Luis Miguel Nascimento

Luis Miguel Nascimento (born 17 May 1960 in Porto) is a Portuguese professional tennis manager.

Education and Training

 * Attended the University of Sport Science, Porto, Portugal (3 years)

Professional Qualifications

 * Coach Level 3 – Portuguese Tennis Federation
 * Coach Level 1 Bollettieri Tennis Academy
 * RPT (European Registry of Professional Tennis)
 * Educateur 1er Degree French Tennis Federation
 * International Coaches Program

Participation in International Conferences and Workshops

 * Escuela National Maestria de Tenis 1995/International Conference
 * The International Tennis Federation 1995/International Coaches Workshops
 * Escuela National Maestria de Tenis 1996/International Symposium
 * Nick Bollettieri Tennis & Sports Academy 1997/International Coaches Program
 * The European Registry of Professional de Tenis 1999/ International Coaches Workshop
 * Portuguese Tennis Association 1999/ National Workshop
 * Nick Bollettieri Tennis & Sports Academy 2001 / International Coaches Program
 * ITF 13th Worldwide Coaches Workshop 2003 / Portugal
 * Portuguese Tennis Coaches Association 2004 / Workshop Mental Training /Paul Dent
 * Portuguese Tennis Coaches Association 2005 / Workshop with Craig Tiley
 * Portuguese Tennis Coaches Association 2007/  Workshop with French Tennis Association
 * Faculty of Human Movement/Workshop with Bruce Elliot 2007

Professional Experience

 * 1980-81: Assistant Coach for the Portuguese Tennis Federation
 * 1982-84: Head-Pro – Boavista Tennis School (Assisted with the development of Pedro Cordeiro, José Cordeiro and Nuno Marques)
 * 1985:Coached privately the following player Pedro Cordeiro (ATP player - Davis Cup player – singles and doubles Men’s Portuguese National Champion 4 times)
 * 1987-88: Head Pro - Clube de Ténis de Guimarães – Portugal
 * 1989-91: Co-responsible for High Performance Tennis Training Center, João Lagos Tennis Academy (Miramar – Portugal). In this years Luis Miguel was related with the development of the following players: Nuno Marques (ATP 80), Vasco Gonçalves (ATP 320), João Couto (Boys singles National Champion under 18) and Joana Pedroso (WTA player)
 * 1992: Responsible for Women’s Professional Tennis program - Porto Tennis Club, Portugal
 * 1993: Head Pro of the Portuguese Tennis Federation – Regional Center (Porto)
 * Coached privately Vasco Gonçalves Winner and runner up ITF events (Indianapolis, Philadelphia) and Philipe Pasquier (French 5th ranked junior player winner Eddie Herr - USA)


 * 1995-96: Head Pro – Peniche Tennis School – Portugal (Started Gastão Elias)
 * 1996-97: Coached at the Regional Tennis Training Center of the Portuguese Tennis Association (Leiria)
 * 1997-98: Coaches National Educational Program (Level 1 and 2) Guest speaker for the Portuguese Tennis Federation
 * 2000-01: Advisor for different tennis schools in Portugal (Paulo Girão’s Tennis Schools...)
 * Continued development with Gastão Elias


 * 2002: Coached privately Gastão Elias (Orange Bowl (USA) semi-finalist singles Boys 12 and Boys singles National Champion under 12)
 * 2003: National Coach under 14 boys (Winter and Summer Cups in Europe)
 * Coached privately Gastão Elias s (Boys singles National Champion under 14 )


 * 2004: Coached privately Gastão Elias (Orange Bowl (USA) semi-finalist singles Boys 14 and Prince Cup (USA) winner singles Boys 14)
 * 2005: National Coach under 16 boys
 * Coached privately Gastão Elias (Nominated for Davis Cup team at the age of 15; Winner and runner up of several ITF and ETA events; ITF Portugal Boys 18 singles - G3 winner; ITF Portugal Boys 18 singles–G4 runner up and ETA France Mondial Paris Cadets Boys 16 singles - G1 winner.)


 * 2006: Consultant for several tennis schools in Portugal and Doral Park Tennis Center (USA)
 * Managed the negotiation of players contracts with brands and management companies
 * Coached privately Gastão Elias (ITF Halle Germany Boys 18 singles - G2 winner; Qualified for ATP event Estoril Open and Runner up at the European Championships Boys 16 singles.)


 * 2007: Consultant for Portuguese and foreign coaches such as Manuel Dominguez (Head Pro Doral Park USA) and P. Felner (National Coach Boys under 14)
 * Guest speaker at the University of Human Movement in Lisbon’s Tennis and Investigation Seminar
 * Travelling Coach for Portuguese National Champion (under 14 boys) at the Orange Bowl and Prince Cup (USA)
 * Nominated Coach of the Year by the Portuguese National Tennis Coaches Association
 * Coached privately Gastão Elias 1 (Winner of 2 ITF Future 10.000 USD (México and USA); Runner up of ITF Future 10.000 USD (Spain); European Championships  semi-finalist singles Boys 18 ; ITF Eddie Herr USA G1 Boys 18 singles (winner); Wimbledon singles ¼ finalist and Davis Cup singles player (Senior level))

Players”
 * 2009: Project Leader outsourced Tennis Project at Club Med / Sandpiper responsible for all the Development Programs including “Beginners”,“Intermediates” “Advanced and High Performance
 * 2010: Responsible for Junior Per iodization at Tesoro Swim and Racket Club
 * Coaching Consultant of some of the best junior players from Trinidad &Tobago and Austria
 * Assisting with the development of WTA pro player Lauren Albanese (currently ranked top 200 WTA)
 * Member of the Portuguese Davis Cup Team
 * Guest speaker at the National Tennis Coaches Conference in Portugal (“Tactical Development of Young Tennis Players”)


 * 2011: Member of the Portuguese Davis Cup Team (Cristina Rovira nr 1 player girls 12 USA, Ethan Ammon nr 8 in Central America and Caribbean Region)
 * Currently serving in the capacity of a Mentor of some Portuguese coaches responsible for guiding the development of the best 12 and under players

Professional Experience in some other areas includes

 * The building and renovation of a small, luxurious tourist facility in Portugal
 * Managed the tourist facility for 12 years

Organization of National and International events

 * In 2004 co-organized the European Football Championships Euro 2004 (Portugal)