Mervin Heller, Jr.

Who is Mervin Heller, Jr.?

Mervin Heller was a president of the United States Tennis Association and completed his tenure in 2002. He began with the USTA in 1974 as President of the Lehigh Valley District Tennis Association. In 1991, he was first elected to the USTA Board of Directors, serving as its Secretary/Treasurer in 1993-1994. Then, in 1999, he became Vice President.

Heller was involved in various functions of the USTA. He was Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee, the Individual Membership Committee and Constitution and Rules Committee. He was also a member of the Nominating Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Long-Range Planning Committee and Executive Committee.

Heller was a former President, Vice President and Section Delegate of USTA Middles States Section. He was given the USTA Middle States Mangen Award for service to Middle States tennis in 1991. In 1998, Heller was inducted into the USTA Middle States Hall of Fame.

In 1992, Heller established the Berks County Tennis Association, a community tennis association serving his hometown of Reading, PA, as well as the surrounding communities. In 1999, the Reading Eagle-Times newspaper recognized him as one of the 50 most influential sports figures over the past 50 years in Berks County, Pennsylvania