Meet the team!

Who are we?

Our multi-national, dynamic and qualified team is proud to be a part of ATF, serving in many different domains and holding experience in numerous fields. We pride ourselves in teamwork, professionalism, and in always carrying a positive attitude. We love what we do and we are good at it. Since opening we have grown in size, and each individual member is of key value to the team and continues to be so as we continue to grow.

Soren Hojbjerg - Club and tennis Director

Soren, being a Scandinavian (from Denmark), grew up in the era of Björn Borg and Matts Vilander, who both served as his inspiration toward tennis. Soren has 8 children, which gives him a solid background in dealing with juniors. He therefore teaches all ages and from beginners to advanced players,- being a right-hander himself. PTR level 3 coach (and currently undertaking a Masters degree in tennis) he also plays active tennis in the ITF and Interclub tournaments. Soren has lived in Algarve since 1997 and has been the Director of Tennis and of the ATF Club since 2015.

Yuriy Yudin - Tennis coach

Yuriy left the Ukraine in 2013 with a degree in Physical Culture after which he moved to Portugal. He has since been a tennis coach in various places in the Algarve, such as Vilamoura and around Almancil. Through his 20 years of coaching, Yuriy is experienced in coaching all ages and aside from teaching is still an active participant in ITF and inter-club tennis tournaments.

Bruno Abelho - Sports technical director and clubhouse

Bruno moved to the Algarve in 2005 and has experience in several impressive fields such as business management, teaching, and sports. He holds a degree in Physical Education and Sports as well as teaching, which he did for 10 years. He is passionate about sports, and has now been a part of ATF since 2016 as one of our tennis and padel players.

Luisa Neto - Reception and kitchen

Luisa is passionate about cooking and always has been, since even from an early age she has enjoyed cooking for family and friends. She then went on to specialise in the field of cooking and hospitality at the Escola Hoteleira in Faro. There, she had the pleasure of working with Chef Paul Whitney who served as a significant mentor to her. Since then she has had much experience in working for several restaurants before joining us in 2016.

Our Fitness Practitioners:

Our club offers various fitness classes throughout the day with experienced, multi-lingual professional trainers. These classes are extremely popular among our clients and serve as a great way to get fit and feel good. We offer morning, afternoon, and evening classes for all levels and ages.

Karen - Clinical Pilates, Stretching

As a physiotherapist Karen realised very early on that "what we do is what we are" and consequently, each body shows this. She believes that those who do physical activity are not only stronger physically but also psychologically. Through pilates and stretching one impoves body awareness, muscle-skeletal strength, flexibility and alignment.

Susana Reduto - Spinning, personal training and body pump

Susana has over 15 years of experience in spinning, body pump, and personal training. She is passionate about her job and strives to help people achieve their health and fitness goals by positively influencing their lifestyles. She believes that regular daily exercise not only helps physically and mentally, but results in a longer and happier life.

Our Treatment Practitioners for traditional Chinese medicine:

Traditional Chinese Medicine has been practiced for thousands of years and many swear by its effectiveness. It combines mental and spiritual healing techniques to treat patients and includes procedures such as Acupuncture, Moxibustion (burning herbs just over the top of the skin to apply heat to acupuncture points), Tui Na (Chinese therapeutic massage), Chinese Herbal Medicine, Dietary Therapy, Tai Chi and Qi Gong. If you would like to try these timeless approaches to healing contact us here at Algarve Tennis and Fitness and we will put you in direct contact with our in house specialists: Doctor LIda Wang and Peter Wu.

Lida Wang - Doctor in Chinese Medicine

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Peter Wu - Oriental Massage Therapist