Greg Tebbe

Greg Tebbe is described by his friends and colleagues as “an incredible human being and role model” and “the greatest tennis event organizer that ever lived.”  His athletic and professional accomplishments are so varied and impressive that it’s difficult to know where to start!  By tracing his journey from his roots at Santa Barbara High School through his professional careers in both tennis and finance, one can start to grasp the impact he has had on our community and the world, and certainly understand why he is an honored inductee to the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame.

Greg attended Santa Barbara High School from 1978 to 1981, competing in varsity tennis and earning All Channel League honors.  He was co-captain in his senior year, a CIF finalist, and was a member of the boys teams that won the Channel League championship three times.  Following graduation, he continued his tennis career at Harvard while earning his BA in economics.  Later, he went on to play tennis professionally in France and Sweden, but the joy of the game never left.  He continued competing, even ranking in the top 20 nationally in his age group in 2014.

He is especially proud of competing with the nationally ranked Harvard tennis team and still recalls his first matches during his freshman year, traveling with the team to compete against Clemson University and the University of South Carolina.  Just as impressive as his individual accomplishments are the honors earned by the boys and girls varsity tennis teams he’s coached at Santa Barbara High School. 16 combined Channel League champions, a CIF team championship, and a multitude of other accolades have joined the trophy case under his tutelage.

Off the court, he was just as ambitious and successful, working his way up the ladder at Goldman Sachs from analyst to Partner and eventually serving as the head of the Global Foreign Exchange and Emerging Markets trading business.  His volunteer work with the Foundation for Santa Barbara High School and the Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons ensures the local tennis community will continue to grow and strengthen, affording more opportunities for our student-athletes.

Greg and his wife Daphne are also especially proud of their three children, Christina, Andrew, and Peter.  Like their father, they’ve all walked the halls of Santa Barbara High School and will surely follow in his footsteps as they build their own lists of accomplishments.  One colleague of his shares, “Greg has and continues to display an extraordinary level of integrity, dignity, humility, love, and commitment to everything he is connected to.”  The Round Table is honored and humbled to welcome such a deserving individual to our Hall of Fame.