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Our Elite Coaches

Our ETC team consists of around fifteen tennis coaches and fitness trainers.

All of them were selected for their experience on the circuit as a coach and player, as well as for their passion and investment in the job. One of the main strengths of the ETC team is to know how to use the profile and identity of each coach in complementarity for the benefit of the players.

The body of a tennis player is in great demand during his career, which is why ETC has a complete professional medical team (doctor, physiotherapist, osteopath), available on request.

In order to make the most of your potential, we support you in mental preparation throughout your project, also on request.

TENNIS COACHES

Jean-René Lisnard

Founder of Elite Tennis Center

Player Summary

  • Best ATP Ranking, 84
  • Victories over Murray, Wawrinka, Berdych, T. Johanson, M.Norman, S. Grosjean, M. Rios.
  • Davis Cup player for 8 years with Monaco
  • 3rd round at the Australian Open
  • Winner of 5 tournaments on the professional tour

Coach Summary

  • Daniil Medvedev
  • Andrei Rublev
  • Fiona Ferro (WTA 39)
  • Caroline Wozniacki (WTA 1)
  • Katarina Zavatska (WTA 103)
  • Varvara Gracheva (WTA 71)
  • Johanna Konta (WTA 4)
  • Gilles Muller (ATP Top 30)

Eric Di Maggio

Player Summary

  • Former negative
  • Sparring partner for Guy Forget, Yannick Noah, Henry Leconte, Pat Cash, Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker

Coach Summary

  • Manager at Daniel Contet Academie, France (1990 to 2006)
  • General Manager Fez Tennis Academy, Morocco (2006 to 2009)
  • National Coach of the Qatari Tennis Federation, Qatar (2010 to 2013)
  • Head Coach at Liaoning National Tennis, China (2013 to 2015)
  • Head Coach at Tanglin Club in Singapore, Singapore (2015 to 2017

Xavier Pujo

Player Summary

  • Best 279 ATP Ranking

Coach Summary

  • Coach and team captain at Villa Primrose since 2010

Baptiste Ranoldi

Player Summary

  • Best ATP Ranking : #980
  • Best France Ranking : – 30
  • Best victory on the pro circuit : Richard Gasquet, GaĂ«l Monfils
  • Sparring Partner : M. Pierce, V. Azarenka, M. Sharapova, N. Kiefer, R. Federer (RG 2009)

Jean-Baptiste Neri-Fuchs

Player Summary

  • 127th junior
  • Best ATP victory 400

Coach Summary

  • Coach of Aravane RezaĂŻ (2018-2019)
  • Coach assigned in the Dominican Republic (2020-2021)
  • Tennis Coach and Physical Trainer in a club and private structure (2014-2023)

Aurélio Di Zazzo

Player Summary

  • Victory at top 500 ATP

Coach Summary

  • Coach, Trainer, and Team Captain at Tennis Club de Paris
  • Federal Coach U10-U12

Sliman Taghzouit

Player Summary

  • French ranking -2/6

Coach Summary

  • Coach of Antoine Escoffier, ranked 400th in the world (June – Sept 2016)
  • ITUSA Academy in Glendale, Arizona (Feb – May 2017)
  • Freelance tennis instructor at the Chamonix Tennis Club (Summer seasons 2012-2017)
  • Piatti Tennis Centre in San Remo, Italy (2017-2019)
  • Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Biot, France (2019-2023)

Jean Fabrice Ndifo

Coach Summary

  • Tennis coach and independent physical trainer (2006 – 2010 & 2018 – 2023)
  • Tennis coach at the Justine Henin Academy (Belgium) (2010 – 2012)
  • National coach and physical trainer at the Moroccan Tennis Federation (2012 – 2016)
  • Tennis coach and physical trainer at the ITF training center in Casablanca (2016 – 2018)

Thomas Finck

Coach Summary

  • Bernarda Pera #27
  • Varvara Gracheva #39
  • Hugo Grenier #95
  • Antoine Bellier #168
  • Dan Added #240
  • Gabriel Descamps #260
  • George Loffhagen #333
  • Robert Strombach #334
  • Nikolay Vylegzhanin #498
  • Nicole Melichar #6 doubles

Boris Brugnone

Player Summary

  • French Ranking 2/6

Coach Summary

  • Club Coach
  • 1 year of coaching and training Flavie BRUGNONE (Best WTA ranking 688)
  • 2 years at the Academy in Aubagne: coaching junior ITF players and seniors in $15,000 tournaments

Adrien Vaseux

Coach Summary

  • 2023 – 2024: Coach of Abdullah Shelbayh (ATP), ranking evolution from 280 to 180 ATP
  • 2021 – 2023: Coach of Alexandra Eala (WTA), ranking evolution from 580 to 200 WTA
  • 2021 – 2023: Lead Coach for Under-18 Girls, Rafa Nadal Academy
  • 2019 – 2021: Coach for Under-14, Rafa Nadal Academy
  • 2015 – 2019: Club Director (France)

Thomas Dupré

Player Summary

  • Best ATP ranking: #229

  • Best French ranking: #24

  • Participation in the qualifying rounds of the 4 Grand Slams (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open)

  • Qualified for an ATP 250

  • Wins against players ranked in the world Top 100

Coach Summary

  • Coach at RC Arras and assistant captain of the first team competing in Pro A and Pro B for many years

  • Tennis coach in clubs and private academies (2005 to 2025)

FITNESS COACHES

Pierre
Thiebaut

Coach Summary

  • Lou Rugby Association physical trainer (2016-2017)
  • Personal Trainer Holmes Place Lausanne-Switzerland (2017-2018)
  • Physical trainer Stade Toulousain Rugby Association (2018-2019)
  • ETC physical trainer since 2020

Diplomas

  • “Sports Training” license obtained at Font Romeu in 2015
  • Master “Training and optimization of sports performance” obtained in Lyon in 2017 

Karim
Ghorzi

Coach Summary

  • Responsible for the physical preparation of AS Cannes Football N3/R2/19Nat
  • Physical trainer D1 handball AEK
  • Physical trainer Federal Pole handball PACA
  • Physical trainer D1 handball HBPC
  • Founder of KPS Consulting (analysis and expertise of sports performance)

Diplomas

  • MASTER 2 Engineering Physics and Mechanics of Human – Toulouse
  • Degree in Engineering and Ergonomics of Physical Activity (STAPS)
  • University Diploma in Physical Preparation – Dijon

Jean-Baptiste
Chaffard

Coach Summary

  • Belgian Royal Tennis Federation (Internship)
    – Mouratoglou Academy
    – Kim Clijsters Academy
    – Kim Clijsters (private)
  • Physical trainer for ETC since 2021

Diplomas

  • MASTER 2 EOPS (Training and Optimization of Sports Performance)
  • DUEPP LYON (European University Diploma in Physical Preparation)
  • PRO-FTS Trainer

Damien
Basset-Valot

Coach Summary

  • Strength & Conditioning Coach at HDN Academy

Diplomas

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Science (Strength & Conditioning and Sports Training)
  • University Diploma in Strength & Conditioning Montpellier
  • Federal Certifications in Strength & Conditioning