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Harmony Tan Coach: Who Are Nathalie Tauziat And Sam Sumyk?

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Harmony Tan is a French professional tennis player.

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She has career-high WTA rankings of World No. 90 in singles and World No. 302 in doubles.

The 24-year-old Tan has won eight singles titles and one doubles title in tournaments of the ITF Women’s Circuit.

Harmony Tan Coach: Who Are Nathalie Tauziat And Sam Sumyk?

Nathalie Tauziat and Sam Sumyk are the coaches of Harmony Tan.

Nathalie Tauziat

Nathalie Tauziat is a French former professional tennis player.

Tauziat was born on October 17, 1967, in Bangui, Central African Republic.

She stands at a height of  5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall.

Tauziat turned professional in 1984 and won her first singles title in 1990.

She was the runner-up in women’s singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships and runner-up in the women’s doubles at the 2001 US Open partnering Kimberly Po-Messerli.

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Tauziat reached a career-high ranking of world No. 3 in both singles and doubles.

She retired from the WTA Tour after the 2003 French Open.

Tauziat won 8 singles titles and 25 doubles titles on the WTA Tour in her career.

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She wrote a book titled “Les Dessous du tennis féminin” published in 2001 in French in which she gave her insights about life on the women’s professional tennis circuit.

In 2004, Tauziat received a state honour – le chevalier de la Légion d’honneur – from French President Jacques Chirac for her contributions to international tennis.

Tauziat, 54, currently coaches Harmony Tan and Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu.

Nathalie Tauziat has been married to Ramuncho Palaurena since July 2005 and together they share three daughters.

Sam Sumyk

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Sam Sumyk is a French tennis coach.

Sumyk coached WTA tennis pro Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but the two parted ways after just over six months in 2020.

He has previously worked with former world number one players Victoria Azarenka and Garbiñe Muguruza, former world number two Vera Zvonareva, and 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard.

Sumyk, 55, currently coaches Harmony Tan and Donna Vekic.

Sam Sumyk is married to former WTA player Meilen Tu, whom he coached to her highest career ranking of 35 in 2007.


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