More about Ema

Ema decided to play US College Tennis before turning pro as she valued the importance of getting an education. During her time at Baylor University, Ema was a 7 time all-American, Big 12 conference player of the year and their team was ranked number 4 in the Nation (NCAA Division 1).  She did all of this while balancing injuries that required surgery while studying to complete her degree in accounting. Ema is a positive voice for change and an advocate for athletes who are also going through mental health challenges. Post College, Ema went on to play on the tour for a couple of years. She played Fed Cup for Bosnia and reached a career-high  ranking of WTA No. 140.     

After considering a career in the accounting world, Ema realized that her passion was and has always been in tennis. Specifically, she believes in helping people of all ages and standards get better every day. During the Global pandemic, Ema started her Instagram page, ‘@TennisWithEma’ that has over 30K followers who are passionate tennis players and coaches. The reason her page has been so successful is because Ema brings to life technical and tactical concepts in a simple and easy to digest way. Her videos are fun, catchy, creative and most of all help players get better faster. 

 

“I believe that there is not one way of coaching that fits all. You have to meet the player where they are. You are coaching different players, with different personalities and backgrounds, and they all have different challenges within the various stages in their life.

It’s a very interesting job that changes every day.

I love what I do, and I am passionate about teaching this beautiful sport to anyone who wants to learn it. I don’t care if the student is a 5-year-old kid or a 70-year-old adult, I don’t care if it’s a beginner who has never gripped a racket before or an ATP/WTA pro player, I will teach them with the same passion.”

Ema is a USPTA ELITE Qualified Professional who cares deeply about bringing the Eastern European ‘hard working’ philosophy to the US and combining this with the joy that the game of tennis can bring to so many lives. She is married to a fellow tennis player, Atilla Bucko, and she has two children, Teo and Aston. Tennis is in their family and she wants to share her love of the game with the entire world.

Welcome to the website of Tennis with Ema. 

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