PEOPLE TON ROELANDSE Originally from the Netherlands, Ton now resides in Miami and is a prominant member at the Cliff Drysdale Tennis managed resort, The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, Miami.
Cliff Drysdale Tennis facilities extend across the United States and internationally, but we recognize we would be nothing without the guests and members that play tennis with us every day. Our members and guests are part of the CDT family and form a bond with our staff at each location. Members like Ton Roelandse embody what our CDT family so great. Ton is a longtime resident of Coconut Grove, Miami. He has played tennis at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, Miami for the last 15 years. He loves to play and enjoys his time on the picturesque courts, as well as experiencing the game with other locals, resort guests, and the local pros. Tennis has been an integral part of Roelandse’s life since he was a young child. He remembers hitting against a wall with a wooden racquet before switching to play competitive squash in the Netherlands in his early 20’s.
EMBODY the CDT FAMILY LIFESTYLE Highlighting Ton Roelandse
Ton grew up in The Hague, Netherlands, and he has been traveling the world and lived in many countries throughout his career as a management and technology consultant. He has called Miami home since 1996 when he came to complete work for a local utility company. Once Ton started living in Miami, he switched back to playing tennis because he loved being outside. He found The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, Miami Tennis Garden through his then fiancée, now wife of 13 years, Monica. He religiously returns to these courts two or three times a week. He and Monica used to play singles and friendly doubles together before having two boys, now 7 and 8. Ton lives a short 20-minute drive away from The RitzCarlton, Key Biscayne – over the Rickenbacker Causeway that connects Miami to Key Biscayne. He described the scenic drive with palm trees and beaches as “extremely relaxing and adds to the enjoyment of going to tennis.” Nowadays, he takes private lessons and enjoys the morning group clinics that are “good competitive fun, that we all take extremely seriously” with his friends that he has made on the tennis courts.
By Katie Steck 36
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