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The Best tennis academies in the world 2021

It is often wondered which are the best tennis academies for children. This can be a difficult question to answer as there are many factors to consider when choosing an academy

Contents

1 The Best tennis academies in the world 2021
2 The best tennis academies in the world 2021
3 Piatti Tennis Center (Bordighera IM, Italy)
4 Alexander Waske Tennis-University (Offenbach am Main, Germany)
5 Mouratoglou Tennis Academy (Biot, France)
6 Barcelona Tennis Academy (Barcelona, Spain)
7 Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy (Manacor, Spain)
8 Good To Great Tennis Academy (DANDERYD. Sweden)
9 IMG Tennis Academy (Florida, USA)
10 Kim Clijsters Tennis Academy (Bree, Belgium)
11 Saviano Tennis Academy (Florida, USA)
12 BTT Tennis Academy (Barcelona, Spain)
13 Anthony Harris Tennis Academy (Cape Town, South Africa)
14 Impact Tennis Academy (Nonthaburi, Thailand)
15 Málaga Tennis club (Málaga, Spain)

The best tennis academies in the world 2021

There are many academies recognized around the world, most of them in Europe, especially in Spain, but all of them can give different results. We recommend that you spend time talking to players and parents who have spent time at the academies to learn as much as possible about them and see which is the best option. Before you start, I would recommend that you get to know all the types of tennis courts that exist so that you know which ones are best for your child.

So if I'm an adult I can't do tennis lessons at these academies? Of course you can! All tennis academies mentioned in this article have a school for children/young people and another one for older adults.

Piatti Tennis Center (Bordighera IM, Italy)

The Piatti Tennis Centre is always described by the word “Family”. The players who train there feel like a family. At Piatti, the atmosphere seems fun and friendly but the intensity is high. It is based on the Italian Riviera between San Remo and Nice, so the climate is pleasant all year round.

Riccardo Piatti has been getting the most out of players since the late 1980s. He has worked with many of the best Italian players of the past to enter the top 20, as well as Ivan Ljubičić (ATP 954 – ATP 3), Richard Gasquet (ATP 31 – ATP 9), Milos Raonic (ATP 11 – ATP 3). He also worked briefly with Novak Djokovic and currently works with Borna Coric who at 22 has an ATP 13 ranking.

Aim of the academy His goal is to complete the preparation of professional athletes and young talents who are approaching a professional tennis career. They operate with a maximum of 2 players on the court with 1 or 2 coaches. Many big names like Djokovic, Dimitrov, Wawrinka, Berdych, Cilic, Raonic and Zverev can be seen practicing there all year round.

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	2	2
Clay court	2 (in nearby club)	0

Price The estimated price to train at Piatti Tennis Center for 1 year is 20 000 USD

Info
Head Coach	Riccardo Piatti
Total coaches	25 (many of these travel full time with pro players, that’s why there are so many)
Gym?	yes
Pool?	No
Restaurant?	Yes
Accommodation?	No
ATP players	Borna Coric, Viktor Galovic, Thomas Fabbiano, Simone Bolelli, Jannik Sinner, Zhizhen Zhang.
WTA players	None
ITF under 18	Jannik Sinner, Ela Milic, Tea Lukic, Branko Djuric
Under 14	Ela Milic, Branko Djuric, Tyra Grant, Noah Canonico
Total number of athletes	40/45 full time and many more during the year
Nearby airports and distance	Nice Airport/ 45 min

Learn more on www.piattitenniscenter.it or in Instagram.com/piattitenniscenter

Alexander Waske Tennis-University (Offenbach am Main, Germany)

“Made in Germany” describes the quality that the Alexander Waske Tennis Academy has been delivering since 2010.

Focusing on individuality and intensity, the German academy has been working with several champions such as Kerber, Petkovic, Martic, Melzer, Haas, Berankis, but has also been successful in building juniors from an early age. For example, Jonas Forejtek ( #1 ITF 2019, junior AO and Wimbledon doubles champion, junior US Open singles champion), Karlis Ozolins (#6 ITF), Stefan Popovic (#124 ITF) Jule Niemeier, Sumit Nagal (junior Wimbledon doubles champion) and more.

The system of having only two players per court, with a responsible coach ensures focus on the individual needs of each player.

Aim of the Academy The Tennis Academy is aware that being responsible for the players, means that you are also responsible for building professionals and not just responsible for their tennis hits. Players mention that the personal attention given to them makes them feel at home.

Events such as the Christmas Battle, the weekly game day, the annual football match and leisure activities create a team spirit that is felt throughout the club.

Traveling with the players, besides training at the academy is one more thing that makes the Tennis Club special.

All the coaches at the tennis club do their job with passion, following their philosophy and including their own training methodology.

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	4	4
Clay court	5	0

Price The prices for attending Waske will have to be contacted directly with Waske as they do not display this information on their website.

Info
Head coach	Björn Simon
Total coaches	12
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	No
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	Mmoh, Bernelmans, Gunneswaran, Tatsuma Ito, Petzschner, Peya, Maamoun
WTA players	Petkovic, Niemeier, Kimmelmann
ITF under 18	Jonas Forejtek ( #1 ITF 2019, Junior AO y Wimbledon champion dobles, Junior US Open champion singles), Karlis Ozolins (#6 ITF), Stefan Popovic (#124 ITF) Jule Niemeier, Sumit Nagal (Wimbledon Junior champion doubles)
Under 14	Patel
Total number of athletes	30
Nearby Airports and distance	Frankfurt Airport/ 20 min

Learn more on www.tennis-university.com or in Instagram.com/tennis_university

Mouratoglou Tennis Academy (Biot, France)

Probably one of the most famous tennis academies in the world along with IMG. Mouratoglou Academy has worked with the best Junior players in the world up to the best Pro players in the world. Founded in 1996 by Patrick Mouratoglou, the academy has grown into an incredible tennis academy with impressive facilities, great coaches and a high level of players. Patrick and Mouratoglou’s team have helped Serena Williams win countless Grand Slams and now, with the promising Tsitsipas in the book, it won’t be long before he gets a Slam with Mouratoglou’s help.

Aim of the Academy They acknowledge that "most kids aren't going to be champions" and say that life skills and access to U.S. universities is a priority. They send "60 players every year" to American universities on tennis scholarships and our number 1 in France and probably in Europe for this.

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	13	4
Clay court	13	4

Price Mouratoglou asks for 40 000 USD for training with full board for the year but there are many options available. With a high demand for places, being selected to enter his Academy depends on a number of factors including, but not limited to, motivation, general attitude, level of tennis and academic level.

Info
Head coach	Kerei Abakar
Total coaches	More or less 25
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	Yes
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	Tsitsipas, Benoit Paire, Popyrin, Molleker
WTA players	Serena Williams, Cornet, Pavlyuchenkova
ITF under 18	Jason Tseng, Coco Gauff, Lorenzo Musetti
Under 14	Linda & Brenda Fruhvirtova, Rashed Naif
total atheletes	4000 in camp, 180 students/atheletes and 30 pro players a year
Nearby airports and distance	Nice Airport/ 15 min

Learn more on www.mouratoglou.com or in Instagram.com/mouratoglou_tennis_academy

Barcelona Tennis Academy (Barcelona, Spain)

The Barcelona Tennis Academy is a small family-run academy located in the coastal town of Castelldefels, home of football star Lionel Messi, just 15 km from Barcelona, 10 minutes from the international airport and 5 minutes walk from the beach. Thanks to the small size of the BTA, the approach to player development can be individualized for each player. Players are treated with personal attention.

There is a very close relationship between coaches, players and parents. Knowing the players so well allows the BTA to create individualized training programs for them, tailored to their needs and abilities. The priority of the academy is to help players reach their maximum potential. Training at the BTA is led by director Raphael Maurer (Switzerland) and head coach Jordane Doble (France).

Aim of the Academy The Barcelona Tennis Academy offers a warm family atmosphere and is a great place to develop and grow as a young player thanks to the passion and dedication of the academy staff to help children become better players and, most importantly, better people.

Raphael Maurer, the director of the BTA, was one of the best juniors in Switzerland, training, traveling and competing with players like Roger Federer and Martina Hingis. He then played college tennis in Florida, USA, where he was twice All-American. Raphael trained some of the best junior players in the Americas, Asia and Europe, developing an academy in Asia and now in Spain.

BTA Head Coach Jordane Doble is extremely dedicated and passionate about the game. Jordane was one of the best junior players in France. She then competed on the ATP Tour, winning 7 Future tournaments, playing against players such as Nadal, Tsonga and Monfils, reaching a high ATP ranking of 385 in singles and 302 in doubles.

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	1	0
Clay court	21	0

Price The annual cost (10 month program) is 28 000 USD which includes tennis and accommodation but not the school. With the school the total cost is 37 000 USD.

Info
Head Coach	Jordane Doble
Total coaches	5
Accommodation?	No
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	Yes
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	None
WTA players	Liu Min
ITF under 18	Amina Suleimanova, Paige Wise, Saara Kunakunova
Under 14	Daniel Tulgara, Elijah Burns, Viswasenan Navaneethan
total athletes	14
Nearby airports and distance	Barcelona airport/ 10 min

Learn more on www.btatennis.com or in Instagram.com/barcelonatennisacademy

Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy (Manacor, Spain)

This is considered by me and by many the best tennis club in Spain and even in the world. Rafa Nadal has set up a large tennis centre on his home island of Manacor. With 26 courts, pádel tennis courts, swimming pool, international English school, museum and much more, it is a place with a lot of inspiration.

The academy They have a mix of youth and adult programs and cater to all levels and you can spend from one day to one year. They also have a high performance summer camp for any type of player regardless of the age or level of play.

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	23	4
Clay court	22	7

Price It is said to cost 56,000 euros a year for the tennis, the school and the accommodation.

Info
Head coach	Toni Nadal
Total coaches	30 full time
Accommodation?	Yes
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	Yes
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	Jamie Munar, Casper Ruud
WTA players	Caroline Garcia
ITF under 18	Alex Eala, Pedro Vives, Daniel Rincón, Abdullah Shelbay, Mark Ktiri and Matilda Mutavdzic.
Under 14	N/A
Total athletes	140
Nearby airports and distance	Palma Airport/ 30 min

Learn more on www.rafanadalacademy.com or in www.Instagram.com/rafanadalacademy

Good To Great Tennis Academy (DANDERYD. Sweden)

Good To Great is a Swedish tennis academy owned and operated by former professional players Magnus Norman, Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillstrom. They call themselves the “Boutique Tennis Academy” where places are limited. The academy has 6 different programs available depending on the commitment of the young player. With their elite full-time program, the players train 9-16 times a week for 6 days. Performance group trainings will take place three to four times a week and individual fitness programs are customized per student.

The academy Coaches follow players to tournaments and there is also a personal trainer option. At the academy, the maximum player-coach ratio is 3 to 1. They team up with an international school that understands the players' need for flexibility and allows the students to prepare for university life as well as help them find a university in the USA.

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	0	7
Clay court	7	0

Price

Their website does not include prices. Contact them via their website for more information.

Info
Head coach	Magnus Norman
Total coaches	11 full-time
Accommodation?	Yes
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	No
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	Stan Wawrinka, Otto Virtanen
WTA players	Rebecca Peterson
ITF under 18	N/A
Under 14	N/A
Total athletes	42
Nearby airports and distance	Arlanda airport, Stockholm/ 30 min

Learn more on http://goodtogreat.se/en/ or in https://www.instagram.com/gtgtennisacademy

IMG Tennis Academy (Florida, USA)

Founded almost 40 years ago, the IMG Tennis Academy is the world’s best known tennis academy. It has set the standard by which all academies are measured worldwide. They provide customized individual development plans and tournament programs for each athlete to succeed and reach their maximum potential.

The academy They have trained the world's best players from Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, Anna Kournikova, Tommy Haas, Monica Seles and most recently Kei Nishikori, Maria Sharapova, Ryan Harrison and many more. They have helped countless players make a commitment to the top-ranked colleges and universities in the United States

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	33	4
Clay court	18	0

Price For the most recent year, tuition costs between $55,950 and $79,950 per year, depending on the age, accommodation and grade of the student-athlete.

Info
Head coach	Rohan Goetzke
Total coaches	N/A
Accommodation?	Yes
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	Yes
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	Kei Nishikori
WTA players	Danielle Collins
ITF under 18	Whitney Osuigwe
Under 14	N/A
Total athletes	N/A
Nearby airports and distance	Tampa airport/ 1 hr Sarasota-Bradenton airport, 15 min

Learn more on https://www.imgacademy.com/boarding-school/athletics/tennis or in https://www.instagram.com/imgatennis/

Kim Clijsters Tennis Academy (Bree, Belgium)

The Kim Clijsters tennis Academy as the GTG Academy refers to itself as a “boutique” tennis school. Led by multiple Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters and one of the world’s top fitness trainers Carl Meas, the KCA provides a pleasant and friendly home for tennis players of all levels to sharpen their skills and progress in their level of tennis. It is often said how friendly the atmosphere is with the Clijsters family, making you feel at home.

The academy 18 courts in total and one with hawk-eye technology implemented

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	0	3
Clay court	10	0
Gravel court	0	5

Info
Head coach	Kim Clijsters
Total coaches	15+ full-time
Accommodation?	No, but they do offer a player’s house that’s only two minutes away
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	No
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	N/A
WTA players	Elise Mertens
ITF under 18	Whitney Osuigwe
Under 14	N/A
Total athletes	N/A
Nearby airports and distance	Eindhoven airport / 50 min Dusseldorf Intl airport/ 1hr 20min Brussels airport, Zaventem / 1hr 20min

Learn more on http://www.sport.be/kcsportsandhealthclub/nl/academie/kcacademie/englishversion/ or in https://www.instagram.com/kimclijstersacademy/

Saviano Tennis Academy (Florida, USA)

With over 42 years of world-class tennis experience, Nick Saviano knows a thing or two about tennis. He has helped train over 50 players who have pursued full-time careers in the ATP and WTA, including winners of the Grand Slam and the world number 1, champions of the Junior Wimbledon, US Open, French Open and Italian Open, 24 USTA junior national champions, 8 foreign junior champions and over 25 ITF junior champions, including winners of the Sunshine Cup, the Orange Bowl and Eddie Herr.

The academy

The academy offers many different types of programs to help meet your needs and has a maximum of 4 to 1 player per coach.

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	N/A	N/A
Clay court	N/A	N/A

Price

Prices for a full year (9 months) were $30,500 without school fees

Info
Head coach	Nick Saviano
Total coaches	N/A
Accommodation?	No, but they do offer a house for the players that’s two minutes away from the tennis school.
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	No
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	N/A
WTA players	N/A
ITF under 18	N/A
Under 14	N/A
Total athletes	N/A
Nearby Airports and distance	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport / 30 min

Learn more on https://savianotennis.com or in https://www.instagram.com/savianotennis

BTT Tennis Academy (Barcelona, Spain)

The TENNIS ACADEMY BTT is a high performance tennis center located in the facilities of the Club Esportiu Valldoreix in the city of Valldoreix, near Barcelona. Founded in 2004 by Francis Roig, Alvaro Margets and Jordi Vilaró, the three of them continue to personally manage and supervise the daily running of the TENNIS BTT ACADEMY. They have reinforced their team with Alberto Riba who has brought to the academy all his experience in high performance tennis previously acquired in his position as Managing Director of the Spanish Tennis Federation. Also joining the academy is Leo Azevedo, an experienced Brazilian coach who has worked on USTA development programs.

The academy The MTB TENNIS ACADEMY focuses on ensuring that all individual needs of its student-players are met with customized training programs. Alberto Costa, Alex Corretja, Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Verdasco, Marcel Granollers, Tommy Robredo, Teimuraz Gabashvili and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova are just a few examples of the top international players who have trusted their academy for many years.

At the BTT TENNIS ACADEMY each player is a project and as proof of this, personal attention is given to each student with a maximum of two players per coach and court, one of the aspects that best defines the quality of our highly individualized training programs.

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	2	0
Clay court	16	0

Price BTT offers full year, half year and shorter programs to suit players of all ages. When you look at their brochure, the level and structure of training looks very impressive. They also offer international training.

Info
Head coach	Francis Roig, Jordi Vilaró, Alvar Margets
Total coaches	25 full-time
Accommodation?	Yes, only 10 minutes from the club with private shuttle.
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	Yes
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	Joao Sousa, Adrian Menéndez, Steven Diez, Zsombor Piros
WTA players	Ane Mintegi
ITF under 18	Nikolay Nedelchev, Ane Mintegi
Under 14	Alexander Frusina, Kaili Teso
Total athletes	30
Nearby airports and distance	Barcelona airport, 20 min

Learn more on www.bttacademy.com or in https://www.instagram.com/BTT_Academy/

Anthony Harris Tennis Academy (Cape Town, South Africa)

Founded in 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa, by Anthony and Dionne Harris with the dream of creating an African champion. The academy is mainly attended by South African children, but there have been children from Zimbabwe, USA, Germany, UK, Sweden and Kenya. This year (2019) Lloyd Harris, 22, who has been at the academy since he was 14, entered the Top 100 in the world.

The academy They have established a foundation called Match with the aim of making a tennis champion by helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds. They take them out of poor communities and train them by giving them hope to change their lives, as well as helping them turn their dreams into reality.

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	3	0
Clay court	1	0

Price The standard fee for the 12-month program is $10,350, not including the cost of international travel to the tournaments. No tuition is provided.

Info
Head coach	Anthony Harris
Total coaches	4
Accommodation?	No
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	No
Restaurant?	No
ATP players	Lloyd Harris
WTA players	None
ITF under 18	Pierre Malan. Kholo Montsi
Under 14	N/A
Total athletes	20
Nearby airports and distance	Cape Town airport, 30 min

Learn more on anthonyharristennisacademy.com or in Instagram.com/anthonyharristennisacademy

Impact Tennis Academy (Nonthaburi, Thailand)

The Impact Tennis Academy in Thailand is focused on being an Asian training base for ATP/WTA players, as well as providing the necessary foundation for juniors to pursue their dream of becoming professionals.

The academy In an environment focused on development, intensity and integrity. Only 14 students are accepted at any one time and everyone pays the same. A trial period is required for all new players with a focus on pace of work and attitude towards learning.

Being based in Thailand with many tournaments, low cost of living and a major airport nearby makes it a great place to train.

Their mission is:

Provide tennis training to young players so that they can achieve their goals and potential while enjoying training but always maintaining a high level of intensity (technical, mental, physical, play)
Responsibility-honesty: players will know what they have to do and how to do it to achieve their goals.
Teaching not only tennis but also life lessons and developing not only athletes, but people
Provide Atp/Wta tour professionals with a world-class Asian training base for use throughout the year

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	6	5
Clay court	0	2

Price The estimated annual costs are $15 000, not including accommodation, schooling and food.

Info
Head coach	Stephen Koon
Total coaches	4
Accommodation?	No
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	No
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	Hyeon Chung, Lu Yen Hsun, Yuki Bhambri, Taro Daniel, Nikoloz Basilashvili , Wu Di, Yoshihito Nishioka
WTA players	Carina Witthoeft, Pranjala Yadlapalli, Riya Bhatia
ITF under 18	Jason Tseng, Dev Javia
Under 14	Aryan Giri, Aarav Hada
Total athletes	14
Nearby airports and distance	Bangkok airport/ 1 hr

learn more on www.impact10nis.com, Instagram.com/impacttennisacademy

Málaga Tennis club (Málaga, Spain)

The Malaga Tennis Club is an ideal place to play tennis, with a very familiar environment, and coaches with +25 years of experience with a very close player-coach relationship. This club offers tennis lessons all year round for players of all ages and levels. Several players have left here to start their professional tennis career by winning regional and national championships.

The academy This is a very underestimated club globally despite having a amazing coaches who have seen everything in tennis, and know how to train professionals like no one else, I strongly recommend it.

The climate in this city is practically sunny with high temperatures every day except for the occasional rainy day in colder seasons. The high performance summer camps train the players 5 hours of tennis per day + pool + fitness, thus creating better trained tennis players for competitive tennis, improving their technique thanks to the video recording sessions and video analysis of professionals for the players to implement in their technique when training.

Type of court	Exterior	Interior
Hard court	2	0
Clay court	7	0

Price The club's website does not say the prices, you should contact them

Info
Head coach	Jose Carlos Lacambra Fajardo, Gabriel Haro Gordillo (junior academy) and Juan Gavilán (Focused on individual training or max 4 players per court)
Total coaches	+10
Accommodation?	No
Gym?	Yes
Pool?	Yes
Restaurant?	Yes
ATP players	N/A
WTA players	N/A
ITF under 18	N/A
Under 14	N/A
Total athletes	Many at summer camps and throughout the year
Nearby airports and distance	Málaga airport, 20 min

Learn more on www.clubdetenismalaga.com or in www.instagram.com/clubdetenismalaga/

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