o Professional International Player Development Coach with over 30 years of international experience in the area of world-class player development
o Travels extensively and consistently on the ITF Junior and Professional Tour Circuit, as well as The WTA Tour dating back to 1990
o Over 28 Grand Slam credentials and Hundreds of ITF and WTA Tournament Credentials
o Lived on 5 Continents in support of an National Champion, ITF Junior Player, or WTA Tour level player, or in a leading role at a federation (most recently the Hong Kong Tennis Association), training center or academy
o Has developed, coached, trained or traveled with players who have competed in Davis Cup, Fed Cup and Olympic Games, as well as all major junior and professional events, including each and every Grand Slam
August 2023-Present
Director of Tennis
ATP Development Center Hong Kong
Director of Tennis and Technical Director for the ATP Tour’s first official partnership with a tennis provider, Pacific Pine Sports Group Ltd - newly named the ATP Development Center Hong Kong. Responsible for the providing the vision, management and leadership for one of Asia’s most ambitious projects. The multi-year partnership, which begins in 2023, is an exciting opportunity for the ATP to engage with junior tennis players and young fans locally, expand opportunities in the sport, and for ATP Coach members to share their expert knowledge with players in a fast-growing region. Read here at https://www.atptour.com/en/news/atp-pacific-pine-sports-announcement
October 2019-August 2022
National Performance Coach and National Team Captain for the Hong Kong Tennis Association, Hong Kong, S.A.R. China
*A lead national performance coach, based at the National Training Center in Kowloon Tsai Park. Works, coaches, mentors, guides, directs, trains and travels exclusively with the Hong National Team, Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup players, along with select Hong Kong Sports Institute Players. Presently working exclusively with the Junior Davis Cup Team and JDC “hopefuls” for the upcoming year, engaging in daily on-court training, coaching and tournament support. Personally developed a specialized training program, focusing on strength and conditioning for JDC players and candidates.
*Served as Hong Kong National Team Captain in 2021 events
*One of only two coaches in Hong Kong to hold a GPTCA Level A Diploma
2003-to-date
Director of The Eastburn Group (Tampa Bay, Florida)
*Independently contracted Professional Player Development Coach, working exclusively with some of the best young players in USTA, Tennis Europe, ITF Junior and Pro Circuit
2014-2016
Head Coach - Director of Player Development at Tennis Club Odense (Odense, Denmark) http://www.tennisclubodense.dk/
*Denmark’s oldest and most historic tennis club
2008-2009
Head Coach - Director of Tennis at Smash Tennis Academy (Cairo Egypt)
*Was Africa’s largest and most successful tennis academy
2000-2003
Director of Player Development at Revive Tennis (Perth, Western Australia)
*Was Western Australia’s most successful coaching business, operating more then 12 training centers
1991-1993
Director of Player Recruitment and Development at The Palmer Academy Florida at Saddlebrook (Wesley Chapel, Florida)
*Trained, coached, served as a Touring Coach for some of the world’s most successful young junior and professional tennis players. Recruited players from world-wide and served as the Development Coach for many of the academies best young females, including many national champions
1990-1993
Academy Coach - ITF / WTA Tour Coach at Harry Hopman / Saddlebrook International Tennis (Wesley Chapel, Florida)
*Trained and Traveled with the some of the academy’s top young international players including national champions from over 15 nations during the Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Jennifer Capriati “glory” years at Saddlebrook
WTA and ATP players trained, coached or traveled with:
Jennifer Capriati / WTA Grand Slam Champion (Academy Coach at Saddlebrook 1991-1993)
Christelle Fauche / WTA Tour ranking from 0 to #80
Jessica Emmons / WTA Career High ranking #131
Alison Riske / WTA Career High ranking #40 (Travel Coach in the juniors)
Sunitha Rao / WTA Career High ranking #144 singles, Top 100 in doubles (Private Tour Coach 2003-2008)
Vilmarie Castellvi / WTA Career High ranking #125 / 2003 NCAA Number 1and NCAA Finalist (Private Tour Coach 2003-2006)
Alla Kudryavtseva / WTA ranking from #175 to #63 (Private Tour Coach 2007- 2008)
Ryoko Fuda / WTA Career High ranking #143 (Stand-In Travel Tour Coach 2005-2007)
Davide Sanguinetti / ATP Career High ranking #42 (Academy Coach at Saddlebrook)
Alex Kuznetsov / ATP Career High ranking #120 (Private Coach in juniors)
Matthew Ebden / 2022 Wimbledon Doubles Champion, 2022 Australian Open Doubles Finalist / ATP Career High ranking #61 singles, presently number 6 in doubles (Seasonal Training Coach in juniors)
and many more….
Bill Eastburn
Email: Beastburn10s@gmail.com
