Sam Sumyk

Sam Sumyk
Country (sports)  France
Born 1967 or 1968
Coaching career (2007–)
Vera Zvonareva (2007–2009)
Victoria Azarenka (2010–2015)
Eugenie Bouchard (2015)
Garbiñe Muguruza (2015-)
Coaching achievements

List of notable tournaments
(with champion)

Last updated on: 18 February 2015.

Sam Sumyk (born 1967 or 1968)[1] is a French tennis coach who currently coaches WTA world number three Garbiñe Muguruza. He has also previously worked with the likes of world number one Victoria Azarenka, former world number two Vera Zvonareva, and 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard.[2]

Personal life

Sumyk is married to former WTA player Meilen Tu, whom he coached to her highest career ranking of 35 in 2007.[3]

Coaching career

Prior to 2010, Sumyk coached Russian Vera Zvonareva, who first entered the top ten briefly in 2004 before injuries threatened to derail her career. After the pair split in 2009, Sumyk switched with António van Grichen and became the coach of Victoria Azarenka.[3][4]

The partnership between Sumyk and Azarenka would be a successful one. In his third year coaching Azarenka, the Belarusian won her first Grand Slam title at the 2012 Australian Open and reigned as the world number one for 51 of the 55 weeks that followed, during which she also successfully defended her Australian Open title in 2013.[1][5] Sumyk split from Azarenka shortly after the 2015 Australian Open, after the Belarusian endured an injury-plagued 2014.[3]

Sumyk then coached former world number five Eugenie Bouchard from February until August 2015.[2][6] He now coaches Garbiñe Muguruza.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 Fein, Paul (February 2012). "How Coach Sam Sumyk Molded Victoria Azarenka into a Champion". Tennis Confidential. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Myles, Stephanie (February 6, 2015). "Eugenie Bouchard hires Sam Sumyk as new coach". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Cronin, Matt (7 February 2015). "Azarenka could hire a new coach soon, keeps agent". tennis.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Cronin, Matt (3 July 2010). "Zvonareva in the right frame of mind". Fox Sports. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Pearce, Linda; Baum, Greg (28 January 2013). "Sumyk defends her star's teary triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Cronin, Matt (7 August 2015). "Bouchard stops working with coach Sam Sumyk". tennis.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Tendon, Kamakshi (12 October 2015). "Garbine Muguruza looks to continue working with Sumyk". tennis.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Tendon, Kamakshi (21 September 2015). "Muguruza working with Sam Sumyk; Goerges splits with longtime coach". tennis.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
António van Grichen		 Coach of Victoria Azarenka
2010–2015 		Succeeded by
Wim Fissette
Preceded by
Nick Saviano		 Coach of Eugenie Bouchard
2015 		Succeeded by
Unknown
Preceded by
Alejo Mancisidor		 Coach of Garbiñe Muguruza
2015 		Succeeded by
present
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