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What's new at Centre National d'Entrainement (Federation Francaise de Tennis)

• Gilles Simon named the federation's Director of High Performance Aug 26, 2026
  The former world no. 6 will spend more time at the two national centres, in Paris and Poitiers; Ivan Ljubicic becomes adviser to the president.
• French 15-16 champion Benoit Geldof joins the CNE in September 2026 Jun 21, 2026
• Mila Bastianelli, of the Pôle France at the CNE, reaches the French 15-16 final Jun 20, 2026
  She trains at the CNE with Ludivine Hilaire.
• Daniel Jade wins the Cap-d'Ail, Istres and Beaulieu junior events Apr 24, 2026
  He lives and trains at the CNE all year, coached by Stéphane Huet.
• Clay camp in Nice for the CNE juniors Mar 3, 2026
  Pre-season clay and video camp before the spring ITF junior events.
• First WTA course for eight women coaches held at the CNE, Dec 8 to 11 Dec 12, 2025
• Junior world no. 5 Yannick Alexandrescu, who trains at the CNE, now plays for France Dec 8, 2025
• Davis Cup team prepared at the CNE for the Finals Nov 12, 2025
• CNE player Andrea Baudel wins the French 15/16 title Aug 22, 2025
  He joined from Pôle France Poitiers in 2024; his coach is Boris Vallejo.
• Vision training machine (E(ye) Motion) in use at the CNE Jul 18, 2025
  Trains central and side vision and hand-eye coordination.

Programmes at Centre National d'Entrainement (Federation Francaise de Tennis)

• Full-time place at the national centre (Centre National d'Entraînement)
• Young pros programme (formation des espoirs)
• National future programme camps (stages du programme avenir national)
• Training base for France's best players (entraînement des meilleurs joueurs)
• WTA Coach Inclusion course for women coaches
• State coaching diploma for pro players (Diplôme d'Etat de tennis)

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