Interviews

Good morning Elliot, it’s a pleasure having you here! Please introduce yourself and tell us about your tennis career. Hi Mark, my name is Elliot Pegg and I am a Senior Director of Tennis at CDT. I started coaching when I was 16 back in England where I grew up and then decided to move […]

Good afternoon Marko Jagodic, great to have you here!  Please introduce yourself and what you do in the tennis world to our readers? My name is Marko Jagodic an owner of MPSC Academy in Dongguan, China. I started a small club in Dongguan, China in 2013, and since then it grows to become one of […]

Good morning Fernando Segal, it’s great to have you here…  A long-time and loyal supporter of sportsprosconnect.com and now SportsProsConnect!  Fernando, please introduce yourself and your career in tennis. I am an International Tennis Development Specialist, and have being working in a similar capacity as main consultant with several tennis federations. I have written many tennis books […]

We have an exciting update to bring to you that benefits tennis, pickleball and padel coaches looking for their next job role, and recruiters looking for their next hire! As you may already know SportsProsConnect has been helping coaches to connect with job opportunities worldwide for just over 3 years.  It’s been a long and […]

We wanted to let you know about a good news story from a SPC member Baraka Ominde, 15 from Kenya. You may remember we brought to your attention SPC member Baraka back in December. He was looking for an academy to enhance his tennis and academic skills and I’m pleased to say that he successfully used […]

Good afternoon Miquel Puig. It’s a pleasure to speak with you today! Please start off by introducing yourself to our readers with some background of your tennis career. Good afternoon Mark, thank you for inviting me. I’ve been tennis coach since I was 16 years old when I started in a local primary school teaching […]

Good morning Jared Ominde, its a pleasure to have you with us today! Can you please introduce yourself and family as to your connection with tennis in Kenya? It’s a pleasure talking to you today. I am Jared Ominde father of three great tennis kids namely, Derick Ominde, Baraka Ominde and Innes Achieng. I am […]

Good morning Dean, it’s a pleasure to have you here with us today! Please take a few moments to introduce yourself and your tennis pedigree to our audience. G’day Mark! Whether it’s a good or a bad thing, I was born into tennis. My father was, and still is a very successful professional coach.  I […]

Bill Stamile is the founding father of padel in Canada. Padel would not be played in Canada today were it not for Bill’s relentless persistence and determination. The first Padel court was built in mid-1992 by Bill and his brother, Angelo, inside a Calgary warehouse! The court was used to attract some of Calgary’s top tennis […]

Hi Luis De Sousa, it’s a pleasure to have you here today! Please introduce yourself to our readers and tell us about your career to date within the tennis industry? Firstly, thank you very much for this opportunity to share with you some of my tennis experience which has spanned more than 40 years.  I […]

Good morning Emir, please introduce yourself to our audience and tell us about your career in tennis. I am a globally renowned tennis coach & the owner of HAMZIC All American Training, a private coaching company  that was inspired by my collegiate tennis career becoming a JUCO national champion. Since finishing my college tennis career […]

Good morning Elliot, it’s a pleasure having you here! Please introduce yourself and tell us about your tennis career. Hi Mark, my name is Elliot Pegg and I am a Senior Director of Tennis at CDT. I started coaching when I was 16 back in England where I grew up and then decided to move […]

Good afternoon Martijn Belgraver, it’s fantastic to speak to you today! Can you please give us an introduction to connection to tennis? My name is Martijn Belgraver, and I am 50 years old. I was a tennis professional for over 9 years and I also managed a tennis academy in the Netherlands for 18 years! […]

Good morning Peter, great to have you here today! Could you just introduce yourself, your career in tennis and your current role with Tennis Coach Ireland? Morning Mark – thanks for the opportunity!. I’ve been involved in coaching in Ireland for over 30 years. I’ve written three books on the game and worked with players […]

Good morning Emilio Alvarez, great to have you here today!  Can you start by introducing yourself and a little about your career in the tennis and padel industry? Well, good morning to you too and thanks for having me. I am Emilio Benfele Alvarez, and I was a Pro ATP Player from 1989 to 2005. […]

Good afternoon Haydn Lewis, great to have you with us today!  Could you please introduce yourself and your tennis career to date? Thanks for having me Mark.  I am a former professional tennis player from Barbados.  I’m currently still an active member of the Barbados Davis cup team.  It’s been almost 20 years of Davis […]

    Good morning Josh Thompson, its great to have you here today!  Can you tell us a little about yourself, your career to date and about your tennis background? Hi Mark, thanks for having me! It’s always great to talk to you, you’ve built a great reach into the Tennis community. I’ve known tennis […]

                    Good morning Kris Gray, its great to have you here with us today!  Please introduce yourself to our readers and give us your background in tennis? Good Morning, I am a Scottish tennis coach, but I grew up mostly in Spain for most of my […]

          Good morning Nicole Efstathiou, it is great to have you here today…  Can you please introduce yourself and your role in tennis? Hi Mark, thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to promote our beautiful Tennis Academy at Aphrodite Hills Resort in Cyprus. My Name is Nicole Efstathiou. […]

          Good morning Lynton Joseph, its great to have you here today!  Could you please introduce yourself and your tennis history to our audience? Hi Mark, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you.  On a personal level, tennis was something I first started in 1977 and have been involved […]