Centre d'Alt Rendiment de Sant Cugat
Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
What's new at Centre d'Alt Rendiment de Sant Cugat
3 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Cristina Bucsa #38 WTA, came at 16
- Aliona Bolsova #534 WTA, came at 17
- Alberto Barroso Campos #710 ATP
The CAR in Sant Cugat del Vallès is a multi-sport high-performance centre for elite athletes, with training, sports science, medical and study support. For tennis it has three outdoor clay courts used for individual training and team training camps.
3 outdoor clay courts
How to get in
The paths the federation publishes on Oct 19, 2026.
- Permanent place at the centre, with school (plaça d'intern): full-time boarding athletes with a federation scholarship
- Tennis training camp with full board (concentració): teams, clubs and sports bodies, any age
- Camp for Catalan and Spanish federation squads: federation squads, any age
- Training without staying (entrenament sense residència): groups of 1 to 12+ athletes, any age
- Clay court hire (pistes de terra batuda): clubs and athletes, any age
- Room and meals only, no facility use: groups and athletes, any age
Deals and codes
- 25% off camp rooms for tennis groups of 10+ athletes staying 5+ days in a row
- 7% off rooms for groups with more than three stays a year (not combined)
- Catalan and Spanish federations: 50% off court hire and day training
- Catalan federation scholarship holders pay a reduced rate, set each year
The facts
- Clay tennis courts: 3 (outdoor, for individual training and team camps)
- Residence beds: 325 (single to four-bed rooms, Wi-Fi and air conditioning)
- Athletes this season: 387 (all sports, 2026-27; 292 on Catalan scholarships)
- Permanent tennis players: 1 (of 364 permanent athletes, December 2024, their activity report)
- Camp with full board from: €87.98 (a day per person in a 4-bed room, facilities included, 2024-25 prices)
- Clay court hire: €37.98 (an hour, or €17.03 with 50+ hours a month, 2024-25 prices)
- Boarding: Yes, 325-bed residence
- School on site: Yes, ESO and Batxillerat
- From age: Not stated
- Adults: Elite athletes and team camps
- Visits: Guided tours for groups
- Campus: One campus in Sant Cugat
- How to get in: Permanent places go to elite athletes with a scholarship from the Catalan or Spanish sports bodies, managed by the centre's Customer Service Office; no tennis selection or application form is published. Teams and clubs book camps and courts by email (oac@grups.car.edu)
- Visits and trials: Guided tours listed for companies and groups; no open day for tennis
- School: CAR Institute on site: secondary (ESO) and upper secondary (Batxillerat) for athletes
Where it is
Av. Alcalde Barnils 3-5, 08174 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona.
Nearest airport: Barcelona El Prat (BCN), about 21 km
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