Centre National d'Entrainement (Federation Francaise de Tennis)

Paris, France

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17 of today's pros grew up on these courts.

• Arthur Fils #10 ATP, came at 15
• Arthur Gea #44 ATP
• Leolia Jeanjean #92 WTA, came at 12
• Alexandre Muller #131 ATP, came at 12
• Clara Burel #156 WTA, came at 15
• Harold Mayot #202 ATP, came at 17
• Sean Cuenin #310 ATP
• Amandine Hesse #436 WTA
• Oceane Babel #501 WTA, came at 14
• Yasmine Mansouri #517 WTA, came at 14
• Daniel Jade #599 ATP, came at 15
• Gabriel Debru #673 ATP, came at 15
• Eleejah Inisan #732 WTA, came at 13
• Kristina Mladenovic #802 WTA
• Yannick Theodor Alexandrescou #821 ATP, came at 17
• Cindy Langlais #1105 WTA
• Mathilde Ngijol Carre #1372 WTA

Also trained here as adults:

• Arthur Cazaux #395 ATP, came at 18

The French Tennis Federation's national training centre at Porte d'Auteuil in Paris, next to Roland-Garros, where players picked by the federation live and train full time with its coaches, fitness and medical staff. It sells no places to the public: juniors of about 15 to 18 come in each September by selection, alongside young pros and some of France's best players.

indoor courts, plus gym, sauna, hypoxic room, rehab and balneotherapy rooms

How to get in

The paths the federation publishes on Oct 15, 2026.

• Full-time place at the national centre (Centre National d'Entraînement): full-time boarding juniors picked by the federation, about 15 to 18
• Young pros programme (formation des espoirs): full-time young players 17 to 23 picked by the federation
• National future programme camps (stages du programme avenir national): kids 9 to 13 called up by the federation
• Training base for France's best players (entraînement des meilleurs joueurs): full-time base for France's leading pro players, by federation agreement
• WTA Coach Inclusion course for women coaches: adults: women coaches from French leagues and committees
• State coaching diploma for pro players (Diplôme d'Etat de tennis): adults: current and former professional players

The facts

• New players in 2024: 12 (eight boys and four girls joined for the 2024-25 season)
• Tennis coaches: 7 (three for the girls, four for the boys, season 2024-25)
• Fitness coaches: 5 (season 2024-25, plus a medical team)
• Players in 2022-23: 17 (10 men and 7 women, from pros to juniors born 2009)
• Camp ages: 9–13 (national future programme camps at the centre)
• National centres: 2 (Paris (this one) and Poitiers)
• Boarding: Yes, rooms at the centre
• School on site: Schooling arranged with Acadomia
• From age: 9 for camps, ~15 full-time
• Adults: No, pros and coach courses
• Visits: None stated, selection only
• Campus: Paris, beside Roland-Garros
• How to get in: By federation selection only: players come from the Poitiers Pôle France, regional committees, private projects, clubs and academies; no application form or fee is published

Coaches

• Gilles Simon, Director of High Performance, from 2026
• Nathalie Housset, Head of the CNE (2024)
• Stéphane Huet, Boys' coach
• Axel Michon, Coach, boys and girls groups
• Gonzalo Lopez, Girls' coach
• Thomas Voiturier, Girls' coach
• Ludivine Hilaire, Coach, Pôle France girls (2026)
• Sébastien Poublet, Fitness coach

Tournaments they host

• Battle Urban Tennis final. Oct 2024, kids from Fête le Mur played on the CNE indoor courts
• Paris Summer Cup. Jul 18-20, 2025, adult GLTA event; CNE courts used on the rainy Sunday

Where it is

2 avenue Gordon Bennett, 75016 Paris.

Nearest airport: Paris Orly (ORY), 16 km

Also in France

• Tennis Club de Boulogne-Billancourt 1 km, Boulogne-Billancourt. 1 pro raised, best Diane Parry #34 WTA
• Tennis Club du 16e arrondissement de Paris 1 km, Paris. 1 pro raised, best Selena Janicijevic #282 WTA
• AS Meudon 4 km, Meudon. 1 pro raised, best Veronika Podrez #124 WTA
• Tennis Club du Grand Versailles 9 km, Versailles. 1 pro raised, best Chloe Paquet #318 WTA
• Tennis Club des Lilas 14 km, Les Lilas. 1 pro raised, best Quentin Halys #46 ATP
• Sarcellois Tennis Club 18 km, Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise). 1 pro raised, best Oceane Babel #501 WTA
• Tennis Club de Saint-Michel-sur-Orge 24 km, Saint-Michel-sur-Orge. 1 pro raised, best Arthur Fils #10 ATP
• Club de Champs-sur-Marne 26 km, Champs-sur-Marne. 1 pro raised, best Selena Janicijevic #282 WTA

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