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MOURATOGLOU TENNIS ACADEMY

The Academy: Founded by Patrick Mouratoglou, the coach of No1 WTA player Serena Williams, the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy located in Sophia-Antipolis in the south of France is a private tennis academy open to the public, which provides a tennis-study facility for 130 student players, a pro center for professional ATP and WTA players.

Infrastructures: Although already operational, the full completion of the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy is due in July 2016, with the inauguration of the Mouratoglou Country Club and Student Campus buildings.

The Mouratoglou Country Club will provide the following amenities: conference rooms, a fitness center, a tennis pro shop, a café-restaurant, a sports medical center, a private pool and a 4 star hotel accommodation. The Academy grounds encompass a total of 34 multi-surface courts, including 8 indoor courts, a multi-sports playing field, an 80 meters athletics track, 4 padel courts and a racquet shaped pool.

A training ground for pros: The Academy is a training center for ATP and WTA tour professionals. Among its resident players it counts World No1 female player Serena Williams (coached by Patrick Mouratoglou, the Mouratoglou Academy Founder and President). Other pro resident players include French pros Jérémy Chardy and Alizé Cornet. The Mouratoglou Academy is affiliated to Patrick Mouratoglou’s Champseed Foundation, which financially supports young tennis talents in reaching their highest tennis potential. The Academy is the training ground for selected ‘Champseeders’ such as German talent Rudolf Molleker, Chun Hsin Tseng, Borna Devald, Cori Gauff, Noa Krznaric, who train at the Academy.

130 full-time students: The Academy has 130 male and female tennis-study players who partake in the year round tennis trainings and dual French and English schooling programs. All resident players practice 2 to 3 hours of tennis a day in groups of 4 players and undergo weekly physical training.