Federació Catalana de Tennis – Centre de Tecnificació de Girona
Girona, Spain
What's new at Federació Catalana de Tennis – Centre de Tecnificació de Girona
One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Marina Bassols Ribera #130 WTA, came at 11
The Catalan Tennis Federation's training base for the best young players of Girona province, today part of its Centre de Referència programme: federation coaches train picked players aged 10 to 16 one day a week while they stay with their own club. You cannot buy a place; federation coaches choose players by level and results, with their club's consent, and no fee is published.
How to get in
The paths the federation publishes on Oct 15, 2026.
- Weekly federation training in Girona (Centre de Referència – grups de tecnificació): juniors 10 to 16 picked by the federation; you cannot sign up or pay for a place
- Follow-up sessions (Centre de Referència – grups de seguiment): juniors 10 to 16 being watched by the federation, invited in rotation
- Competition trips with FCT coaches (grups de competició): juniors in the federation programmes, travelling with FCT coaches
- Girona provincial team (Selecció de Girona): juniors under 12, 14 and 16 from Girona province, picked by the federation
- Catalan junior teams (seleccions catalanes): juniors under 12 and under 14 from all of Catalonia, by call-up
- Support for top juniors over 16 (alt nivell jove): juniors over 16 aiming at pro tennis, chosen by the federation
- Catalan high-performance status (Programa ARC): juniors who meet 3 of 9 result or ranking criteria
The facts
- Ages: 10–16 (age range of the federation's Centre de Referència groups)
- Players in the programme: 170 (about, across all of Catalonia)
- Federation training days: 1 (a week with FCT coaches, on top of club training)
- Follow-up centres: 4 (Barcelona, Tarragona, Girona and Lleida)
- Players in Girona: 22 (in the Girona centre in January 2013, an old figure)
- Centre de Referència since: 2015 (it replaced the earlier provincial Centres de Tecnificació)
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: No, weekly sessions only
- From age: 10
- Adults: No, juniors only
- Visits: No, selection by federation coaches
- Locations: GEiEG club in Girona
Coaches
- David Canudas, Coordinator of player development, Girona province
- Òscar Mas, Sports director of the federation
- Gerard Caballero, FCT coach in Girona, named 2013 to 2016
- Marc Compte, Led the Girona centre, named 2010 to 2012
Tournaments they host
- Catalan championship of provincial teams. Girona plays as a provincial team; 2017 in Reus (under 16), 2019 at CT Llafranc (under 12 and 14)
- Copa Transpirineus. Provincial teams of Girona, Lleida, Andorra and France; 2014 edition at CT Girona
Where it is
Girona, Spain.
Also in Spain
- Club Tennis d'Aro 27 km, Platja d'Aro. 1 pro raised, best Paula Badosa #61 WTA
- Els Gorchs Tennis Club 55 km, Llerona. 1 pro raised, best Zheng Qinwen #22 WTA
- Mataró Tennis Club 56 km, Mataró (Barcelona). 2 pros raised, best Gerard Campana Lee #440 ATP
- Club Tennis Cabrils 63 km, Cabrils. 1 pro raised, best Max Alcala Gurri #132 ATP
- Ad-In Tennis Academy 84 km, Barcelona. 1 pro raised, best Francesca Jones #99 WTA
- Club Tenis Barcino 85 km, Barcelona. 2 pros raised, best Eva Guerrero Alvarez #360 WTA
- Club Bonasport Barcelona 85 km, Barcelona. 1 pro raised, best Lorenzo Giustino #231 ATP
- BTT Tennis Academy 86 km, Barcelona. 3 pros raised, best Rebeka Masarova #165 WTA
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