Tennis Club Marfisa

Ferrara, Italy

One of today's pros grew up on these courts.

Carlo Alberto Caniato #314 ATP

A members' tennis club in the centre of Ferrara, in the old garden of the Palazzina Marfisa, with clay courts, a bar and a restaurant for members. It runs a FIT-recognised tennis school for children from October to June, a free trial week in June, a summer camp and yearly tournaments.

Four clay courts (40 x 18 m), three of them lit; in winter one covered clay court elsewhere in the city

Programmes and prices

What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 19, 2026.

Tennis school (Scuola Avviamento Tennis, SAT): kids and juniors, 8 to 18 in 2023-24. Price on request
Free trial week (Settimana di prova gratuita): young children new to tennis. Free
Summer camp (Campus estivo): young children. Price on request
Club membership (Socio): adults and families who want to play at the club. Price on request
Club championship (Torneo sociale): adult members, plus an under category. Price on request
Mixed doubles memorial (Memorial Donatella Pansini): adult members. Price on request
Team championships (Campionati a squadre): adult league players, Serie C and D and veterans teams. Price on request

Deals and codes

Free trial week of tennis for young children every June

The facts

Clay tennis courts: 4 (40 x 18 m, three lit; in winter a covered clay court elsewhere in the city)
Club started: 1929 (by Ferrara sports fans, in the old garden of the Palazzina Marfisa)
Kids in the tennis school: 90+ (aged 8 to 18, in the 2023-24 season)
Men's Open prize money: €8,000 (Open Marfisa every June; the women's Open has €3,000)
Regional veterans titles: 3 (in 2026: Ladies 40, Over 45 and Over 60 teams)
Boarding: Not mentioned
School on site: Not mentioned
From age: 8 in the 2023-24 school
Adults: Members: leagues and club tournaments
Visits: Free trial week in June
Locations: Central Ferrara, winter court elsewhere
How to get in: Apply with their form, signed by two adult members; the board decides
Visits and trials: Members and their guests only; a member may invite a guest up to 5 times a summer. Kids: free trial week in June

Coaches

Giulio Leati, Director, tennis school instructor
Stefano Zagagnoni, Instructor, 2nd grade
Edoardo Petrucci, Instructor, 2nd grade

Tournaments they host

Open Marfisa. every June, men's open, €8,000 prize money in 2026
Women's Open. early July, €3,000 prize money in 2026
Memorial Donatella Pansini. three July evenings, mixed doubles for members
Club championship (Torneo sociale). every autumn, for members; singles, doubles, over-50 and under

Where it is

Via Aurelio Saffi 44, 44121 Ferrara (FE), Italy.

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Circolo Tennis Albinea 83 km, Albinea. 1 pro raised, best Andrea Guerrieri #166 ATP
Circolo Tennis Cervia 83 km, Cervia. 1 pro raised, best Daniel Bagnolini #1701 ATP
Associazione Tennistica Verona 85 km, Verona. 1 pro raised, best Aurora Zantedeschi #272 WTA

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