Petar Djukic
Director of the Academy
Started playing tennis at the age of five with the highest ATP rank of 1331 in singles and 1115 in doubles. Roger Federer is the player who inspired Peter’s passion and love for tennis. The coaches Nikola Pilić and Bogdan Obradović had a great influence on his coaching career.
Coaching experience – Highest Rank
Nikola Cacic (SRB) – ATP 281, Doubles 35
Marko Topo (SRB) – ATP 437
Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) – ATP 27
Filip Krajinovic (SRB) – ATP 26
Dusan Lajovic (SRB) – ATP 23
Damir Dzumhur (BiH) – ATP 23
Pedja Krstin (SRB) – ATP 159
Nenad Mitic
Head coach of the academy
Born in Požarevac on June 25, 1985. year, where he developed a love for tennis from early childhood and learned his first tennis steps. He spent his junior days in TK “Red Star”. He started coaching back in 2003, when he was just 18 years old. In the period from 2015-2018, he led from the position of sports director the best tennis academy in Kazakhstan, “Gorky tennis park”.
Coaching experience – Highest Rank
Amina Anshba (RUS) WTA 278
Barbara Bonic (SRB) WTA 342
Tatjana Nikolenko (KAZ) ITF 53
Jovana Grujic (SRB) ITF 188
Danir Kaldybekov (KAZ) ITF 330
Karina Jumazhanova (KAZ) ITF 351
Gaini Ibraseva (KAZ) ATF 7
Markovic Andjelijo ( ITF 1085)
By Vaija Klara ( ITF 828)
Licenses:
GPTCA International coach level B ATP certified
KTF Level 1
Bojana Vacić
Head coach of the tennis school
Bojana Vacic, born in Krusevac in 1986. She started her coaching career in Germany in 2006. Head coach and coordinator of TK Đukić tennis school for juniors since 2017. Thanks to Bojana, the tennis school today has over 100 members, of which over 20 are competitors. Some of them are today the most successful competitors in their competitions in Serbia: Dimitrije Gligorov, Jovan Panić and Vuk Dvokić.
Bojana applies the 10s program (stay & play) according to the ITF (International Tennis Federation) system
Coaching Licenses:
• – PTR (international license)
• – D and C (federal license)
Milos Pavlovic
Academy coach
He has been playing tennis since he was 7 years old. Most of all, he likes to work with children who compete in categories up to 14 years old and younger. He sees the work on technique as well as the tactics of building points as his greatest qualities. In the last 4 years, he worked with children who are currently the most successful competitors in their competitions in Serbia:
Dimitrije Gligorov (Winner of the National Championship of Serbia under 12 years old)
Jovan Panic (Top 10 to 12 years old)
Maksim Davidovic (Top 10 in Serbia under 12)
Vuk Dvokic (Top 5 in Serbia under 10)
Nikola Maljkovic
Head Fitness Coach
After completing his studies at the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education, he got his first professional job in 2014 as the head fitness coach of KZK Partizan 1953, where he had the privilege of working with prof. Dr. Vladimir Koprivica, the man who undoubtedly had the greatest influence on Nikola’s professional development. Even today, we are guided by his words: Science and practice cannot do without each other! He entered tennis waters in 2017 at the invitation of the director of the academy, Petar Djukic. Since 2017, he has been working with Marko Top, and since 2021 he is the head fitness coach of TK Đukić. Nikola tries to present conditioning to children in a different way. To understand when, how and why they do certain things. To understand in time and create habits that will help them in further work. Nikola believes that there is no magic wand or formula for success. Talent is negligible if it is not supported by work and great sacrifice, both on and off the tennis court.
Born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 29, 1993.
He has been playing tennis since he was 8 years old. At the age of 14, she went to Astana, as the third racket in the competition of seniors, where she was selected for the national team of KZ. As a member of the junior national team of Kazakhstan, she performed at the World Junior Tennis Cup in 2004. In 2011, he won the state championship of Kazakhstan in singles and doubles competition.
Highest WTA rank 1079 in singles and 960 in doubles competition. After his playing career, he entered the Faculty of Sports, where in 2016 he earned the title of sports coach, tennis department.
License: KTF, first category trainer
Coaching experience:
Coordinator of the tennis school “Gorky tennis park”, which has more than 300 members.
Assistant coach Amina Anshba WTA 278
Alisha Moldakhmetova ITF 830
Elizaveta Gnilozubova ITF 1256
Darkhan Zakhanger ITF 689 (top 5 in national competition)
Dastan Zakhanger ITF 1061 (top 10 in national competition)
