In recent years, the number of members in the Hockenheim Tennis Club (TCH) has risen steadily and is currently well over 500. This is due to the constant and binding public image of the club, encouraged by the chairman Elfi Büchner, and to the successful work of the 52-year-old coach Marian Voinea and his team, who attaches great importance to successful mass sport and enjoying training, according to a press release from the club.
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Around 120 children and young people, four TCH teams, an external team and a group of adults are currently in training. Since two of the trainers will no longer be available for training work in the future, there was a need for replacements. And this is where a happy coincidence came into play: Adrian Voinea, Marian’s 47-year-old brother, was looking for a new job as a tennis coach.
Well known at the club
Adrian Voinea is already well known at TCH, having spent one or two holidays in Hockenheim and got to know various teams, including the Gentlemen team, which visited him in 2018 for training in Perugia, Italy.
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Marian Voinea came to tennis through Ilie Nastase, who sparked a veritable tennis boom in Romania in the 1970s, and also motivated his younger brother to play tennis. As a youth, Adrian Voinea was among the top three in Romania and later on for the Romanian Davis Cup team, where he played in 12 matches from 1995 to 2003. At 17 he completed his first ATP tournament and received his first ATP points, his best place in the ATP world rankings was 36th.
Adrian’s most notable successes were winning the ATP tournament in Bournemouth, beating Thomas Muster at the Indian Wells tournament, who was then number one in the world and number two in the tournament, and beating Boris Becker at the 1995 French Open in the round of 16, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Michael Chang. In 1999, Adrian Voinea defeated Jim Courier in Auckland, New Zealand, to name just the most outstanding aspects of his career.
Fun should not be neglected
He has played every Grand Slam tournament and has been on center court at least once, except for Wimbledon. Numerous video clips of matches by Adrian Voinea are still available on Youtube today, for example against Thomas Muster at the French Open in 1996, against Pete Sampras at the Australian Open in 1997 and also against Boris Becker in 1995.
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As a trainer, he would like to improve the technique of his players when playing tennis and develop tactical variants, but he should not forget to enjoy the game and have fun in a team. The experience he gained at the Grand Slam and ATP tournaments can certainly help to motivate children and young people. The club’s management is certain that it will be a pleasure for him to see how these develop and improve in tennis. hee