# Travis Rettenmaier

Travis Rettenmaier (born August 6, 1983) is an American former professional tennis player and pickleball player. Rettenmaier's highest singles ranking was World No. 273 achieved on February 27, 2006. In doubles, his ranking was World No. 57, which he achieved on July 12, 2010. He was mainly active as a doubles player.
Rettenmaier in 2022 became the first owner/player of a Major League Pickleball team. As a co-owner of the Florida Smash (www.floridasmash.com) Rettenmaier made the finals of the first event at Dreamland in Dripping Springs, Texas. Rettenmaier played alongside JW Johnson, Lee Whitwell and Maggy Remynse.
Rettenmaier is now a full time professional pickleball player with an intense interest in the growth and business of pickleball.

## Career

Rettenmaier, coached by former touring pro Scott McCain, turned professional in 2002 and retired in 2012.
At 6-foot 2-inches, Rettenmaier was a right-hander. He was 2–2 on the ATP Tour in singles matches, and 16–28 in doubles.

## Personal life

Travis is the son of Tom and Karen Rettenmaier, and has one sister named Bettina. He started tennis when he was one, and enjoys hard and grass courts best. Aside from tennis, Rettenmaier enjoys basketball, golf, and ping-pong.
He entered UCLA at age 16 and competed for two years for the UCLA Bruins before turning pro.
Rettenmaier now resides in Saint Petersburg, Florida with his daughter Rowyn.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–1)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (1–1)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay | Santiago González | Tomasz Bednarek Mateusz Kowalczyk | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2010 | Newport, United States | 250 Series | Grass | Santiago González | Carsten Ball Chris Guccione | 3–6, 4–6 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 4 (2–2)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–1)
* ITF Futures (2–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2002 | USA F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Michael Tebbutt | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2005 | Great Britain F1, Leeds | Futures | Hard | Andrew Banks | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2007 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Harel Levy | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2008 | USA F7, Mobile | Futures | Hard | Ryler Deheart | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$ |

### Doubles: 39 (27–12)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (19–6)
* ITF Futures (8–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (19–9)
* Clay (7–2)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2001 | USA F28, Laguna Niguel | Futures | Hard | Diego Ayala | John Doran Nick Rainey | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2002 | USA F2, Delray Beach | Futures | Hard | Graydon Oliver | Karol Beck Ladislav Švarc | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jan 2002 | USA F3, Miami | Futures | Hard | Graydon Oliver | Pedro Braga Alessandro Guevara | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Mar 2002 | USA F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Graydon Oliver | Esteban Carril Trace Fielding | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 4–1 | Mar 2003 | USA F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Bruno Echagaray | Raven Klaasen Huntley Montgomery | walkover |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2003 | USA F13, Yuba City | Futures | Hard | Rylan Rizza | Marcus Fluitt Lesley Joseph | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Sep 2003 | USA F26, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | Robert Yim | Nenad Toroman Mirko Pehar | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Sep 2003 | USA F27, Ojai | Futures | Hard | Robert Yim | Julien Cassaigne Bruno Soares | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jun 2004 | Forest Hills, United States | Challenger | Grass | Michael Tebbutt | Brandon Coupe Justin Gimelstob | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Oct 2004 | France F17, Nevers | Futures | Hard | Eric Butorac | Bertrand Contzler Slimane Saoudi | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jan 2005 | Great Britain F1, Leeds | Futures | Hard | Eric Butorac | Frederik Nielsen Rasmus Nørby | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–5 | Jul 2005 | Tarzana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Nathan Healey Robert Smeets | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Aug 2005 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Tripp Phillips Huntley Montgomery | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | May 2006 | USA F10, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Robert Yim | Matej Bocko Daniel Wendler | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–6 | Mar 2008 | Canada F2, Montreal | Futures | Hard | Rylan Rizza | Milan Pokrajac Milos Raonic | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 9–7 | Mar 2008 | Canada F3, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard | Rylan Rizza | Daniel Chu Adil Shamasdin | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Loss | 9–8 | Apr 2008 | USA F7, Mobile | Futures | Hard | Rylan Rizza | Alexander Sadecky Izak van der Merwe | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 10–8 | Jun 2008 | Carson, United States | Challenger | Hard | Carsten Ball | Ryler Deheart Daniel King-Turner | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–8 | Aug 2008 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Carsten Ball | Brian Battistone Dann Battistone | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–8 | Nov 2008 | Nashville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Carsten Ball | Harsh Mankad Ashutosh Singh | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–8 | Mar 2009 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Ken Skupski | Sergey Bubka Alexander Kudryavtsev | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–8 | Mar 2009 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Eric Butorac | Ken Skupski Colin Fleming | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 15–8 | Apr 2009 | Monxa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | James Auckland | Dušan Karol Jaroslav Pospíšil | 7–5, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, [10–4] |
| Win | 16–8 | May 2009 | Savannah, United States | Challenger | Clay | Carsten Ball | Harsh Mankad Kaes Van't Hof | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16–9 | May 2009 | Carson, United States | Challenger | Hard | Carsten Ball | Harsh Mankad Frederik Nielsen | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–9 | Jun 2009 | Yuba City, United States | Challenger | Hard | Carsten Ball | Nathan Healey Adam Feeney | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–9 | Jul 2009 | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Carsten Ball | Brett Joelson Ryan Sweeting | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 19–9 | Aug 2009 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | James Cerretani | Peter Luczak Alessandro Motti | 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Win | 20–9 | Oct 2009 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Santiago González | Michael Quintero Aguilar Fernando Vicente | 1–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Loss | 20–10 | Oct 2009 | Sacramento, United States | Challenger | Hard | Santiago González | Lester Cook David Martin | 6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 21–10 | Jun 2010 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Santiago González | Sadik Kadir Purav Raja | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 21–11 | Jun 2010 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Santiago González | Fred Gil Christophe Rochus | 5–7, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 22–11 | Oct 2010 | Tiburon, United States | Challenger | Hard | Robert Kendrick | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Ryler Deheart | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 23–11 | Oct 2010 | Calabasas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ryan Harrison | Rik de Voest Bobby Reynolds | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 24–11 | Jan 2011 | Honolulu, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ryan Harrison | Robert Kendrick Alex Kuznetsov | walkover |
| Win | 25–11 | Apr 2011 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Simon Stadler | Travis Parrott Andreas Siljeström | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 25–12 | May 2011 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Santiago González | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6–2, 3–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 26–12 | Sep 2011 | İzmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Simon Stadler | Flavio Cipolla Thomas Fabbiano | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 27–12 | Jan 2012 | Honolulu, United States | Challenger | Hard | Amer Delić | Nicholas Monroe Jack Sock | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |