Louis Borfiga, the architect of Canada’s highly successful tennis development program, will retire this fall and return to France to spend more time with his family.
Borfiga arrived in Montreal in 2006 to join Tennis Canada as vice-president (high performance) and, a year later, he oversaw the establishment of the National Tennis Centre in Montreal. He played a role in the development of the very first group of players, including Milos Raonic and Rebecca Marino, as well as the next generation of talented professionals, including Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime and Bianca Andreescu.
“Louis brought a culture of victory to tennis in Canada and helped establish a world-class system and structure with our partners,” said Hatem McDadi, Tennis Canada’s senior vice-president (tennis development). “He is a wise, generous, kind and humble man. He is a man with great values and principles whose concern for our athletes, coaches and partners is unparalleled.”
Canadian tennis hit new heights on Borfiga’s watch, reaching the Davis Cup final in 2019 and winning its first Grand Slam singles title when Andreescu was crowned the 2019 U.S. Open champion.
A native of Monaco, Borfiga joined Tennis Canada after leading a similar program in France, where he helped develop Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gaël Monfils, Gilles Simon, Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau.
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