Tennis
WITA TENNIS ACADEMY Mob - 07789 280030 Email - coaching @ witatennis.com
The Chelmsford Square Tennis Courts, London NW10 3AR
We run Junior and Adult group coaching, all year round.
Private coaching also available, cardio tennis and weekend intensives.
Racquet-stringing service available within 24 hour turnaround.
Director of Coaching: Ekow Manly-Spain PTR/LTA Level 4/RPT European Professional
www.witatennis.com
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Tennis Coach - Gerard Chaustow Mob - 07944 334499
LTA Level 2, RPT National Professional
Coaches tennis in Greenwich, South East London (Kidbrooke SE3, and Shooters Hill SE18)
See website for full details:
http://www.tennislessons.org.uk
London Tennis Academy Globe Lawn Tennis Club, 190A Haverstock Hill, NW3 2AL
6 outdoor tennis courts (4 floodlit) (4 astroturf tennis courts, 2 hard courts)
Head Tennis Coach: Gaddo Guidotti (LTA Level 2 licenced coach) - 07837 720736
www.londontennisacademy.com
Private International Tennis Coach - Aaron Meredith Mob - 07990 578790
Will travel to your home in London, nationwide, and Europe
LTA Level 4, over 15 years experience, family coaching, children/adults/VIP's.
For more details see PrivateInternationalTennis.com
Tennis in Central London (West End WC1 etc)
Cartwright Gardens Tennis Courts Public park courts in Cartwright Gardens, London WC1H 9EL
Tel - 020 7121 7500
4 macadam tennis courts
Nearest tube: Kings Cross
Tennis in the City (EC1 etc)
Saint Botolph's Church Bishopsgate Churchyard, Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3TL
Tel - 020 7588 1053
1 tarmac tennis court (May to end September only)
Golden Lane Leisure Centre Golden Lane Estate, Fann Street, London EC1Y 0SH
Tel - 020 7250 1464
2 hard tennis courts
Tennis in West London (W1 etc)
London School of Tennis Trailfinders Sports Club, Castle Bar, Vallis Way, West Ealing, London W13 0DD
Tel - 0845 456 5490
Individual and group tennis coaching.
Nearest Tube: Ealing Broadway
The Park Club East Acton Lane, West London W3 7HB
Tel - 020 8740 4599
9 astroturf tennis courts, 5 grass tennis courts, 4 tarmac tennis courts, 4 mini tennis courts.
Individual tennis coaching.
Paddington Recreation Grounds Carlton Vale, London W9 1PD
Tel - 020 7625 4303
9 macadam tennis courts, 6 artificial grass tennis courts
Campden Hill Lawn Tennis Club 9 Aubrey Walk, London W8 7JH
Tel - 020 7727 4050
12 indoor tennis courts
Hyde Park Tennis Centre South Carriage Drive, Hyde Park, Paddington, London W2 2UH
Tel - 020 7262 3474
6 tennis courts
Tennis Coach - Salah Taweel Mob - 07880 821265
USPTA P1, Head Coach at Hyde Park Tennis Centre, former Davis Cup player for Syria.
Tennis Coach - Maria Wisdom Mob - 07581 562 328
LTA Level 2 coach. Nationally ranked top 100 in UK.
Coaches at Hyde Park Tennis Centre
Tennis Coach - Steve O'Shea Mob - 07930 346 739
LTA ECA PTR (UK), coaches all ages and abilities (Saturdays only).
Coaches at Hyde Park Tennis Centre
Tennis Coach - Falid Shahin Mob - 07946 686109
Specialises in coaching children age 4-15.
Coaches at Hyde Park Tennis Centre
Tennis Coach - Christian Gallan Mob - 07986 110776
LTA DCA PTR (UK), premier Middlesex County player.
Coaches at Hyde Park Tennis Centre
Tennis Coach - Nitesh Raaj Mob - 07917 672 386
Former coach of Indian junior Davis Cup players.
Coaches at Hyde Park Tennis Centre
Tennis Coach - Paul Sullivan Mob - 07951 727727
LTA DCA coach. Former world-ranked junior.
Coaches at Hyde Park Tennis Centre
Tennis Coach - Albert Boafor Mob - 07944 186743
LTA Level 2 coach. Over 10 years coaching. All ages and abilities.
Coaches at Hyde Park Tennis Centre
Tennis Coach - Darren Emery Mob - 07871 493114
International ATP ranked professional. Career high: UK ranked number 15.
Coaches at Hyde Park Tennis Centre
Holland Park Tennis Courts Holland Park, London W8 6LU
Tel - 020 7602 2226
6 hard tennis courts in the public park
Harbour Club Notting Hill 1 Alfred Road, Westbourne Green, London W2 5EU
Tel - 020 7266 7170
3 indoor tennis courts, 1 outdoor tennis court.
Tennis Coach - Rocco de Villiers coaches at Brook Green, Shepherds Bush Road, Shepherds Bush, London W6 7PB
LTA qualified. Rocco has been coaching internationally since age 16.
Mob - 07956 184434
Tennis Coach - Jamie Farquhar Mob - 07818 061204
Head tennis coach at Rocks Lane Multi Sports Centre, Chiswick Common Rd, Chiswick, London W4 1RZ.
PTR Certified tennis instructor. Available for private tennis lessons.
The Queen's Club Tel - 020 7385 3421
Palliser Road, West Kensington, W14 9EQ
28 outdoor courts, 10 indoor courts
Private members club
Tennis Coach - Damien Connelly Mob - 07768 605 133
Coaches in Lammas Park, Culmington Road, Ealing, London W13 9NJ
Over 12 years coaching, ITF Professional, USPTA, NZ/AUS Performance coach.
Tennis Coach - Sam Borry Mob - 07946 578377
Coaches in Lammas Park, Culmington Road, Ealing, London W13 9NJ
Former Tanzanian Assistant National Coach
Tennis Coach - Dominic Rice Mob - 07734 295326
Coaches in Lammas Park, Culmington Road, Ealing, London W13 9NJ
All ages, beginners/improvers
West Middlesex Lawn Tennis Club Tel - 020 8998 3297
6 Berners Drive, Drayton Bridge Road, West Ealing W13 0JS
Holland Park Lawn Tennis Club Tel - 020 7603 3928
1 Addison Road, Notting Hill, W14 8DU
Westway Sports Centre Tel - 020 3355 2862
1 Crowthorne Road, W10 6RP
4 outdoor clay tennis courts (London's only public clay courts)
8 indoor acrylic tennis courts
4 Eton Fives courts (three-walled courts, floodlit)
Paddington Sports Club Tel - 020 7286 8448
Castellain Road, Maida Vale, W9 1HQ
10 hard courts, 3 artificial grass courts
Tennis Coach - Naim Lalji Tel - 07850 553 684
Head Coach (Adults) at Paddington Sports Club, Maida Vale W9
Tennis Coach - Ciaran Keane Tel - 07957 655 424
Coaches adults at Paddington Sports Club, Maida Vale W9
Tennis in East London (E1 etc, Redbridge)
Tennis Coach - Phil Vivian Tel - 07951 140086
Aldersbrook Tennis Club, Blake Hall Crescent, E11 3RH
www.aldersbrooktennisclub.com
6 hard courts (3 are floodlit), plus one mini-tennis red court
Tennis Coach - Jamie Vivian Tel - 07957 615271
Aldersbrook Tennis Club, Blake Hall Crescent, E11 3RH
6 hard courts (3 are floodlit)
Linkside Lawn Tennis Club Tel - 020 8989 5773
Overton Drive, Wanstead, E11 2LW (opposite the junction with St Mary's Avenue)
5 artificial grass courts, 2 hard courts
Nearest Tube: Wanstead (central line)
Tennis Coach - Dan Smith Mobile - 07828 718688
High Performance Coach at Linkside Lawn Tennis Club (see above).
Ranked top 40 in South Africa 2009.
Tennis Coach - Bryan Williams Mobile - 07960 403871
Development Coach at Linkside Lawn Tennis Club (see above).
Coaches adults, children, all ages, all skill levels.
The Warren Italy Clay Court Tennis Club Mobile - 07951 715 725 (Paul)
Overton Drive (near St Mary's Church), Wanstead E11 2LW (nearest Tube: Wanstead, central line)
3 clay courts (The slower pace of clay enables longer rallies. Same clay as used at Monte Carlo Tennis Masters)
Coaching: Christine Dransfield, Zoard La Darida (contact Paul on mobile above)
Bethnal Green Gardens public courts in Bethnal Green Gardens, Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 0EL
4 macadam tennis courts, no advance bookings.
Langdon Park Tennis Courts Langdon Park Sports Centre, 7 Byron Street, Millwall, London E14 0RY
Tel - 020 7987 3575
6 hard tennis courts, floodlighting
Mile End Park Leisure Centre 190 Burdett Road, Mile End, London E3 4HL
Tel - 020 8980 1885
3 macadam tennis courts
Millfields Park Tennis Courts 020 7254 4235
4 Macadam tennis courts
Millfields Road, Hackney, London E5 0AR
Hackney Downs Tennis Courts 020 7254 4235
3 Macadam tennis courts
Hackney Downs Park, Downs Park Road, London E5 8NP
London Fields Tennis Courts 020 7254 4235
2 concrete tennis courts
Just off Richmond Road, London E8 3QN
Spring Hill Tennis Courts 020 7254 4235
3 Macadam tennis courts
Springfield Park, Spring Hill, London E5 9LB
The Score Centre Leyton Tel - 020 8556 5973
100 Olivier Road, Leyton, London E10 5JY (opposite Leyton Orient FC)
5 indoor tennis courts
Victoria Park Tennis Courts Victoria Park Road, Bow, London E9 7BQ
Tel - 020 8985 1957
4 tennis courts
Tennis in North London (N1 etc)
Highbury Fields Tennis Courts - Baalbec Road, London N5 1QN
Tel - 020 7226 2334
11 hard courts (7 floodlit)
Pay & play
Tennis Coach - Hitesh Soma Mob - 07973 188143
Coaches at Highbury Fields Tennis Courts, Baalbec Road, London N5 1QN
Finchley Manor Tennis Squash & Health Club Lyndhurst Gardens, Finchley, London N3 1TD
Tel - 020 8346 1327
5 cushioned Acrylic tennis courts (1 floodlit)
3 synthetic grass tennis courts (all floodlit)
2 porous Macadam all-weather hard courts
Kids Zone.
Finchley Lawn Tennis Club Tel - 020 8346 2291
Rear of 47-51 Brent Way, opposite Hamilton Way, West Finchley, London N3 1AJ
5 all-weather tennis courts
Nearest Tube: West Finchley (Northern Line)
Finsbury Park Tennis Courts Finsbury Park, Endymion Road, London N4 1EQ
Tel - 020 8489 1000
7 macadam tennis courts.
Pay & play
Stormont Lawn Tennis and Squash Raquets Club 13 Lanchester Road, London N6 4SU
Memberships - 07963 866809
Tennis Coach: Dinny Ravet - 07961 434889
Waterlow Park Tennis Courts Dartmouth Park Hill, Highgate, London N6 6PL
Phone bookings - 07525 278642
6 hard tennis courts.
Clissold Park Tennis Courts 020 7254 4235
8 Tarmac tennis courts
Church Street, Stoke Newington, London N16 9HJ
Hazelwood Lawn Tennis & Squash Club Ridge Avenue, Winchmore Hill, London N21 2AJ
Tel - 020 8360 1384
7 outdoor Acrylic tennis courts (4 cushioned Acrylic), 3 indoor tennis courts (air-hall)
Albert Road Recreation Ground Tennis Courts Albert Road, Wood Green, North London, N22 7AH
6 macadam tennis courts
Winchmore Hill Tennis Club Mob - 07802 379788
The Paulin Ground, Ford's Grove, Winchmore Hill, London N21 3ER
4 all-weather tennis courts (3 floodlit); 5 grass courts (summer only)
Club tennis coach: Julian White - 07885 209335
Oakleigh Park Lawn Tennis & Squash Club Tel - 020 8445 6422
100 Oakleigh Road North, London N20 9EZ
Nearest Tube: Totteridge & Whetstone (Northern Line)
Totteridge Tennis Club Great Bushey Drive, Totteridge, London N20 8QL
Tel - 020 8445 4111
Head tennis coach: Clinton Coleman (LTA coach, PCA qualified) - 07956 258588
Wood Vale Tennis Club 11/13 Wood Vale, Muswell Hill, London N10 3DJ
Tel - 020 8883 1947
3 red shale tennis courts, 3 quick-drying tarmac courts
Head Tennis Coach: Viren - 07973 179580
Ravens Lawn Tennis Club Tel - 07766 573 560
4 hard courts (2 are floodlit)
Friary Road (behind number 7), North Finchley N12 9PD
Tennis Coach - Roberto Domizi Tel - 07850 719079
Head Coach at Ravens Lawn Tennis Club, North Finchley N12
Also runs Tennis in Schools. 20 years experience, coaches all ages (adults/children)
LTA licence (Level 4), CCA Performance Coach
Private Tennis Coach - Carol J Bayley Mobile +44 (0) 790 8753 898
carol @ cjbtennis.com
Tennis Coach - Jaime Morales Tel - 07958 630 605
Coaches at Ravens Lawn Tennis Club, North Finchley N12
LTA licence, ICA qualified.
Coolhurst Tennis & Squash Club Tel - 020 8340 4272
Court Side, Coolhurst Road, Crouch End, N8 8EY
14 outdoor tennis courts
Tennis Coach - Harvey Becker Tel - 07535 669814
Head Coach at Coolhurst Tennis Club,
Court Side, Coolhurst Road, Crouch End, N8 8EY
LTA Licenced, 22 years coaching
Tennis Coach - Fran Hearn Tel - 07899 847514
Assistant Senior Coach, Coolhurst Tennis Club,
Court Side, Coolhurst Road, Crouch End, N8 8EY
Former national and county champion
Tennis Coach - Gavin Haggart Tel - 07813 042579
Coaches at Coolhurst Tennis Club,
Court Side, Coolhurst Road, Crouch End, N8 8EY
PLTA Registered Coach, Level 2 Coach
Islington Tennis Centre Tel - 020 7700 1370
Market Road, London N7 9PL
Nearest tube: Caledonian Road (Piccadilly Line)
6 indoor courts + 2 outdoor floodlit courts.
Tennis Coach - Mukumber Elias Mob - 07908 442711
LTA Level 3 coach. All ages, beginner to advanced.
Coaches at Islington Tennis Centre, Market Road, London N7 9PL
Tennis Coach - Leon Achille Mobile - 07958 753839
LTA Level 4 coach. Former Middlesex County champion. All ages, beginner to advanced.
Coaches at Islington Tennis Centre, Market Road, London N7 9PL
Tennis Coach - Stella Maslen Mob - 07843 382423
LTA Level 4 coach. All ages, all standards.
Coaches at Islington Tennis Centre, Market Road, London N7 9PL
Tennis Coach - Neil Murphy Mob - 07595 331543
LTA Level 4 coach. Former Middlesex County champion.
Coaches at Islington Tennis Centre, Market Road, London N7 9PL
Bournside Lawn Tennis Club Grovelands Priory, Queen Elizabeth's Drive, Southgate, London N14 6RG
7 macadam tennis courts (2 floodlit)
Tennis in North West London (NW1 etc)
Regents Park Tennis Centre York Bridge Road, Regents Park, NW1 4NU
12 outdoor courts, 4 of which have floodlights. Also 2 mini-courts. Tel - 020 7486 4216.
Nearest tube: Baker Street, or Regents Park.
Tennis Coach - Miro Sikman Mob - 07747 034685
15 years international advanced coaching experience.
LTA PTR.
Coaches at Regents Park Tennis Centre
Tennis Coach - Henry Bunnang Mob - 07932 623736
LTA Level 2.
Coaches at Regents Park Tennis Centre (for over 10 years)
Tennis Coach - Christine French Mob - 07752 828250
LTA PTR
Over 25 years international experience, former world ranked player.
Coaches at Regents Park Tennis Centre
Tennis Coach - Mark Crowder Mob - 07887 568974
PTR coach, adults and juniors.
Coaches at Regents Park Tennis Centre
Tennis Coach - Nick Lester Mob - 07940 581916
Coaches adults and juniors, at Regents Park Tennis Centre
Gladstone Park Tennis Courts Dollis Hill Lane, Willesden, London NW2 6HR
10 macadam courts (pay and play)
Tennis league: email: gladstoneparktennisleague (at) gmail.com
Brondesbury Tennis & Squash Club Harman Drive, Farm Avenue, Cricklewood, London NW2 2EB
Tel - 020 8452 2983
7 artificial grass tennis courts (2 floodlit)
West Heath Lawn Tennis Club Croftway, Ferncroft Avenue, Hampstead, London NW3 7PQ
Memberships - 020 8452 1455
3 grass tennis courts, 2 shale tennis courts
Nearest Tube: Finchley Road (Jubilee Line)
Globe Lawn Tennis Club 190a Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park, London NW3 2AL
Tel - 020 7435 0248
4 artificial grass tennis courts, 2 all-weather hard tennis courts
Parliament Hill Fields Tennis Courts Parliament Hill Fields, Highgate Road, London NW5 1QR
Tel - 020 7332 3773
10 macadam tennis courts (pay & play, or book in advance by phone)
Tennis Coach - Rudolph Benjamin
Parliament Hill Fields Tennis Courts, Highgate Road, London NW5 1QR
Tel - 07931 835294
10 hard tennis courts
All Standards and ages, private lessons, groups, children's groups
LTA licenced coach & PTR
Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club 25 Alvanley Gardens, Hampstead, London NW6 1JD
Tel - 020 7435 6022
8 acrylic hard tennis courts (3 floodlit)
6 sand-filled synthetic grass courts (all floodlit)
4 grass tennis courts (May - September, conditions permitting)
2 tarmac hard courts
Elmwood Lawn Tennis Club Holland Road, London NW10 5AJ
Tel - 020 8965 3425
3 shale tennis courts, 3 floodlit asphalt hard tennis courts
Farm Walk Lawn Tennis Club Farm Walk, Temple Fortune, London NW11 7TP
Tel - 020 8458 1889
4 artificial grass tennis courts, 1 all-weather hard tennis court
Tennis Coach: Lilla Brown - 07946 277254
Chandos Lawn Tennis Club Wellgarth Road, Golders Green, London NW11 7HP
Tel - 020 8455 3012
8 tennis courts (2 indoor)
Head tennis coach: Pete Quek (LTA CCA licenced coach, 15 years experience) mob - 07791 838974
Tennis in South West London (SW1 etc)
Parsons Green Tennis Club Tel - 020 7736 1401
Broomhouse Lane, SW6 3DP
5 tennis courts (2 floodlit, all outdoor)
Tennis Coach - Ross Tel - 07881 875008
PTR Professional, BSc Sports Science
Coaches at Parsons Green Tennis Club,
Broomhouse Lane, SW6 3DP
LifeTime Tennis Tel - 020 8875 0570
Group coaching and individual coaching at 19 tennis courts around Wandsworth, Putney, Wimbledon
Rocks Lane Tennis Centre Rocks Lane, opposite Ranelagh Avenue, Barnes, London SW13 0DG
Tel - 020 8876 8330
6 artificial grass tennis courts (floodlit), 4 hard courts.
Tennis coaching available.
Sheen Lawn Tennis & Squash Club 1 Parklands Close, East Sheen, London SW14 7EJ
Tel - 020 8876 4756
Head Coach: Martyn Lappas (mob - 07711 773767)
Club Coach: Caroline Jordan (mob - 07917 844294)
8 Plexicushion courts (1 floodlit).
Plexicushion is a cushioned acrylic hard court surface, used on the Australian Open courts since 2008.
Annabel Croft Tennis Academy National Tennis Centre, Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15
Tel - 020 3170 8393
Tennis coaching for children aged 4 - 17 years old.
Putney Lawn Tennis Club Balmuir Gardens, Putney, London SW15 6NG
Tel - 020 8788 0618
7 synthetic grass tennis courts, 3 acrylic courts
Tennis coach: Rob East (LTA Level 2) mob - 07956 345231
Tennis coach: Stuart Dawe (USPTR) mob - 07940 568359
Norbury Park Lawn Tennis Club Rear of 55 Ederline Avenue, Norbury, London SW16 4RZ
4 grass tennis courts, 4 hard courts (2 floodlit)
Tennis lessons: individual and group coaching, all ages.
Wigmore Lawn Tennis Club 43 Becmead Avenue, Streatham, London SW16 1UJ
Tel - 020 8769 3671
4 artificial grass courts, 3 synthetic clay courts, 1 tarmac court. (7 floodlit)
Club tennis coach: Michaela Denkova
Video analysis of tennis strokes.
The Spencer Lawn Tennis Club Fieldview, Earlsfield, London SW18 3HF
5 grass tennis courts (May to September), 5 all-weather courts.
Head tennis coach: Roy Collins (mob - 07753 631814)
Westside Lawn Tennis Club Woodhayes Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 4RF
Tel - 020 8947 4987
6 macadam tennis courts, 3 acrylic courts, 3 artificial grass courts. (10 courts are floodlit)
Head Tennis Coach: Alison Taylor
Gardens Tennis Club 343 Wimbledon Park Road, Southfields, London SW19 6NS
Tel - 020 8788 3807
4 synthetic grass tennis courts, 2 all-weather hard tennis courts.
Club Tennis Coach: Ben Halstead (LTA, DCA Licenced, RPT, Bailey Method)
Tennis Coach - Bob Donovan Tel - 07931 592 460
Holistic coaching with video analysis in Croyden, Sutton, Wimbledon SW19, Crytal Palace.
USPTA, RPT, LTA licenced, Diploma in Holistic Coaching (Elite Tennis Academy)
Wilton Tennis Club 28 Wilton Grove, Wimbledon, London SW19 3QX
Tel - 020 8296 9668
4 new 'Four Seasons' all-weather tennis courts (free floodlighting).
Head Tennis Coach: Kim Freebairn (Licenced LTA club coach)
Wimbledon Park Home Park Road, Wimbledon, SW19 7HX
Tel - 020 8879 0611
20 courts (10 artificial grass, 10 hard courts)
Battersea Park (Battersea Park Road, SW11 4NJ) Near Albert Bridge, south side.
19 outdoor courts. Nearest train: Battersea Park train station.
Tennis in South East London (SE1 etc)
Colombo Centre 34-68 Colombo Street, Southwark, London SE1 8DP
Tel - 020 7261 1658
2 all-weather hard tennis courts
The Open Door Tennis Club Blackheath High School Sports Field, Kidbrooke Grove, London SE3 0DX
Court Bookings - 07876 638848
4 hard tennis courts (all year round); 2 astroturf courts (summer only)
Head Tennis Coach: Jane Langstaff, mob - 07713 778446
Tennis Coach: Gerard Chaustow (LTA Level 2, RPT National Professional) mob - 07944 334499
Tennis Coach: Alex Perrott, mob - 07872 578284
Dulwich Lawn Tennis Club Giant Arches Road, off Burbage Road, London SE24 9HB
Tel - 020 7274 1242
6 grass tennis courts (Spring til late October, conditions permitting)
5 macadam tennis courts (3 floodlit)
Edward Alleyn Tennis Club 83-85 Burbage Road, London SE24 9HD
Tel - 020 7274 4864
3 all-weather hard tennis courts (floodlit)
Brockwell Park Tennis Courts Dulwich Road, London SE24 9BJ
6 concrete courts (pay and play)
Belair Park Tennis Courts Gallery Road, Dulwich, London SE21 7AB
4 macadam tennis courts (pay and play)
Greenwich Park Tennis Centre Greenwich Park, London SE10 8XJ
Tel - 020 8293 0276 (in winter season, only taking weekend bookings)
6 hard tennis courts
Ranger's Tennis Courts Chesterfield Walk, (next to the Ranger's house), Greenwich, London SE10
Tel - 020 8858 1692
3 hard tennis courts (individually fenced, so no stray balls)
Burgess Park Tennis Centre Camberwell Road, London SE5 7JW
Tel - 020 7703 4275 (bookings)
4 macadam tennis courts (2 floodlit)
2 acrylic tennis courts
Camber Lawn Tennis Club Dulwich Common, London SE21 7EX
Tel - 020 8693 2459
2 Emerald hard tennis courts
1 artificial clay tennis court (slower surface)
Butterfly Tennis Club Grove Lane (opposite 56 Grove Lane), London SE5 8ST
Mob - 07806 496 093
2 all-weather hard tennis courts; kids zone.
Shooters Hill Tennis Club Eaglesfield Road,
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Fitness Training for Tennis
You need to focus on sports-specific training to boost your tennis performance, and you also need to correct the left/right physical imbalances that result from playing a lot of tennis. If tennis is the only physical activity you get, you'll develop a very imbalanced upper body. Don't rely on tennis alone for your fitness. As well as being a personal trainer in London, I'm a keen tennis player, so fitness training for tennis is one of my specialities.
Injury Prevention
Like all raquet sports, tennis puts great demand on the joints. So it's worth strengthening the muscles round your main joints to reduce the risk of injury. Muscles take the strain away from the joint, and act as a shock-absorber. For instance, to avoid tennis elbow, it's worth strengthening your arm muscles. That said, tennis elbow often results from poor technique in your tennis strokes, so strong muscles won't guarantee you'll be free from tennis elbow. You need to learn good tennis stroke technique too, and good footwork so you're in the right place at the right time.
Without doubt the best example of good tennis technique is Roger Federer, and it's no coincidence that he suffers far less injury than the other top players.
For shoulder strength, make sure you strengthen all three heads of the shoulder muscle: the anterior/posterior/lateral heads. And don't forget your rotator cuff, small stabilising muscles that get injured easily. Ensure also that you have good flexibility in the shoulders, so you can perform a full range of movement.
The other key joint to focus on is the knees. Weak calf/hamstring/quad muscles can lead to injury in the knee joint, so devote some time each week to strengthening these three muscle groups. And beware - the hamstrings are particularly prone to being too tight, so stretch your hamstrings for a good minute per stretch. Women who wear high heels are prone to tightness in the calf muscles, so if this is you, make sure you spend a bit of extra time stretching your calf muscles.
The most notorious tennis injury is tennis elbow. The most common cause is bad technique, so get some coaching! Also known as lateral elbow tendonitis, it's most common among ages 35-50, particularly if you play frequently. And your risk increases if you have a single-handed backhand. The forearm muscles that connect at the outside of the elbow are the source of pain, and the first thing to do is to take a break from tennis until the inflammation has subsided. Here are some things to avoid:
-playing with wet or heavy balls
-using a raquet with wrong sized grip, or a heavy raquet
-poor footwork, not rotating body properly, not following through smoothly, over-hitting
Core Strength
A strong core is essential to withstand all the dynamic movement and sudden changes of direction that tennis throws at you. Make sure you strengthen your rectus abdominus (the classic six-pack) and also your obliques and transverse abdominus (these two abdominal muscles are often neglected). The best exercise for the transverse abdominus, the deepest abdominal muscle, is the plank.
Your lower back muscles are the other key element of core strength. Check out my YouTube channel (Fitness4London)for lower back exercises.
The most neglected aspect of core strength is your glutes, or bum muscles. Lunging is the best exercise to develop strong glutes.
Speed Training
Once your core is strong, it's time to turn to speed training, so you reach the oncoming ball faster, and get yourself back into optimum position faster, as soon as you've hit the ball. You can use the tennis court for speed drills, running from the baseline to the net, running sideways along the baseline, running backwards, there's no end to the variety you can devise.
