Tennis academy in Biot, France
The Mouratoglou Tennis Academy is a tennis academy and training center in
Biot ,
Alpes-Maritimes , France. Originally named the Bob Brett Academy , it was founded in 1996 by
Patrick Mouratoglou and
Bob Brett .
History
In 1996,
Patrick Mouratoglou convinced veteran coach
Bob Brett to start a tennis academy together in
Montreuil , originally named the Bob Brett Academy.
[1]
[2]
[3] The two partnered together for six years, with Brett teaching Mouratoglou the basics of coaching.
[4]
[5] After Brett left the academy, Mouratoglou changed its name to the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy,
[6] and it was eventually relocated to
Biot , on the
French Riviera , in 2016.
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[8]
The Mouratoglou Tennis Academy hosts the
Verrazzano Open on the
ATP Challenger Tour
[9] and the French Riviera Open, a
wheelchair tennis tournament.
[10] It also hosted three editions of the
Ultimate Tennis Showdown in 2020 and 2021.
[11]
[12]
International expansion
Since 2020, the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy has opened five tennis centers outside of France:
Yuan Li Sports Center,
Beijing , China
[13]
Costa Navarino,
Gargalianoi , Greece
[14]
Cala di Volpe ,
Sardinia , Italy
[15]
Epsom College ,
Bandar Enstek , Malaysia
[16]
Jumeirah Beach Hotel ,
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[17]
Notable players
References
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^ Spits, Scott (6 January 2021).
" 'A true blue Aussie': Tennis greats pay tribute to coach Bob Brett" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 13 April 2024 .
^ Mouratoglou, Patrick (17 August 2021).
"Becoming a Coach Wasn't Part of the Plan" . LinkedIn . Retrieved 13 April 2024 .
^ Clarey, Christopher (27 June 2015).
"Serena Williams and 'Le Coach' Seek a New Wimbledon Triumph" . The New York Times . Retrieved 13 April 2024 .
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"Le French Riviera Open fin septembre à Sophia-Antipolis" . Sportmag (in French). Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
^ Rossingh, Danielle (23 August 2020).
"Patrick Mouratoglou On Why His Ultimate Tennis Showdown Is Here To Stay" . Forbes . Retrieved 11 April 2024 .
^ Oddo, Chris (9 March 2021).
"UTS back in 2021 with a "Masters" and a new league, at least three Top 20 present in April" . Tennis Majors . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Avila, Cristhián (14 July 2023).
"Mouratoglou's Academy signs up in agreement with Yuan Li Sports in order to help grow tennis in China despite recent Peng Shuai issues" . TennisUpToDate . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Gerassimou, Marilina (7 April 2021).
"Mouratoglou Tennis Academy Opening in Greece at Costa Navarino" . Greece Is . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
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"The first Mouratoglou Tennis Center in Italy opens in Cala di Volpe" . L'Unione Sarda . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Jayatilaka, Tania (22 September 2022).
"World-Renowned Tennis Coach Patrick Mouratoglou: "I See Pressure As an Opportunity" " . Tatler Asia . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Sims, Joshua (4 August 2021).
"Patrick Mouratoglou on coaching Serena Williams and making tennis fun again" . The National . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Gatto, Luigi (4 July 2019).
"Marcos Baghdatis was like a son to me, says former coach Mouratoglou" . Tennis World USA . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Newman, Paul (23 December 2014).
"Liam Broady finds a route to the stars" . The Independent . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Allnutt, Tom (17 January 2017).
"Naomi Broady knocked out of Australian Open by Daria Gavrilova" . The Mirror . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Bergman, Justin (21 January 2013).
"Australilan Open notebook: Navratilova rips Lance Armstrong over doping" . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ McGrogan, Ed (14 December 2009).
"Mouratoglou academy adds new names" . Tennis.com . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ McCarvel, Nick (29 May 2016).
"Coach Patrick Mouratoglou has methodical plan for Serena Williams" . USA Today . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Clarey, Christopher (21 January 2018).
"Momentum Builds Toward Grigor Dimitrov's Grand Slam Breakthrough" . The New York Times . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Grez, Matias (18 January 2022).
"Ksenia Efremova: 12-year-old Russian tennis prodigy has 'incredible potential,' says Patrick Mouratoglou" . CNN . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Kane, David (16 January 2024).
"Who is Brenda Fruhvirtova? Meet the 16-year-old facing Aryna Sabalenka at the 2024 Australian Open" . Tennis.com . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Ramchandani, Haresh (8 April 2022).
"Linda Fruhvirtova has the potential to become world No 1: Mouratoglou" . Tennis Majors . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Joseph, Samuel (23 September 2023).
"Coco Gauff: Even at the age of 10, tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou was convinced US star would be 'great' " . CNN . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Gatto, Luigi (16 May 2019).
"Djokovic, Goffin and others regularly train in my Academy - Mouratoglou" . Tennis World USA . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Рацкевич, Анастасия (23 January 2024).
"Биография Анны Калинской: детство и карьера российской теннисистки" . Спорт-Экспресс (in Russian). Retrieved 1 June 2024 .
^ Austin, Simon (24 June 2013).
"Wimbledon 2013: The man behind Serena Williams's success" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Kane, David (13 October 2021).
"As "Academy Life" host, Alizé Lim takes fans inside the sport's best training facilities" . Tennis.com . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Crochet, Pierre-Yves (4 June 2001).
"Tennis académie à Montreuil" . Libération (in French). Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Abulleil, Reem (19 May 2019).
"Men's qualifying: Ones to watch" . Roland Garros . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Schneider, Romain (10 January 2019).
"Dans les coulisses de «l'usine à champions» de Patrick Mouratoglou" . Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Renton, Jamie (29 April 2021).
"Burundi's leading light Nahimana finding results to match her ambition" . International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Cronin, Matt (19 April 2013).
"Pavlyuchenkova says she shares Hingis' mentality" . Tennis.com . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Ramchandani, Haresh (17 January 2024).
"All you wanted to know about Alexei Popyrin" . Tennis Majors . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Rothenberg, Ben (1 June 2016).
"Adversity Doesn't Extinguish the Fiery Yulia Putintseva" . The New York Times . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Cronin, Matt (29 May 2013).
"Rezai reunites with father as coach" . Tennis.com . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ Canac, Mathieu (30 December 2023).
"Rune extends his collaboration with the Mouratoglou Academy" . Tennis Majors . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Lacy, Bridget (12 December 2016).
"Daria heads back to Perth to defend Hopman Cup title" . The West Australian . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Bellshaw, George (24 May 2019).
"Inside the dream factory used by the world's best ahead of the French Open" . Metro . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Cambers, Simon (6 November 2018).
"Serena Williams' coach expects big things from Stefanos Tsitsipas, and so should you" . ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
^ Waldstein, David (5 September 2011).
"Facing Danger to Aid Daughter" . The New York Times . Retrieved 16 April 2024 .
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