Mark Wellington
United Kingdom
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Gerald is a veteran teaching professional and an expert in the field of stringing and racquet technologies, with over 20 years of experience in high-performance tennis. Gerald began his tennis career as a high ranked junior and satellite player, and was certified as a tennis professional at the age of 20. At the age of 17, Gerald was also certified by the United States Racquet Stringers Association (the governing body of professional racquet stringers) as a Master Racquet Technician, making him the youngest person ever to achieve this distinguished honor. Gerald has strung over 60,000 racquets in his 20 year career, including hundreds of tennis\’ top touring pros from Novak Djokovich and John Isner to Samantha Stosur and Monica Seles. Gerald currently owns two successful tennis pro shops in New Jersey, serves at the USRSA’s National Certification Tester, and continues to string on the ATP tour and teach part-time at WHRC.