High-Performance Tennis Coach at Rafa Nadal Academy
- Worked in RNA directly under & alongside: Toni Nadal, Joan Bosch, Joel Figueras, Gabi Urpi, Tomeu Salva, Pedro Clar, Marc Gorriz
- Including periods of work with players - group coaching / individual coaching: Pedro Vives (Highest ATP Ranking 563), Daniel Rincon (USO Junior Champion, Highest ITF Junior Ranking No.2, RG Junior Doubles Champion, Highest ATP Ranking 180), Alex Eala (USO Junior Champion, AO and RG Junior Doubles Champion, Highest ITF Junior Ranking No.2, Highest WTA Ranking 157), Ariana Geerlings (European Junior Champion 2023, Highest WTA Ranking 637), Abdullah Shelbayh (Highest ITF Juniors 27, ATP Next Gen Player)
2017-2019
Director of High-Performance Tennis and Fitness at Set-Ball Tennis Academy, Barcelona, Spain
30+ High-Performance Junior Program
100+ Development Junior Program
2012-2016
Director of LTA Advanced Apprenticeship for Sporting Excellence, Dukes Meadows HPC
Lead Performance Squad Coach
High-Performance Private Coach
Sports Massage & Remedial Therapy Practitioner
Biomechanics Consultant Specialist (AiM Qualified)
Ranah Stoiber: Junior Development
Oliver Bonding: Junior Development
Jurate Hardy: No.1 in World 45+
2012-2014
National Tennis Centre Mini and Junior Team Coach at Annabel Croft Tennis Academy
2010-2012
FCT: Catalán Tennis Federation / CIT: Centre de Tenis Internacional, Barcelona, Spain
High-Performance Academy Tutor to Top International Players
Under direction of Albert Costa
2002-2010
Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative Coach - AELTC, Wimbledon
High-Performance Tennis Coach
Schools Talent ID Performance Coach
Playing Career
- ITF World Tennis Masters Tour M35 ( + Member of Rafa Nadal Club Team)
- ITF World Tennis Masters Tour Singles Winner (M35 Manacor 2022)
- ITF World Tennis Masters Tour Doubles Winner (M35 Manacor 2022)
- ITF World Tennis Masters Tour Singles Runner Up (M35 Manacor 2022)
- ITF World Tennis Masters Tour Doubles Winner (M35 Manacor 2022)
- ITF Masters Tour Winner: Singles & Doubles
- Rafa Nadal Club Team Player
- ITF Futures Competitor
- Spanish National Competitor
- Roehampton Club Tennis Team
- Nottingham University Tennis Team
- Captain of KCS Wimbledon Tennis Team
- Surrey & South East Regional UK Junior
2022-to-date
International Commercial Account Manager at Rafa Nadal Academy
Global Tennis Camps Operations Manager
Over 150 Tennis Camps worldwide
Over 10,000 players engaged in RNA Methodology
MEDWTC Rising Stars Tournament Facilitation
Enrique Esteire Wheelchair Tennis Tournament Initiation
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Nike Tennis Director UK
Eurosports Camps & CMT Learning - Performance Tennis Training Camps
Nike Tennis Curriculum Curator & Director at Bradfield College Venue
Managing Teams of up to nine performance coaches
2023
Masterclass Speaker in UAX Rafa Nadal School of Sport
International Sports Management & Global Brand Positioning
2025
GPTCA B-Level International Coach
2024
GPTCA C-Level International Coach
2017
UK Strength & Conditioning Association (UKSCA), High-Performance S&C Coach, England
2012
LTA Level 5 Master Performance Coach, England
(2yrs) Highest-level performance tennis coaching qualification in UK – Led by Davis Cup Coach Louis Cayer
USPTA Professional 1
RPT World Tour Coach Top Performance Qualification – Spanish Training Methodology
Academic
2012-2015
MBA Mentoring – ICONIC Shift by Mike Harris Business Architecture for £-Billion Brand Creation England
2007
London School of Economics and Political Science, Beijing University, China
LSE-PKU Summer School in Business Management and Entrepreneurship
2003-2007
BA Hons Management Studies with French 2:1, The University of Nottingham, England
2005-2006
Bordeaux Business School – ‘MSC in Management’ Programme (ERASMUS), France
2002-2003
The London Institute - Chelsea College of Art and Design – BTEC Foundation in Art and Design, England
1997-2002
King’s College School (KCS), Wimbledon – 340 UCAS points, England
Other
2015-2016
Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage and Remedial Therapy AiM Biomechanics Expert, England
Craig Walker
Website www.craigawalker.com
