Before the arrival of Rafa Nadal , tennis in our country was a sport that gave so much joy. In fact, there are only three Spanish players who have managed to be No. 1 ATP ranking . In addition to the Mallorcan Carlos Moya , complete the podium Juan Carlos Ferrero , who managed to ascend to Mount Olympus tennis for eight weeks in 2003 .
It was precisely that year when he joined the prestigious roster her only Grand Slam. Paris to put his feet to beat in the finals of Roland Garros for incontestable Martin Verkerk 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 . Reach two Grand Slam finals and won four Masters 1000 and other 16 ATP titles , in addition to achieving the ATP World Tour Finals in 2002 .
Juan Carlos Ferrero hung the racket in October 2012. He did it at home, in the tournament in Valencia , eyes soaked in tears and with the public of their land on his feet cheering a champion . He was 32 and, for many, still a lot of tennis to offer .
Juan Carlos Ferrero current life
But Ferrero withdrew from the court.
Rather, quite the opposite, because it is closer than ever to the sport he loves only now in another important and exciting or more than the player field. And the Valencian extenista is now CEO of a prestigious academy that bears his name: JC Ferrero Equelite .
There, Ferrero oversees the evolution of some of the most promising players of the national and international scene . Among diamonds whose growth Ferrero monitors include three players who are in the national Top5 U16 or the youngest of Top100 of the ATP, Spanish Pablo Carreno .
Since 2013, Ferrero was also director of the ATP 500 tournament in Valencia , although problems with the Valencian government was forced to sell the license despite having earned international recognition. Besides tennis, Juan Carlos Ferrero also has business in the sector hospitality.
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