Jim Reffkin

Jim Reffkin has been a member of the USPTA for 49 years (since 1973).

USPTA Past Presidents (1986-88)

Jim was the director of tennis for the city of Tucson's Parks and Recreation Department and the Reffkin Tennis Center (renamed in his honor in 2009) for 40 years. He was named USPTA Professional of the Year in 1996 and he was inducted into the USTA Southwest Section Hall of Fame in 2005.

Inducted into the USTA Southern Arizona (SAZ) Tennis Hall of Fame 2013

For 20 years, Jim was the coach of the Salpointe High School Tennis teams in Tucson, Arizona as well as the head coach of the Pima Community College Women’s Team, winning two national NJCAA titles and numerous regional championships. He was the Athletic Director at Salpointe in the late 1960's. He instituted the first National Junior Tennis League (NJTL) Chapter in the Southwest Section. Jim served for two years as President of the USTA Southwest Section and for 2 years as President of the USPTA Southwest (1974-75). He has served on numerous Sections and USTA national committees over the years. Jim became the first USPTA Master Professional in the Southwest and was named the1996 USPTA National Professional of the Year. The International Tennis Hall of Fame awarded Jim the National "Education Merit Award". The USTA awarded him the "National Community Service Award". The awards, the offices, the different roles that Jim has played throughout his long and distinguished career in tennis are all due to his intense passion and love of the game of tennis.