Ferrero Tennis Academy Explained

Ferrero Tennis Academy
Native Name Lang:es
Founder:Antonio Martínez Cascales
Purpose:Sport
Leader Title:Director
Leader Name:Juan Carlos Ferrero
Location:Villena, Alicante, Spain

The Ferrero Tennis Academy is a tennis academy and training center in Villena, Alicante, Spain. It hosts the JC Ferrero Challenger Open on the ATP Challenger Tour.[1] [2]

History

The Academy was founded in 1990 by Antonio Martínez Cascales, the future coach of Juan Carlos Ferrero.[3] Originally named the Equelite Academy, its name was later changed to the JC Ferrero Equelite Academy in honor of Ferrero. In 2023, it was renamed as the Ferrero Tennis Academy for simplification purposes.[4] It currently houses 20 courts.[5]

In 2018, the Academy held the inaugural JC Ferrero Challenger Open, the first Challenger tournament to be held in Alicante since 1996.[6] In July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Academy held an exhibition tournament featuring Pablo Carreño Busta, Alex de Minaur, João Sousa, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and 17-year-old Carlos Alcaraz.[7] In 2023, its center court was named after Alcaraz, a longtime student of Ferrero and the Academy.[8]

Notable people

Players

Coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tomás . Francisco . El Alicante Ferrero Challenger de Villena prepara un homenaje y confirma sus primeros wildcards . . 21 June 2024 . es . 27 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Suárez . Marta . El Torneo profesional ATP Challenger celebrado en Ferrero-Equelite Sport Academy logra un éxito organizativo . . 21 June 2024 . es . 15 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Schmitz . Rob . The Spanish tennis pipeline that's produced Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal . . 20 June 2024 . 31 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Equelite cambia de nombre y pasa a llamarse Ferrero Tennis Academy en homenaje al número 1 ATP . . 21 June 2024 . es . 8 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Torres . Andoni . Cuánto cuesta la academia donde vive Carlos Alcaraz, la escuela de Juan Carlos Ferrero . . 20 June 2024 . es . 10 September 2022.
  6. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Ferrero volverá a las pistas para disputar una exhibición con Guillermo García-López . . 21 June 2024 . es . 20 March 2018.
  7. Web site: Solsona . Joan . La Academia Equelite de Villena tendrá el primer torneo de tenis en España . . 23 June 2024 . es . 28 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Carlos Alcaraz ya da nombre a la pista central de la Ferrero Tennis Academy . . 21 June 2024 . es . 10 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Carayol . Tumaini . ‘This boy was born to be No 1’: the making of Carlos Alcaraz . . 20 June 2024 . 26 May 2023.
  10. Web site: Pérez . Lluís Carles . Nico Almagro: Todo un carácter sentimental . . 20 June 2024 . es . 27 April 2013.
  11. Web site: Syed . Yasmin . Miami Open teenage star was behind Alcaraz injury that forced him to miss Slam . . 20 June 2024 . 20 March 2024.
  12. Web site: Tomás . Francisco . La sección de Pádel de Equelite-Villena sigue creciendo . . 22 June 2024 . es . 28 December 2021.
  13. Web site: Tomás . Francisco . Pablo Carreño Busta vuelve a las pistas . . 20 June 2024 . es . 12 July 2023.
  14. Web site: Ralston . Will . Wimbledon 2013: David Ferrer needs to rely on big four slipping up to achieve Wimbledon glory . . 20 June 2024 . 19 June 2013.
  15. Web site: Viglezio . Flavio . Ferrero, il secondo papà di Carlitos . . 21 June 2024 . it . 19 July 2023.
  16. Web site: Murciego . Fernando . Entrevista Eurosport con Carlos Gimeno, el 'gigante' de la Armada . . 20 June 2024 . es . 10 March 2021.
  17. Web site: Ordás . Jorge . Nicola Kuhn: La mayor promesa del tenis español . . 20 June 2024 . es . 10 March 2016.
  18. Web site: Campos . José . Pepe Vendrell, el encargado de reencantar a Garin: "Nos animaba y motivaba muchísimo" . Deportes13 . 21 June 2024 . es . 16 March 2022.
  19. Web site: Coppini . Federico . JC Ferrero-Equelite, the tennis in family . Tennis World USA . 21 June 2024 . 15 April 2016.
  20. Web site: Albarrán . Nacho . Emilio Nava: el subcampeón júnior de origen mexicano que aprende en Villena con Ferrero . . 20 June 2024 . es . 26 January 2019.
  21. Web site: Solsona . Joan . De la casa de campo a la fábrica de campeones: la Ferrero Tennis Academy cumple 28 años . . 20 June 2024 . es . 10 November 2023.
  22. Web site: Walker . Joseph . Ferrero to retire after final fling . . 21 June 2024 . 12 September 2012.
  23. Web site: Albarrán . Nacho . Mario Vilella logra su primera victoria en un torneo ATP . . 21 June 2024 . es . 2 February 2021.
  24. Web site: Hernández . Monserrate . Mario Vilella prepara en Villena los Challenger de Lima y Guayaquil . . 21 June 2024 . es . 10 November 2020.
  25. Web site: Harman . Neil . James Ward aiming to show there is another kid on the SW19 block . . 20 June 2024 . 20 June 2024.
  26. Web site: Thompson . Grant . Chinese Star Buyunchaokete Set For ATP Tour Debut . . 21 June 2024 . 3 October 2023.
  27. Web site: Wertheim . Jon . Carlos Alcaraz’s Coach Has the Perfect Origin Story to Mentor the Spanish Prodigy . . 22 June 2024 . 17 July 2023.
  28. Web site: Tomás . Francisco . Samuel López Jareño, director deportivo de Equelite y entrenador de Pablo Carreño, Premio Arracada de Oro 2021 . . 21 June 2024 . es . 26 November 2021.
  29. Web site: Tomás . Francisco . Pepe Vendrell nuevo entrenador de la Academia JCFerrero Equelite . . 21 June 2024 . es . 5 January 2022.

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