Not only one of the best Tennis Coaches I have ever met, but also one of the kindest and genuine human beings. Coach and Tennis Leader Louis Cayer and I met almost 20 years ago when I was playing as a junior; and always stayed in touch. 

In this interview, Louis shares his thoughts on creating world class tennis performers, doubles strategy including Mixed Doubles, and how he has taken dozens of players to the top 100 in the World!

Thanks for listening :)

LOUIS CAYER BIO

COACHED:

- 26 of the top 50 ATP/WTA doubles players

- Six #1 Pro Tour ranked players (including Jamie Murray)

- Wimbledon Doubles Champion Jamie Murray in 2012

- Australian and US Open Grand Slam champions in 2016

- Joe Salisbury Australian doubles champion in 2020

- 26 of the top 50 doubles and 9 top 100 singles players on tour (ATP/WTA)

OTHER: 

- Presented at conferences in more than 30 countries

- Canadian Davis Cup Coach & Captain 1989-2000

- Canadian Olympic Gold Medal coach for Men’s doubles in Sydney 2000; and 5-times Olympic Coach in 1996,2000 (Canada); 2008, 2012, 2016 (GB)

- Canadian Hall of Fame Tennis 2013

- LTA Davis Cup coach since 2007

- LTA Fed Cup coach for 7 years

One of my main mentors; Wayne is one of Canada's (and World's) leading tennis coaches / educators. I chat with him about Coach Education, his website www.acecoach.com and "Programming for Success".

Hope you enjoy Wayne's perspective and our chat:) 

Uros

WAYNE ELDERTON BIO:

Tennis Director, North Vancouver Tennis Centre (NVTC)

Head Course Facilitator for Tennis Canada Coaching Certification in British Columbia

He is also a PTR Professional and USPTA Elite Professional.

Wayne is one of only 3 coaches in Canada with Coach level 4 and Club Professional 3 Certification. He has won multiple coaching awards for development as well as High Performance including twice being runner-up for the Coaching Canada Development Coach of the year (nominated from coaches from every sport). He has been the Canadian Tennis Professionals Association Pro of the Year and Coaching Educator of the year. As a coaching educator, he has designed large portions of the Canadian Certification system and is a consultant for the Midtown network of clubs, training their Tennis Directors in Situation Training. He has been a presenter at coaching conferences world-wide including 5 times at the Tennis Teachers Conference in New York and a Keynote Speaker at the ITF World-wide coaches Conference. He is a recognized international expert in the Game-Based Approach.

Talking Doubles Tennis with Daniel; we dive into what it takes to be one of the greatest doubles players in the history of the game. What makes a player great; how do you pick your partners, and how is mixed doubles different from doubles? 

Enjoy:)

Uros

BIO:

Daniel Nestor is a Canadian retired professional tennis player. He is one of the foremost doubles players in tennis history due to his longevity and continued success at the top of the men's game. As of March 2018, he is 10th for most men's ATP titles in Open Era history. In January 2016, Nestor became the first doubles player in ATP history to win 1000 matches. He was continuously ranked in the top 100 in doubles from April 1994 to April 2018, a total of 1134 consecutive weeks.

He won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including a Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, four ATP World Tour Finals, and eight Grand Slam men's doubles titles attained with three different partners. In addition, Nestor won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles: the 2007 Australian Open with Elena Likhovtseva, the 2011 Australian Open with Katarina Srebotnik, and the 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open with Kristina Mladenovic. His 91 men's doubles titles make him the third-most decorated champion among doubles players. He was the first player in doubles tennis history to win every Grand Slam and Masters Series event, the Year End Championships and Olympic gold medal at least once in his career, an achievement that has since been matched by the Bryan brothers. He was named ATP Doubles Team of the Year in 2002 and 2004 (with Mark Knowles) and 2008 (with Nenad Zimonjić). He became the world No. 1 ranked doubles player in the world in August 2002. Nestor's career-high singles ranking was world No. 58, which he reached in August 1999.