Good to Great Tennis Academy explained

Good to Great Tennis Academy
Location:	Danderyd, Sweden

Good to Great Tennis Academy is a tennis academy and training center in Danderyd, Sweden. It was founded in 2011 as the country's first tennis academy.^[1]

History

The Academy was founded in 2011 by Nicklas Kulti, Magnus Norman, and Mikael Tillström.^{[2] [3]} In an interview with Tennis.com, Norman stated, "We want[ed] to build our own center, where the only focus is on developing future Top 100 players, no recreational players, only high performance."^[4]

Originally, the Academy rented space at in Bromma.^[5] However, in 2017, the Academy opened its own facility, named Catella Arena, in Danderyd. Catella Arena includes seven indoor and seven outdoor tennis courts, as well as a gym, restaurant, and student accomodations.^{[6] [7]}

In November 2023, the Academy hosted the Good to Great Challenger on the ATP Challenger Tour.^{[8] [9]}

Notable people

Players

• Grigor Dimitrov^{[10] [11]}
• Karl Friberg^[12]
• Johanna Larsson^[13]
• Gaël Monfils^[14]
• Jonathan Mridha^[15]
• Rebecca Peterson^[16]
• Laura Robson^[17]
• Fred Simonsson^[18]
• Carl Söderlund^[19]
• Nellie Taraba Wallberg^[20]
• Viktoriya Tomova^[21]
• Botic van de Zandschulp^[22]
• Otto Virtanen^[23]
• Stan Wawrinka^[24]
• Daniel Windahl^[25]
• Elias Ymer^[26]
• Mikael Ymer^[27]
• Jürgen Zopp

Coaches

• Nicklas Kulti
• Magnus Norman^[28]
• Joakim Nyström^[29]
• Johan Örtegren^[30]
• Mikael Tillström

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rothenberg . Ben . In Slide of Swedish Tennis, There Is No End in Sight . . 8 August 2024 . 7 November 2013.
2. Web site: Clarey . Christopher . The Tennis Whisperer Makes His Mark at the Top . . 8 August 2024 . 22 May 2014.
3. Web site: Robson . Douglas . Swedes tennis influence mostly off court . . 8 August 2024 . 21 August 2014.
4. Web site: Cronin . Matt . Norman: Sweden needs more tennis courts . . 7 August 2024 . 26 December 2012.
5. Web site: Sunnervik . Linus . Kulti: "Ville göra något åt det och inte gnälla" . . 4 August 2024 . sv . 19 January 2013.
6. Web site: Tengbom är med och realiserar Sveriges första tennisakademi . Tengbom . 4 August 2024 . sv . 15 July 2016.
7. Web site: Eriksson . Jonas . A visit to Good to Great Academy . Tennisnerd . 4 August 2024 . 23 September 2019.
8. Web site: Sweden's 'Good to Great' Academy Welcomes ATP Challenger Tour . . 4 August 2024 . 17 November 2023.
9. Web site: Dencker . Torbjörn . Visioner om fler challengertävlingar i Norden . Svenska Tennisförbundet . 8 August 2024 . sv . 10 November 2023.
10. Web site: Cronin . Matt . Dimitrov needed change of scenery . . 8 August 2024 . 5 January 2013.
11. Web site: Tandon . Kamakshi . Dimitrov to work with Good to Great academy . . 6 August 2024 . 15 August 2015.
12. Web site: Dencker . Torbjörn . Karl Friberg vann efterlängtad titel – nu väntar hemmatävling . Svenska Tennisförbundet . 7 August 2024 . sv . 13 November 2023.
13. Web site: Arnesen . Jonas . Johanna Larsson: OS är åndå inte allt . . 8 August 2024 . sv . 26 June 2012.
14. Web site: Perrotta . Tom . U.S. Open: A Focused Gael Monfils Is Ready for His Star Turn . . 6 August 2024 . 8 September 2016.
15. Web site: Dencker . Torbjörn . Jonathan Mridha i podden: “Jag har stora framtidstankar” . Svenska Tennisförbundet . 4 August 2024 . sv . 16 December 2020.
16. Web site: Ozmo . Sasa . Coach Örtegren: “Miomir (Kecmanovic) can be Top 10, of course” . Tennis Majors . 8 August 2024 . 27 May 2022.
17. Web site: Fraser . Stuart . Robson appoints Örtegren as latest coach . . 8 August 2024 . 8 August 2024.
18. Web site: Gustafsson . Sebastian . Fred Simonsson på jakt efter försvunna ATP-poäng - I Sri Lanka . SweTennis . 6 August 2024 . sv . 27 January 2015.
19. Web site: Virginia Men’s Tennis Signs Carl Sderlund . . 8 August 2024 . 3 June 2016.
20. Web site: Eriksson . Linus . En junior att hålla ögonen på: Nellie Taraba Wallberg . Svenska Tennisförbundet . 7 August 2024 . sv . 4 December 2022.
21. Web site: Тодоров . Любомир . Виктория Томова се готви в Швеция за US Open . . 6 August 2024 . bg . 16 August 2023.
22. Web site: Lensink . Tijmen . Botic van de Zandschulp stelt Johan Örtegren aan als nieuwe coach . . 7 August 2024 . nl . 5 December 2023.
23. Web site: Lund . Sakari . Tenniksen superlupaus Otto Virtasen kuntoutusjakso on ohi ja valmennuskuviot ovat uudistuneet – "Nyt on miesten pelit edessä" . Yle Urheilu . 8 August 2024 . fi . 10 November 2019.
24. Web site: Mirza . Raz . Following Stan Wawrinka's clay-court success, Sky Sports analyse the success of Swedish tennis coaches . . 4 August 2024 . 9 June 2015.
25. Web site: Gustavsson . Henrik . Daniel Windahl: "Jag gjorde mitt bästa" . SweTennis . 4 August 2024 . sv . 9 March 2016.
26. Web site: Clarey . Christopher . In Two Losses, Sweden Discerns a Glimmer of Renewed Glory . . 4 August 2024 . 25 May 2015.
27. Web site: Tandon . Kamakshi . The brothers who have Swedish tennis feeling giddy again . . 4 August 2024 . 27 April 2015.
28. Web site: Addicott . Adam . Wawrinka’s Coach Magnus Norman ‘Expecting’ New Grand Slam Champion In 2023 . Ubitennis . 7 August 2024 . 14 April 2023.
29. Web site: Ekström . David . Nyström minns segern i På Spåret: ”Det är en merit!” . . 8 August 2024 . sv . 26 November 2021.
30. Web site: Van de Zandschulp hoopt met Zweedse tenniscoach de weg naar boven te vinden . . 7 August 2024 . nl . 5 December 2023.