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Born | May 5, 1987 |
Home town | Columbus, OH |
Alma mater | Northern Arizona University |
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Country | United States |
Sport | Tennis |
Trent Hayward is an American tennis player and performance coach.[1] He is a former world-ranked competitor, NCAA D-1 Team MVP, and Guinness World Record Breaker & Holder.[2]
Hayward began competing at age eight, and became a USTA player. In high school, Hayward moved to IMG Academy (of Bradenton, Florida) and became an International Tennis Federation (ITF) competitor.[3] He played NCAA D-1 Tennis for the Northern Arizona University ‘Lumberjacks’ earning Team most valuable player M.V.P. and All-Conference honors. He last competed professionally in 2016, and went on to break - and currently holds - the Guinness World Record for ‘Most Successful Tennis Serves in an Hour’ at 1,658.[4]
Hayward began coaching tennis at eight years old by volunteering with the Columbus (Ohio) Special Olympics Tennis Teams.[5] He is listed as a contact for ‘Altitudes Tennis’, a tennis business located in Sedona, Arizona featured by National Geographic Tourism.[6] He continues to direct tennis programs throughout Arizona as a performance coach.
Hayward is the son of Michael and Victoria Hayward of Columbus, Ohio.[citation needed]