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Kishan Wicks – Tennis Coach
My name is Kishan wicks. At this time I would like to express my interest in training world class players. Especially a player Tour bound. I have trained players in the top 50 WTA. I could also be a traveling Coach, if the situation is evaluated well.
Currently being in the Pacific Oceania Region, I have traveled to many ITF tournaments. And I have connections with all the Asian countries ITF and WTA tournaments. I can also train players out of Guam as a base or California where I am from. I am knowledgeable with academy training and all its positives and negatives.
Qualifications
- 7 PLAYERS ON THE ATP TOUR
- 3 PLAYERS ON THE WTA TOUR
- 10 ITA ALL AMERICANS
- 1993-2012 52 PLAYERS ON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
- 1997 DAVIS CUP COACH, GHANA, WORLD GROUP 1
- 1993 DAVIS CUP TRAINER SRI-LANKA
- JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPION SL
- JUNIOR DAVIS CUP CAPTAIN SL
- NJCAA SINGLES CHAMPION
- BIG WEST SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPION NCAA DIV 1
- ASIAN GAMES
- #6 ALL TIME SINGLES WINS UNR DIVISION 1
- 2023 POJC (FIJI) TEAM BRONZE MEDAL
- WTT TOUR COACH 2023
- USPTA 2022 PRO OF THE YEAR
- SILVER LAKES PRO OF THE YEAR
- SAFE PLAY CERTIFICATION
- NET GENERATION CERTIFICATION
- 1980 COLLEGE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
- 1983 BIG WEST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NCAA 1
- 1983-84 BIG WEST ALL STAR TEAM DIV 1
- USPTA CERTIFIED TENNIS INSTRUCTOR
Coaching times & fees
- NEGOTIABLE
Further information
- USTA,
- USPTA,
- GNTF
- WTT
I am currently the National Coach and director Of tennis for the Island nation of Guam. Within this past year, I have taken the National Team to a Third place finish (Bronze Medal) for the first time in its history. This includes over 25 nations in the Pacific region. I privately train (high Performance) all of the Island’s best players. 30 juniors on the national team and 5 Davis Cup and 3 BJK cup players.
I am Safety certified by the USTA and have run these programs for over 15 years. I also run all of the adult programming for the National center which includes Leagues, mixers, challenge ladders, open play, and assist with 2 ITF junior tournaments and one ATP feature. I also was the WTT tour coach for the ITF tournaments in 2023.
My previous position, I served as the Director of Tennis at the Silver Lakes tennis facility in Helendale, CA. (12 Years) From this location, I implemented my Wicks Tennis Academy that included over 50 junior players. From 1993 to 2002 I ran my wicks tennis academy where I trained over 300 juniors. I have developed over 50 players on College Scholarships.
My staff and I, which included 4 ATP tour pros who assisted junior development at my academy. I have listed a few of the players I Trained, below. I have over 20 years of experience in the oversight of tennis programming and ownership of tennis facilities. My duties have included budgeting, program development, sales and marketing (including owning my own Pro shop), membership services, development of policies and staff, management of food and beverage, and organization of tournaments with prize money reaching $20,000. Including USTA sanctioned tournaments.
I have executed all adult and junior tennis related social and interclub events. I have run junior summer camps for 14 years. I have also trained, teaching Professionals in high Performance training. I have 20 years of experience in sports psychology, nutrition, and physical conditioning. I have been affiliated with the USTA and have run their programs for the past 24 years.
I am also the USPTA 2022 District 5 Pro of the year. Over the years, several of my students have had national-level success and have played on the professional tours. Under the guidance of my staff and I, multiple players have earned college scholarships at major Universities in the United States. These universities include USC, Wake Forest, University of Nevada-Reno,New Mexico State, and USC.
On the international coaching front, I had the pleasure of training the Davis Cup team of Sri Lanka in 1995. Based on my success with players in the United States, I was named the head coach to lead the Ghana Davis Cup team in 1997, world group 1 tie against England and Poland. I also trained many of the Fed Cup players from Tunisia.
Here are a few players that I have overseen their training and a sample of their accomplishments:
Frank Ofori: ATP Ranking #277, Ghana Davis Cup Team Henry Adjey-Darko: ATP Ranking # 275, Ghana Davis Cup Team Daniel Omaboe: 2-time ITA All-American, Ghana Davis Cup Team Alex Ofuri: ITA all american, Davis Cup Ghana Emmanuel Mensah: ATP #1183, Top 40 NCAA Division II. Ghana Davis Cup Team Gabor Toth: ITA All-American, NAIA Top 20 Menford Owusu: 2012 JUCO Singles Champ, ITA All-American, 3rd African Games. Selim Baccar: Davis-Cup Tunisia Jill Craybas: WTA Top 50, Fed Cup-United States Tiffany Braymer: 1999 USTA Jr. National Doubles Champ, NCAA All-American. Amal Ben El Hadj: ITA All-American, Fed Cup-Tunisia Sam Essam: ITA All- American Fed Cup-Tunisia Manjula Weerakoon: Davis Cup (SL) Sanjay Weerakoon: Davis Cup (SL) Danaja soysa: Davis Cup (SL)
Experience
- 20 PLUS YEARS RUNNING USTA EVENTS
- TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR , OWNER PRIZE MONEY TOURNAMENTS
- 20 PLUS YEARS OF NUTRITION, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL COACHING
- 20 PLUS YEARS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COACHING
- ATP, WTA , AND ITF TOUR COACH
- 20 PLUS YEARS OWNER OPERATOR OF WICKS TENNIS ACADEMY IN CALIFORNIA
- HEAD COLLEGE COACH MENS AND WOMENS TEAMS
- 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A DIRECTOR OF TENNIS ( COUNTRY CLUB/TENNIS CENTERS)
- OWNER OPERATOR OF TENNIS PRO SHOPS
- 20 PLUS YEARS OF TENNIS TEACHING AND GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT
- INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE DEVELOPING NATIONS TENNIS PROGRAMS
- NATIONAL TEAM COACHING (DAVIS CUP AND BJK CUP)
- WTT TOUR COACH (WORLD TENNIS TOUR) 2023
- SUPERVISE ITF AND ATP TOUR,TOURNAMENTS
Testimonial
HE IS A GREAT COACH FOR ANY TOUR PLAYER
GUY FRITZ (COACH)
Testimonial
THE BEST COACH I HAVE EXPERIANCED
AARMAN SHEDEV (DAVIS CUP GUAM)
Testimonial
AMAZING COACH RECOMEND FOR ANY PRO PLAYER
KT KIM (SOLINCO SPORTS)
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ONE OF THE BEST COACHES IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS
TONY CHATFIELD (HEAD COACH VVC)
Testimonial
THE BEST COACH I WORKED WITH ON THE NATIONAL TEAM
ALEX OFURI (GHANA DAVIS CUP)
Testimonial
HE GUIDED ME THROUG MY COLLEGE CARRIER BRILIIANT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME
MANJULA WEERAKOON (SRI LANKA DAIS CUP)