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Stephan Medem wurde 1960 in Luzern geboren. "MEIN WILLE" ist nach "PLAYGIRL" und "Ich WILL nach Wimbledon!" sein mittlerweile drittes Buch. Nach seiner Ausbildung in der Schweiz studierte er in den USA, spielte im Tennisteam seiner Universität und
wurde dreifacher "ALL AMERICAN". Darauf folgten mehrere Jahre auf der ATP- TOUR, wo er diverse Turniersiege, darunter auch einen ITF- Weltmeistertitel, verbuchen konnte.
Nach seiner eigenen Tenniskarriere begleitete er viele Nachwuchstalente, ATPProfessionals und WTA- Spielerinnen als Coach und verhalf diesen zu erfolgreichen Karrieren, Grand- Slam Siege inklusive. Seit über dreißig Jahren lebt Stephan Medem seine Berufung und hilft seinen Klienten in Business, Sport und Life ihren eigenen Willen zu finden, zu verwirklichen und das Beste aus sich und ihrem Leben zu machen. Er lebt
mit seiner Frau Michaela und seinen Hunden in Bayern.
Stephan Medem is a player, scout, coach, mental expert and author. As an ATP-TOUR professional, he travelled the world for many years and won several titles. He also participated in the main- draws at the French Open, in Wimbledon and at the Tournament of Champions in Forest Hills.
Here is a closer look at his tennis-career: ITF World Champion, European Champion (Kings Cup), Member of the Swiss Davis-Cup-Team, »All American« Champion, multiple German and Swiss Champion, more than 20 years of national league in Switzerland and Germany, WTA-Tour-Coach of several players, including Claudia Porwik (WTA 25), Anca Barna (WTA 48), Meike Babel (WTA 28), Laura Gildemeister (WTA 14), Karina Habsudova (WTA 8 and winner of the US-Open Juniors), Barbara Rittner (WTA 21 und current national coach of Germany and the Porsche tennis team).
He also worked as a coach for the Bavarian Tennis Association (BTV) and the German Tennis Federation (DTB). During his playing career, he had the honor to be the sparring partner of world class athletes like Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi, Yannick Noah, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Gabriela Sabatini, Monica Seles, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and many more.
Before turning professional, he worked as a school teacher for physical education in Switzerland. After his professional career, Steph studied sports psychology, asian martial arts and meditation (Tai-Chi, Kung-Fu, Kali, Chi-Gong). Steph is a member of GPTCA and FEPSAC. He was a scout for "IMG" and as an author he has published three books. In Germany, Steph is well known for his status as a mental-expert and blogger for the online magazine "tennisredaktion.de".
