Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
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The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy (NBTA) is located in Bradenton, Florida, and was founded in 1978 by Nick Bollettieri as a full-time tennis boarding school that combines intensive tennis training with an academic curriculum. Known for its exceptional rigor, the NBTA stresses discipline, responsibility and effort and aims to develop its students on and off the court.
The academy is not exclusively for professional players in the making.
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[edit] History
In 1987, thirty two NBTA students or former students were in the Wimbledon draw, and twenty seven in the US Open.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Andre Agassi
- Jimmy Arias
- Boris Becker
- Björn Borg
- Jennifer Capriati
- Jim Courier
- Graeme Dyce
- Younes El Aynaoui
- Thomas Enqvist
- Mary Joe Fernandez
- Tatiana Golovin
- Tommy Haas
- Daniela Hantuchova
- Martina Hingis
- Jamea Jackson
- Jelena Janković
- Anna Kournikova
- Jesse Levine
- Jennifer Magley
- Iva Majoli
- Xavier Malisse
- Paul-Henri Mathieu
- Max Mirnyi
- Mark Philippoussis
- Mary Pierce
- Marcelo Ríos
- Greg Rusedski
- Pete Sampras
- Monica Seles
- Alexandra Stevenson
- Nicole Vaidisova
- Venus & Serena Williams
