Centre AFT de Mons
Mons, Belgium
What's new at Centre AFT de Mons
7 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Raphael Collignon #55 ATP
- Gauthier Onclin #178 ATP, came at 14
- Jack Loge #506 ATP
- David Goffin #657 ATP
- Emilien Demanet #761 ATP, came at 15
- Pierre Yves Bailly #924 ATP
- Niels Ratiu #1809 ATP, came at 15
The training centre of the French-speaking Belgian tennis federation, on the ADEPS sports site in Mons, with 12 courts, a gym and a boarding house. You cannot buy a place: the federation's sports department spots juniors at tournaments and by ranking, and invites the best to train here.
How to get in
The paths the federation publishes on Oct 15, 2026.
- Tennis and school in Mons (Tennis-Etudes): school + tennis with boarding, juniors 14 to 18 picked by the federation's sports department; you cannot sign up or buy a place
- Pro group (Groupe Pros): adults: Belgian pro players over 21 ranked in the world top 300, member of a club of the federation, file accepted by the sports department
- Elite sport status (statut Jeune Talent, Espoir sportif, Sportif de haut niveau): juniors 12 to 19 who meet a minimum Belgian ranking for their age and, from 14, have played international events; older players can apply for Hope (14 to 24) or High-level (18+)
- Talent spotting (Détection): kids 6 to 12, watched at the 12-metre mini-tennis circuit (6 to 7) and in official tournaments (8 to 12); no sign-up
- Online course: spotting tennis potential (Identification du potentiel au tennis – Sensibilisation): adults: parents, players and coaches who want to understand how the federation spots and selects talent
- Training partner status (Partenaire d'entraînement): adults ranked ATP 1500 or WTA 1200 and better, by selection
- Regional selection teams U9 to U12 (sélections régionales): kids under 9 to under 12, picked by their region (Brabant, Hainaut, Liège, Namur-Luxembourg)
- Detection and federal sessions (Détection): kids 6 to 12, spotted by federation staff at mini-tennis events and tournaments, by invitation
- Team Girls (Team Girls AFT): girls from 12 among the best in the federation, by selection, training in their own club
- Tennis-Études at the Mons centre (Tennis-Études): boarding + school + tennis, juniors 14 to 18 selected by the federation's sports department
The facts
- Outdoor courts: 6 (on the ADEPS sports site in Mons)
- Indoor courts: 4 (inside the sports hall on the same site)
- Courts under a dome: 2 (a white air dome beside the outdoor courts)
- Young Talent status from age: 12 (with a C15 Belgian ranking; from 14 also 5 international events the year before)
- Status deadlines a year: 2 (files due by June 10 and October 10)
- Years of training in Mons: 30 (their own figure, in the sports director's 2024 preface)
- Boarding: Yes, boarding house on site
- School on site: No, partner school in Mons
- From age: 12, by selection only
- Adults: Only selected pro players
- Visits: Not stated
- Campus: One campus, ADEPS site Mons
- How to get in: By selection only, no sign-up: the federation's sports department spots juniors at tournaments and by ranking and invites the best; elite status files go to the Mons secretariat by June 10 or October 10
- School: Not on site: Tennis-Etudes players attended the Athénée Royal Marguerite Bervoets in Mons with a lighter timetable (as described in 2021)
Coaches
- Olivier Davin, Sports director of the federation
- Carole Dumont, Secretary of the sports department, Mons
Tournaments they host
- Young Talents Cup. Each November at the Mons centre (Nov 8–9, 2025): team event between the 4 regions, U9 to U12
Where it is
Avenue du Grand Large 4, 7000 Mons.
Nearest airport: Brussels South Charleroi (CRL), 37 km
Also in Belgium
- TC Odrimont 46 km, Lasne. 1 pro raised, best Jack Loge #506 ATP
- Justine Henin Academy 51 km, Limelette. 6 pros raised, best Elina Svitolina #6 WTA
- Forest Hills Tennis Academy 83 km, Lier. 1 pro raised, best Alexander Blockx #27 ATP
- TC Ter Linden 83 km, Antwerp. 1 pro raised, best Michael Geerts #347 ATP
- TC Brughia 96 km, Sint-Kruis. 1 pro raised, best Jeline Vandromme #123 WTA
- Tenkie Academy 114 km, Hasselt. 2 pros raised, best Hanne Vandewinkel #98 WTA
- Tennis Club Fayenbois 122 km, Liège. 1 pro raised, best Raphael Collignon #55 ATP
- Club de Visé 129 km, Visé. 1 pro raised, best Gauthier Onclin #178 ATP
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