Background
Widom is the son of Eloise of Coral Springs.
Widom is the son of Eloise of Coral Springs.
Widom trains in Pembroke Pines with coach Pierre Arnold, and attended and played at the University of Miami from 2001-2003.
He is coaching junior tennis players while simultaneously going to school and working to receive his massage therapy license. He is an avid sports fan and in his spare time enjoys golf and fishing. During this time, he was recognized as "Most Outstanding Player" at the Big East Tournament and named to the United States of America Tennis Collegiate Team.
Widom reached a career high singles ranking of 200 in July 2006 and a doubles ranking of 162 in April 2009.
Despite the fact that in three years Widom has suffered from eye cancer, two knee injuries, and inflammation in his elbow, he has recovered and continues to play and travel across the world regularly. The following month, Widom went back to California and qualified for the Association of Tennis Professionals Masters 1000 at Indian Wells.
He started by beating Iván Navarro in straight sets and eventually lost to 12th ranked David Ferrer. This turn of events prompted Entertainment and Sports Programming Network to report that "a red-headed, blue-eyed journeyman from Coral Springs, Florida, made the largest leap of any player on the ultimate tennis ladder.
After a series of outrageous misfortunes, Todd Widom did something extraordinary: He reached the quarterfinals of the Systems, Applications and Products Open in San Jose.".