"Stay strong, stay positive and never give up"
Prof. Gianluca Carbone
High school leaving qualification in classical studies, Classical Lyceum in Francavilla F.(Br).
Sports Science degree at “Iusm Statale del Foro Italico” in Rome (Final grades 110/110 with Honours)
National Master FIT
Physical Trainer FIT
Professional PTR
Former second national category player
Coach and physical trainer of Elena Bovina (former #14 WTA) in 2011. In the same year, he collaborated with former #24 ATP Olivier Rochus.
He collaborated with Luis and Sergi Bruguera Academy in Barcelona.
He made the first scientific study in the world on the Spanish Method.
He created the first tennis camps on the Spanish Method (20 camps in Italy and abroad).
He published more than 60 articles in the monthly section of “Il tennis Italiano” magazine about the Spanish Method and the Physical Preparation.
He collaborated with Tennis for Africa on the Project Tennis in Tanzania.
He collaborated with Corrado Barazzutti, he managed the Federal Summer Centre in Serramazzoni.
He taught at the Federal Technical Centre Tre Fontane in Rome.
He managed the Tennis School of Tennis Club Treviso from 2001 to 2009.
He trained former #2 of Italy on wheelchair and top 100 in the world Paolo Cia.
Between 2015 and 2016, he appeared in 16 episodes of the tv show “Tennis Magazine” broadcasted “SuperTennis” tv channel.
In 2011 and in 2016, he was a lecturer at international symposium in Centro Sportivo Pavesi, in Milan.
In 2016 he started a collaboration with Diego Nargiso's Academy as coach of Lorenzo Giustino (best ranking #165 ATP).
In November 2017 he introduced, during an episode of “Tennis Magazine” on Supertennis tv channel, the first augmented reality app for tennis. He developed it with contributions from Mr. Gian Piero Gigli, an I.T. expert.
In January 2018, he organised two tennis classes and a conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, at Wanderers Club and Advantage Tennis Academy.
Since May 2018, he has been collaborating with ITF on the GSDF Touring Teams project as an expert of physical preparation and injury prevention. (International GSDF teams)
He was the coach and personal trainer of the ATP player Lorenzo Giustino, since June 2018 to February 2021. Gianluca brought him from n.276 in June 2018 to the best ranking of 127 in July 2019.
He published the book "The awareness game” (“Il gioco della consapevolezza”).
Since June 2019 to March 2021 was Coach and Physical trainer of Albert Ramos Vinolas former ATP 17. He started to work with Albert Ramos in the ranking of 98 Atp in June 2019 and helped him to come back in top 40 after 2 months.
From 2022 he is coach of Kristjan Tamm and collaborated with Allin Tennis Academy.
He brought Tamm from ATP 1400 to 645 in 2023 and started a collaboration with Estonian Tennis Federation.
Actually collaborates as coach and physical trainer with Albert Ramos Vinolas former ATP 17 and now ATP top 100.
In the 2024 is speaker in the 4th World Tennis Conference organised from ATP, GPTCA and Segal Institute with the talk "From junior to pro. Injuries control and learning process methods".