The Ferrero Tennis Academy is a tennis academy and training center in Villena, Alicante, Spain. It hosts the JC Ferrero Challenger Open on the ATP Challenger Tour.[1][2]
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| Formation | 1990 |
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| Founder | Antonio Martínez Cascales |
| Purpose | Sport |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°40′04″N 0°54′22″W / 38.6677°N 0.9060°W |
Director | Juan Carlos Ferrero |
| Website | ferreroacademy |
History
editThe academy was founded in 1990 by Antonio Martínez Cascales, the future coach of Juan Carlos Ferrero.[3] Originally named the Equelite Academy, its name was later changed to the JC Ferrero Equelite Academy in honor of Ferrero. In 2023, it was renamed as the Ferrero Tennis Academy for simplification purposes.[4] It currently houses 20 courts.[5]
In 2018, the academy held the inaugural JC Ferrero Challenger Open, the first Challenger tournament to be held in Alicante since 1996.[6] In July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the academy held an exhibition tournament featuring Pablo Carreño Busta, Alex de Minaur, João Sousa, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and 17-year-old Carlos Alcaraz.[7] In 2023, its center court was named after Alcaraz, a longtime student of Ferrero and the academy.[8]
Notable people
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Players
edit- Carlos Alcaraz[9]
- Nicolás Almagro[10]
- Darwin Blanch[11]
- Ulises Blanch[12]
- Pablo Carreño Busta[13]
- David Ferrer[14]
- Mariusz Fyrstenberg[15]
- Carlos Gimeno Valero[16]
- Nicola Kuhn[17]
- Alejandro Manzanera Pertusa[18]
- María José Martínez Sánchez[19]
- Emilio Nava[20]
- Santiago Ventura Bertomeu[21]
- María Teresa Torró Flor[22]
- Mario Vilella Martínez[23][24]
- James Ward[25]
- Bu Yunchaokete[26]
Coaches
editReferences
edit- ^ Tomás, Francisco (27 September 2023). "El Alicante Ferrero Challenger de Villena prepara un homenaje y confirma sus primeros wildcards". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Suárez, Marta (15 October 2022). "El Torneo profesional ATP Challenger celebrado en Ferrero-Equelite Sport Academy logra un éxito organizativo". Qué! (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Schmitz, Rob (31 May 2023). "The Spanish tennis pipeline that's produced Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal". KNKX. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Solsona, Joan (8 September 2023). "Equelite cambia de nombre y pasa a llamarse Ferrero Tennis Academy en homenaje al número 1 ATP". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Torres, Andoni (10 September 2022). "Cuánto cuesta la academia donde vive Carlos Alcaraz, la escuela de Juan Carlos Ferrero". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Solsona, Joan (20 March 2018). "Ferrero volverá a las pistas para disputar una exhibición con Guillermo García-López". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Solsona, Joan (28 May 2020). "La Academia Equelite de Villena tendrá el primer torneo de tenis en España". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Solsona, Joan (10 November 2023). "Carlos Alcaraz ya da nombre a la pista central de la Ferrero Tennis Academy". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Carayol, Tumaini (26 May 2023). "'This boy was born to be No 1': the making of Carlos Alcaraz". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Pérez, Lluís Carles (27 April 2013). "Nico Almagro: Todo un carácter sentimental". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Syed, Yasmin (20 March 2024). "Miami Open teenage star was behind Alcaraz injury that forced him to miss Slam". Daily Express. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Tomás, Francisco (28 December 2021). "La sección de Pádel de Equelite-Villena sigue creciendo". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Tomás, Francisco (12 July 2023). "Pablo Carreño Busta vuelve a las pistas". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Ralston, Will (19 June 2013). "Wimbledon 2013: David Ferrer needs to rely on big four slipping up to achieve Wimbledon glory". The Mirror. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Viglezio, Flavio (19 July 2023). "Ferrero, il secondo papà di Carlitos". Corriere del Ticino (in Italian). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Murciego, Fernando (10 March 2021). "Entrevista Eurosport con Carlos Gimeno, el 'gigante' de la Armada". Eurosport (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Ordás, Jorge (10 March 2016). "Nicola Kuhn: La mayor promesa del tenis español". Eurosport (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Campos, José (16 March 2022). "Pepe Vendrell, el encargado de reencantar a Garin: "Nos animaba y motivaba muchísimo"". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Coppini, Federico (15 April 2016). "JC Ferrero-Equelite, the tennis in family". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Albarrán, Nacho (26 January 2019). "Emilio Nava: el subcampeón júnior de origen mexicano que aprende en Villena con Ferrero". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Solsona, Joan (10 November 2023). "De la casa de campo a la fábrica de campeones: la Ferrero Tennis Academy cumple 28 años". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Walker, Joseph (12 September 2012). "Ferrero to retire after final fling". El País. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Albarrán, Nacho (2 February 2021). "Mario Vilella logra su primera victoria en un torneo ATP". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Hernández, Monserrate (10 November 2020). "Mario Vilella prepara en Villena los Challenger de Lima y Guayaquil". Onda Cero (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Harman, Neil (20 June 2024). "James Ward aiming to show there is another kid on the SW19 block". The Times. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Grant (3 October 2023). "Chinese Star Buyunchaokete Set For ATP Tour Debut". ATP Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Wertheim, Jon (17 July 2023). "Carlos Alcaraz's Coach Has the Perfect Origin Story to Mentor the Spanish Prodigy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Tomás, Francisco (26 November 2021). "Samuel López Jareño, director deportivo de Equelite y entrenador de Pablo Carreño, Premio Arracada de Oro 2021". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Tomás, Francisco (5 January 2022). "Pepe Vendrell nuevo entrenador de la Academia JCFerrero Equelite". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.