Stefan Leustian - UCLA Mens Tennis Alumni.
For the last twenty years, tennis has been my cornerstone. It has taught me more than I have ever learned from any book, class, or person. Discipline, persistence, good preparation, respect, and embracing failure, are just some of the traits that tennis has engraved deep into my core values. Now that my professional journey has come to an end, I want to help educate others on the teachings of tennis through my experiences and knowledge of the game.
From the age of two, tennis quickly began to take its impact on my life. I played many other sports at a young age but eventually went all in with tennis, switching to homeschooling to pursue tennis full time. Little did I know this would be the best decision of my life. I soon began playing international junior tournaments and won the prestigious Les Petits As tournament in France. This placed me as the #1 14U tennis player in the world and allowed me to compete for Team USA. After completing the rest of my junior career on the ITF circuit, I was recruited to play for UCLA with one of the top scholarships on the team. This was only possible due to being fortunate enough to work with some amazing coaches and former players along the way, each providing me with a better understanding of the teachings of tennis.
Vitaly Gorin: Head coach for Russian Davis Cup Team and coach of Dmitry Tursunov and Aryna Sabalenka, is one of the all time best technical coaches in the world.
Eric Nunez: Head coach of Junior Team USA and led us to a third place medal at the World Junior Team Tennis event where you compete against the Top 3 players from 32 nations.
Sebastien Grosjean: Career high ranking of #4 ATP reaching semifinals of Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and Australian Open.
Toño Fernandez: Coached Steffi Graf to win her first Grand Slam Title at the Roland Garros and exceptional mental strengthening coach.
Billy Martin: Head Coach for UCLA Mens Tennis and reached a career high ranking of #32 ATP.
I look forward to passing this knowledge on to YOU!
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