• Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach

  • By: Candy Reid
  • Podcast

Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach

By: Candy Reid
  • Summary

  • Mark Gellard is the coach of WTA Tour professional Magda Linette, who has just enjoyed a semi-final run at the 2023 Australian Open.

    In this first edition of the pod, he lets us in on what life on Tour is really like; the perks, plus the problems.

    Please rate and review and send any questions in that you'd like answering!

    Thanks, Candy Reid


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Episodes
  • DOAPTC 30
    Nov 18 2024

    On this edition of DOAPTC, Patricia Tarabini joins Candy for an absorbing chat on getting to a career-high ranking of 29; receiving advise from Steffi Graff, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert; and then moving into coaching - where she started with Conchita Martinez and is now working with Anna Kalinskaya. Patricia details their 5 years together so far and reveals the secret to a breakout 2024 for Anna, whom she describes as a 'very special person'.

    Patricia gives us her top 3 things that all successful players must have and divulges the simple advise that Andre Agassi gave her when speaking to him about coaching on Tour. She also discusses the reasons there are so few females coaching at the top level and reveals whether she'd like to move to the ATP side at some point.....!


    It's a fascinating listen - please enjoy. You can watch the podcast on YouTube - please like, subscribe and share!

    Thanks to our sponsor the ERT300, which you can find information on at ERT300.com


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    49 mins
  • DOAPTC 29
    Nov 11 2024

    On this edition of DOAPTC, a top data analyst joins Mark and Candy to talk about the benefits of marginal gains; how the experts disseminate information to the players, via the coaches; and the important numbers and statistics that all tennis players need to know. Shreyas Gajendragadkar is the founder of SpinInsight Analytics, who look after top WTA and ATP players. It's a great listen so please enjoy!


    You can find out more about Shreyas and his company at SpinInsight | Tennis Analytics


    Our thanks to the ERT300 - a dynamic tension device which every stringer and player should have. Get 10% off with the code tennispodcast at their website ert300.com



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    42 mins
  • DOAPTC 28
    Nov 2 2024

    Belgian Coach Phillipe Dehaes joins us on the latest edition of DOAPTC. Phillipe has coached many big names, including Xavier Malisse on the ATP side and Elise Mertens, Daria Kasatkina, and now Greet Minnen on the WTA side. He's been involved in the coaching game for 30 years and brings his great experience to the podcast.

    It's an informative listen - so please enjoy!


    Our thanks to the ERT300 - the Sponsor of DOAPTC. Get yours at ERT300.com and there's 10% off with Tennispodcast


    Watch DOAPTC on Youtube! Please like, subscribe and rate! Thank you!


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    57 mins

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