fidelity Investments. He remains as board director of the Tennis Industry Association and is a member of advisory staff for RacquetFit.Honors and awards
Martin has been inducted into several Hall of Fames including those of Northwestern University (2001), Greater Lansing Sports (2002), Intercollegiate Tennis Association (2007), and the USTA Midwest (2008). Martin was the recipient of the ATP's Most Improved Player Award (1993), ATP Sportsmanship Award (1993, 1994) and the International Club’s prestigious Jean Borotra Sportsmanship Award (2002) and the ATP World Team Cup Fair Play Award (2003).Family
Martin married his wife in December of 2000. Together, the pair have three children, Jack, Cash & Gwen.References
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Todd American male tennis players American tennis coaches Northwestern Wildcats men's tennis players Olympic tennis players of the United States People from East Lansing, Michigan People from Hinsdale, Illinois Tennis people from Illinois Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1970 births Living people Novak Djokovic coaches