TRACI GREEN, PLAYER AND CONTRIBUTOR

 

 

 

Philadelphia native Traci Green is in her 18th season as the head women's tennis coach at Harvard University. Before her time at Harvard, Green coached the women's tennis team at Temple University for three years. During her junior tennis career, she was a two-time member of the US Junior National Team. Green had a successful career as a college player at the University of Florida, where she was a member of the Gators' 1998 NCAA championship team. She currently serves on the USTA Board as a Presidential Appointee, on the board of the Black Women in Sport Foundation, and as Vice Chair of the Sportsmen's Tennis and Enrichment Center.

 

She currently serves on the USTA Board as a Presidential Appointee, on the board of the Black Women in Sport Foundation, and as Vice Chair of the Sportsmen's Tennis and Enrichment Center.

 

Throughout Green’s junior tennis career, she was a highly-ranked local and national player and a two-time member of the US Junior National Team. These successes led her to more accolades and awards as a collegiate athlete at the University of Florida. She was a member of the Gators' 1998 NCAA championship team, won two ITA national indoor
championships and was ranked No. 5 nationally in doubles and No. 12 in singles during the 1999-2000 season. She also ranks among Florida's career leaders in singles and doubles wins and was a three-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in both singles
and doubles.

After graduating from Florida, Green attended Temple University for graduate work, where she was the volunteer assistant coach for the women’s tennis team. The following year she became a graduate assistant, and with her master’s degree in Sports Administration in hand and a new found love of coaching, she eventually went on to coach the Temple University women’s tennis team for three years.

Green then moved to Harvard, and now boasts an 18-year record that speaks for itself. She has 190 wins, and is only the second coach in Harvard women's tennis history to earn triple-digit victories. In the fall of 2021, Green added The Ragatz Family Harvard Women's Coach of Excellence to her title.

Most recently, Green led her team to a historic 2023-24 season, finishing the year 19-5 and 5-2 in the conference, with a program record of 14 consecutive victories. Harvard ultimately finished second in the conference and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking its first appearance since 2010. The team finished its historic season ranked No. 41 in the final ITA Division I Women's Team Rankings.