Current STA Access Players

As well as full-time programmes, we also offer professional players the chance to access our Academy to supplement their annual training plans. We can suit a players individual needs, whether it be joining us at STA for training weeks or blocks, to accessing our travelling squads. For more information, please contact Head Coach Dan Kiernan.

Read more about our current STA Access Players.

Jonny Marray
Jonny Marray

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Jonny Marray

Name: Jonny Marray
Age: 31
Nationality: English
Hometown
: Sheffield, Yorkshire
Current Ranking: World Number 21 in Doubles, British Doubles Number 1
Career Higlights: Winning the 2012 Wimbledon Men's Doubles with Freddie Nielsen, becoming the first British player to win the title in 76 years. Jonny has won 25 career doubles titles including one in Uzbekistan with Head Coach Dan Kiernan! As well as winning 11 Challenger doubles titles, Jonny was in the British Davis Cup Team 2004
Something you may not know about Jonny:
His brother Dave is one of STA's Travelling Coaches.

Frederick Nielsen
Frederick Nielsen

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Frederick Nielsen

Name: Frederik Nielsen
Age: 28
Nationality: Danish
Hometown
: Lyngby
Current Ranking: World Number 318 in singles & 24 in the World in Doubles.
Career Higlights: Winning the 2012 Wimbledon Men's Doubles with Jonny Marray.
Something you may not know about Freddie: He can speak 5 different languages.
Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski

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Ken Skupski

Name: Ken Skupski
Age: 28
Nationality: English
Hometown
: Liverpool, Lancashire
Current Ranking: World Number 90 in doubles
Career Highlights: Winning Silver and Bronze medals in the Mens Doubles and Mixed Doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Winning 2 ATP doubles titles in St Petersberg and Metz. Reaching the Final of the doubles at Eastborne in 2010, and representing Great Britain in the Davis Cup.
Something you may not know about Ken: He just got married in April!
James Cluskey
James Cluskey

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James Cluskey

Name: James Cluskey
Age: 25
Nationality: Ireland
Hometown: Dublin
Current ranking: 284 Doubles ATP
Something you may not know about James: He has represented Ireland in the Davis Cup several times.
Liam Broady
Liam Broady

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Liam Broady

Name: Liam Broady
Age: 18
Nationality: British
Hometown:
Stockport, Greater Manchester
Current Ranking: World ITF Junior Number 2, and Great Britain Number 1. World ATP 667.
Career Highlights: Winning the Australian Open Boys Doubles and the Orange Bowl Doubles with Joshua Ward-Hibbert. Winning Junior Wimbledon Boys Doubles in 2010 and reaching the final of the Wimbledon Boys Singles in 2011.
Something you may not know about Liam: His older sister Naomi Broady plays on the WTA tour.

Alastair Barnes
Alastair Barnes

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Alastair Barnes

Name: Alastair Barnes
Age:
20
Nationality:
British
Hometown:
Bournemouth, Dorset
Curent ranking:
1511 in the ATP singles rankings
Career Highlights:
Playing Wimbledon Juniors and US Open Juniors. Alistair was ranked World number 50 in the ITF Junior rankings, and number 1 in Great Britain.
Something you may not know about Alastair:
He has a leopard cat!
 
Sarah Borwell
Sarah Borwell

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Sarah Borwell

Name: Sarah Borwell
Age: 32
Nationality: English
Hometown
: Middlesborough, Durham & Cleveland
Current Ranking: World Number 321 in Doubles, British Doubles Number 3.
Career Higlights: Winning a bronze medal in the Mixed Doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Former British doubles number 1, Sarah has played in every grand slam, and beat the world Top 10 pair Renae Stubbs and Lisa Raymond, to make the semi's of the Stanford $600,000 event.
Something you may not know about Sarah: She went to school with Premiership Footballer Jonathan Woodgate, and currently also works for the LTA as an American college recruiter, taking players through the entire process of finding the most suitable college for them.  
Jamie Delgado
Jamie Delgado

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Jamie Delgado

Name: Jamie Delgado
Age: 34
Nationality: English
Hometown
: London, plays for Berkshire
Current Ranking: World Doubles Number 84
Career Higlights: Playing in the mens singles at Wimbledon 9 times, and reaching the last 16 of the doubles twice. Representing GB in the Davis Cup
Matt Kirby
Matt Kirby

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Matt Kirby

Name: Matt Kirby
Age: 17
Nationality: English
Hometown
: Suffolk
Current Ranking: 524 in World Junior ITF Rankings
Career Highlights to date: Representing England in the U18's Four Nations
James Ireland
James Ireland

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James Ireland

Name: James Ireland
Age: 17
Nationality: English
Hometown
: Windsor, Berkshire
Current Ranking: 1775 in World Junior ITF Rankings
Lloyd Glasspool
Lloyd Glasspool

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Lloyd Glasspool

Name: Lloyd Glasspool
Age: 16
Nationality: English
Hometown
: Birmingham, Warwickshire
Current Ranking: World singles 1496, 63 in the UK rankings, and 150 in GB under 18's.
Career Highlights: Reaching Number 6 in Europe at U16 level
Something you didn't know about Lloyd: Despite being from Birmingham, he supports Chelsea!
Luke Hammond
Luke Hammond

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Luke Hammond

Name: Luke Hammond
Age: 13
Nationality: English
Hometown
: Birmingham, Warwickshire
Current Ranking:
Career Highlights: Playing for Great Britain and getting to British No 1 in the rankings. Winning all the major national titles last year - National Clay Court singles and doubles, British National Championships singles and doubles and National Schools
Something you may not know about Luke: He was the national ball throwing champion when he was 10!
Joe Carter
Joe Carter

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Joe Carter

Name: Joe Carter
Age: 14
Nationality: English
Hometown
: Birmingham, Warwickshire
Current Ranking: N/A
Career Highlights: Winning the Stourbridge Junior Open 2010
Something you may not know about Joe: His Grandad played for the reserves for Aston Villa FC! Oh and the boy can dance!
Charles Hill
Charles Hill

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Charles Hill

Name: Charles Hill
Age: 15
Nationality: English
Hometown
: Birmingham, Warwickshire
Current Ranking: N/A
Career Highlights to date: Being ranked inside the top 50 in Great Britain in my age group
Rob Carter
Rob Carter

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Rob Carter

Name: Rob Carter
Age: 18
Nationality: English
Hometown: Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Current Ranking: World Junior ITF ranking of 308.
Career Highlights: Winning the  Under 14 Tennis Europe event in Ireland, and the Sunday Telegraph La Manga Under 14s. He reached the last 16 in ITF Grade A event in Japan, and won a grade 3 ITF Junior tournament in Portugal. Rob also made the SF of the U16 Nationals.
Something you may not know about Rob: He is obsessed with Family Guy and clothes!

Dave Hodgetts
Dave Hodgetts

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Dave Hodgetts

Name: Dave Hodgetts
Age: 16
Nationality: English
Hometown: Worcester, Herefordshire & Worcestershire
Current Ranking: World Junior ITF ranking of 933
Career Highlights: Reaching Number 4 in Great Britain at under 16, being ranked inside the top 25 Europe in his age group. Also winning the Tennis Europe boys singles event in Dublin in 2008.
Something you may not know about Dave: He played for Birmingham City Football team at the age of 13
Johan Brustrom
Johan Brustrom

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Johan Brustrom

Age:  31
Nationality: Swedish
Current World Ranking: World Doubles ranking of 81, Swedish Number 3.
Jesper Brunstrom
Jesper Brunstrom

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Jesper Brunstrom

Age: 24
Nationality: Swedish
Current World Ranking: World doubles ranking of 953
Mia Apps
Mia Apps

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Mia Apps

Name: Mia Apps
Age: 10
Nationality: British
Hometown: Sussex
Charlie Penham
Charlie Penham

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Charlie Penham

Name: Charlie Penham
Age: 10
Nationality: British
Hometown: Maidstone, Kent
Ambition: To go to Ole Miss University in Mississippi and to be a top 10 player.
Something you may not know about Charlie: I have a Bengal cat called RAFA!

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