20 Facts About Daniel Vallverdu

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Daniel Vallverdu was born on March 17,1986 and is the tennis coach of the Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka.

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Daniel Vallverdu has formerly coached Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych, Grigor Dimitrov, and Juan Martin del Potro.

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Daniel Vallverdu has worked with Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi and Magnus Norman.

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4.

In June 2018, Daniel Vallverdu was voted by the body of ATP Coaches to act as the Coaches representative in the ATP Player Council.

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5.

Daniel Vallverdu joined Stan Wawrinka in July 2019 as his coach, together with Magnus Norman.

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Daniel Vallverdu took on the role of Managing Director and the tournament attracted a very strong line up of players including Denis Shapovalov, Andrey Rublev, Kei Nishikori, Dimitrov and Murray.

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Daniel Vallverdu met Andy Murray in the Sanchez-Casal Barcelona Tennis Academy when he was 15, where they were both training to become professional tennis players.

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Daniel Vallverdu started working with Murray following his split with Miles Maclagan in 2010 and became Murray's de facto coach after he parted company with Alex Corretja in March.

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Daniel Vallverdu coached Murray, organised practice sessions and served as liaison with Darren Cahill and Sven Groeneveld.

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10.

Daniel Vallverdu was selected to be the head coach of the British men's tennis team for the London Olympics 2012, in which Murray won the Gold medal.

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11.

Daniel Vallverdu started working with Tomas Berdych following the mutual split from Andy Murray in November 2014.

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12.

Daniel Vallverdu guided him to his first Masters 1000 Win, as he beat Nick Kyrgios in the final of the 2017 Cincinnati Masters.

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13.

In November 2019, Daniel Vallverdu agreed to work bilaterally with Karolina Pliskova, ranked number 2 in the WTA rankings.

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14.

Daniel Vallverdu successfully went on to defend her Premier Brisbane International title in January 2020 beating Naomi Osaka in the semifinal and Madison Keys in the final.

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15.

Pliskova and Daniel Vallverdu ended their working relationship at the end of 2020 due to time commitments.

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16.

In 2020, Daniel Vallverdu became an ambassador for the charity organization HIA Athletes.

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17.

Daniel Vallverdu is quoted saying “My family and I are passionate about the environment and helping the planet.

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18.

Daniel Vallverdu has played for Venezuela in eight matches over six ties, including a semifinal appearance in Group I of the Americas Zone in 2005.

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19.

Daniel Vallverdu attended the Sanchez-Casal Barcelona Tennis Academy when he was 15, where he met Andy Murray and were both training to become professional tennis players.

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20.

Daniel Vallverdu graduated from the University of Miami in 2009 with a BA in International Marketing and Finance.

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