About me

ANNA BIELEN-ZARSKA

USTA Tennis High Performance Coach & 

Specialist in Competitive Player Development

COACHING CAREER

2001 Coach of Team Poland at European Team Championships 2001 (Poland won silver medal)

2004-2006 Coach of Justyna Jegiolka- nr 1 in Poland 14’s & under, nr 1 16’s & under; debuted in WTA ranking at the age of 14, highest WTA ranked 216.

2002-2006 Tennis PRO at Club Smecz Lesnica. coaching juniors who have gone on to play international, collegiate and professional tennis

2004-2006 Tennis PRO at STKS tennis club in Kedzierzyn Kozle (Poland), coaching WTA, nationally&sectionally ranked players

2005 – present – Coach of ITF & WTA players

2007 Coach of Joanna Sakowicz at the US OPEN 2007

2007&2008 Assistant Coach of Polish Junior Team at the JUNIOR US OPEN 

2007- present – Head Coach at Robbie Wagner Tournament Training Center

2012-present – Director of Girl’s High Performance Tennis at Robbie Wagners Tournament Training Center

2012-present – USTA High Performance Coach and Specialist in Competitive Player Development

2013 USTA US Open High Performance Coaching Program

2014 USTA US Open High Performance Coaching Program

2015 USTA US Open High Performance Coaching Program

2015 Coach of Alexa Graham at the US OPEN 2015

2017 Coach of Alexa Graham at the US OPEN 2017 Invitational

2019 USTA US Open High Performance Coaching Program

CERTIFICATES AND MEMBERSHIPS

USPTA Professional 1 (Elite Professional)

USTA High Performance Coach & Specialist in Competitive Player Development

Member of USPTA & USTA

USTA US Open High Performance Program 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019

PLAYING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

NATIONAL

Winner the following Poland national events:

• 1991 Poland National Open Championships girl’s 12’s (singles)
• 1991 Poland National Open Championships girl’s 12’s (doubles)
• 1994 Poland National Open Championships girl’s 16’s (singles)
• 1994 Poland National Open Women’s Championships (singles)
• 1998 Poland National Open Women’s Championships (singles)
• 1998 Poland National Open Women’s Championships (doubles)
• 1998 Poland National Open Team Championships
• 1999 Poland National Open Women’s Championships (doubles)
• 2001 Poland National Open Women’s Championships (singles)
• 2001 Poland National Open Women’s Championships (doubles)
• 2002 Poland National Open Team Championships

Member of Fed Cup Team 1999, 2001, 2003

2009 & 2010 Winner of Pilot Pen Family Classic Husband & Wife Championship

2009 Finalist of USTA National Women’s Open Indoor Championships

Top 15 Women Tennis Player of All Times  (Poland)
           

INTERNATIONAL

WTA singles ranking (2000) - 146
WTA doubles ranking (2001) - 176

Winner of:
   

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 1996 (Warsaw) (singles) 

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Portugal 1997 (Cascais) (doubles)
   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Croatia 1998 (Beograd)(singles)
   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 1998 (Kedzierzyn-Kozle)(doubles) 

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Germany 1999 (Buchen) (doubles)
   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 1999 (Kedzierzyn-Kozle)(doubles)
   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 1999  (Poznan)(singles)
   ITF PRO Circuit Event (25 000$)in Poland 1999  (Sopot)(singles) 

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 2002 (Torun) (doubles)
   European Team Championships 2002

Finalist of:
   

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Slovac Republic 1995 (Presov) (doubles)
   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 1996 (Warsaw) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Lithuania 1996 (Siaulai) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Slovac Republic 1997 (Nitra) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Latvia 1997(Jurmala) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 1997 (Bytom) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Czech Republic 1998 (Plzen) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Germany 1998 (Buchen) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Czech Republic 1998 (Valasske Mezirici) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Croatia 1998 (Zadar) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (25 000$)in Portugal 1999 (Porto)(singles)
   ITF PRO Circuit Event (25 000$)in Denmark 1999 (Rungsted)(singles) 

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Czech Republic 1999(Stare Splavy) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Czech Republic 1999 (Valasske Mezirici)
   World University Games 1999 (Mallorca)(doubles)
   ITF PRO Circuit Event (50 000$)in France 2000 (Marseille)(doubles) 

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 2002 (Kedzierzyn-Kozle)(singles)
   European Team Championships 2001 

   European Team Championships 2003

Semifinalist of:
    

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Slovac Republic 1995 (Presov) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 1995 (Lodz) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)In Latvia 1996(Jurmala) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Croatia 1998 (Zadar) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Croatia 1998 (Sibenik) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Croatia 1998 (Beograd)  (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Switzerland 1998 (Bossonnens) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 1999 (Kedzierzyn-Kozle) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Czech Republic 1999 (Stare Splavy) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 1999 (Poznan) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (25 000$)in Great Britain 2000(Bushey) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (50 000$)in France 2000 (Cergy Pontoise)(doubles) 

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (25 000$)in Great Britain 2001 (Redbridge) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (50 000$)in France 2001 (Dinan) (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Czech Republic 2001 (Valasske Mezirici)(doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (25 000$)in Czech Republic 2001 (Prague Pruhonice) (doubles)

   WTA Tour Event (175 000$)in Sopot 2001 (doubles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 2002 (Olecko) (singles) 

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 2003 (Warsaw) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (25 000$)in Poland 2003 (Opole) (singles)

   ITF PRO Circuit Event (10 000$)in Poland 2004 (Gdynia) (doubles)
   European team Championships 1999

Played at the following Grand Slam Tournaments:

Australian Open 2000, 2001
Roland Garros 2000
Wimbledon 2000
US Open 2000 

ADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Anna Bielen-Zarska was the face of Polish&Slavic Federal Credit Union in the TV commercial

COMMUNICATION LANGUAGES: Polish, English

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