He is a United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Master Professional, and seven-time USPTA national coach of the year who has trained five number one ranked players: Andy Roddick,[1] Jennifer Capriati,[2] Maria Sharapova,[3] Serena Williams,[4] and Venus Williams.

[citation needed] In the early 1970s Macci started his career as the tennis pro at Bob Schul's Sports Complex in Troy, Ohio.

[citation needed] He started the Rick Macci International Tennis Academy in 1985,[8] in Haines City, Florida, at the Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort, where two of his students were Tommy Ho and Jennifer Capriati[citation needed] In the summer of 1992, the Macci Academy moved to Delray Beach.

Over the course of his career, he coached many tennis players such as Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, Tommy Ho, Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati, Anastasia Myskina, Mary Pierce, Vince Spadea, Tornado Black, Sofia Kenin, Hurricane Black, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Vicky Duval, Karim Alami, Christian Ruud, Sofia Belinksi, Vlada Hranchar, Darwin Blanch, Alycia Parks and Tristan Boyer.

In the movie King Richard, about Venus and Serena Williams's father, his character was played by Jon Bernthal.