Potter's Wheel International Tennis Academy
Beijing, China
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One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Zheng Qinwen #22 WTA, came at 12
A tennis centre in Heizhuanghu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, run since 2003 and led by coach Carlos Rodriguez since 2011, with kids' groups, junior and adult courses and full-time pro training. Its website was last online in 2023 and the address now shows an unrelated site, so the details here come from archived pages and may be out of date.
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 14, 2026.
- Full-time pro training: full-time, players aiming at pro tennis, under Carlos Rodriguez. Price on request
- Half-day pro training: kids and juniors under 12, three to six half days a week. Price on request
- Future Stars plan: kids 6 to 12 who already play. Price on request
- Tomorrow's Stars, age 8 and up: kids 8 and up, green ball, groups of three or four. Price on request
- Tomorrow's Stars, under 8: kids under 8, red and orange ball, groups of three or four. Price on request
- Junior course: juniors, green ball on a full court. Price on request
- Mini course: kids starting out, sponge, red and orange ball on mini courts. Price on request
- Adult course: adults, standard ball on a full court. Price on request
- Fitness training: adults and athletes. Price on request
The facts
- Founded: 2003 (the company behind the centre, in October 2003)
- Site area: 65,000 m² (in Chaoyang, Beijing)
- Players per group: 4 (at most, in the Tomorrow's Stars groups (at least 3 to start))
- Pro session: 3 h (1.5 h tennis and 1.5 h fitness, in pro training)
- Coaches listed: 10 (on their team page, including 2 fitness coaches)
- Carlos Rodriguez since: 2011 (the former coach of Justine Henin and Li Na leads the academy)
- Boarding: Rooms listed on their old site
- School on site: Not mentioned
- From age: Under 8, red-ball groups
- Adults: Adult course listed
- Visits: Not stated
- Campus: Chaoyang, Beijing
- How to get in: Pro training players are trained by a head coach chosen by Carlos Rodriguez; Future Stars needs some tennis base
Coaches
- Carlos Rodriguez, Academy director, Henin's and Li Na's former coach
- Chen Jiangfan, Head coach, joined 2012
- Yang Ruiguang, Head coach, joined 2011
- Wang Zhengyu, Coach, joined 2013
- Romain Deffet, Fitness coach
- Ding Demin, Fitness coach
- Cai Jianhua, Coach
- Liu Ning, Coach
Tournaments they host
- Potter's Wheel Cup. Their own event, paused in early 2020; no later dates on their site
- Nike Cup. Junior event they ran, paused in early 2020; no later dates on their site
Where it is
Beijing, China.
Nearest airport: Beijing Capital (PEK), about 27 km
Also in China
- Yuxin School Affiliated to Capital Normal University Same city, Beijing. 1 pro raised, best Yufei Ren #293 WTA
- Yangzhou Sports School 877 km, Yangzhou. 1 pro raised, best Yue Yuan #173 WTA
- Nanjing Institute of Physical Education Youth Sports School 902 km, Nanjing. 1 pro raised, best Yue Yuan #173 WTA
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