Fête le Mur
Montpellier, France
One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah #376 WTA, came at 6
A charity founded by Yannick Noah in 1996 that brings tennis to kids from age 5 in priority neighbourhoods, at 75 sites across France including Montpellier. Children get a free federation licence and can go on to team tournaments, umpire and ball-kid training, holiday trips and job coaching.
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 15, 2026.
- Weekly tennis at your local site: kids and teens from 5 in priority neighbourhoods. Price on request
- Matches, culture and mixing days (Matchs, Culture et Mixité): kids and teens, red, orange and green ball. Price on request
- Regional tournaments (Tournois Régionaux): juniors 11 to 14, orange and green ball. Price on request
- National tournament (Tournoi National): juniors 7 to 16 picked at the regional tournaments. Price on request
- Club training help (Team Passion): kids and teens who want to play more. Price on request
- Competitor support (Team Compétiteurs): juniors at regional or national level. Price on request
- Ball-kid training (Ramasseurs): kids 11 to 16. Price on request
- Umpire school (École d’arbitrage): teens from 13. Price on request
- Holiday programmes (Vacances Éduc’Actives): kids and teens from 5. Price on request
- Tennis and healthy-eating day (Miam Tennis): kids 6 to 11. Price on request
- Family holidays (Séjours vacances en famille): member families who cannot travel. Price on request
- Job coaching through tennis (Jeu, Set & Job): adults 18 to 25 looking for work. Price on request
Deals and codes
- Free French federation (FFT) tennis licence for kids from 5 in priority neighbourhoods
- Team Passion: membership at a partner club paid by Fête le Mur
- Team Compétiteurs: money towards tournaments, training and equipment
The facts
- Founded: 1996 (by Yannick Noah; the first site opened in Aix-en-Provence)
- Local sites: 75 (in mainland France and overseas, Montpellier among them)
- Young people a year: 18,000 (across all sites)
- Licensed players: 9,600 (more than 9,600 with an FFT licence)
- Hours on court: 30,985 (across all sites in the 2024/2025 season)
- Matches played: 1,723 (in their own competitions in 2024/2025)
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: No, homework help mentioned
- From age: 5
- Adults: No; job programme 18 to 25
- Visits: Contact form, no trial stated
- Locations: 75 sites, one in Montpellier
Coaches
- Yannick Noah, Founder and president
- Stéphanie Lejop, Managing director
- Isabelle Leclaire, Runs competitions and the competitor teams
- Stéphanie Polisciano, Runs the umpire and ball-kid teams
- Anne-Lise Bardet, Runs holiday programmes and family holidays
- Martin Braud, Runs careers and job programmes
Tournaments they host
- National tournament (Tournoi National). 3 days each July, FFT-approved, juniors 7 to 16 from all sites
- Regional tournaments (Tournois Régionaux). Spring weekends per region, teams aged 11 to 14, orange and green ball
- Matches, Culture and Mixing days. Through the season, 3 to 6 nearby sites, red, orange and green ball
- Battle Urban Tennis finals. National finals at Roland-Garros with the FFT, 28 players in 2025
Where it is
45 Avenue de Naples, 34080 Montpellier.
Also in France
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- Tennis Club de Blagnac 196 km, Blagnac. 1 pro raised, best Hugo Gaston #93 ATP
- Tennis Club de Muret 200 km, Muret. 1 pro raised, best Carole Monnet #206 WTA
- Tennis Club de Montbrison 220 km, Montbrison. 1 pro raised, best Hugo Grenier #387 ATP
- Grenoble Tennis Club 230 km, Grenoble. 1 pro raised, best Gabriel Debru #673 ATP
- Stade Clermontois 243 km, Clermont-Ferrand. 1 pro raised, best Alice Tubello #219 WTA
- Tennis Club de Lyon 252 km, Lyon. 1 pro raised, best Elsa Jacquemot #157 WTA
- Elite Tennis Center 254 km, Cannes. 4 pros raised, best Mirra Andreeva #3 WTA
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