Mahmoud Karim Co-Founder

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Mahmoud Karim grew up training and competing in Egypt for most of his junior career. At 15 he moved to the U.S to continue his training at Saddlebrook Tennis Academy in Florida.  Upon graduation, he landed a scholarship at Rice University and then continued his collegiate tennis at Loyola Marymount University. Having graduated with a BA in Finance Mahmoud was recruited by Merrill Lynch to be part of their wealth management team collectively managing over $100 million in assets.  He then continued his financial career at Independent Capital Management where he was awarded Top Producer within the first year.  

In 2005, Mahmoud decided to pursue his dream of both coaching tennis and creating competitive environments for the development of athletes. Mahmoud partnered with Jimmy Johnson to build and grow Advantage Tennis Academy in California with the concept of combining professional coaching with an exceptional education to provide students the best possible learning and training environment.  Today Advantage Tennis Academy is one of the leading tennis academies in the U.S, with a reputation for producing top players competing on the National, ITF, Pro Circuit and Collegiate Tennis.
   
For over 18 years, Mahmoud has coached top nationally and internationally ranked juniors, including both ATP and WTA touring pros. He has coached and mentored junior players having competed in over 15 Junior Grand Slams and continuing. Mahmoud’s unique ability to understand the mental aspect of tennis helps him connect with players and instill in them the mental toughness tactics that are critical for any aspiring athlete.

Currently, Mahmoud is spending most of his time back in Egypt having launched a branch of Advantage Tennis Academy there and building it from the ground up.  This is part of his mission of providing a balance between professional training, exceptional education and character building programs; allowing athletes to not only succeed in professional sports but in life. In a short period of time Advantage Tennis Academy has become one of the most successful junior and professional training programs in Egypt.