Gene Krupa in Chicago. Bartłomiej was an immigrant from Poland. Anna was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania and was also of Polish descent. His parents were Roman Catholics who groomed him for the priesthood. He spent his grammar school days at parochial schools. After graduation he attended Saint Joseph's College for a year but decided the priesthood was not his vocation. Krupa studied with Sanford A. Moeller and began playing drums professionally in the mid-1920s with bands in Wisconsin. In 1927 he was hired by MCA to become a member of Thelma Terry and Her Playboys, the first notable American jazz band—all-girl bands
Tomáš Krupa included a win over second seeds David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager. He won a total of four titles on the Challenger circuit. As a coach he is most famous for his involvement with Tomáš Berdych, who he coached from 2009 to 2014, during which time he made the final of Wimbledon. Prior to this he worked with Radek Štěpánek. More recently he has been the coach of Jiří Veselý and Barbora Strýcová. Tomáš Krupa Tomáš Krupa (born 14 November 1972) is a former professional tennis player and now coach from the Czech Republic. Krupa was a doubles specialist, most