Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
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The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy (NBTA) is located in Bradenton, Florida, and was founded in 1978 by Nick Bollettieri as a full-time tennis boarding school that combines intensive tennis training with an academic curriculum. The NBTA utilizes 35 hard courts, 16 clay courts (one red clay court) and four indoor courts. The NBTA stresses discipline, responsibility and effort and aims to develop its students on and off the court.
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[edit] History
In 1987, thirty two NBTA students or former students were in the Wimbledon draw, and twenty seven in the US Open..
[edit] Notable alumni
- Andre Agassi
- Jimmy Arias
- Jennifer Capriati
- Jim Courier
- Taylor Edgar
- Thomas Enqvist
- Mary Joe Fernandez
- Tatiana Golovin
- Tommy Haas
- Daniela Hantuchová
- Martina Hingis
- Jamea Jackson
- Jelena Janković
- Anna Kournikova
- Jesse Levine
- Kei Nishikori
- Iva Majoli
- Xavier Malisse
- Paul-Henri Mathieu
- Max Mirnyi
- Mark Philippoussis
- Mary Pierce
- Marcelo Ríos
- Greg Rusedski
- Pete Sampras
- Monica Seles
- Nicole Vaidišová
- Venus & Serena Williams
- Maria Sharapova
- Peter Kikis
- Christopher Gorman
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Bollettieri Tennis Academy
- Official Website of Nick Bollettieri
- My Day at the Bollettieri Tennis Academy
