Tennis Nutrition for the Competitive Player

Mark Kovacs is one of the leading experts in the science of tennis. From testing, to training to performance and to recovery. Dr. Kovacs has studied the elite human body for more than two decades with the specific focus on improving performance and reducing the likelyhood of injury.  He has worked with Olympians, World Champions and hundreds of the top professional athletes in the world. He has also worked with more two dozen Top 100 ATP and WTA professionals. Dr. Kovacs is the go to expert when it comes to optimizing tennis performance. He has published research on various topics of tennis performance, physiology and biomechanics. He is the author of Tennis Anatomy among five other books. He is currently a consultant to the  USTA, ATP and WTA.  Mark formerly directed the Sport Science, Strength and Conditioning and Coaching Education departments for the USTA and was also the Director of the Gatorade Sport Science Institute. He was the first consultant to the NCAA when they were establishing  the NCAA Sport Science Institute.

He is currently the CEO of the Kovacs Institute which is a science based institute focused on elite individuals looking to optimize performance in sport, business and life.  Dr. Kovacs is the Executive Director of the International Tennis Performance Association  (iTPA) which is the leading certification and education organization for individuals who test, train and rehab tennis athletes (www.itpa-tennis.org)