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 Vitaly Gorin
Head Coach
Vitaly Gorin grew up playing tennis in southern California. As a junior he traveled to Florida to study under the legendary Harry Hoppman. He moved to northern California in 1988 to play for another legendary coach, Tom Chivington.
While assisting with the Russian National Team, Coach Gorin played a vital part in helping the team reach the world championships. Vitaly has worked with dozens of top national and international juniors, and has lead them to countless national and international championship titles.
Vitaly has coached on the ATP Tour for the past 5 years, and has guided four players onto the ATP Tour. His players have enjoyed victories over such players as Andre Agassi, Marat Safin, Gustavo Kuerten, Vince Spadea, Greg Rusedski, and many other top professional players.
As a coach on the ATP Tour, Vitaly has had the opportunity to work with and exchange ideas with some of the greatest coaches in the world. |
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 Mike Stecker
Teaching Professional
Mike Stecker grew up playing tennis in the Pacific Northwest section. As a junior he earned a top sectional ranking and competed against such players as Jean Michael Gambill. After earning a tennis scholarship, Mike moved to Florida to play Division One collegiate tennis.
After earning his bachelor degree in psychology, Mike played on the Pro Tour for a short stint. After experiencing pro tennis first hand, Mike decided that he held a passion for teaching the game to others. He began working with Vitaly Gorin, arguably one of the best technical coaches in California. Under the tutelage of Coach Gorin, Mike gained the necessary skills to be asked by Dmitry Tursunov to accompany him on the road as an ATP touring coach.
After becoming the traveling coach for Dmitry, who is currently ranked 64 on the ATP tour, Mike returned to Granite Bay to work with dozens of top nationally ranked and sectionally ranked juniors. |
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 Dmitry Tursunov
Academy Touring Pro
Dmitry is currently the highest ranked player training at the Gorin Tennis Academy. As of January 2006 his ranking soared to #15 on the ATP Tour Race, and in December of 2006 he reached a career high of #20 on the ATP entrée system. He is currently ranked #32 in the world.
Dmitry was the runner-up at the 2006 Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, which started off a snowball effect. He ended the year wining the Davis Cup title playing for Russia, beating Argentina in the final. He also defeated Tomas Berdych 6-3,4-6,7-5 in Mumbai, India to win his first title in the same year. Dmitry went on to win Indianapolis and Bangkok the following year. He also picked up his first doubles title in 2007 partnering Marat Safin in Moscow. Later that year he played as a starter for Russia in the 2007 Davis Cup Final. The Russian Team was defeated by the United States who took the title, preventing Russia from repeating their win from the previous year.
Dmitry has enjoyed wins over players like Marat Safin, Gustavo Kuerten, Tim Henman, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Tommy Robredo, Andy Roddick, Wayne Ferreira, Tommy Haas, Fernando Gonzalez, as well as many other top ten players.
We look forward to Dmitry having a great year in 2008. |
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