Alexander Ostrovsky Academy
Khimki, Russia
What's new at Alexander Ostrovsky Academy
2 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Anastasia Potapova #27 WTA, came at 12
- Anna Pushkareva #912 WTA, came at 10
A year-round tennis academy in Khimki, just outside Moscow, opened in 2011, with 11 indoor hard and clay courts, its own school for grades 1 to 4 and a hotel for boarding players. It runs kids groups from age 3, selective junior programmes (Avant Garde, Next Gen, JTT team), a base for pro players, and adult groups and leagues.
Indoor hard and clay courts, rental from 1,000 ₽ an hour
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 10, 2026.
- Group for the youngest: kids 3 to 4. 6,500 ₽ / month
- Minitennis 10s groups (Minitennis 10s): kids 5 to 10, red, orange and green ball. 24,000 ₽ / month red ball · 31,000 ₽ / month orange or green ball
- Kids and junior groups: juniors 8 to 15. from 13,500 ₽ / month · up to 42,000 ₽ / month
- Pre Avant Garde (Pre Avant Garde): school + tennis, kids born 2014 to 2017. 110,000 ₽ / month born 2016–2017 · 120,000 ₽ / month born 2014–2015
- Avant Garde (Avant Garde): full-time, boarding or school + tennis, ages 9 to 12. from 95,000 ₽ / month with school · from 122,000 ₽ / month with boarding
- Next Gen (Next Gen): juniors 10 and older. 60,000 ₽ / month
- JTT team (JTT team): juniors 13 and older. 135,000 ₽ / month · 160,000 ₽ / month with one tournament week
- Academy Resident for pros: full-time base for pro players, top 300 WTA/ATP or top 100 ITF juniors. 558,000 ₽ / year · 719,000 ₽ / year with hotel · 1,038,400 ₽ / year with hotel and meals
- Autumn camp: kids 10 to 13. 64,000 ₽ without stay · 89,000 ₽ with stay
- Adult group: adults. 18,000 ₽ / month
- Private lessons: adults and juniors, one to one or two players. 3,200 to 4,200 ₽ / hour · split for two 3,400 to 4,400 ₽
- Match play Saturdays: adults and juniors, open to all. 3,000 ₽ / 2 hours · 10,500 ₽ for 4
Deals and codes
- First lesson free in the kids groups (red ball, ages 5 to 8)
- Club-client prices on court hire when you book a month or more (e.g. 3,800 ₽ instead of 4,000 ₽ an hour)
- Early courts 6–8 am from 1,000 ₽ an hour
- Match play Saturdays: 4 for 10,500 ₽ instead of 3,000 ₽ each
- Amateur league entry cheaper for club clients (men's singles 7,000 ₽ instead of 7,500 ₽)
- Their foundation sponsors selected talented juniors: coach, training, trips, kit, insurance
- Pro shop: 50% off the third item when you buy two; 20% off a HEAD racket from 2024 or earlier
The facts
- Courts: 11 (7 hard and 4 clay, plus 3 gyms and a pool, their own figure)
- Opened: 2011 (in September 2011 in Khimki; branches since in Tula and Dubai)
- Players training: 450+ (their own figure)
- Tennis and fitness staff: 39 (their own figure)
- Kids group from: 6,500 ₽ (a month, once a week for ages 3 to 4; 10s groups 24,000 ₽)
- Full-time from: 95,000 ₽ (a month, Avant Garde with school; 122,000 ₽ with boarding)
- Boarding: Yes, academy hotel
- School on site: Yes, grades 1 to 4
- From age: 3
- Adults: Groups, lessons, amateur league
- Visits: Free first kids lesson
- Locations: Khimki, plus Tula and Dubai
- How to get in: Kids groups: viewings Aug to Oct and a free first lesson; Avant Garde by selection twice a year (next Jan 9, 2027); Next Gen and JTT by the senior coach; Resident for top 300 WTA/ATP or top 100 ITF juniors
- Visits and trials: Free first lesson in the kids groups; sign up by phone
Coaches
- Aleksey Pavlov, Senior coach, Master of Sport
- Georgiy Salbiev, Deputy senior coach
- Boris Sobkin, Consultant coach, coached Mikhail Youzhny
- Igor Andreev, Consultant coach, former ATP No. 18
- Irina Doronina, Coach, coached Potapova 2012 to 2019
- Nikita Pogrebatko, Head of the Minitennis 10s programme
- Yuliya Pavlova, Coach, JTT team, Master of Sport
- Egor Kuzlyanov, Coach since 2011, Avant Garde selection panel
- Olga Kuzmina, Coach, Minitennis 10s and Avant Garde
- Aleksandr Spirin, Coach, Master of Sport, Next Gen
- Aleksandr Shatakishvili, Coach, Next Gen and JTT team
- Timur Salbiev, Coach, Avant Garde, Master of Sport
Tournaments they host
- ERTL Minitennis 10s. Sundays through the season, red, orange, green ball and under 13, entry 4,000 to 5,000 ₽
- Winter Open. Jan 4–9, 2027, Russian tour event for ages 9 to 10
- Young Stars weekend events. June to August, ages 9 to 10 on clay, entry 3,000 ₽
- Khimki Kids Open. Summer open for ages 9 to 10, last held Aug 10–15, 2026
- Amateur Tennis League. Weekly adult events on clay and hard, singles entry 4,500 to 7,500 ₽
- Christmas Cup. Tennis Europe junior event at New Year; their page shows editions up to 2022
Where it is
Ulitsa Yunnatov, 1а, Khimki, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 141401.
Nearest airport: Sheremetyevo (SVO), 9 km
Also in Russia
- J-Pro Tennis Academy 15 km, Moscow. 1 pro raised, best Mirra Andreeva #3 WTA
- Spartak Tennis Academy 17 km, Moscow. 5 pros raised, best Elena Rybakina #1 WTA
- Dynamo Sports Club 17 km, Moscow. 1 pro raised, best Elena Rybakina #1 WTA
- PlayPark 25 km, Moscow. 1 pro raised, best Felitsata Dorofeeva-Rybas #625 WTA
- Bud Zdorov Tennis Club 31 km, Moscow (Mosrentgen). 1 pro raised, best Pavel Kotov #172 ATP
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