Tennis academy in 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 SALK Hall [sv ] 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 accommodations.[ 6] [ 7]
In November 2023, the Academy hosted the Good to Great Challenger on the ATP Challenger Tour .[ 8] [ 9]
Notable people
Players
Coaches
References
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^ Clarey, Christopher (22 May 2014). "The Tennis Whisperer Makes His Mark at the Top" . The New York Times . Retrieved 8 August 2024 .
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^ Sunnervik, Linus (19 January 2013). "Kulti: "Ville göra något åt det och inte gnälla" " . Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
^ "Tengbom är med och realiserar Sveriges första tennisakademi" . Tengbom (in Swedish). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
^ Eriksson, Jonas (23 September 2019). "A visit to Good to Great Academy" . Tennisnerd . Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
^ "Sweden's 'Good to Great' Academy Welcomes ATP Challenger Tour" . ATP Tour . 17 November 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
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^ Tandon, Kamakshi (15 August 2015). "Dimitrov to work with Good to Great academy" . Tennis.com . Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ Dencker, Torbjörn (13 November 2023). "Karl Friberg vann efterlängtad titel – nu väntar hemmatävling" . Svenska Tennisförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
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^ Ozmo, Sasa (27 May 2022). "Coach Örtegren: "Miomir (Kecmanovic) can be Top 10, of course" " . Tennis Majors . Retrieved 8 August 2024 .
^ Fraser, Stuart (8 August 2024). "Robson appoints Örtegren as latest coach" . The Times . Retrieved 8 August 2024 .
^ Gustafsson, Sebastian (27 January 2015). "Fred Simonsson på jakt efter försvunna ATP-poäng - I Sri Lanka" . SweTennis (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "Virginia Men's Tennis Signs Carl Sderlund" . Virginia Cavaliers . 3 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2024 .
^ Eriksson, Linus (4 December 2022). "En junior att hålla ögonen på: Nellie Taraba Wallberg" . Svenska Tennisförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ Тодоров, Любомир (16 August 2023). "Виктория Томова се готви в Швеция за US Open" . БНР (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ Lensink, Tijmen (5 December 2023). "Botic van de Zandschulp stelt Johan Örtegren aan als nieuwe coach" . De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ Lund, Sakari (10 November 2019). "Tenniksen superlupaus Otto Virtasen kuntoutusjakso on ohi ja valmennuskuviot ovat uudistuneet – "Nyt on miesten pelit edessä" " . Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 August 2024 .
^ Mirza, Raz (9 June 2015). "Following Stan Wawrinka's clay-court success, Sky Sports analyse the success of Swedish tennis coaches" . Sky Sports . Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
^ a b Gustavsson, Henrik (9 March 2016). "Daniel Windahl: "Jag gjorde mitt bästa" " . SweTennis (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
^ Clarey, Christopher (25 May 2015). "In Two Losses, Sweden Discerns a Glimmer of Renewed Glory" . The New York Times . Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
^ Tandon, Kamakshi (27 April 2015). "The brothers who have Swedish tennis feeling giddy again" . ESPN . Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
^ Addicott, Adam (14 April 2023). "Wawrinka's Coach Magnus Norman 'Expecting' New Grand Slam Champion In 2023" . Ubitennis . Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ Ekström, David (26 November 2021). "Nyström minns segern i På Spåret: "Det är en merit!" " . Norran (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 August 2024 .
^ "Van de Zandschulp hoopt met Zweedse tenniscoach de weg naar boven te vinden" . NOS (in Dutch). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
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