Carlos Alcaraz’s former coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, has announced his new venture. The 46-year-old is launching a new project in China to help develop young players and coaches over the coming years.
Ferrero and Alcaraz worked together for seven years but parted ways at the end of the 2025 season.
Juan Carlos Ferrero Shares Details About New Project in China
Since parting ways with Alcaraz, Ferrero has been working on several projects. Amid his break from the tennis coaching circuit, he has been working as a mental performance and professional development coach for Spanish golf player Ángel Ayora.
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Now, Ferrero has announced that his academy has reached an agreement with its partners in China that will help develop young players and coaches in the country. Describing the new venture, he said on his Instagram post:
“We and our new partners in China have reached an agreement. I think this is an opportunity for us. We can bring our training methods and reaching methods to other countries.”
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“China has always been very important to us. We had an academy here not long ago. Later, for various reasons, it couldn’t continue. Now we have another chance to start over, to do what we’ve always wanted to do there again. They are building a new center. We will also bring our experience there, share with the coaches in China. Meanwhile, we will also draw from our own academy,” he added.
Ferrero also looked forward to visiting Shanghai soon and demonstrated his excitement for the launch of the new project.
“We are also very happy to help develop younger players in China. Let them start from a very young age. They begin to receive proper training, so here is the good news. I hope to visit China soon, meeting everyone.”
Alcaraz and Ferrero enjoyed a successful partnership while working together. They joined forces in 2018 when Alcaraz was just 15. Over the course of their seven-year partnership, Alcaraz won six Grand Slam titles, and Ferrero won two ATP Coach of the Year awards.
Prior to becoming Alcaraz’s coach, Ferrero had also coached Alexander Zverev for seven months.
An impressive tennis player in his own right, Ferrero won 16 career singles titles during his playing career, including the 2003 French Open. He also helped Spain win three Davis Cup titles and achieved the World No. 1 ranking in September 2003. After retiring, he took over what is now known as the Ferrero Tennis Academy in Alicante, Spain.
