Spartak Tennis Club

Spartak Tennis Club

The Spartak Tennis Club is a tennis training ground located near Sokolniki Park in Moscow, Russia. It has 15 outdoor clay courts, which remain closed for half of the year, and only one indoor court. [ [http://www.sapca.org.uk/news.asp?id=&ref=10&nid=874 SAPCA | Latest News ] ] Its aging facilities, however, belie its success in training top Russian tennis players; Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin, Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina, Anastasia Myskina, and Anna Kournikova [ [http://www.kournikova.com/facts/bio.php Kournikova.com - The Official Site of Anna Kournikova ] ] are all graduates of Spartak. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/sports/playmagazine/04play-talent.html How to Grow a Super-Athlete - New York Times ] ]

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