Académie de Tennis Hérisset-Bordeleau
Quebec City, Canada
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One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Felix Auger Aliassime #7 ATP
A Quebec City junior academy founded in 1975 by Jacques Hérisset and Jacques Bordeleau, owned since 2018 by Sam Aliassime and now called Académie de tennis Aliassime. It trains juniors from age 3 at Club Avantage Multi-Sports, with weekend groups, school-and-tennis programmes, summer camps and private lessons.
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 10, 2026.
- Tennis-Études, high school (Tennis-Études secondaire): school + tennis, high school players at provincial and national level. CAD $13,300 / 45 weeks
- Primary programme, full-time (Programme primaire temps plein): school + tennis, primary-school kids at regional and provincial level. CAD $12,300 / 45 weeks
- Concentration tennis, high school (Concentration tennis secondaire): school + tennis, high school players at regional level. CAD $7,200 / 39 weeks · CAD $3,800 / 39 weeks for the 4-hour option
- Summer camp (Camp d’été Aliassime): kids 5 and up, all levels. CAD $275 / week half day · CAD $395 / week full day
- Development camp (Camp de développement): juniors 8 to 18 in the academy’s competitive groups. CAD $420 / week
- Weekly training camp (Stage à la semaine): juniors 8 to 18 in Tennis-Études or the competition team. CAD $835 / week
- Toddlers with a parent (Bouts d’choux): kids 3 to 4 with a parent. CAD $199 / 8 weeks
- Parents and kids (Parents / Enfants): kids 5 to 7 with a parent. CAD $319 / 8 weeks
- Mini-tennis: kids 5 to 7. CAD $229 / 8 weeks
- Beginner group (Relève): kids 8 to 13, beginner to Initié 2. CAD $269 / 8 weeks
- Teen beginner group (Relève Ados): teens 14 to 18, beginner to Initié 2. CAD $269 / 8 weeks
- Junior group (Petits Espoirs): kids 10 to 12, Initié 3 and up. CAD $419 / 8 weeks Saturday · CAD $459 / 8 weeks Wednesday
- Teen group (Équipe Espoirs): teens 13 to 18, Initié 3 and up. CAD $409 / 8 weeks
- Primary programme, part-time (Programme tennis primaire temps partiel): kids at primary level, 6 h of tennis a week, part-time. CAD $9,250 / 45 weeks
- Private lessons (Cours privés): adults and juniors, all levels. CAD $64 to CAD $88 / hour · CAD $37 to CAD $49 / hour per person semi-private
Deals and codes
- Sports-Études players get the six summer development-camp weeks included in their programme
- Free racket loan at the summer camp
The facts
- Founded: 1975 (by Jacques Hérisset and Jacques Bordeleau; at Club Avantage since 1980)
- Juniors in winter: 350+ (aged 5 to 18, and 600+ in summer, their own figure)
- US college scholarships: 70 (players with US university tennis scholarships over the years, their own figure)
- Canadian champions: 20 (players who won Canadian junior titles, their own figure)
- Coaches: 12 (qualified coaches, their own figure)
- Tennis-Études: CAD $13,300 (for 45 weeks in 2025-26, 14 h a week; school is with Cardinal-Roy)
- Boarding: On request only
- School on site: No, partner schools nearby
- From age: 3, with a parent
- Adults: Private lessons
- Visits: Trial day for Sports-Études
- Campus: One site, Club Avantage
- How to get in: Weekend groups: book online by age and level; competitive groups and camps by coach recommendation; Sports-Études: trial day, meetings at the start of the season, deadline May 15 (2025)
- Visits and trials: Trial day for Sports-Études by e-mail to Doroteja Erić; a 1-hour level evaluation at the private-lesson rate
- College: 70 players with US university tennis scholarships; their list names 71, including Gabriel Diallo (Kentucky) (their own figure, all years, no yearly count)
Coaches
- Sam Aliassime, Owner and president, level 3 coach
- Doroteja Erić, Programmes director, level 3 coach
- Stéphane Paquet, Junior and seasonal programmes director, summer camps
- Milojko Erić, School tennis and summer programmes director
- Jean Godin, Adult programmes, club pro
- Clément Jacobberger, Coach
- Falik Kondoou, Coach
- Kim Pognon, Coach
- Cédric Swistak, Club pro
- Jacques Hérisset, Co-founder, now communications consultant
- François LaRochelle, Part-time instructor
- Marie-Michèle Boutin, Part-time instructor
Tournaments they host
- ITF J100 COTE 100 de Québec. Junior ITF event each September at Club Avantage, 5th edition Sep 19–26, 2026
- ITF J100 Sports Experts. Junior ITF event in spring, 4th edition from April 26, 2025
- Beneva Challenger W50 de Québec. Women’s pro ITF event, Oct 12–18, 2026, free entry
Where it is
Quebec City, Canada.
Nearest airport: Quebec City (YQB), 9 km
Also in Canada
- Club Avantage 6 km, Quebec City. 1 pro raised, best Felix Auger Aliassime #7 ATP
- Richmond Hill Country Club 724 km, Richmond Hill, Ontario. 1 pro raised, best Denis Shapovalov #47 ATP
- Toronto Lawn Tennis Club 729 km, Toronto. 2 pros raised, best Kayla Cross #186 WTA
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