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 2x Australian Open (Azarenka) | |
| Last updated on: 8 June 2016. | |
Sam Sumyk (born 1967 or 1968)[1] is a French tennis coach who currently coaches WTA world number three and 2016 French Open champion Garbiñe Muguruza. He has also previously worked with former 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][9] under his stewardship, Muguruza would win her first Grand Slam singles title at the 2016 French Open.[10]
References
- 1 2 Fein, Paul (February 2012). "How Coach Sam Sumyk Molded Victoria Azarenka into a Champion". Tennis Confidential. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- 1 2 Myles, Stephanie (February 6, 2015). "Eugenie Bouchard hires Sam Sumyk as new coach". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Cronin, Matt (7 February 2015). "Azarenka could hire a new coach soon, keeps agent". tennis.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ Cronin, Matt (3 July 2010). "Zvonareva in the right frame of mind". Fox Sports. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ Pearce, Linda; Baum, Greg (28 January 2013). "Sumyk defends her star's teary triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ Cronin, Matt (7 August 2015). "Bouchard stops working with coach Sam Sumyk". tennis.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Tendon, Kamakshi (12 October 2015). "Garbine Muguruza looks to continue working with Sumyk". tennis.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Tendon, Kamakshi (21 September 2015). "Muguruza working with Sam Sumyk; Goerges splits with longtime coach". tennis.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "Sam Sumyk, Garbine Muguruza's Coach: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ Nick McCarvel (4 June 2016). "Serena Williams' six losses in Grand Slam finals". 9News. Retrieved 4 June 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 |