Republican Centre of Olympic Preparation in Tennis

Minsk, Belarus

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

• Darya Khamutsianskaya #274 WTA

Belarus's state tennis centre in Minsk, set up by the Ministry of Sport in 2006, which trains the national teams and runs junior groups on 25 courts. Children aged 6 to 16 get in through selection tests, into state-funded places or paid places from BYN 240 per person, and anyone can hire a court by the hour.

How to get in

The paths the federation publishes on Oct 15, 2026.

• State-funded beginner groups (Gruppy nachalnoy podgotovki, budget): kids 6 to 9, by selection: state-funded places in the centre's beginner groups; you pass the curriculum's physical tests, no payment is listed
• State-funded training-stage groups (Uchebno-trenirovochnye gruppy, budget): juniors 8 to 16, by selection: state-funded places for players with a national sports grade who pass physical and tennis tests
• Paid beginner groups (Gruppy NP za oplatu): kids 6 to 9, paid places: the same beginner groups for children who pay instead of taking a state-funded place
• Paid training-stage groups (Gruppy UT za oplatu): juniors 8 to 16, paid places in the training-stage groups, price rises with the year of training
• Indoor court hire (Krytye korty): any age: book an indoor hard court by the hour, gym warm-up included
• Outdoor court hire, hard or clay (Otkrytye korty): any age: book an outdoor hard or clay court by the hour, gym warm-up included

The facts

• Courts: 25 (8 indoor hard, 12 outdoor hard and 5 outdoor clay)
• Founded: 2006 (by order of the Belarus Ministry of Sport and Tourism, Nov 9, 2006)
• Tennis staff listed: 24 (coaches named under tennis on their coaches page, incl. fitness coaches)
• Paid group from: BYN 240 (per person, beginner groups; period not stated)
• Court hire from: BYN 30 (an hour, outdoor court at weekends; indoor from BYN 42)
• Show court seats: 1,235 (outdoor show court; the indoor show court seats 416)
• Boarding: Not mentioned
• School on site: Not mentioned
• From age: 6 (selection groups)
• Adults: Court hire and gym only
• Visits: No trial or open day stated
• Campus: One campus in Minsk

Coaches

• Tatiana Poutchek, Head coach, women's national team
• Dmitry Zhirmont, Senior coach, national team
• Alexander Vasilevsky, Senior national team coach, player development
• Egor Gerasimov, Senior coach, national team
• Vladimir Perko, Coach, Honoured Coach of Belarus, 35 years
• Elena Vergeenko, Coach; trained Sabalenka and Ivashko, per them
• Nadezhda Ostrovskaya, Coach, former WTA top-100 player
• Anatoly Mushin, Coach, 30 years; runs the social project

Tournaments they host

• Belarus Open Championship. National championship held on their courts
• Belarus junior championships. National age-group championships on their courts
• Olympic Youth Days of Belarus. National youth games, tennis on their courts
• RCOP prize tournament, men and women. Oct 6–11, 2026, more than 100 players
• RCOP prize tournament under 14. Junior event in the Belarus junior series (BTT)
• Golden Racket. Presidential Club tournament held on their courts

Where it is

prospekt Pobediteley 63, Minsk.

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