DTB-Bundesstützpunkt Kamen
Kamen, Germany
One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Daniel Masur #367 ATP, came at 14
National training centre of the German Tennis Federation (DTB) in Kamen, serving talented and squad players from the Westphalia, Lower Rhine and Middle Rhine regions, coached by DTB national coaches. It has a guest house with 7 apartments, a gym and physio room, and works with local schools in Kamen.
9 tennis courts: indoor 4 (hardcourt, modern sprung floor), outdoor 5 (4 clay, 1 hardcourt); plus 6 clay courts at the neighbouring VfL Kamen
How to get in
The paths the federation publishes on Oct 19, 2026.
- Squad training at the base (Bundesstützpunkt): full-time training for national squad players, juniors and pros, by selection
- Guest house stay (Gästehaus / Internat): boarding for squad players training at the base
- School + tennis with partner schools: school + tennis for squad players, dual career
- Central squad camps (Kaderlehrgänge): juniors in the national squad, from U11, by invitation
- Tournament trips with DTB coaches: juniors and pros in the national squad
- Fitness testing and sports medicine: juniors and pros in the national squad
Deals and codes
- For squad players: the DTB pays travel, room and board for central camps
- For squad players: ITF events and junior Grand Slams with travel, accommodation and a DTB coach
- For squad players: yearly sports-medical check-up paid by the DTB
The facts
- Tennis courts: 9 (4 indoor hard with sprung floor, 4 outdoor clay, 1 outdoor hard; plus 6 clay at the neighbouring VfL Kamen)
- Guest house apartments: 7 (with its own kitchen, for players training at the base)
- Squad players based here: 12 (on the DTB's 2026 national squad list, 2 of them shared with another base)
- Clubs in its region: 1,553 (in Westphalia, Lower Rhine and Middle Rhine, their own figure)
- Members in its region: 314,770 (the talent pool for scouting, their own figure)
- Fitness tests a year: 2 (DTB Health and Performance test for squad players)
- Boarding: Guest house, 7 apartments
- School on site: No, partner schools in Kamen
- From age: Not stated for this base
- Adults: Only national squad pros
- Visits: None stated, selection only
- Locations: One base in Kamen
- How to get in: By selection only: the base serves national squad players from Westphalia, Lower Rhine and Middle Rhine. Squad places go by age, ranking, results, fitness tests and the coaches' judgement; the first DTB contact is the Talent Cup for U11 players already picked by their state association. Who trains at which base is agreed with the sports director, the national coaches, the player and the parents. No application form or fee is published
- School: Partner schools Gymnasium Kamen and Gesamtschule Kamen; dual-career advice at the base
Coaches
- Andreas Plath, Acting head of the base
- Dirk Dier, National coach, women and junior girls
- Jan Velthuis, National coach, men
Where it is
Westicker Straße 32, 59174 Kamen.
Nearest airport: Dortmund (DTM), 8 km
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