Essener Turn- und Fechtklub
Essen, Germany
What's new at Essener Turn- und Fechtklub
One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Gina Dittmann #586 WTA, came at 6
The tennis section of a multi-sport club in Essen, founded in 1900, with 16 outdoor and 5 indoor courts by Lake Baldeney. Coaching for kids from 3, juniors and adults is run by an independent tennis school on the club courts.
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 15, 2026.
- Ball school (Ballschule): kids 3 to 5. Price on request
- Play & Stay: kids 5 to 10. Price on request
- Junior and team training (Jugend- und Mannschaftstraining): juniors, grouped by level and team. Price on request
- Development training (Fördertraining): talented juniors chosen by the club. Price on request
- Elite training (Elitetraining): juniors aiming at college tennis, first teams or pro. Price on request
- Free training for new members (Freies Training): adults and other new members new to tennis. Price on request
- Adult training (Erwachsenentraining): adults: private, group or team lessons. Price on request
- Easter camp (Ostercamp): kids and juniors (ages not stated). EUR 300 / camp
- Summer camps (Sommercamp): kids and juniors (ages not stated). EUR 375 / week
- Adult tennis membership (Vollmitglied): adults. EUR 745 / year
- Junior tennis membership (Jugendliche bis 18): juniors up to 18. EUR 210 / year · EUR 135 / year up to age 10
Deals and codes
- Trial tennis membership: EUR 200 for the current calendar year
- Camps: siblings pay EUR 20 less
- Members play free at the other Leading Tennis Clubs of Germany
The facts
- Outdoor courts: 16 (14 clay courts and 2 all-weather courts with floodlights)
- Indoor courts: 5 (3 carpet courts all year, 2 clay courts in a winter air dome)
- Founded: 1900 (the tennis section of the ETUF, set up on the initiative of Friedrich Alfred Krupp)
- Kids and juniors in training: 200+ (their own figure; coaching by an independent tennis school with about 6 coaches)
- Centre court seats: 1,500 (renovated for the 2025 World University Games)
- Summer camp: EUR 375 (a week per child, food and drinks included (2026))
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: Not mentioned
- From age: 3
- Adults: Lessons, teams, LK events
- Visits: Trial membership EUR 200
- Campus: One club site on Lake Baldeney
- How to get in: Join the club with the membership form; book coaching directly with the tennis school Koslowski & Schürmann
- Visits and trials: Trial membership EUR 200 for the calendar year; members may bring guests for EUR 10 an hour
Coaches
- Lars Koslowski, Head coach, former ATP pro (best No. 63)
- Daniel Schürmann, Head coach, DTB B licence, at ETUF since 2015
- Bettina Lauenstein, Youth officer on the tennis board
- Sabine Schmitz, Sports officer, runs the club tournaments
Tournaments they host
- German Masters Open TVN ETUF. Jul 6–12, 2026; ITF MT700 senior event for ages 30+
- UTR Pro Tennis Tour. Sep 14–27, 2026; two pro weeks for women and men, free entry
- ETUF Junior Open. Aug 30 – Sep 4, 2026; juniors U10 to U18
- ETUF LK series, powered by FILA. Four Sundays Jul–Sep 2026; one-day LK events, U15 to 60+
- Helga-Masthoff-Cup. Club cup for U12 and U15 juniors, first held in 2026
- Chicken tournament (Hähnchenturnier). Every September since 1951; mixed pairs for members
Where it is
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Straße, 45133 Essen.
Nearest airport: Düsseldorf (DUS), 25 minutes
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