LTA National Tennis Centre
Roehampton, United Kingdom
What's new at LTA National Tennis Centre
2 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Mimi Xu #305 WTA
- Alexis Canter #2241 ATP
Also trained here as adults:
- Cameron Norrie #40 ATP, came at 18
The LTA's National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, south-west London, is the training base of Britain's top men's, women's and wheelchair players; places are not bought but given by LTA selection (Pro Scholarship, Pro Transition, International Junior Grant, NTC Pro Access), and the full-time junior National Academy is in Loughborough. The public can hire its padel courts and join padel courses, and the centre runs its own junior and adult coaching.
How to get in
The paths the federation publishes on Oct 15, 2026.
- Pro Scholarship Programme presented by Lexus: full-time pros and top juniors 16 to 24, by LTA selection only (no application, no fee stated)
- Pro Transition Programme: full-time players 16 to 22 on the way to the pro tour, by LTA selection only
- NTC Pro Access and Elite support: full-time pros: top 250 singles or top 50 doubles (Elite: top 100 / top 30), or nominated by the LTA
- International Junior Grant: juniors 14 to 16 picked by the LTA who are not at the Loughborough academy
- National camps: juniors 11 to 14 picked by the LTA national age-group coaches
- Junior coaching (LTA Youth programme): kids and juniors, the NTC's own community programme
- Adult coaching: adults: beginner (Tennis Xpress, 6 weeks), intermediate, advanced and Cardio Tennis
- Padel court hire: adults and families, pay and play, no membership needed
- Intro to Padel course: adults 18 and over, beginners
- Social padel with a coach: adults 18 and over, improvers and intermediate
- Stay and Play weekend: adults: LTA Advantage members, stay on site with coaching and padel
The facts
- Tennis courts: 20 (6 indoor and 6 outdoor hard, 4 clay, 4 grass)
- Padel courts: 3 (covered, pay and play for the public)
- Opened: 2007 (the LTA's national centre in Roehampton, south-west London)
- Bedrooms on site: 22 (en-suite; free for selected players when training)
- Pro Scholarship players: 10 (named by the LTA for 2026, among them Arthur Fery, Mimi Xu and Henry Searle)
- ITF rating: Gold (awarded in 2021; the third national centre with it, after Paris and the USTA campus)
- Boarding: 22 rooms, selected players only
- School on site: None described on their site
- From age: Juniors, age not stated
- Adults: Coaching, padel, Cardio Tennis
- Visits: Stay and Play weekends, members
- Campus: One centre in Roehampton
Coaches
- Beatha Rice, NTC coach, former performance player
- Simon Huddart, NTC coach, Level 5 Master Club Coach
- Lee Neale, NTC coach, juniors and disability tennis
- Alvaro Fernandez Guerrero, Head padel coach at the NTC
- Metro Mustafa, NTC coaching team, no profile given
- Matt Kiberd, NTC coaching team, no profile given
- Roland Cruymans, NTC coaching team, no profile given
Tournaments they host
- Lexus Roehampton Challenger I and II. Aug 17–29, 2026: two men's ATP Challenger 50 weeks, the first at the NTC
- Lexus British Pro Series Roehampton. April and August 2026; August: women's W35 and men's M25 for pros
Where it is
100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ.
Also in United Kingdom
- Chiswick Riverside 3 km, Chiswick, London. 1 pro raised, best Oliver Bonding #658 ATP
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club 3 km, London. 1 pro raised, best Kate Mansfield #1177 WTA
- Westside Tennis Club 4 km, London. 2 pros raised, best Arthur Fery #34 ATP
- Ealing Tennis Club 8 km, London. 1 pro raised, best Mika Stojsavljevic #308 WTA
- Thistleworth Tennis Club 8 km, Isleworth, London. 1 pro raised, best Ranah Stoiber #670 WTA
- Sutton Tennis Academy 9 km, Sutton. 4 pros raised, best Arthur Fery #34 ATP
- Sutton Tennis & Squash Club 11 km, Sutton, London. 1 pro raised, best Jack Draper #157 ATP
- Cheam Tennis Club 11 km, Cheam. 1 pro raised, best James Beaven #1267 ATP
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