Top coaches & top players (to be)

Sven Groeneveld:
“The essence of the Adidas Player Development Program matched entirely with my own vision on tennis and I decided to take the job as leading on-court training advisor for all junior and senior pro
athletes in the program."

Martijn Bok:
Martijn Bok worked for six years – till the end of 2011 – as a coach on both the professional tour and the ITF junior circuit. He worked with players such as Patty Schnyder, Nathalie Dechy and Laura Robson.

Arjan Pondman:
His great passion for tennis and the drive to transfer his knowledge to the new generation, led Arjan to completely focus on being a full-time trainer.

Roland Laurense:
"Nowadays innovative methods are required to maximize the potential of the players. Therefore I'm always searching for new innovations to improve the players and coaches of the academy."

Sven Groeneveld

Martijn Bok

Arjan Pondman

Roland Laurense

Arjan Pondman

Head coach

Arjan Pondman professional tennisacademy For several years now, Arjan Pondman is successful in training national top players of all age-categories.

Achievements
As a tennis-player Arjan was especially at a national level very successful. At the age of 19 he had won many category 1 tournaments in the Netherlands, obtaining a top 50 position on the national ranking list. From 2000 up to and including 2008 he could be found in the top 50, with a highest ranking of the 27th place. As a level 1 player, both in the single and double, Arjan has mostly played tournaments and competitions at a national level.

Decision
His great passion for tennis and the drive to transfer his knowledge to the new generation, led Arjan to completely focus on being a full-time trainer. In 2004 he decided to follow the necessary KNLTB courses and in 2007, while already working for the Laurense Tennis Academy, he obtained his KNLTB-B diploma. Besides his full-time job as Head Coach TAA, Arjan is still active in the Dutch and German competitions as competitor.

Back