Karen Krotov

History

Karen Krotov has been involved in playing and teaching tennis his entire life. A native of Russia, Karen's world competitive experience began as a member of the Russian Junior Team, which led to several years on the ITF-ATP and European professional circuits. Later, Karen transitioned into coaching, excelling in junior development programs and as a coach to professional touring players. Highlights of Karen's coaching background include: *Certified instructor for USTA, PTR and ATP&WTA. *Coach of former World #2 WTA player *Coached numerous Top 100 WTA players *Has coached numerous top state and nationally-ranked juniors and players for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Team *Led MidWest USTA junior development program at Lake Bluff Racquet Club, Chicago, Illinois. Highlights of Karen's playing career: *Played professionally for 5 years on ITF/ ATP tours around the world. *Member of Russian National Junior Team. *Winner of Russian and international tennis to

Specialties

Capitalizing on a range of teaching experience from beginners to world-class players, Karen provides custom-tailored tennis program to each student. After an initial evaluation, programs are designed taking into account an individual player's goals, skills, strengths and limitations. Specific Areas of Instruction, depending on player needs include: - Beginner instruction - Junior tennis - College or professional tour preparation - Technical improvements for adult advanced players - Footwork and court conditioning - Mental preparation - Fitness - Match strategy and point play