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Coach Staff
ALFREDO SANTACROCE
A FIT National Master since 2017 and international coach with the GPTCA (the association recognized by the ATP and chaired by Tony Nadal), Alfredo Santacroce has served as assistant coach to Lorenzo Sonego and coach of second-category competitive players at Green Park in Rivoli and Circolo della Stampa Sporting.
Previously, he was a player and captain in Serie A1, as well as a coach at Società Canottieri Casale, and before that, he was a coach at Accademia Vavassori in Palazzolo sull’Oglio, working with ATP and WTA players.
SIMONE BONGIOVANNI
He obtained his Tennis Coach qualification at the Sanchez-Casal Tennis Academy in Barcelona and the international PTR Tennis junior 11-17 qualification. He is the coordinator of the Torino Tennis Talents, Intesa Sanpaolo LTC 22-23, and Intesa Sanpaolo LTC 23-24 programs, also serving as Stefano Massari’s assistant in the mental preparation of young athletes.
RICCARDO SOSSO
FITP instructor, as a player he has been involved with the Country Club San Mauro in the national B1 series team competition. He has played in several ITF and Tennis Europe tournaments, and has also been coached over the years by Gipo Arbino.
JEAN-PHILIPPE LANDRA
A former tennis player, Jean-Philippe Landra is one of the most highly regarded coaches at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, where some of the greatest players in modern tennis have trained over the years, including Serena Williams, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Coco Gauff, Simona Halep, and Holger Rune.
ELENA BASSANI
FITP national coach and first-level GPTA coach. Since 2021, she has been collaborating with the I Tennis Foundation and, as captain and player, she is still involved with the Quanta Tennis Club Milano in Serie B.
ANDREA DIMAURO
Andrea Dimauro was born in Taranto in 1999. He graduated in Sports Science and subsequently undertook a specialization in Motor and Sports Activity Management.
He is a physical trainer and professor of motor sciences and physical education. During his career, he has also specialized and gained four years of experience in physical training specifically for tennis, coaching numerous players, including some of national interest.
TOMMASO GARELLO
FIDAL instructor and ISSA Europe certified personal trainer, he currently works as an athletic trainer for the Santena Tennis Club and for the Tennis Foundation in ITF international youth tournaments.
STEFANO MASSARI
With a degree in Political Science with honors, he studied humanistic coaching at the Italian School of Life & Corporate Coaching, where he became a professional coach.
I have worked for over twenty years in companies, both in the field of personnel selection, training, and development, and in the field of communication, holding both managerial and creative roles. For several years, I have been involved in Life Coaching and, above all, Sports Coaching. In the sports field, I work with professional and semi-professional athletes from various disciplines such as tennis, rowing, diving, figure skating, soccer, boxing, dance, athletics, and shooting.
He is Matteo Berrettini’s mental coach.
MANUELA CAPUTI
Manuela Caputi is a Sports Coach specializing in Emotional-Behavioral Coaching, accredited by the International Coaching Federation. She works with high-level athletes, including Olympic champions and promising young talents in disciplines such as tennis, horse riding, boxing, and swimming, supporting them in the development of emotional and relational skills. She is also a trainer and lecturer in academia and business, with experience at the IUM in Munich, Tack&TMI, and the Cavalleria Toscana Academy. In the past, she held management positions in the international television industry for over 20 years. She is fluent in four languages and has lived in several European countries.
GIORGIA BIANO
A former professional swimmer (among her many titles, she was Italian champion in the 2005 National Championships in the 100 m backstroke and Italian runner-up in the 200 m backstroke), she graduated in Dietetics in 2011 and went on to specialize through various university master’s degrees.
Among others, she is now the nutritionist for Turin champion Lorenzo Sonego.