Who is Holger Rune's coach? Know all about Patrick Mouratoglou

He was also ranked as the World No. 1 junior by the ITF after winning 4 titles from 7 finals in ITF competitions and 5 titles from 6 ATP Challenger finals.

Holger Rune in a file photo. (Image Credits: twitter)
By Nilavro Ghosh | Jun 23, 2023 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Holger Rune, the 40th-ranked player in the world, is starting to draw attention to himself with impressive showings on the Tour. In the last couple of seasons, many young players have made their appearances on the Tour, and Rune is one of them. No other singles player from Denmark, who is 19 years old, is placed inside the Top-300, making him the country’s top player. Rune, who won the 2019 French Open Junior singles championship, is a junior Grand Slam champion. He was also ranked as the World No. 1 junior by the ITF after winning 4 titles from 7 finals in ITF competitions and 5 titles from 6 ATP Challenger finals.

The 2022 Munich Open was played on clay courts, and the young Dane earned his maiden ATP Tour championship there. On his road to the trophy, he overcame top-seeded Alexander Zverev in the second round and went on to win the tournament without dropping a set. With his victory in Munich, Rune surpassed Guillermo Perez-Roldan, who, ironically, won his first championship at the same age in Munich, to become the third-youngest Tour level champion and the only man in the Open Era. The following year and in 1988, Roldan successfully defended his championship, taking the top two slots on the list of the youngest Tour level winners. In the 2022 tournament, Rune made his French Open debut and advanced all the way to the fourth round.

Aneke Rune and Anders Ndskov are Holger Rune’s parents. Holger Holder is a well-known professional tennis player from Denmark. Throughout his infancy, Holder received coaching from Lars Christensen, who is now his head coach and is regarded as a big inspiration along with Holder’s mother. Aneke is a successful businessperson and entrepreneur. She is also the founder and CEO of the full-service provider of Professional drinking water methods, Waterpoint and Minicoolers. Rune has a sister too , Model Alma is well-known. However, there is still a lot that is unknown about Alma. When Holger was six years old, his sister Alma took up tennis and began to play competitively.

Who is Patrick Mouratoglou?

Patrick Mouratoglou is a tennis coach and sports commentator from France. From June 2012 to 2022, he was Serena Williams’ coach. Mouratoglou has been Simona Halep’s coach since the spring of 2022. He founded the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in 1996 near Paris (later relocated to the outskirts of Nice), and has coached many up-and-coming players, including Marcos Baghdatis (whom he coached to the final of the 2006 Australian Open), Julia Vakulenko, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Aravane Rezaï, Irena Pavlovic, Jérémy Chardy, Laura Robson, Yanina Wickmayer, Grigor Dimitrov and Holger Rune.