Nenad Trifunovic Tennis Coach

Nenad Trifunovic is professional tennis coach with many years’ experience. During those years he developed skills in how to motivate and drive players to new dimensions and at the same time keep up with motivation and passion for the sport. He consider as good in communication, strong team player, very systematic and persistence.He said” I am who I am regardless of who I am coaching in the sense “ He does not make differences between good and bad players.

– 2007. Received a national award for contribution to tennis development
– 2009. Best Coach of the Year (Tennis Federation of Serbia)
~ Trained several national champions in multiple categories ( Tomic, Mijatovic, Marjanovic, Grbic etc.)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1986-1991. Coach, TC Olimpija ( Osijek, Croatia )
1992-2012. Coach, TC Red Star (Crvena Zvezda), Belgrade, Serbia
2011 Breakpoint-Base ( Halle Westfalen, Germany )
2004-2012. Manager, TC Red Star
2008 Expert consultant in TV broadcasts
2013 Individual coach

Viktor Troicki (the best ATP ranking 12),
Jelena Dokic (best WTA ranking 4th),
Aleksandra Krunic (best ranking WTA 52)

They are the most famous players I have worked with in my carrier. In a period of ten years,

I have been head coach in the largest club in Serbia, Red Star Tennis Club. I organized all the activities at the club (tennis school, competitive training, recreational activities of older members, fitness training, tournament organization, etc).

A natural part of my job was also to:
– Accompanied players and teams on many successful national championship tournaments
– Accompanied national teams on European Championship tournaments
– Organized and managed tennis camps in Serbia and abroad
– Instrumental in the organization of tennis tournaments on all levels
– Accompanied players individually on various international tournaments (ETA, ITF, WTA, ATP)
– Accompanied national teams on European Championships

List over success stories (merits):

Viktor Troicki
-Wimbledon 2004 finalist, Team European Junior Championships Winner, ranked third in single
-Best ATP ranking: 12
-Winner: ATP Moscow single, ATP Sydney twice, ATP Bangkok doubles, Davis Cup, World Team Cup
-Several ATP tournaments semifinals
– Best junior ranking: 10

Jelena Dokic
– First Coach (Osijek , Croatia)
– Best WTA ranking: 4
– Won 6 WTA and 8 ITF tournaments

Aleksandra Krunic
-National champion U14, U16 and U18
-Best WTA ranking: 45
-Won 7 ITF tournaments

EDUCATION