MAT Tennis Academy

Ota, Japan

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

Sara Saito #262 WTA, came at 12

A tennis school in Ota, Gunma, one minute on foot from Kizaki station, with one indoor and two outdoor hard courts. It runs weekly group classes for adults by level and for children from age 3, a soft-tennis class, and an academy class for juniors aiming at the top level.

3 courts: 1 indoor hard court and 2 outdoor hard courts (resurfaced in 2025), all lit

Programmes and prices

What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 11, 2026.

Adult group classes, levels 1 to 5: adults, from first-timers to advanced players, once a week indoors. ¥10,500 / month weekday daytime · ¥12,300 / month evenings and weekends
Adult match-play classes: adults who want match practice, levels T1 to T3. ¥11,500 / month
Super Kids: kids from age 3. ¥4,400 / month
Junior 1: kids and juniors learning the basics. ¥8,000 / month indoor · ¥7,600 / month weekend outdoor
Junior 2: kids and juniors who have the basics. ¥9,800 / month indoor · ¥7,600 / month weekend outdoor
Academy class: juniors aiming for the top level. Price on request
Soft tennis for beginners: kids 9 to 15 (grades 4 to 9), beginners to lower intermediate. ¥9,500 / month
Sunday one-coin lesson: all ages, kids from primary age up to grown-ups, no booking. ¥500 a lesson
Private lesson: any age, one player with a coach. from ¥7,700 / hour

Deals and codes

Free trial lesson and no entry fee if you join by Oct 31, 2026 (3 months paid upfront); juniors get an adidas bag; not for the academy class
Juniors in more classes a week pay less: ¥1,100 off for 2 a week, ¥2,200 for 3, ¥3,300 for 4
Adults: ¥1,000 a month off for a second class or for students, not combined
Junior members can add single lessons at ¥1,900 each

The facts

Tennis courts: 3 (1 indoor hard court and 2 outdoor courts, resurfaced as hard courts in 2025, all lit)
Super Kids from: ¥4,400 (a month for a 30-minute class once a week, from age 3)
Adult classes from: ¥10,000 (a month for a 55-minute evening or weekend class once a week)
Private lesson from: ¥7,700 (an hour)
Entry fee: ¥5,500 (paid once, no annual or renewal fee)
Lessons per term: 8 (over two months, paid month by month)
Boarding: Not mentioned
School on site: Not mentioned
From age: 3
Adults: Classes in 5 levels, match play
Visits: Trial lesson, booked by phone
Locations: Ota, plus 3 MAT sister clubs
How to get in: Book a trial lesson by phone or online form, then join with a ¥5,500 entry fee and two months' fees; academy class details from the coach
Visits and trials: Trial lesson by phone or online form, racket and shoes lent free; Sunday one-coin lessons need no booking

Coaches

Suda, Head coach of the academy class
Hayato Matsuda, Coach, played the All Japan Championships
Jun Takamatsu, Coach, adult classes
Kurono, Coach since April 2025
Yokota, Adult class coach
Hinode, Adult class coach
Machida, Weekend coach
Tomoyuki Nakagawa, Team doctor
Shunsuke Saito, Trainer

Tournaments they host

Ota Green Ball tournament. Several times a year; 10th edition on Nov 23, 2026
Babolat Open, Gunma Ota qualifier. Early May; winners go on to the national event
MAT singles and doubles events. Weekday events for adults by level, from first-timers up
YONEX Ota Open. Doubles, including parent and child (primary school); held Jun 21, 2025
MAT Open Junior. Junior singles, boys and girls

Where it is

Japan, 〒370-0321 Gunma, Ota, Nitta Kizakicho, ２.

Nearest airport: Tokyo Haneda (HND), 91 km

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