Adam Kennedy Biography
ADAM KENNEDY BECAME A TENNIS PROFESSIONAL IN 2001
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:
- As a Junior, competed in the Australian Open, U.S. Open, French Open, and Wimbledon
- Participated in the Australian Open Training Camp; invitations extended only to the top 16 Australian tennis professionals (2000 - 2003)
- Competed in the Sunshine Cup for Australia (2000)
- Davis Cup Hitting Partner in Marbella, Spain (2000); supervised by world-renowned coaches Tony Roche and John Newcombe
- Performed in tennis exhibitions with Nick Bollettieri at elite coaches’ conferences, including Ponte Vedra, Florida (ATP Headquarters); Tarbet, France; Zurich, Switzerland; as well as during the U.S. Open and the Australian Open
- #1 Junior tennis player in Australia, singles and doubles (January 2001)
- Top 10 Junior in the world, doubles (January 2001)
- Top 30 Junior in the world, singles (May 2001)
- Reached 54 in the world in the Champion’s Race (January 2003)
- Reached 340 in the world in ATP rankings (February 2004)
- As a professional, competed in the Australian Open (2002-2004)
ENGAGED IN TENNIS AND FITNESS TRAINING SESSIONS WITH VARIOUS PROFESSIONALS ON THE ATP TOUR, INCLUDING:
- Tommy Haas (former world-ranked #2)
- Lleyton Hewitt (former world-ranked #1)
- Xavier Malisse (former world-ranked #19)
- Max Mirnyi (former world-ranked #18)
- Andy Murray (#2 in the world)
- Mark Philippoussis (former world-ranked #8)
- Patrick Rafter (former world-ranked #1)
- Andy Roddick (former world-ranked #1)
- Radek Stepanek (former world-ranked #8)
- Mark Woodforde (former world-ranked #19)
- Jiri Novak (former world-ranked #5)
- Petr Korda (former world-ranked #2)
ENGAGED IN TENNIS AND FITNESS TRAINING SESSIONS WITH VARIOUS PROFESSIONALS ON THE WOMEN’S TOUR, INCLUDING:
- Mary Pierce (former world-ranked #3)
- Monica Seles (former world-ranked #1)
- Maria Sharapova (former world-ranked #1)
- Serena Williams (former world-ranked #1)
- Venus Williams (former world-ranked #1)
SPECIFICALLY IN THE TENNIS ARENA, WAS TRAINED BY WORLD-RENOWNED COACHES, INCLUDING:
- Wally Masur (Davis Cup Coach for Australia)
- Nick Bollettieri (Coached nine world-raked #1 tennis players)
- Tarik Benhabiles (Former coach of Andy Roddick)
- Tony Roche (Australian tennis legend and former coach of Roger Federer)
- Kevin Parker (Eight-time world champion squash professional)
SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, WAS TRAINED BY ELITE FITNESS EXPERTS, INCLUDING:
- Mark Verstegen (Athletes’ Performance, Tempe, AZ)
- Loren Seagrave (Velocity Sports Performance, Alexandria, VA)
- Ann Quinn (Head of Sports Science, LTA, UK)
- David Bailey (The Bailey Method, Sydney, Australia)
SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO MOTIVATION AND MENTAL CONDITIONING, WAS TRAINED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING:
- Anthony Robbins (Worldwide authority on peak performance strategy/Private coaching & Mastery University)
- Chad Bowling (Mental Efficiency for the NY Yankees)
