Proven Results

Dr. Valverde Formal Education:

• Doctoral dissertation research on the mental preparation of highly-ranked tennis players, University of Kansas.
• Masters in Psychology, University of Kansas.
• Masters in Psychology, University of Costa Rica.

Served as a Sport Psychologist for:

• University of Kansas Men's and Women's Tennis Teams, Lawrence, KS
• Meghann Shaughnessy Fantasy Camp, Scottsdale, AZ
• International Federation of Tennis, San Jose, Costa Rica
• Bill Wright Tennis Camp, Vail, CO
• University of South Alabama Men’s Team, Mobile, AL
• University of Texas in El Paso Women’s Team, El Paso, TX
• TCU Women’s Tennis Team, Forth Worth, TX
• Orange Tennis Academy, San Jose, Costa Rica
• University of Illinois Women’s Tennis Team, Champaign, IL
• Mike Wolf Tennis Academy, Inc., Kansas City, KS
• Steven Denton Tennis Camp, Poland
• Austin Tennis Academy, Austin, TX
• University of Texas Men’s Tennis Team, Austin, TX
• Canyon Creek Racket Club, Dallas, TX
• Dreads Tennis Academy, Scottsdale, AZ
• Peter Burwash International Tennis Academy, Stone Mountain, GA
• Stefan Edberg and Martina Hingis Fantasy Camp, Scottsdale, AZ
• Hobson Performance Tennis Academy, Snellville, GA

Speaker for the Following Events:

• Winter National Championships, Tucson, AZ
• Copper Bowl Championships, Tucson, AZ
• Peach State Junior Tennis Classic, Peachtree City, GA
• Bull Frog Championships, Mobile, AL
• Busch Florida Open, Fort Myers, FL
• ITF Olympic Solidarity Seminars, Costa Rica
• USTA National Clay Courts Championships, Rockville, MD
• National Junior Tennis Conference, Care Academy, Libertyville, IL
• Dallas Tennis Association Junior Tennis Banquet, Dallas, TX

References:

• Jeff Szekely, Tournament Director, National Clay Court Championships, Boys 16 &18,
Rockville, MD –(301)309-2022
• Don Dickinson, Tournament Director, Copper Bowl Championships, Tucson, AZ – (520)742-2204
• Scott Novak, Tournament Director, Bull Frog Championships, Mobile, AL – (251) 610-0087
• Kiko Castillo, Tournament Director, Busch Florida Open, Fort Myers, FL
• Sujay Lama, Head Coach, University of Illinois Women’s Team, Champaign, IL
• Ashley Hobson, Director, Hobson Performance Tennis Academy,
Snelville, GA – (404-374-9750
• Doug Davis, High Performance Coach, Austin Tennis Academy,
Austin, TX – (512) 659-9186
• Christo Van Rensburg, Former ATP Player, Coach, Austin, TX - (512) 203-7469
• Μichael Center, Director, University of Texas Men Tennis Team, Austin, Texas.

Partial List of Dr. Valverde’s Students

• Partial List of Dr. Valverde's Students
• Anna Lena Groenefeld, ranked as high as #14 in the WTA
• Meghann Shaughnessy, ranked as high as #11 in the WTA
• Alina Jidkova, ranked as high as #55 in the WTA
• Luke Jensen, French Open Doubles Champion
• Timothy Neilly, Orange Bowl Champion
• Kim Couts, 2006 Girls 18s Easter Bowl Champion
• Meghan Alexander, 2005 USTA#1 Girls18s
• Conor Pollock, 2005 USTA #1 Boys 18s
• Alex Kim, NCAA Champion
• Stephanie Vidov, World Junior Tennis Champion, 2007
• Allison Riske, # 1 USTA Girls 18s, Oct 2007
• Ashley Weinhold, # 1 on 2007 College Recruiting List
• Whitney Kay, # 3 USTA Girls 14s, Oct 2007
• Mika DeCoster, # 5 USTA Boys 14s, Oct 2007
• Wil Spencer, # 5 USTA Boys 18s, Oct 2007
• Claire Bartlett, # 7 USTA Girls 18s, Oct 2007
• Spencer Newman, # 10 USTA Boys 14s, Oct 2007
• Dannis Novikov, # 11 USTA Boys 14s, Oct 2007
• Tommy Marx, # 13 USTA Boys 14s, Oct 2007
• Jacqueline Cako, # 13 USTA Girls 18s, Oct 2007
• Bryant Salcedo, # 15 USTA Boys 18s, Oct 2007
• Shane Vinsant, # 17 USTA Boys 14s, Oct 2007
• Jordan Cox, # 18 USTA Boys 16s, Oct 2007
• Hillary Davis, # 18 USTA Girls 18s, Oct 2007
• Kevin King, 2007 # 19 USTA Boys 18s, Oct 2007
• Austin Krajicek, # 21 USTA Boys 18s. Oct 2007
• Brett Ellen Keeler, # 29 USTA Girls 16s, Oct 2007
• Noel Scott, # 31 USTA Girls 14s, Oct 2007
• Ryan Kim, Princeton University Tennis Team
• Brandon Davis, University of Illinois Tennis Team
• Ashwin Kumar, Harvard University Tennis Team
• Justin Fox, Penn University Tennis Team
• Sasha Ermakov, Harvard University Tennis Team
• Zach Nichols, Texas Christian University
• Andrew Eklov, University of Illinois Tennis Team
• Jay Weinacker, North Caroline State Tennis Team – new
• School record for most singles wins in a season
• University of Texas Men’s Tennis Team
• The University of Kansas Tennis Teams
• The University of Illinois Women's Tennis Team
• Texas Christian University Women’s Tennis Team
• University of South Alabama Men’s Tennis Team
• UTEP Women’s Tennis Team

Pictures:

Anna Lena Groenefeld 2003 French Open Junior Champion Ranked in top 20 in WTA

Meghann Shaughnessy - Ranked as high as 11 in the World in the WTA

Kim Couts, 2006 Easter Bowl Champion, Girls 18s Singles

Ashley Weinhold 2004 #1 USTA G 14 Singles

Kewa Nichols TCU Tennis Team Player

Justin Fox

Tiffany Dabek, ranked as high as 211 in the WTA

Tres Davis The second highest number of ATP ranking spots gained in 2004

Ashwin Kumar Harvard University Tennis Team Member	Brandon Davis University of Illinois Tennis Team Member

Timothy Neilly The first African-American to win the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships Boys’ 18s singles title in the event’s 58-year history.	Katharine Attwell National Open Champion, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Tim Smyczek ITF Ranking 14 in 2005	Alina Jidkova Ranked as high as 55 in the WTA