Detail

Date of birth

Education

David Sammel

July 5 1961

BA Econ., North Texas State University

Monte Carlo Tennis Academy - Director of Coaching

• CCA (LTA coaching award).
  
• Touring pro coach for 15 years.
  
• Has own series of coaching videos and is part of the www.tennis4everyone.com tennis site.

• 2002-2006 Head Coach National LTA Academy in Bolton and Leeds
   
• Coach to the following British players when they achieved Davis Cup selection - Jamie Delgado, Miles MacLagan, Andrew Richardson, Arvind Parmar, Martin Lee and Barry Cowan.
  
• Several junior UK National champions and finalists at several age groups.
  
• Player and head coach at Metselaers club in The Hague, 1985-1987 (gaining promotion in 1986 to premiership)
  
• Coached the Dutch Metselaers club team to National finals 1987
  
• Began work and travel freelance for LTA from 1987 and took up full-time employment in 1996.
  
• Started full-time squad 1988.
  
• Traveled and coached on junior, women's and men's tours 1987-present.
  
• Coached Dutch player Amy van Buuren from junior to top 300 singles and to 105 doubles and Gabi Coorengel from 550 to 228.
  
• Coached Gary Henderson from 330 to 228 and Wimbledon debut.
  
• Coached Andrew Richardson from 465 to 130 and 3rd round Wimbledon. Won Davis Cup debut with win over Byron Black, ranked 30 at the time.
  
• Coached Parmar from 464 to 130, Cowan 260 to 159 and MacLagan during his challenger win in the Bronx.

• College player for UT Austin and North Texas State University.
  
• 2nd round Wimbledon qualifying 1982.
  
• Part of Metselaers Division 1 champions team.
  
• Played numerous satellites and challengers, as well as money tournaments throughout Europe. World ranked singles and doubles.

• Played junior tennis in South Africa.
  
• Recruited to University of Texas by Kevin Curren (Wimbledon finalist) in 1978 and played four years collegiate tennis.
  
• Every summer travelled to Europe to play satellites and money tournaments.
  
• Based in Holland and the UK after college and played five years pro tennis, mostly in Europe.