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DengiPrivateCoaching
DengiPrivateCoaching provides custom tennis lessons to improve your game. With over 2 decades of experience and 10 years of coaching in the ATP/WTA tours, having as best result a player ranked 21st in the World.
I concentrate on enhancing your skills for improved performance every day. Achieve your maximum capacity with my help.
Why am I different?
I always struggled to find a proper coach, everyone has its own style and you might like it or not… The coach can make your pathway to success an easy road or an Odyssey.
Instead, with DengiPrivateCoaching, being malleable, I prioritize understanding and adapting to the specific needs of my clients wholeheartedly. I am dedicated to helping them achieve their goals within the agreed-upon timeframe.
Who am I?
An Italian from the Amalfi Coast, now based in the USA I travel around the country and world for coaching. Having accumulated over 50,000 hours on the court, I have dedicated my life to unlock my full potential in this beloved sport. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, I achieved the world ranking of 1907 and held the 2.5 Italian national ranking, winning over a hundred tournaments.
I also earned a degree in Sport Science from the University of Napoli delving deeper into Anatomy and Physiology, searching for a profound understanding of the human body within the realm of tennis, as well as expertise in nutrition. Furthermore, I obtained a personal trainer diploma, enriching the knowledge of fitness and training methods tailored to tennis.
Work Experience
~WTA WORLD TOUR - YEAR 2017
I coached and followed Dayana Yastremska (UKR) for several months, achieving her climb in the ranking from n.500 up to the top 100 in the world.
~Worldwide Freelance Private Coaching - From 2016 to Present
With more than few hundreds different clients or families, traveling around Europe, Asia and USA, I have worked and prepared personalised and targeted physical, mental and tennis workouts daily for clients of all ages achieving excellent results and feedbacks.
~LUX Tennis Collaboration - 1/9/21 to Present
Tennis Director & Coach leading all Tennis, Pickleball and Padel operations as tournaments, single/group lessons and month-end reports, offering the guests an unique first class experience in and outside the courts of the Forbes Travel Guide Star Rated Resorts as: Patina Maldives, Joali Maldives, Bürgenstock Resort (CH) and One&Only Palmilla Los Cabos (MEX).
~Sparring Partner - YEAR 2017-18-19
I have played in all of the Atp and Wta grass tournaments, at the USA Open, Roland Garros and the renowned Federal Vavassori Tennis Academy.
~Events with Players - YEAR 2021-22-23-24
1 week long of collaborations with each of these important players as Carlos Alcaraz, Martina Hingis, Nicolas Almagro and Iva Majoli.
Testimonials
Julia Atwood - Singapore
David is a fantastic tennis coach. He has extensive experience playing and coaching at the highest level and has developed an approach to teaching that is simple and premised on mechanics and logic that, as a result, is easy for players at all levels to grasp. I made significant improvement to my game in the weeks I have trained with him, seeing my ground strokes improve with more consistency and accuracy and with better tactical awareness. He also constantly pushed me on my foot work, placement and hustle, taking my playing to the next level. He placed equal emphasis on the physical, mental and technical aspects of the game and was an extremely motivating coach. By the end of every lesson, I really felt a holistic sense of achievement. David is extremely passionate, knowledgeable and fun and that made every lesson very enjoyable.
Lisa Schlanner & Mario Schoby - Austria
My husband and I met David on the Maldives where he was working at the resort we stayed as a tennis coach. We used to take lessons every day which was great fun and we enjoyed playing with David so much, that we decided to invite him to spend some time with us in our summer home in Greece. A few weeks later David really came to visit us and stayed luckily for a bit, so we had the opportunity to take lessons every day (sometimes even twice a day). We could recognise an enormous increase in the level of our tennis day by day. David’s teaching skills are really extraordinary and he always finds the right words to keep you motivated and feeling confident on the court (even if you play really bad). I achieved within a very short time way more than I ever expected. Apart from meeting an extraordinary good tennis coach, we also found in David a very good friend.
Alex Stock - Los Angeles
Davide’s style of coaching is the perfect mix of hitting and instruction: constant action and tons of play, with really impactful recommendations to improve your game. He’s incredibly talented as a player - and he uses that talent to subtly ratchet up the quality of play during your lesson, pushing you into better quality tennis. But what I like most about Davide, which few coaches spend time on, is that during our water breaks we also talk match strategy: combinations, reading opponents and finding their weaknesses, and the mental game. As my game has progressed, i’ve found that these skills are super important too. Davide has helped me immensely to improve. He’s a great coach and a ton of fun. You’ll improve too, and you’ll smile while doing it.
Ellen & Henrik Westoo - Sweden
We have trained with Davide for a few years now and there are no words good enough to describe his coaching level. He is very engaged, tough but still makes the game fun. He is great in developing each one of us as players. He really brings out the best of you and on thing I want to highlight the most is the engagement Davide is putting into the coaching. It goes beyond the hours on the court. I have never experienced this before during my tennis career and it is absolutely lovely to meet a person with this engagement and enthusiasm. I believe this aspect is placing Davide in another level of coaching and is making him truly unique. We would highly recommend Davide and if we would live in the same country we would play every single day with him. The best coach we ever met!
Himmat Dhillon - Chicago
Davide is a masterclass, a pro coach, a motivator. Whether you are an elite level or basic, he’s a perfect fit for all levels of coaching. Davide has a deep understanding of the technique, strategy, rules. He was very patient with me and a professional. Also has a deep knowledge of fitness and nutrition to help allow discipline on and off the court.
Mariam Kaan & Vlad Gheorghiu - Greece
We approached David as a tennis coach and instead got a star coach, cheerleader and friend all in one. His patience and focus on helping you understand the fundamentals coupled with his good nature and humour makes him an unbelievable coach! He doesn’t inundate you with too many principles, instead helps you focus on the basics - this allows you to improve your game by the end of one 60 minute session! What’s more, the lessons stick with you! Within a week our game had improved 1000%. We LOVED playing with David; we learned a lot, improved a lot, laughed a lot and felt like we could take on Federer by the end.
Reinaldo Negron - San Francisco
Davide exemplifies the phrase of an ideal coach. He’s able to perceive your needs and strengths and act upon them with adamant passion and grace. His approach to coaching embraces a low-key demeanour with excellence in professionalism. Beyond tennis and coaching, he’s an amiable human being who makes you feel comfortable in and out of the court. I could not be more happy to continue to strengthen my tennis skills with Davide.