About this speaker
Edgar Giffenig was a highly ranked junior in Mexico and played for the University of Texas where he completed an undergraduate degree in business and a graduate degree in exercise physiology.
Edgar started his coaching career as an assistant coach for the University of Texas. He then became national coach for the United States Tennis Association, where he traveled with a very talented junior national team, which included many future stars like Mike and Bob Bryan, Vince Spadea, Paul Goldstein and Justin Gimmelstob. He then became a national coach for the German Tennis Federation and the Mexican Tennis Federation. Throughout his career Edgar has worked with hundreds of players of all levels and ages from beginners to professionals.
Edgar is a frequent speaker at coaches’ seminars and workshops around the world. He is the author of Developing High Performance Tennis Players, and Play Tennis with Passion. He is an international consultant at www.tennisgate.com.
Edgar currently lives in Connecticut where he directs the tennis program at the Norfolk Country Club and is involved in coaching education worldwide. He was a member of the International Tennis Federation Coaches Commission. Edgar still likes to compete and finished 2016 ranked five in the 55’s and over ITF world rankings.