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| ABOUT ACE GROUP |
| PASSION, CREATIVITY AND CUSTOMER DEVOTION drives ACE Group to excellence in an industry known more for personality than service. |
| And it's this characteristic which separates us from the rest, for our core values celebrate an emphasis on what we believe is most important – people. |
ACE Group's approach includes:
- A global strategy
- Access to International networks
- A superior client service
- Controlled growth
- Creative Solutions
- Integrity
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| MANAGEMENT TEAM |
| ACE Group has put together a Management Team to nurture the career of their clients. This consists of: |
| Patricio Apey - Started representing tennis professionals with ProServ in 1987 becoming Vice President in 1994 and then Head of Worldwide Tennis Talent Representation at SFX following its acquisition of ProServ in 1997 overseeing all Tennis Client Business for SFX until 2001 when he founded ACE Group and serves as its Managing Partner. Patricio has personally managed the careers of former Grand Slam champions and World Number 1’s. This has included Gabriela Sabatini, Andy Murray, Alex Corretja, Cedric Pioline, Petr Korda, Fernando Gonzales, Nicolas Lapentti, Guillermo Coria, Nicolas Kiefer and Gaston Gaudio. |
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| Bill Ryan - Following a 22 year career at IMG, where he served as Vice President in the Tennis Division, Bill joined ACE Group in 2002. Bill has a wealth of experience, having managed the careers of World Number 1’s and Grand Slam champions. This has included Tim Henman, Roger Federer, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Bjorn Borg, Wayne Ferreira, Mats Wilander, Virginia Wade, Annabel Croft, John Lloyd, Anders Jarryd, Joakim Nystrom, Jonas Svensson, Kevin Curren, Magnus Larsson, Thomas Enqvist, Anna Kournikova and Marat Safin. |
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| Johnny Delgado – Joined ACE Group in 2008 as Client Manager, having been involved with British tennis for nearly 20 years in different capacities. Acts as the day to day contact for the existing clients, as well as recruiting potential talent. |
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| The combined experience of Patricio Apey, Bill Ryan and Johnny Delgado include the following highlights: |
- Over 40 years combined experience in managing some of the top tennis players in the world
- Responsible for negotiating over $125,000,000 worth of contracts for clients.
- Acquired knowledge of how two of the world’s biggest agencies (SFX & IMG) manage clients.
- Personally managed the careers of the past two British number 1’s (Patricio Apey – Andy Murray, Bill Ryan – Tim Henman)
- Full understanding of the tennis structure and how to capitalise on it for clients, whether it be commercial, coaching or otherwise.
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| In addition to this, ACE Group offers a world class day to day management service to assist our clients in the logistics of playing on the tour. This ranges from hotel reservations, flight reservations and all logistical arrangements to help them concentrate fully on their tennis career. |
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