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Michelle with Juan Carlos Ferrero in Villena, Spain

Our founder, Michelle travelled to Europe to meet with Juan Carlos Ferrero who runs the Equelite academy set in tranquil gardens, close to mountains, thirty minutes north east of Alicante and an hour drive south west of the Spanish port city Valencia.

Ferrero graduated himself from the academy and went on to become a world No.1, a slam champion and winner of 16 titles. Ferrero also reached the US Open finals and the ATP World Tour Finals championship match. If the sign of an academy’s success is the players it develops, then Equelite is one very successful academy.

Ferrero says:

“Running the academy means a lot. I started here as a kid and growing here while the academy grows as well. I had created a strong bond with it. In the end, I decided to build my house at the academy and keep working on it. Nowadays I live here with my family and I can know all our annual players and support them and the staff. It’s incredible how the small house with just one court I started in has changed in dimensions but the feeling of being part of a big family that works together for good still remains.”

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