2013 Tennis Hall of Fame
2013 Section Annual Awards
Ala Moana Hotel | November 23, 2013
Section Service Awards
Kahiau: A Tennis Foundation, is responsible for establishing the criteria and handling the selection of inductees to the USTA Hawaii
Pacific Section Tennis Hall of Fame. There are two Tennis Hall of Fame awards recognized among the community:
Service and Player. The Service Award honors a volunteer, official, coach or individual who has made outstanding contributions to
tennis. The Player Award commemorates an individual that is recognized for outstanding competitive achievements with considerations of
sportsmanship and character. In 2013, the USTA Hawaii Pacific Section proudly inducted two fine recipients for each category:
2013 TENNIS
HALL OF FAME
Helen Young
Kauai
Sam Caldwell
Service Recipient
Sam Caldwell began his tennis volunteer career in
the mid-1960s when his two daughters began to play
competitively. A social player himself, he saw the need
for some additional organization and oversight to bring
further structure to the tennis community – so he
volunteered to help.
Over the next 30+ years, he was a fixture at local
tournaments, assisting with draws, helping at the
scheduling desk, and serving as tournament referee.
He helped to develop the Hawaii Tennis Umpires
Association that trained and supplied umpires for
local and national tournament events. His volunteerism
culminated with him serving as Hawaii Pacific Sectional
Delegate for four years in the mid-90s.
Sam worked for tennis in Hawaii when “shorts were
short” and t-shirts had collars. From the early days at
the McKinley High School gym with Roscoe Tanner
and Billie Jean King, to the stadium at Royal Lahaina
Hotel with Jimmy Connors and John Newcombe, Sam
was there as Tournament Referee. He remembers the
“streaker” at the Hawaii Leis’ World Team Tennis match
at Blaisdell Center and how Lei’s team member, Ross
Case, was stopped at the door by security, insisting that
he be let inside as “one of the ply-ers – Caise, Ross
Caise” in