The Rafa Nadal Academy (RNA) has already produced some great talents with the likes of Alex Eala and Ivan Ivanov winning Grand Slam Junior titles, but how much does it cost to attend one of the best tennis academies in the world?<\/p>\n
Keen to give back to the sport he loves, the great Rafael Nadal<\/a> decided to build his own academy in his hometown of Manacor in Mallorca, Spain, and the impressive facility officially opened its doors in October 2016.<\/p>\n And nine years later, they have produced five Grand Slam junior champions<\/a>, including Eala and Ivanov, and there is no doubt the RNA will produce more young stars, who knows maybe even a world No 1 and\/or major champions.<\/p>\n With a total of 45 courts \u2013 23 hard courts and 22 clay courts \u2013 the Manacor facility is one of the biggest in the world and it offers annual tennis programs for children aged 12 to 18 years old.<\/p>\n The fitness centre also boasts 15 padel courts, a seven-a-side football pitch, a beach volley court, a multi-sports court and two 25m swimming pools \u2013 one indoor and one outdoor.<\/p>\n As for the technical staff, 22-time Grand Slam winner Nadal<\/a> is the founder, his former coach and uncle, Toni Nadal, is an ambassador after stepping down from his role as director of RNA, with former world No 1 Carlos Moya the current technical director.<\/p>\n According to the latest RNA brochure, a total of 30 coaches work at the academy with Pedro Clar, Anabel Medina, Joan Bosch, Mark Krauss, Nacho Gonzalez and Alex Praderes the lead coaches.<\/p>\n The fitness centre \u2013 led by Domingo Rossello \u2013 has 10 coaches, six physiotherapists, two doctors, two nutritionists and four psychologists.<\/p>\n But perhaps one key area where the Rafa Nadal Academy differs from other facilities is the fact that those at RNA can combine their tennis training with academic studies at the Rafa Nadal International School (RNS) which offers personalised educational programs, accredited by the Spanish system as well as by British and American organisations, with a boarding school.<\/p>\n The motto of the RNA is \u201cWe shape tennis players, students, and persons\u201d.<\/p>\n The great man himself, Nadal, said: \u201cFor us, human training is just as important as sporting training and that is why our aim is for each player to be able to put into practice values such as effort, humility, tolerance, patience, respect, discipline and commitment.<\/p>\n \u201cFor this reason, all the players at the Academy attend a daily course we have called \u2018Building a Champion\u2019 in which every day of the week they are taught in a practical way a very special subject related to tennis and in which values, psychology, nutrition and physical preparation play a very important role.\u201d<\/p>\n WTA News<\/p>\n Alex Eala\u2019s Asian swing schedule: Where will star play to finish 2025?<\/a><\/p>\n