Patrick Mouratoglou

Patrick Jean André Mouratoglou (born 8 June 1970) is a French tennis coach, sports commentator, and businessman.

He founded the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in 1996, and has since coached many up-and-coming players, including Marcos Baghdatis, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Aravane Rezaï, Jérémy Chardy, Laura Robson, Yanina Wickmayer, Grigor Dimitrov, and Holger Rune.

[16][17] He began coaching 14-year-old Marcos Baghdatis after inviting him to his academy in October 1999 on a one-week basis.

[30] In March 2012, Mouratoglou began coaching Grigor Dimitrov and set about guiding him back into the ATP top 100, having dropped to No.

[31][32] This partnership ended in September of that year, when Mouratoglou moved on to coaching Serena Williams.

[9] Mouratoglou began coaching Williams after she had suffered her first-ever opening-round defeat in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, losing in the first round of the 2012 French Open.

[33][34] In 2014, Mouratoglou invited 10-year-old Coco Gauff to train at his academy,[35] stating, "She impressed me with her determination, athleticism and fighting spirit.

"[36] In 2015, Stefanos Tsitsipas also began training at the academy, coached by Mouratoglou and his father Apostolos.

[39] In October 2022, as a result of Halep's doping suspension and absence from the WTA Tour, Mouratoglou began coaching 19-year-old Holger Rune.

[52][53] In 2014, he launched the Champ'seed Foundation to support young tennis players who lack the financial resources to succeed professionally.

This led to Williams's infamous rant where she berated Ramos and claimed that she would "rather lose" than cheat.

[72] In October 2022, Mouratoglou's coachee Simona Halep received a provisional suspension by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after testing positive for the banned substance roxadustat at the 2022 US Open.

"[75] In September 2023, Halep's provisional suspension was upheld, and she received a four-year ban from tennis.

[78] Halep commented, "I'm sure it wasn't done intentionally and I'm grateful [Mouratoglou] admits the mistake was his and his team's.

"[83] On his podcast in March 2024, Andy Roddick criticized Mouratoglou for letting Halep receive the bulk of the backlash from her suspension.

"[86][87] Australian former tennis player John Millman, who had been an outspoken supporter of Halep,[88] tweeted, "Great to see Simona eligible to play again.

Mouratoglou in 2017
Mouratoglou and Serena Williams in 2015