MOHAMED BADRAN
Head Coach & College Placement Assistant

From the Weil Tennis Academy Website|

Head Coach Mo Badran is originally from Cairo, Egypt, where he was ranked Top 5 in the country as a junior player and won a Gold Medal for Egypt in the Arab Games.

In 1995, he received a scholarship to train at an academy in the US, where he trained with other internationally top ranked players.

He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business & Logistics from the Arab Academy for Science & Technology in Cairo, where he began his coaching career, while in college.

In 1999, he began coaching some of Egypt's top juniors at the Heliopolis Club in Cairo, including Ahmed Ismail, whom he sent to Weil Academy in 2005.

Coach Mo joined Weil's coaching staff in 2006 and immediately began working with the Academy's top national and international junior players, including his student, Ahmed Ismail, who reached Top 5 in Boys 18s in So Cal, represented Southern California on the National Champion Jr. Davis Cup Team, and was recruited by legendary coach, Billy Martin for the UCLA Men's Tennis Team. Coach Mo also coached: Patrik Fabian (Slovakia, Top 40 ITF); Monica Turewicz (USA, Top 50 ITF/Duke University); Lucas Da Silveira (USA/Brazil, Top 10 So Cal Boys 18s/Brown University); Sasha Solonin (Top 10 So Cal Boys 18s/Pepperdine University); Max Cressy (USA/France, Top 10 So Cal Boys 18s/UCLA); Armando Soemarno (Indonesia, Top 50 ITF Doubles/University of Oregon).

Coach Mo was promoted to Weil Head Coach in 2010 and in 2014, he joined Mark Weil's College Placement Team.

Coach Mo can be reached at mohamed@weiltennis.com.

TCB: Mohamed, who introduced you to tennis?
MB: My parents played tennis at the Helioplis Sporting Club in Cairo, Egypt. They introduced me at age 6 but I was playing soccer at the time. At age 8 I finally decided to take up tennis and became quite a good junior as #1 in Egypt's 12 and Under category. Soon thereafter I was selected to participate in the Best of 15 Sports Boarding Camp at age 13. I dropped out 2 years later and received a 1-year scholarship to the John Newcomb Academy in San Antonio, Texas.

TCB: What did you do when that year was over?
MB: I went back to Egypt and played at the Helioplis club again. My mentor was Adley Elshafei, son of famous Egyption tennis legend Ismail Elshafei. I became #4 in 16 and Under, then #7 in 18 and Under. Played the Arab Olympic Games and won Team Gold.

TCB: What do you like working at Weil Tennis Academy?
MB: I like the family aspect of the organizatyion and the great relationship with my co-workers. Mark is a great boss. I live working with the juniors on and off the court, to live with them, get to know them personally.

TCB: What is your racquet and string of choice?
MB: I play with a Wilson Pro Staff andf with Luxilon strings.

TCB: Thank you, Mohamed Badran.

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