Bret Waltz

--Men’s Tennis Conditioning Coach A Big Part of the U.S. Open Behind the Scenes (by Rachel Phillips, Cronkite News/Aug. 31, 2020) Bret Waltz is in his first year as conditioning coach for the Sun Devil men’s tennis team.     The Scottsdale-based Waltz is a private physical therapist to players on the ATP and WTA Tour, and provided tournament coverage for USTA Pro Circuit tennis events. His responsibilities include coordinating and administering a comprehensive tennis-specific strength and conditioning program for elite athletes at the USTA Training Center – East location as well as work with other Sport Science staff to track, test and train elite level tennis players. He also does strength and conditioning work for tennis academies and tennis clubs.   Waltz currently works with American tennis player Jack Sock, who was ranked as high as #8 ATP in singles, and #2 ATP in doubles.