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IBS Tennis Academy by Thomas Enqvist” 7 September 2017 WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH FORMER WORLD NUMBER 4 TENNIS PLAYER – THOMAS ENQVIST As Head of School at IBS of Provence, I have the great pleasure to announce our most recent collaboration with Thomas Enqvist, a former World Number 4 professional tennis player as well as an IBS parent, in the creation of the “IBS Tennis Academy by Thomas Enqvist”. This collaboration will offer players of all levels (from grass roots to budding professionals) to train in a safe, fun and professional atmosphere allowing students to attain the best level possible, in tennis and in their studies. Thanks to our new primary school, the program will begin for children from the age of 5 years old and continue up until the final year of school at IBS. This will allow us to help train our players from a very young age while watching them develop their tennis skills over the years. As part of the “IBS Tennis Academy by Thomas Enqvist”, there will also be a New Sports/Studies program for tennis players at a more professional level who wish to also focus on their studies in order to access the best universities in the world. I am sure this program will be a success and will continue in our aim to offer a high level of sports to our students while never sacrificing the importance of academic learning. They both go hand-in-hand to forming happy and healthy students at IBS. As part of this new program, Graham Sinclair, Head of the IBS Tennis Academy, would like to invite all parents to come and hit with Thomas Enqvist, our coaches and our Sports Studies players on Friday, September 29th from 2 pm to 5 pm (all levels welcome!) at the upper tennis courts. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Graham Sinclair at [email protected] or by telephone at 07.85.27.50.48. Yours Sincerely, Jean-Marc GOBBI, Head of School A WORD FROM THOMAS ENQVIST: "I am very excited to open this new tennis academy together with IBS. I have always been a big believer that sport has a positive impact on school work and life in general. The values, respect and dedication that come with a serious training program is something that you will bring with you and that will strengthen you for the rest of your life. My goal is to give every student the best possible chance to become the best tennis player they can be and help them reach their goals and dreams for their future..." THOMAS ENQVIST BIOGRAPHY Thomas Enqvist is of Swedish origin and has been playing tennis since the young age of 4 years old. In 1991, he won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon making him the number 1 rank junior player in the world. He won his first of 19 ATP titles in 1992 at the tender age of 18. He was also a member of the winning Swedish Davis Cup team twice. Thomas Enqvist highest ranking was 4th in the world and finished the year in the Top 10 players four times during his career. He has played and beaten other world champions over the years on the ATP tour such as Sampras, Agassi, Becker and Federer. After finishing his fifteen year long professional career in 2006, Thomas worked for the Swedish Tennis Federation with their Junior program and was also the Davis Cup Captain for Sweden. In 2014 Thomas was coaching the Spanish former top ten player Fernando Verdasco. Thomas continues to play tennis and all of us at IBS are honoured that he will be sharing his vast knowledge and technical skills with our tennis program at IBS! NOUS SOMMES HEUREUX DE VOUS ANNONCER NOTRE PARTENARIAT AVEC THOMAS ENQVIST, JOUEUR DE TENNIS EX N°4 AU CLASSEMENT MONDIAL A.T.P Au nom d’IBS of Provence, j’ai le plaisir de vous annoncer notre nouvelle collaboration avec Thomas Enqvist, célèbre joueur de tennis ex N°4 au classement ATP et parent d’élève d’IBS. Ce partenariat se concrétise aujourd’hui par la création de l’IBS Tennis Academy by Thomas Enqvist. Cette académie offrira la possibilité de pratiquer le tennis à tous les niveaux, de l’initiation pour débutants à la préparation d‘une carrière professionnelle. Elle permettra aux élèves de s’entraîner dans une atmosphère de bonne humeur, de confiance et de professionnalisme qui favorisera l’amélioration de leurs résultats, aussi bien sportifs que scolaires. Ce programme se développera également au sein de notre nouvelle Ecole Primaire, dès le cours préparatoire. Il nous permettra de suivre et de guider nos jeunes joueurs d’année en année jusqu’à la Terminale en leur assurant le meilleur entraînement possible et le développement optimal de leurs capacités. IBS Tennis Academy by Thomas Enqvist offrira également un programme Sports/Etudes qui donnera la possibilité aux élèves de jouer à un niveau professionnel tout en maintenant un haut niveau d’engagement dans leurs cursus académiques pour intégrer ensuite les meilleures universités du monde. Je suis persuadé que cette Académie de Tennis sera un grand succès et prolongera notre quête de l’excellence car à IBS nous sommes convaincus que le sport et les études vont de pair pour former des élèves sains et heureux. Graham Sinclair, Directeur de l’Académie de Tennis d’IBS, vous invite à venir le rencontrer et à partager une partie de tennis en compagnie de Thomas Enqvist, de nos entraineurs et de nos étudiants Sports/Etudes le vendredi 29 septembre, de 14h à 17h sur nos terrains de tennis. Tous les niveaux seront les bienvenus ! Pour toutes questions concernant cette rencontre, merci de vous adresser à Graham Sinclair par courriel : [email protected] ou par téléphone au 07.85.27.50.48. Sincèrement, Jean-Marc GOBBI, Directeur de l’école UN MOT DE THOMAS ENQVIST : "Je suis très heureux d’ouvrir cette nouvelle académie de tennis à IBS. J’ai toujours été d’avis que le sport a un impact très positif sur les études et sur la vie en général. Les valeurs, le respect et l’engagement que l’on acquiert à travers un entraînement sérieux sont des choses qui nous rendent plus forts et qui nous accompagnent toute la vie. Mon but est de donner à chaque élève la chance de réussir, pour devenir le meilleur joueur de tennis possible. Je veux les aider à atteindre leurs objectifs et à réaliser leurs rêves de carrière..." THOMAS ENQVIST BIOGRAPHY Thomas Enqvist est d’origine suédoise et a débuté le tennis à l’âge de 4 ans. En 1991, il a gagné l’Open d’Australie et Wimbledon, devenant numéro 1 mondial des joueurs juniors. Il a gagné le premier de ses 19 titres ATP en 1992 à l’âge de 18 ans. Il a également été membre de l’équipe de coupe Davis suédoise gagnant la coupe à deux reprises. Il est parvenu au rang de N°4 mondial et a fini l’année dans le Top 10 quatre fois au cours de sa carrière. Lors de tournois ATP, il a affronté et battu de grands noms du tennis comme Pete Sampras, André Agassi, Boris Becker et Roger Federer. Après son dernier tournoi en 2006, achevant sa carrière professionnelle de 15 ans, Thomas a travaillé dans le programme junior de la Fédération Suédoise de tennis et a également occupé le poste de capitaine de l’équipe de coupe Davis de Suède. En 2014, Thomas a coaché l’ancien Top 10 mondial, l’espagnol Fernando Verdasco. Aujourd’hui, Thomas continue à jouer au tennis et nous sommes tous honorés à IBS par sa présence et son désir de transmettre son savoir dans notre nouvelle académie. .
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