2016-2018
Still coaches Mirza Basic who went to ½ final in Moscow, 1/4 final in Doha and he won the tournament in Sofia by beating S.Wawrinka and M.Copil
- Mirza qualified for the main draw in Monte Carlo and beat G.Monfils in ATP 250 in Munchen; Basic reached his best ranking (#74)
Started coaching Vincent Millot and brought him to his best ranking (#135)
- Vincent reached final of the Ethias trophy in Mons, he beat Benoit Pair in ATP 250 in Metz, he qualified in Indian Wells , beat Verdasco at Los Cabos and qualified in US Open
- In 2018, Vincent is coming back after an injury
2014-2015
-Australian Open 2014; helped Stephane Robert to reach 1/8 finals
-Organized and sponsored the Second Hope and Spirit Belgian Open tournament ($10.000 Future)
-Became the official coach of Ruben Bemelmans, Filip Veger and Miki Jankovic in 2014
* Ruben Bemelmans: Qualified and made it to the ¼ final in Vienna Open 2014; Won the Eckental Challenger in singles and doubles 2015 Qualified in Australian Open 2015; Got to the ½ Finals in New Delhi and Kolkata 2015; Final in Glasgow 2015; Qualified for the Miami Open 2015; Won the Guadeloupe Open 2015; after this Ruben got into the Top 100; Mirza Basic joined the top 200
With the collaboration of the AFT and LTA, Steve Darcis and Kimmer Coppejans also joined the Hope and Spirit International Pro Team
2013
- Organized and sponsored the Hope and Spirit Belgian Open tournament ($10.000 Future)
- Created and coached The Hope and Spirit International Pro Team with the following players: Stephane Robert, Mirza Basic, Ilija Bozoljac, Ivan Bjelica, Laurent Malouli
- Collaboration with Dick Norman and Christophe Vliegen
Since becoming Ilija Bozoljac official coach he has:
- Qualified in main draw at Zagreb ATP 250 event
- Won Open du Nord Lille France, 2013
- Won against the Bryan Brothers w/Zimonjic in 2013 Davis Cup and is selected for the Finals against Czech Republic
- Reached finals in doubles and singles in Fergana Challenger
- Qualified for the main draw in Vienna ATP 250 event ( l.to Haase in R32)
Since becoming Mirza Basic official coach he has:
- Won Ajaccio Tournament
- Won against Janowicz at Halle ATP 250 event
- Qualified in main draw of Vienna ATP 250 event (l.to Rosol in R16)
Coaching Stephane Robert, Laurent Malouli and Ivan Bjelica whenever possible
All training sessions in Belgium take place in the Justin Henin Tennis Club
Doing all this coaching voluntarily hoping that when these players become top 100 players they will give back to the Foundation Hope and Spirit in order to help the next generation
2012
- After meeting up with Manolo Santana started playing tennis again and wanted to help young tennis players
- Created the Foundation Hope and Spirit (www.hopeandspirit.be)
- Daily coaching of Dimitar Grabul
1990
Organiser of Golf and Tennis Business Challenge
Disappointed by the lack of respect and fidelity of some players, left the world of international tennis and started Family business
1982-1990
Distributor for Tecnifibre (Belgium and Luxembourg)
1983
- Organisator of two exhibition events (Ilie Nastase and Mansour Bahrami)
- Organized the Davis Cup Belgium vs Israel tie and Belgium vs Czech Republic
- Met Eduardo Masso and became his coach and manager (6 years), reached Semifinals in Casablanca, Lyon and Nancy, and Final in Hilversum
- In close contact with Henri Leconte and Guy Forget
- Manager of Bart Wuyts and Dominique Monami
- Part of the team of G. Deniau composed of Guy Forget, Jan Hlasek and Eduardo Masso (Les hauts de Nimes, France)
1980-1981
Coach with Mansour Bahrami of Air France Staff; played doubles with Mansour Bahrami at some tournaments
1978-1981
Coach at Villepinte tennis Club Paris France
Participated in Forte Village Sardinia as a coach with Georges Deniau in collaboration with Donnay
GPTCA A-Level International Coach
Daniel Meyers
Email: dmeyersandfriends@gmail.com
Website: www.hopeandspirit.be
