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JC Ferrero-Equelite Sport Academy Is One of the Best High Performance JC FERRERO EQUELITE SPORT ACADEMY THE HIGH PERFORMANCE ACADEMY OF SOUTHERN EUROPE C Ferrero-Equelite Sport Academy is one of the best high performance tennis academies in the World, located in Villena, Spain. The academy was J founded in 1990 by Antonio Martinez Cascales and has come a long way Jsince the beginning, more than 25 years ago. Leading by Juan Carlos Fe- rrero, ex world ATP No.1, and one of the three Spanish tennis players who have reached this ranking in the Spanish tennis history (along with Carlos Moyá and Rafael Nadal). The academy has not only been important in Spain, but also in China where they promoted their tennis style, the competitions and the growth of the player. In 2017, the academy is setting up a new project in Brazil. 1 JC FERRERO EQUELITE SPORT ACADEMY The academy was founded in 1990 by THE Cascales. After establishing it, Antonio ACADEMY Martinez Cascales (Head coach) together with Samuel Lopez (Coach) formed a WORKS TO team and started coaching kids there, where Juan Carlos Ferrero became a part TAKE OUT of the team in the main year with the age ALL THE BEST of 10. When the academy first opened its doors to the World, it had only 2 courts, FROM THE nowadays we are proud to announce our PLAYERS. academy as the best high performan- ce academy, with 20 courts of all kinds’ surfaces and many more world-class faci- lities. At the academy you can enjoy your stay in our Equelite Rural Hotel not only with tennis, but also with Padel, a 9-hole golf course, Sauna, Restaurant, Equelite demy staff promotes social and cultu- Sport shop and physiotherapy clinic. ral development of its players by taking care of their growth. Our summer stage Since the beginning, the Academy works is well-known for training tennis players to take out all the best from the players. all around the world, with an adapted Antonio Martinez Cascales’s intention plan depend on the age and the level. was to get the best facilities and condi- Kids take advantage their stay to live tions for the young athletes in order to the experience of training as professio- improve tennis around the area and get nal tennis players do during the year. It into professional tennis world. Juan Car- is an international campus where they los Ferrero came to the hands of Casca- can learn and improve their tennis le- les at the age of 10. Daily practices of his vels, at the same time that they have dad in the tennis club made him take the fun, learn another language or deve- racket and choose the sport he wanted lop social skills. The summer stage also to stay for the rest of his life. The aca- offers the possibility to hit balls with pro- 2 JC FERRERO EQUELITE SPORT ACADEMY THE GOAL OF fessional tennis players and get along Guillermo Garcia Lopez , Maria-Teresa with Juan Carlos Ferrero, ATP no.1 Torro Flor, and James Ward. Carreño is THIS ACADEMY the visible face of the academy in the COMPETITION ATP Wolrd Tour, he has been working WAS TO GET The academy highlights its Competition in the academy since November 2015 THE BEST program for players with ambitions of and during this time he has reached has improving their game style. The pro- best ranking, world No.21 (he was No.70 FACILITIES gram has a limited number of places due when he started to train in the aca- AS POSSIBLE to the personalized practices offered to demy). He has got his first two ATP titles the athletes. Players will be supervised in Moscow and Winston Salem. He is the FOR YOUNG by our high quality staff: certified ten- youngest player into the Top 100. ATHLETES nis coaches, athletic trainers, physiothe- esides from this players that have had rapists, doctors, and psychologists. All practices for long years with us, pro- the staff has working experience with fessionals such as Maria Sharapova and professional athletes. During the stay in her team practiced at our academy to competition, a personalized training and prepare her debut at Rolland Garros to tournament plan will be adjusted accor- become a Nº1 in the world in 2005 af- ding to the level and the age of each pla- ter, which she celebrated her win with yer. us; David Ferrer who obtained his first ATP points with us; Justin Henin, Dinara Juan Carlos Ferrero promotes the com- and Marat Safin’s, Thomaz Belucci, Maria petition program affirming “the objecti- Jose Martinez, Santiago Ventura, among ve is to create a place where we can help others passed through our academy. players to reach the professional tennis”. Every year, the academy holds the ITF In an interview for industriadeltenis.com Junior Grade 1 as well as the Juan Car- he defined the program as a challenge, a los Ferrero trophy, where great players nice sacrifice when you see good results. have got the title and after that they have done a fantastic professional ca- The goal of this academy was to get reer as Pablo Andújar who won in the the best facilities as possible for young year 2003-2004, Nicolás Almagro, Nico athletes, where they could practice, im- Kuhn in 2016, Álvaro López San Martín prove their tennis skills and get into the in 2015, Jauma Munar in 2014 or Konta, professional world such as Juan Carlos Paula Badosa and Eva Guerrero in the Ferrero, Nicolas Almagro, Pablo Carreño, female category. ⚫ 3 JC FERRERO EQUELITE SPORT ACADEMY CHAMPION RUNNER-UP DOUBLES 2016 Nicola Kuhn (ESP) Alejandro Matuszewski y Zuc Davidovich (ESP) 2015 Álvaro López San Geoffrey Álvaro López San Martín Martín (ESP) Blancaneaux (FRA) / Carlos Taberner (ESP) 2014 Jaume Antoni Andrey Munar (ESP) Rublev (RUS) 2013 Maxime Hamou Nikola Milojevic (SRB) (FRA) 2012 Alexander Evan Hoyt (GBR) Vasilenko (RUS) 2011 E Esteve (ESP) O Roca (ESP) 2010 A Rumyanisev A Pavlasek (CZE) (RUS) 2009 S Poplavskyy Y Uchiyama (JPN) (UKR) 2008 D Schulz (GER) Pablo Carreño (ESP) 2007 M Sekulic (SWE) Rafael Mazon (ESP) 2006 J Andersen (RSA) Abel Hernandez 2005 M Karpol (CRO) J Sousa (POR) 2004 Pablo Andújar Jorge Montesinos (ESP) (ESP) 2003 Pablo Andújar David Estruch (ESP) (ESP) 2002 Nicolás Almagro David Ollivier (ESP) (ESP) 4 JC FERRERO EQUELITE SPORT ACADEMY CHAMPION RUNNER-UP DOUBLES 2016 Seone Méndez Paula Arias. Amina Anshba y Nika Shytkouskaya 2015 Eva Guerrero Rebeka Masarova Emily Arbuthnott (GBR) (ESP) / Emilie Francati (DEN) 2014 Paula Badosa Ioana Loredana Rosca (ESP) (RUM 2013 Helen Ploskina Darya Kasatkina (RUS) (UKR) 2012 Iva Mekovec Rebecca Peterson (CRO) (SWE) 2011 M Margulis (RUS) J de Sutter (BEL) 2010 A Gamiz (VEN) K Fabikova (CZE) 2009 A Marenko (RUS) D Papamichail (GRE) 2008 B Otashliyska Mª Teresa Torro (ESP) (BUL) 2007 J Konta (AUS) J Goloborodko (UKR) 2006 Maite Gabarrus Y Gavenko (RUS) 2005 Z Linhova (CZE) M Ince (GBR) 2004 A Föhse (GER) Teresa Ferrer (ESP) 2003 Adriana González Nuria Sánchez (ESP) (ESP) 2002 Claudia Jordá K.Hartman (GER) (ESP) TOURNAMENTS OF THE ACADEMY •ITF junior Grado 1 •Circuito Alicantino •Circuito Mediterráneo •ITF Senior Grado 3 •Marca Jóvenes Promesas •Manuel Alonso fase provincial •Campeonato de España infantil por CCAA •Nacional Junior •Nacional Absoluto •Master Valencia Promesas •Master TTK Warriors •Torneos sociales 5 JC FERRERO EQUELITE SPORT ACADEMY A PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE INNOVATION C Ferrero – Equelite Sport Academy This is an international academy so we offers different study programs for have players all around the world: Autralia Jyoung Spanish and foreign athletes (Caitlyn Portela u-14 Top3), England (Mar- in order for them to be able to combine ni Banks, u-14 No.1), Belgium (Alex Van their studies with tennis, and the tourna- Hool, u-14 No.1), USA (Andrew Puscas), ments that will be organized throughout Russia (Matvey Minin), Thailand (Chanon the school year. Phunsawat), Japan (Mikihiro Osada), Ka- zajstan (Tamirlan Teberikov), Bulrgary No matter whether the player speaks (Aleksandra Zlatarova, u-14 Top3), Chi- Spanish or English, he/she will be able na, Holland, Germany, India….and Spain. to carry out the distance learning in our facilities. Spanish speakers will be JCFerrero-Equelite is the unique tennis studying through the online program academy in Spain, and one of the first (CIDEAD). Along the same line, the in Europe, which has implemented in its well-known King’s College – The Bri- courts this latest technology system: tish School of Alicante cooperates with The smart court. Defined as a central- the academy in order to allow English data-base, PlaySight offers you statistics speakers to continue with their studies of all kind, including the effect that you without putting aside their practices. put on the ball, the distance from the Both programs are supported by the net, correct and missed shots, and kind teachers of the academy that adjust of stroke used. All this with and easy and their schedule for the players, helping dynamic interface that let even the pa- them even while they are travelling be- rents enjoy in the distance the practice cause tournaments. of their children ⚫ 6 JC FERRERO EQUELITE SPORT ACADEMY INTERVIEW JOSÉ MANUEL MADRONA José Manuel Madrona is the manager of the academy, he has promoted a dynamic development with visión over the médium and long-term. daily hard work and the illusion of n the Valencian Region, the being able to see how our players tennis competitiveness is very are growing up every day. strong either in the training or the competition, so What makes Up to two decades working at the Equelite Juan Carlos Ferrero highest level, How is a big project different to others? like this keeping? IAll our workers and members show Making a big effort and adapting passion in tennis, which is a basic ourselves to new times.
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