Gebhard Gritsch (born 21 December 1956) is an Austrian

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and consultant, and from 2009 to 2017, fitness coach and consultant to the Serbian tennis professional

Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...

. Gritsch studied Sports Science and Sports Management at the universities of Innsbruck and

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and obtained his master's degree in 1985. In 1994, Gritsch earned his PhD from the University of Vienna, with his sports science based dissertation ''Handbook for player development: From the talented junior to the tennis professional''.

Career

Gritsch has over 20 years experience in tennis player development, including as national coach in the

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and

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. In

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, he worked as head coach for the Central Region, and as consultant to the New Zealand Academy of Sports. Recognised as one of the best fitness coaches in the world Gritsch contributed to the success of

’s professional career, including through providing sports scientific based training and a balanced, holistic performance management approach to both training and competition. Gebhard Gritsch provides sports planning expertise to training centres, sports federations and governmental sports organizations.

References

External links

Gebhard Gritsch official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gritsch, Gebhard Living people 1956 births Austrian tennis coaches Austrian sports coaches University of Vienna alumni Novak Djokovic coaches