Joe D'Aleo
Director
Joe D’Aleo, is the Director of Tennis at TOPS’L Beach & Racquet Resort in Miramar Beach, FL. He has been at TOPS’L since 1995 and has been an integral part of making this one of the best tennis resorts in the country. His passion and devotion to the game has given him an accomplished tennis background as a player, coach, and teacher.
Joe started playing tennis at the age of 3 in Miami Beach, FL with his parents and played his junior tennis mostly in the south and was ranked #5 in the state of Georgia in 1989 which led him to play collegiate tennis singles and doubles for Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He has coached many state and nationally ranked juniors and adults during his career. In 2003, voted Best of the Emerald Coast teaching professional. Certified with the USPTA as an Elite Professional for 30 years and nominated USPTA Florida division 2006-2007 District pro of the year for the Panhandle. Awarded USPTA FL District President of the year in 2011 and 2012 and received the prestigious honor of USTA FL & USPTA FL service award in 2011. He was the USPTA FL District President for District 1 from 2010 – 2013 and currently on the USPTA FL board as Past President. Joe served as the USPTA Florida President from 2020 -2023. Tournament director for the Helen Drake Invitational Tennis tournament one of the largest USTA adult tournaments in the state of Florida with over 250 players each year. The Helen Drake has been awarded three times the most recent in 2013 for the AL Mills Memorial Adult Tournament of the Year by USTA FL. His knowledge of the game has made TOPS’L one of the resorts voted a Top 50 tennis resort and TOP 5 Doubles Resort by Tennis Magazine and 14 years in a row ranked by Tennis Resorts Online as a TOP 25 U.S. Tennis Resort in the world!