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The Coaching Team

The coaching team at ActiveSG is led by Voyager coach Pete Thorne as Technical Director. The ATA/Voyager coaching faculty aims to provide a training environment that is conducive for players to develop good habits and values on and off the court, as well as sound tennis technical skills that will give them the best chance of achieving their goals.

Our Coaches

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Pete Thorne
Pete Thorne

Pete Thorne has been at the helm of ATA/Voyager Singapore as its technical director since September 2021, guiding the academy’s most committed players towards achieving their tennis and life goals. Pete is a passionate tennis professional with more than 17 years of coaching players of varying ages – from toddlers to ATP and WTA professionals. Originally from the UK, Pete was a county champion from U12s to U18s and was top 30 in the UK from U12 to U18. He also played through seven successful German league seasons and was captain and the top player for Buckinghamshire Men's team.

 

Some of Pete’s coaching highlights include:

·       Coached Katy Dunne from 12 to 19 years. During that time, Katy was ranked 3 in U14 Tennis Europe, 9 in ITF World Junior rankings and ranked 211 in WTA.

·       Managed Voyager Tennis Academy – North Manly, 2X Tennis New South Wales Club of the Year finalist

·       LTA Level 4 Senior Performance Coach

·       PTR – Instructor

·       Tennis Australia Level 4 Club Professional Coach

Fadhil Abideen
Fadhil Abideen
Fadhil Abideen

Assistant Coach

    • Over 20 years of coaching experience
    • Head coach in local university
    • Senior head coach for International School
    • Global Professional Tennis Coaches Association (GPTCA) – Level C
    • PTR – Instructor
    Development and Advanced Training in Academia Sanchez – Casal
Aslam Jaffar
Aslam Jaffar
Aslam Jaffar

Assistant Coach

  • Over 18 years of tennis coaching experience
  • Head Coach in Local Polytechnic for Mens Team and Ladies Team for 8 years
  • Senior Head Coach for International School for 5 years
  • Senior Head Coach for Hotel and Clubs for 10 Years
  • Under 18 Doubles Champion
  • Professional Tennis Coaches Association (PTCA)
  • USPTA – Elite Professional
  • PTR - Professional
  • RPT - Professional
  • ITF Level 1 & 2
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Tahar Ahmad
Tahar Ahmad

Assistant Coach

  • Over 30 years of tennis coaching experience in tennis academy, schools, clubs and private lessons
Prathap-Thigarajah
Prathap Thigarajah
Prathap Thigarajah

Assistant Coach

    • ITF-STA Level 1 Course
    • ITF STA Play Tennis Course
    • SG Coach Level 1(Theory)
    • Basic Sports Science by Sport Singapore
    • PTR 10 & Under coach
    • National Standards for Youth Sports course
    • KIDS Multi-Sport coach
    • MOE Programme for Active Learning Course
    MOE Social Emotional Learning Course
Kenny Chea
Kenny Chia
Kenny Chia

Assistant Coach

  • More than 10+ years of tennis coaching experience
  • Certified Tennis Coaching
  • Certified Professional tennis coach AATC Level 1
  • Certified Teaching tennis coach AATC Level 2
  • Certified Professional Tennis Instructor 11-17
  • License Cardio Tennis Professional
  • Master Coaching - Court Warrior Level
  • Singapore Coach Excellence programme Technical Level 1 (Tennis)
  • GCPTA Certified Coach
Hakim Jamaludin
Hakim Jamaludin
Hakim Jamaludin

Assistant Coach

    • More than 10 years of coaching experience
    • Coached at JSTAS & Future Tennis Academy
    • Represented Singapore in Davis Cup in 2007, 2009 & 2010
    • Represented Singapore in U-16 Junior Davis Cup in 2006 & 2007
    • Represented Singapore in U-14 World Youth Cup in 2005
    • 2008 Pesta Sukan Singapore Men’s Open Singles Champion
    • 4x Singapore Men’s Open Doubles Champion
    • Won U10 - U18 from 2001 - 2008
    • Singapore ITF Juniors G5 Doubles Champion in 2006
    • Singapore ITF Juniors G5 Singles Semi Finalist in 2007
    • Highest Rank of no. 736 in ITF Juniors
    Highest Rank of no.1 in Singapore Men’s Open Singles and Doubles
Ryuto Tamano
Ryuto Tamano
Ryuto Tamano

Assistant Coach

  • MSc Exercise and Sport Studies, NTU
  • BEng Chemical Engineering, NUS
  • ITF-STA Level 1
  • ITF-STA Play Tennis
  • Game-For-Life Competent Coach
  • GPTCA 'C' Level
  • Full NROC
Latiff Marikan
Latiff Marikan
Latiff Marikan

Assistant Coach

  • Tanglin Academy Coach
  • Over 20 years of coaching experience with differing skills levels
Gideon Chia
Gideon Chia
Gideon Chia

Assistant Coach

  • PTR certified Coach
  • Coach of several SPEX players (age 9-14)
Ricky Chan
Ricky Chan
Ricky Chan

Assistant Coach

  • Coach, National Junior College
  • Singles & Doubles Champion in Senior tournaments and Inter-Club tournaments
  • Over 25 years tennis coaching
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Bradley Lai
Bradley Lai

Assistant Coach

·       More than 5 years of coaching experience

·       Coached at Swiss Club and Future Tennis Academy

·       Represented Singapore in U16 Junior Davis Cup in 2008 & 2009

·       Represented Singapore in U14 World Junior Cup in 2006

·       Won U10 - U18 from 2003 - 2011

·       Highest Rank of no. 1363 in ITF Juniors

·       Highest Rank of No. 57 in ATF juniors

·       Certified PTR Tennis Instructor 11-17

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Ethan Lee
Ethan Lee

Assistant Coach

  • 8 years of tennis coaching experience
  • Coached at Savitar, Arrow Tennis and The American Club

Captained tennis teams at secondary and polytechnic levels as a player.

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Shaharassalam Bin Abdul Razak
Shaharassalam Bin Abdul Razak

Assistant Coach

  • 20 years of coaching experience 
  • Head coach of Saint Andrew's Secondary School for 13 years
  • Head coach of Singapore Institute of Management since 2013
  • Pioneer batch of ActiveSG Tennis Academy coaches
  • USPTR, GPTCA certified
  • ITF level 1 coaching and officiating
  • Under-18 singles champion
Elite squad player from 1995-1997
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Sjaiful Sjahrin
Sjaiful Sjahrin

Assistant Coach

  • 28 years coaching experience
  • Assisted SSCD to create tennis coaching guide for players with disabilities
  • National Coach, Wheelchair Tennis 1999
  • SLTA/SSC, PTR, GPTCA certified coach
  • Coach for tennis teams of NUS, SIT, VJC, Hwa Chong JC, Temasek Poly, Nanyang Poly, St Andrews, TKGS, ACS Junior among others

Tournament organisation for Singapore Youth Olympics, ATP tour and Challenger level events, WTA Finals Singapore

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Syafiee Fidrishah
Syafiee Fidrishah

Assistant Coach

  • 16 years of coaching experience
  • ITF/ATP/PTR/RPT certified coach
  • Founder of Vamos Tennis Singapore
  • Head coach of Nanyang Polytechnic
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Cuan Treacy
Cuan Treacy
  • Senior Tennis Coach - Voyager Tennis North Manly

  • Head Coach of Junior Performance Program - Voyager Tennis Seaforth

  • Certificate III in Sport Coaching

  • Tennis Australia Level 3 - Junior Development Coach

  • Advanced Tennis Coach Certificate - Australasian Academy of Tennis Coaches

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