CF Tennis Academy
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Stefania Bojica #801 WTA
A tennis academy founded in Dubai in 1997 by coach Clark Francis, with 13 venues in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It runs junior programmes and tournaments for red, orange, green and yellow ball players, adult leagues and lessons, camps, a performance programme and ball-kid training for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Courts at 13 venues in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, 1 to 5 per venue
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 19, 2026.
- Red Intro Tennis: kids 4 to 8. AED 2,100 / 16-week term · AED 3,600 / 16-week term
- Junior Development Program (Junior Club Morning): kids and juniors, red ball to yellow ball. AED 2,960 / 16-week term
- Limited group lesson, up to 4 players: all ages, groups of up to 4. AED 2,900 / 16-week term · AED 5,100 / 16-week term
- Group lesson, 4 players or more: all ages, groups of 4 or more. AED 2,500 / 16-week term · AED 4,100 / 16-week term
- Tennis Camps: juniors 8 to 16. Price on request
- Performance Program: full-time juniors aiming at international events or a US college place. Price on request
- Ball Kid Training: kids and juniors who want to be ball kids at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. AED 500 / programme
- Junior Match Play: juniors, all levels. AED 85 / session
- Private and semi-private lessons: all ages and levels, 1 or 2 players. AED 400 / 60 min · AED 275 / 60 min
- Adult Match Play: adults, all levels. AED 110 / session
- Adult clinics and social tennis: adults: ladies mornings, club nights, drills nights, crew tennis, ladies league. Price on request
Deals and codes
- No annual membership or registration fee; prices include VAT
- Lesson packs: 10 private lessons AED 3,250, single lesson AED 400
- Members pay AED 75 instead of AED 100 for Red and Orange Series and HEAD Junior Masters entries
- Free fitness evaluation with CF Fitness
- Palmer's Tennis Ladder at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium is free to join
The facts
- Founded: 1997 (in Dubai, by coach Clark Francis)
- Venues: 13 (in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, 1 to 5 courts each)
- Coaches: 50+ (across the UAE)
- Kids term from: AED 2,100 (Red Intro Tennis for ages 4 to 8, 16 weeks, once a week)
- Private lesson: AED 400 (60 minutes; 10 lessons for AED 3,250)
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: Study time in Performance Program
- From age: 4
- Adults: Lessons, match play, ladder, league
- Visits: No trial lesson stated
- Locations: 13 venues, Dubai and Abu Dhabi
- How to get in: Book a course online or send the enquiry form; pay at registration, places go first come, first served; coaches may move a player to a group that fits age and level
- Languages: English; some coaches also speak Hindi, Urdu, Farsi, Pashtu, Gujarati, French or Spanish
- School: No school; Performance Program players get set study times in their day. Many venues are school campuses where they also run after-school tennis
Coaches
- Clark Francis, Founder and coach
- Sadan Ul Haq, Adult tennis coordinator and tournament director
- Deron Grant, Coach at GEMS Wellington, ITF Level 2
- Nish Joshi, Coach at Harrow International School
- Mae Brown, Coach at Harrow, LTA Level 2
- Gabbie Marriott, Coach, PTR qualified, junior programmes
- Matthew Akor, Coach, PTR certified
- Peter Stephen, Coach, all ages and levels
Tournaments they host
- Del Monte Color Series. Jan 2 to Apr 17, 2025 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, red and orange ball juniors
- HEAD Junior Masters. their junior showcase series; entry AED 75 for members, AED 100 for others
- EVO Tournaments. junior events in 10 and under, 12 and under and 14 and under
- Friday Match Play. every Friday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, adults then juniors
- Palmer's Tennis Ladder. free ranking ladder for over 100 players, updated every Monday
Where it is
P.O. Box 15935, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Al Garhoud, Dubai, UAE.
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