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Mar 29, 2010, Yanina Wickmayer won the WTA AWARD of the 2009 Most Improved Player
Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium’s rising star, won the Most Improved Player award after a breakthrough season highlighted by capturing her first two Tour titles – the Estoril Open and the Generali Ladies Linz - and reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open. As a result of a great 2009 season, Yanina broke into the World Top 20 during the week of October 19th. Additionally, she reached the finals in both singles and doubles at the Ordina Open
Dec 28, 2009, Mouratoglou Tennis Academy on WTA TOUR Website
Dec 18, 2009, Aravane REZAI , Jelena DOKIC & Sorana CIRSTEA Join Mouratoglou Tennis Academy
Continuing with the strong will of accompanying the big hopes of International Tennis to the highest level, the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy has strengthened its Elite Pros group with 3 new talents.
Former Coach of Marcos Baghdatis (ex ATP 8) and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (World Junior Champion and WTA 27- April 09), Patrick MOURATOGLOU will start the 2010 season working with Aravane REZAI, 22 years old and ranked 25th WTA. This recent collaboration has already shown great results as with the victory of Aravane in the Masters of Bali, a prestigious tournament that gathers some of the best WTA players. Aravane concluded this season by climbing to the 25th position, the best WTA ranking of her career, and ended up as the 3rd best French player.
After her remarkable performance in Melbourne at the beginning of the 2009 season, making her comeback into the highest level, Jelena DOKIC (ex world N°4 in 2002) ended-up brightly this season at the 56th WTA position. Jelena confirmed her great level by claiming 2 ITF 100,000 $ tournaments (Athens and Poitiers). The Australian and her coach, Croatian Borna BIKIC, will now join the Mouratoglou Elite Pros group, surrounded by a dedicated team.
Roland-Garros’ quarter finalist, Sorana CIRSTEA, the young 19-year-old Romanian player, ranked 45th WTA had known an impressive improvement in 2009. Sorana has decided to pursue her evolution on the WTA tour for the 2010 season with the Mouratoglou Academy and its specialists. The Slovakian Vladimir PLATENIK (former coach of Dominika Cibulkova) willl also become part of the Elite Pros and will coach Sorana.
Five Elite Pros players and 6 Rising Players of the Mouratoglou Academy will be competing at the 2010 Australian Open.
Former Coach of Marcos Baghdatis (ex ATP 8) and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (World Junior Champion and WTA 27- April 09), Patrick MOURATOGLOU will start the 2010 season working with Aravane REZAI, 22 years old and ranked 25th WTA. This recent collaboration has already shown great results as with the victory of Aravane in the Masters of Bali, a prestigious tournament that gathers some of the best WTA players. Aravane concluded this season by climbing to the 25th position, the best WTA ranking of her career, and ended up as the 3rd best French player.
After her remarkable performance in Melbourne at the beginning of the 2009 season, making her comeback into the highest level, Jelena DOKIC (ex world N°4 in 2002) ended-up brightly this season at the 56th WTA position. Jelena confirmed her great level by claiming 2 ITF 100,000 $ tournaments (Athens and Poitiers). The Australian and her coach, Croatian Borna BIKIC, will now join the Mouratoglou Elite Pros group, surrounded by a dedicated team.
Roland-Garros’ quarter finalist, Sorana CIRSTEA, the young 19-year-old Romanian player, ranked 45th WTA had known an impressive improvement in 2009. Sorana has decided to pursue her evolution on the WTA tour for the 2010 season with the Mouratoglou Academy and its specialists. The Slovakian Vladimir PLATENIK (former coach of Dominika Cibulkova) willl also become part of the Elite Pros and will coach Sorana.
Five Elite Pros players and 6 Rising Players of the Mouratoglou Academy will be competing at the 2010 Australian Open.
Dec 8, 2009, Daria Gavrilova, Sachia Vickery and Luke Bambridge win EDDIE HERR tiltle
The Mouratoglou Rising Players team established itself at the prestigious EDDIE HERR tournament in the 3 categories U18, U16 and U14.
Daria Gavrilova, 15 years old and ranked 5 ITF junior has been training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy since January 2009.
The Roland Garros finalist and US Open semi- finalist, third seed of the tournament, earned her second consecutive Eddie Herr Cristal Globe by downing the Chinese Di Zhao in 3 sets.
She wins the Girl’s 18 title and reaches the finals of the Girls’18 doubles.
Sachia Vickery, American, 14 years old, climbs her way to the title.
This talented player, member of the “rising players” of the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, Top seed in the Girls’16 wins her first Eddie Herr title. She took her revenge after finishing as runner-up in the 12s two years ago.
Luke Bambridge, the young English Player is two-time winner with single & double titles U14.
Fifth seed player, Luke, new recruit of the Mouratoglou tennis academy won the tournament defeating the American Thai Kwiatkowski in 3 sets.
Bambridge became the tournament's only two-time champion by winning also the double’s title with his partner Christopher Pearce.
Daria Gavrilova, 15 years old and ranked 5 ITF junior has been training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy since January 2009.
The Roland Garros finalist and US Open semi- finalist, third seed of the tournament, earned her second consecutive Eddie Herr Cristal Globe by downing the Chinese Di Zhao in 3 sets.
She wins the Girl’s 18 title and reaches the finals of the Girls’18 doubles.
Sachia Vickery, American, 14 years old, climbs her way to the title.
This talented player, member of the “rising players” of the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, Top seed in the Girls’16 wins her first Eddie Herr title. She took her revenge after finishing as runner-up in the 12s two years ago.
Luke Bambridge, the young English Player is two-time winner with single & double titles U14.
Fifth seed player, Luke, new recruit of the Mouratoglou tennis academy won the tournament defeating the American Thai Kwiatkowski in 3 sets.
Bambridge became the tournament's only two-time champion by winning also the double’s title with his partner Christopher Pearce.
Oct 23, 2009, 14 year old Russian player Yulia PUTINTSEVA reaches the 3rd round qualifications of the WTA Luxembourg Open, $220,000
Only 14, Yulia PUTINTSEVA was given a Wild Card for her first WTA tournament. The youngest player of a strong qualifications draw with many top 100 players. She has won her first match against seeded player n°2 Voegele Stéfanie, ranked WTA 74 and performed on her second match, winning 6/2 6/2 against Claudine Schaul. Yulia is defeated on the 3rd round against seeded player n°5 Kirsten Flipkens WTA 85.
Training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, this very young and promising Russian player is expected to achieve many more good performances on the WTA tour.
Training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, this very young and promising Russian player is expected to achieve many more good performances on the WTA tour.
Oct 5, 2009, Daria Gavrilova and her Russian team are the champions of the Junior Fed Cup Final 2009:
Daria Gavrilova, 15 years old and ranked 11 ITF junior has been training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy since January 2009.
In 2009, for her first year on the ITF Junior Tour, she reached the final of Roland Garros and the semi-final of the US Open.
The Junior Fed Cup Finals gets underway in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with the world’s best 16 and under players.
The Russian Team, lead by Daria Gavrilova (Russian N°1), claimed the 2009 title.
In 2009, for her first year on the ITF Junior Tour, she reached the final of Roland Garros and the semi-final of the US Open.
The Junior Fed Cup Finals gets underway in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with the world’s best 16 and under players.
The Russian Team, lead by Daria Gavrilova (Russian N°1), claimed the 2009 title.
