Alexandra de Guzman is a Charlottesville-based coach with over two decades of experience in competitive tennis. 

As a junior growing up in New Jersey, Alex was a top five sectional singles player, and won a national USTA tournament in doubles.  She first came to Virginia to play NCAA Division I tennis at The College of William and Mary, where the team was ranked #8 in the nation. She graduated with a B.S. in Kinesiology and minor in Art and Art History. 

After graduating, Alex became William and Mary’s Women's Assistant Tennis Coach before joining the world-renowned Van Der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina as a tennis professional and travel tournament coach for its nationally-ranked juniors. Her tennis career then took her to the prestigious Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville. She is certified by the USPTA, PTR, and a Tennis Performance Specialist.

For two years, Alex pursued her dream of living abroad in Spain. In addition to continuing to teach tennis there, she taught English to businesses as an instructor as well as with The Spanish Ministry of Education. During her time in Spain, Alex developed the core tenets of her teaching philosophy: self-awareness, immersion, perspective, and empathy.

Her stint abroad was the experience of a lifetime, but Alex decided to move back to the U.S. to be closer to friends, family, and the community of Charlottesville, her adopted hometown. Back home, Alex further developed her business acumen, working at the intersection of her passions, and managing international university programs for an educational travel company.

Alex believes in the power of community involvement and networking and is a member of the Development Committee of the USTA Mid-Atlantic Region.