Good to Great Tennis Academy is a tennis academy and training center in Danderyd, Sweden. It was founded in 2011 as the country's first tennis academy.[1]
Established | 2011 |
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Founders | |
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Coordinates | 59°25′10″N 18°02′49″E / 59.4194°N 18.0469°E |
Website | goodtogreat |
History
editThe Academy was founded in 2011 by Nicklas Kulti, Magnus Norman, and Mikael Tillström.[2][3] In an interview with Tennis.com, Norman stated, "We want[ed] to build our own center, where the only focus is on developing future Top 100 players, no recreational players, only high performance."[4]
Originally, the Academy rented space at SALK Hall in Bromma.[5] However, in 2017, the Academy opened its own facility, named Catella Arena, in Danderyd. Catella Arena includes seven indoor and seven outdoor tennis courts, as well as a gym, restaurant, and student accommodations.[6][7]
In November 2023, the Academy hosted the Good to Great Challenger on the ATP Challenger Tour.[8][9]
Notable people
editPlayers
edit- Grigor Dimitrov[10][11]
- Karl Friberg[12]
- Johanna Larsson[13]
- Gaël Monfils[14]
- Jonathan Mridha[15]
- Rebecca Peterson[16]
- Laura Robson[17]
- Fred Simonsson[18]
- Carl Söderlund[19]
- Nellie Taraba Wallberg[20]
- Viktoriya Tomova[21]
- Botic van de Zandschulp[22]
- Otto Virtanen[23]
- Stan Wawrinka[24]
- Daniel Windahl[25]
- Elias Ymer[26]
- Mikael Ymer[27]
- Jürgen Zopp[25]
Coaches
editReferences
edit- ^ Rothenberg, Ben (7 November 2013). "In Slide of Swedish Tennis, There Is No End in Sight". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (22 May 2014). "The Tennis Whisperer Makes His Mark at the Top". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Robson, Douglas (21 August 2014). "Swedes tennis influence mostly off court". USA Today. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Cronin, Matt (26 December 2012). "Norman: Sweden needs more tennis courts". Tennis.com. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Sunnervik, Linus (19 January 2013). "Kulti: "Ville göra något åt det och inte gnälla"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Tengbom är med och realiserar Sveriges första tennisakademi". Tengbom (in Swedish). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Eriksson, Jonas (23 September 2019). "A visit to Good to Great Academy". Tennisnerd. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Sweden's 'Good to Great' Academy Welcomes ATP Challenger Tour". ATP Tour. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Dencker, Torbjörn (10 November 2023). "Visioner om fler challengertävlingar i Norden". Svenska Tennisförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Cronin, Matt (5 January 2013). "Dimitrov needed change of scenery". Tennis.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Tandon, Kamakshi (15 August 2015). "Dimitrov to work with Good to Great academy". Tennis.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Dencker, Torbjörn (13 November 2023). "Karl Friberg vann efterlängtad titel – nu väntar hemmatävling". Svenska Tennisförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Arnesen, Jonas (26 June 2012). "Johanna Larsson: OS är åndå inte allt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Perrotta, Tom (8 September 2016). "U.S. Open: A Focused Gael Monfils Is Ready for His Star Turn". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Dencker, Torbjörn (16 December 2020). "Jonathan Mridha i podden: "Jag har stora framtidstankar"". Svenska Tennisförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Ozmo, Sasa (27 May 2022). "Coach Örtegren: "Miomir (Kecmanovic) can be Top 10, of course"". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Fraser, Stuart (8 August 2024). "Robson appoints Örtegren as latest coach". The Times. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Gustafsson, Sebastian (27 January 2015). "Fred Simonsson på jakt efter försvunna ATP-poäng - I Sri Lanka". SweTennis (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Virginia Men's Tennis Signs Carl Sderlund". Virginia Cavaliers. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Eriksson, Linus (4 December 2022). "En junior att hålla ögonen på: Nellie Taraba Wallberg". Svenska Tennisförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Тодоров, Любомир (16 August 2023). "Виктория Томова се готви в Швеция за US Open". БНР (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Lensink, Tijmen (5 December 2023). "Botic van de Zandschulp stelt Johan Örtegren aan als nieuwe coach". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Lund, Sakari (10 November 2019). "Tenniksen superlupaus Otto Virtasen kuntoutusjakso on ohi ja valmennuskuviot ovat uudistuneet – "Nyt on miesten pelit edessä"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Mirza, Raz (9 June 2015). "Following Stan Wawrinka's clay-court success, Sky Sports analyse the success of Swedish tennis coaches". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b Gustavsson, Henrik (9 March 2016). "Daniel Windahl: "Jag gjorde mitt bästa"". SweTennis (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (25 May 2015). "In Two Losses, Sweden Discerns a Glimmer of Renewed Glory". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Tandon, Kamakshi (27 April 2015). "The brothers who have Swedish tennis feeling giddy again". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Addicott, Adam (14 April 2023). "Wawrinka's Coach Magnus Norman 'Expecting' New Grand Slam Champion In 2023". Ubitennis. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Ekström, David (26 November 2021). "Nyström minns segern i På Spåret: "Det är en merit!"". Norran (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Van de Zandschulp hoopt met Zweedse tenniscoach de weg naar boven te vinden". NOS (in Dutch). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.