Patrick Mouratoglou's Academy has signed an agreement with Yuan Li Sports to promote tennis in China.
The French coach runs one of the most prestigious tennis academies in the world, where many of the top male and female tennis players have been trained and often continue to train.
The academy has produced stars such as Stefanos Tsitsipas, Coco Gauff, Holger Rune, Linda Fruhvirtova, and Brenda Fruhvirtova. Additionally, Patrick Mouratoglou served as the coach for Serena Williams, Grigor Dimitrov, and Simona Halep in recent times before being banned for alleged doping.
Mouratoglou has had a successful coaching career, with 10 Grand Slam titles achieved with Williams, four Coach of the Year awards, 39 individual coaching titles, and over 40 players entering the top 100 under his guidance.
Through the agreement between Yuan Li Sports Management Group and the Mouratoglou Academy, teaching concepts and the training philosophy of the academy will be introduced to provide personalized services for future Chinese tennis players.
The announcement comes despite the controversies that the ATP and WTA have faced due to the Peng Shuai case, which led to the suspension of WTA tournaments in China in 2022. However, the suspension was recently lifted, allowing tournaments to resume in the Asian country.
An advanced center of the Mouratoglou Academy will be established in Beijing to train students to the highest standards. Joanna Cui, President of Yuan Li Sports, commented on the opportunity to develop the sport in the region.
“We are honored to cooperate with Mouratoglou Academy. This cooperation will bring more international training opportunities for young tennis enthusiasts in China and help them achieve their dreams in the field of tennis,”
“We believe that through cooperation with Mouratoglou Academy, Yuan Li Sports will make positive contributions to the development of tennis in China,” she said.
Patrick Mouratoglou also expressed excitement about the collaboration with the Chinese company:
“We are looking forward to this cooperation with Yuan Li Sports. China is a tennis market full of potential, and we hope to share our professional knowledge and experience and provide support for their growth and development.”
Mouratoglou on Simona Halep: “I discovered in Simona a very rare person. She is kind, sweet, & feels no aggressiveness & jealousy towards anybody. She has devoted all her life to tennis. It’s a childhood passion. Not her father’s, not her mother’s. Only hers.”
