Maurice Hunter first picked up a racquet in the spring of 1968 in Detroit, Michigan. From that moment onward, tennis would remain a cornerstone of his life. After becoming a champion high school player, he pursued a collegiate career at Pepperdine University on a tennis scholarship, where he was coached by Larry Riggs, son of Hall of Famer Bobby Riggs.  

In 1979, after turning professional, Hunter became the first Black man to win the Michigan Open Tennis Championships. He reached a career high ranking of No. 309. However, Hunter’s true impact on the sport lies largely off the court, due to his extensive coaching and community efforts.   

Hunter spent more than 18 years developing community programs as Tennis Programs Supervisor for the County of Los Angeles, including Urban Legends and Superstars. He established his F.A.C.T. nonprofit (Future Athletic Champions of Tennis) organization in his hometown of Detroit and in California, which helped to provide and facilitate low cost instructional tennis programs for boys and girls, between the ages of 8-18. For 32 years, Hunter's organization gave over 1500 underserved youths the opportunity for tennis to impact their lives the same as it did his. He later revived the Los Angeles City College tennis program back after a 20-year hiatus, acting as their head coach. 

Hunter’s legacy of public service left a lasting impacted not only his local tennis community, but the sport as a whole.