Patrick Mouratoglou

Patrick Mouratoglou is a world-renowned tennis coach, sports commentator, and entrepreneur who has guided numerous top players to Grand Slam titles and global recognition. After establishing his first tennis academy in the Paris region in 1996, Patrick Mouratoglou quickly rose to prominence as a world-renowned tennis coach and strategist. Initially co-founded with veteran coach Bob Brett, the academy became the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, which later relocated to Biot on the French Riviera in 2016. Mouratoglou commenced his professional tour coaching career in 1999, notably guiding 14-year-old Marcos Baghdatis to become a junior world No.

1 ranking. Beyond coaching, Mouratoglou has significantly diversified his contributions to the sport. In 2014, he founded the Champ’seed Foundation, a philanthropic initiative dedicated to supporting talented players from modest backgrounds, including future stars like Coco Gauff, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Holger Rune. He co-created the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) in 2020, an innovative exhibition league designed to broaden tennis’s appeal to younger audiences.

Mouratoglou also founded the French Riviera Open, a wheelchair tennis tournament, in 2017, and has served as a respected sports commentator for networks such as ESPN and Eurosport. A prolific author, Mouratoglou has penned books including ‘Éduquer pour gagner’ and ‘Le coach,’ sharing his insights into high-performance training. His commitment to coaching remains strong, as evidenced by his subsequent work with Simona Halep in 2022, and Holger Rune, whom he guided to his first Masters 1000 title in 2022. Most recently, Mouratoglou began coaching Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in 2024, continuing to shape the careers of elite athletes and influence the global landscape of professional tennis.