Mouratoglou Tennis Academy
Tennis academy in Biot, France
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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.
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 Outdoor hardcourts at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy | |
| Established | 1996 |
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| Coordinates | 43.6206°N 7.0622°E |
| Website | mouratoglou |
Formerly called | Bob Brett Academy |
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.[7][8]
The Academy hosts the Verrazzano Open on the ATP Challenger Tour and the French Riviera Open, a wheelchair tennis tournament.[9][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
- Marcos Baghdatis[18]
- Liam Broady[19]
- Naomi Broady[20]
- Jérémy Chardy[21]
- Sorana Cîrstea[22]
- Alizé Cornet[23]
- Grigor Dimitrov[24]
- Ksenia Efremova[25]
- Brenda Fruhvirtová[26]
- Linda Fruhvirtová[27]
- Coco Gauff[28]
- David Goffin[29]
- Anna Kalinskaya[30]
- Ivo Karlović[31]
- Moïse Kouamé[32]
- Alizé Lim[33]
- Paul-Henri Mathieu[34]
- Rudolf Molleker[35]
- Gilles Müller[36]
- Sada Nahimana[37]
- Benoît Paire[38]
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova[39]
- Alexei Popyrin[40]
- Yulia Putintseva[41]
- Aravane Rezaï[42]
- Holger Rune[43]
- Daria Saville[44]
- Sergiy Stakhovsky[31]
- Stefanos Tsitsipas[45]
- Sachia Vickery[46]
