Larri Passos
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Larri Passos is a Brazilian tennis coach most recognized for being coach of the tennis player Gustavo Kuerten
. Larri had started to play tennis in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. However, since he was teenager, he showed that he had more ability as a coach. In 1975 he was already responsible for the tennis school Sociedade Aliança de Novo Hamburgo.
Larri graduated in Physical Education
from Feevale. His first job as a coach was with the tennis player Marcos Vinícius Barbosa. In 1990 Larri became the coach of the tennis player Gustavo Kuerten
.
Gustavo Kuerten
and Larri have won three Grand Slam
titles, all of them at the French Open, played on the clay courts of Roland Garros
. They have also won five Tennis Master Series and one Tennis Master Cup. The latter was obtained in 2000, in which year Gustavo Kuerten
finished the season as the World No. 1.
Nowadays, Larri is the coach of Thomaz Bellucci
. He is the current coach of the young Brazilian promise Tiago Fernandes
.
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
. Larri had started to play tennis in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. However, since he was teenager, he showed that he had more ability as a coach. In 1975 he was already responsible for the tennis school Sociedade Aliança de Novo Hamburgo.
Larri graduated in Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
from Feevale. His first job as a coach was with the tennis player Marcos Vinícius Barbosa. In 1990 Larri became the coach of the tennis player Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
.
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
and Larri have won three Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
titles, all of them at the French Open, played on the clay courts of Roland Garros
Stade Roland Garros
Le Stade de Roland Garros is a tennis venue located in Paris, France. It hosts the French Open tennis tournament , a Grand Slam event played annually in May and June. The facility was constructed in 1928 to host France's first defense of the Davis Cup...
. They have also won five Tennis Master Series and one Tennis Master Cup. The latter was obtained in 2000, in which year Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
finished the season as the World No. 1.
Nowadays, Larri is the coach of Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
. He is the current coach of the young Brazilian promise Tiago Fernandes
Tiago Fernandes
Tiago Fernandes is a Brazilian tennis player. He achieved the number 1 ranking on the ITF Junior Circuit Fernandes is coached by Larri Passos, the former coach of Brazilian former world #1 and three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten.Fernandes won the Boys' Singles division of the 2010...
.