ÖTV Trainingszentrum Südstadt
Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
What's new at ÖTV Trainingszentrum Südstadt
3 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Sebastian Ofner #122 ATP, came at 14
- Joel Schwaerzler #173 ATP, came at 15
- Ekaterina Perelygina #460 WTA, came at 16
Also trained here as adults:
- Sinja Kraus #76 WTA, came at 18
- Lukas Neumayer #168 ATP, came at 19
The Austrian Tennis Federation's national training centre at the Südstadt sports campus in Maria Enzersdorf, near Vienna. Austria's best players from 14 train here, with school and boarding on site; places go to Austrian players invited by the federation.
Indoor and outdoor courts plus multi-purpose halls and gyms (no number given)
How to get in
The paths the federation publishes on Oct 10, 2026.
- Full-time place at the national centre (ÖTV-Leistungszentrum Südstadt): full-time boarding juniors from 14, Austrian players picked by the federation
- National training days (Nationaltraining): kids 10 to 14, the best of each age group, by invitation
- Training days for national squad players: juniors in the U18 national squad, and Future Davis Cup / BJK Cup players up to 23
- Boarding room for athletes from outside (Internat): boarding, young athletes without ÖLSZ status, if rooms are free
Deals and codes
- Federation funding of €7,500, €10,000 or €15,000 a year for Austrian players 14 to 23 who reach ranking targets
- €8,000 support for Future Davis Cup / BJK Cup squad players up to 23
- Squad players: free fitness tests, free national training days, free training days at the centre (U18)
The facts
- Founded: 1975 (the federation has worked with the ÖLSZ Südstadt since it opened)
- Contract players: 8 (juniors training there on an ÖTV support contract in 2026)
- Boarding: €616 (a month for a place in a 2-bed room with meals, 10 months, 2026/27)
- Entry test: €399 (medical, fitness, interview and school tests, every January)
- National training camps: 4 (a year, 3 days each for the U11, U12, U13 and U14 age groups)
- Funding up to: €15,000 (a year for Austrian players 14 to 23 who reach ATP or WTA ranking targets)
- Boarding: Yes, ÖLSZ boarding house
- School on site: Yes, Gymnasium or business school
- From age: 14 (national training from 10)
- Adults: No, squad players up to 23
- Visits: Open day Nov 13, 2026
- Campus: Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf near Vienna
- How to get in: Austrian players only: invitation and trial training by the sports director, then the ÖLSZ application by mid-December and entry tests in January
- Visits and trials: Open day Nov 13, 2026, 8 to 12; trial training by invitation
- School: Liese Prokop private school on site: upper Gymnasium or business school, only for ÖLSZ athletes
Coaches
- Jürgen Melzer, Sports director, runs the centre's training
- Lukas Jastraunig, Head coach, former ATP player
- Philip Lang, Tennis coach, former ATP player
- Philipp Wessely, Fitness coach
- Marion Maruska, Sport coordinator, Billie Jean King Cup captain
- Franz Kresnik, U14 national coach
- Dominik Hutterer, U12 national coach
- Alexander Dubisar, ÖLSZ athletics coach since 2003
Tournaments they host
- Wheelchair Tennis Tour Austria. Apr 17–19, 2026 at Center Court Südstadt, adult wheelchair players
Where it is
Maria Enzersdorf, Austria.
Nearest airport: Vienna (VIE), 19 km
Also in Austria
- Leistungszentrum Bresnik 1 km, Brunn am Gebirge (Südstadt). 3 pros raised, best Aleksandr Shevchenko #108 ATP
- 1. Klosterneuburger TV 24 km, Klosterneuburg. 1 pro raised, best Ava Schueller #1124 WTA
- TC Rohrbach 44 km, Rohrbach bei Mattersburg. 1 pro raised, best Leonie Rabl #1121 WTA
- TAF Academy 105 km, Amstetten. 2 pros raised, best Jonas Gundacker #1039 ATP
- UTC Sparkasse Radstadt 225 km, Radstadt. 1 pro raised, best Lukas Neumayer #168 ATP
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