Edoardo Barbalaco '27 Recruiting Profile

My name is Edoardo Barbalaco. I was born in London, UK. I have Italian, British and Norwegian nationality and I speak 3 languages fluently.

I currently live in the South of France and I started playing tennis at the age of 4.

I am a passionate tennis player; I have been playing tournaments since the age of 7 and I am currently holding a French Ranking of 2.6 which is an equivalent of 6.0 in the US, which makes me top 1% of 15/16 years old age group in France

I currently play at the ALL IN TENNIS ACADEMY (in the South of France) by Jo-Winfried Tsonga and his brother Enzo Tsonga is my coach.

I train 4 hours per day 5 days per week (Monday-Friday), which includes fitness, and 2 hours on Saturdays and tournaments on an ongoing basis.

Before joining the ALL IN ACADEMY, I trained at the MOURATOGLOU TENNIS ACADEMY by Patrick Mouratoglou.

I attend an online School called Sports World School (Part of Education World Wide) - An American system with bases both in the US and Europe,  NCAA certifified.

Since the age of 12 I have been playing only adult category in tournaments.

In November 2023 I played my 1st ITF tournament where in singles I reached the 2nd round, and in doubles I reached the final, hence obtaining my first ITF points. In 2024 I won a ITF30 tournament in Ethiopia. I am planning to play several ITFs in Europe, Africa, Asia and Americas.

My desire is to play Division I College Tennis in the US before going into the Pro-Circuit.