Federació Catalana de Tennis – Escola de Competició
Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
What's new at Federació Catalana de Tennis – Escola de Competició
One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Marina Bassols Ribera #130 WTA, came at 12
The Catalan Tennis Federation's competition pathway, with a coaching team at the CIT Cornellà centre near Barcelona and weekly talent groups across Catalonia. Players cannot sign up: federation coaches pick the most promising 10 to 16-year-olds from Catalan clubs, with their club's consent.
How to get in
The paths the federation publishes on Oct 15, 2026.
- Competition school at CIT Cornellà (Escola CIT Cornellà): players picked by the federation; no ages given on their site
- Reference Centre talent groups (Centres de Referència, grups de tecnificació): juniors 10 to 16, chosen by federation coaches
- Follow-up groups (Grups de seguiment): juniors 10 to 16, invited in rotation
- Competition trips (Grups de competició): juniors in the federation programmes
- Catalan junior teams (Seleccions catalanes): juniors under 12 and under 14, picked for the regional team
- Catalan high-performance list (Programa ARC): juniors with top results, meeting 3 of 9 federation criteria
- Young high-level stage (Alt nivell jove): juniors over 16 heading towards pro tennis
- Mental strength programme (Programa de fortalesa mental): juniors on a federation scholarship, with their families
Deals and codes
- Licensed players and their families: special terms at Creu Blanca sports medicine
The facts
- Players in the talent groups: 170 (about, aged 10 to 16, across the Reference Centres)
- Ages: 10–16 (for the weekly Reference Centre groups; a separate stage for over-16s)
- Follow-up centres: 4 (Barcelona, Tarragona, Girona and Lleida)
- Coaches at Escola CIT Cornellà: 5 (as listed on their staff page)
- ARC entry: 3 of 9 (criteria a junior must meet to join the Catalan high-performance list)
- Roots: 1904 (year the Catalan lawn tennis association was formed)
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: No; PE credit via ARC
- From age: 10
- Adults: No, juniors only
- Visits: By selection only
- Locations: Cornellà plus 4 provincial centres
- How to get in: No sign-up: federation coaches pick players aged 10 to 16 from Catalan clubs, with the club's consent; the ARC list needs 3 of 9 results criteria
Coaches
- Òscar Mas, Sports director of the federation
- Ivan Ortiz, Player programme coordinator, Lleida province
- Fran Medina, Player programme coordinator, Tarragona and Ebre
- Josep Maria Roca, Coach, Escola CIT Cornellà
- Eduard Bosch, Coach, Escola CIT Cornellà
- Guillem Melo, Coach, Escola CIT Cornellà
- Germán González, Coach, Escola CIT Cornellà
- Carlos Torres, Coach, Escola CIT Cornellà
Tournaments they host
- Catalonia v LTA junior meeting. Friendly matches for the Catalan under-14 team at CT Llafranc, March 2026
- Catalan provincial selections championship. Under-12 and under-14 provincial teams; 2019 edition at CT Llafranc
Where it is
CIT Cornellà, Cornellà de Llobregat.
Also in Spain
- Club Tenis Barcino 4 km, Barcelona. 2 pros raised, best Eva Guerrero Alvarez #360 WTA
- Ad-In Tennis Academy 4 km, Barcelona. 1 pro raised, best Francesca Jones #99 WTA
- Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899 5 km, Barcelona. 3 pros raised, best Pablo Carreno Busta #74 ATP
- Club Bonasport Barcelona 5 km, Barcelona. 1 pro raised, best Lorenzo Giustino #231 ATP
- TEC Carles Ferrer Salat Academy 8 km, Barcelona. 3 pros raised, best Ignacio Buse #33 ATP
- Emilio Sánchez Academy 12 km, El Prat de Llobregat. 5 pros raised, best Francesca Jones #99 WTA
- BTT Tennis Academy 13 km, Barcelona. 3 pros raised, best Rebeka Masarova #165 WTA
- 4Slam Tennis Academy 19 km, Barcelona. 3 pros raised, best Oksana Selekhmeteva #101 WTA
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