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Alejandro Cadenas Bio

International Tennis Coach (BE 2, FFT)

Professional Skills

Tennis Club

  • -  Coach of the club teams adults and juniors

  • -  Detection and development of young elite players

  • -  Programming practices and tournaments for the young player.

  • -  Responsible for individuals’ practice

  • -  Participating in meetings with staff members of the club and parents

  • -  Supervising new coaches in development

Professional Experiences
Coach on the professional circuit WTA, ITF Junior, and Tennis Europe

Individual Projects

- Tennis and physical practices
- Accompanying players in tournaments

(National tournaments, Tennis Europe, ITF juniors,

WTA and ATP)
- Organizing practice weeks in different countries - Accompanying and Captain of regional team

(Normandy, France)

July 2015 – Present

Tennis and physical practice of Tiphanie Lemaitre, born in 2000 (doubles ranking: 355 WTA, single ranking: 478 WTA, French ranking N.20) + other foreign players. Since summer 2022, coaching tennistically, physically, and accompanying in tournaments Matas Vasiliauskas, born in 2002 (single ranking: 1002 ATP, double ranking: 1341 ATP, 188 ITF Junior)
May 2018 until May 2021 coaching tennistically, physically, and accompanying in tournaments Mickael Kaouk (Born in 2008, 622 ITF Junior)
September 2020 until May 2021, coach at the TC Saint Gely du Fec
May 2021 until Janvier 2022, coaching tennistically, physically, and accompanying in tournaments Margaux Komano (born in 2001, French ranking: -15, WTA single ranking: 1312)
Since May 2022, tennis coach at BTA (Barcelona Tennis Academy)
French National Champion by team in Blois under 10 years with the region of Occitanie.

Coach at the TPCA Cap D’Adge / French Touch Academy September 2018 – August 2020 Co-coach of Jenifer Anger (Born in 2001, French ranking: -15, WTA single ranking: 1088 + practices of members + tennis school + weekly practices of non-members

Private Coaching in Spain October 2014 – June 2015 Group of multiple girls including Tiphanie Fiquet, Nastasia Jedrychoswki (Born in 1999, French ranking: 0), her sister Josephine Jedrychoswki and others.

Coach – Mentor at the tennis club USBC Bois Guillaume September 2011 – August 2013 2 Champions titles of the Department in the 12 years old girls category and in the 17/18 years old boys category.
1 Regional Finalist in the 17/18 years old boys category, round of 16 in the 12 years old girls category at the French National Championship

Sports Director of the tennis club T2R Elite Club September 2005 – August 2011 1 title at the Regional Normandy Championship in the 10 years old girls category, 3 titles at Department Championship in the 9 years old boys category, 10 years old girls and 15/16 years old girls category.
Men’s team 1 of the club move up from pre-regional to regional 1 league in 3 years. The team won the title in regional 3.

Coach B.E.1

Tennis Club of Grand Couronne – Tennis Club of St Georges sur Fontaine

Initiator

USBC Bois Guillaume – Déville les Rouen – Franqueville St Pierre

September 2002 – August 2005 September 1998 – August 2002

Coach/Mentor of Individual Projects

2005 – Present

Tiphanie Lemaitre (2000. French ranking N.20, WTA single ranking: 478, WTA doubles ranking: 355, ITA National ranking: 20, best ranking in ITF Juniors: 1235 and best ranking in Tennis Europe: 525)

  • -  Winner of multiple TMC (Multichances Tournament in France)

  • -  Finalists of multiple National French Tournament

  • -  Champion of the Region

  • -  Semifinalist at the French National Championship 13/14 years old

  • -  Winner of the Winter French Cup in doubles at 14 years old

  • -  Quarterfinalist at the French National Championship 15/16 years old

  • -  Won a Tennis Europe in Luxembourg in 15/16 years old

  • -  Quarterfinalist at the French National Championship Adult

  • -  First WTA ranking in doubles in 2017

  • -  First WTA ranking in single in 2018

  • -  Won 6 pro ITF 15000$ in doubles in 2019, 2021, and in 2022

  • -  Won 2 pro ITF 25000$ in doubles in 2022 and 2023

  • -  3 finals in pro ITF 15000$ in singles, in 2019 and in 2021

  • -  Won 1 pro ITF 15000$ in singles in 2022

  • -  ITA Southern Single Championship in 2021

  • -  Round of 16 at the ITA Fall National Championships in 2021
    Margaux Komano (2001, French ranking - 15, WTA single ranking: 1312)

  • -  First WTA ranking in single in 2021

  • -  Round of 16 multiple times in pro ITF 15000$ in 2021 until January 2022
    Wallis Vitis (1995, French ranking: -2/6)

  • -  Won a Tennis Europe under 14 years old in Finland in February 2009

  • -  Ranked top 100 in Tennie Europe 13/14 years old

  • -  Semifinalist at the French National Championship 13/14 years old
    Juliette Surlemont (1991, French ranking: 0)

  • -  Normandy Regional Winner 15/16 years old

  • -  Quarterfinalist at the French National Championship 15/16 years old

  • -  Ranked in Tennis Europe

    Certification

  • -  Diploma of Strength/Conditioning coach (Languedoc Roussillon, France, 2016) FFT (French Federation of Tennis)

  • -  B.E.2 in 2010 (National coach certificate 2nd level) FFT

  • -  JAT2 in 2005 (Certificate of National Tennis Supervisor/Referee) FFT

  • -  B.E.1 in 2001/2002 (National coach certificate 1st level) FFT

  • -  2nd year DEUG Spanish – University of Rouen 2000/2001

  • -  1st and 2nd year DEUG LEA – University of Rouen and First Aid Formation (AFPS) 1999/2000

  • -  License D.A.L.F (Advanced French Language Diploma) 1998/1999

  • -  Diploma of French tennis initiator 1st degree 1997 FFT

  • -  Diploma of Argentinian Coaching 1st and 2nd degree AAT (Argentinian Association of Tennis)

  • -  Baccalauréat in Argentine (Equivalent of a SAT) 1993


    Other

  • -  Played juniors in Argentina from U10 up to U18 in Buenos Aires. Played team matches in Buenos Aires Lawn Tenis Club (B.A.L.T.C)

  • -  Hitting Partner of the best young players in Argentina at the National Training Center in 1995

  • -  More than 15 years second series in France. Played team matches in France (regional and national teams)

  • -  Formation of tennis initiators