Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association

Amstelveen, Netherlands

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

• Thijs Boogaard #471 ATP
• Rose Marie Nijkamp #661 WTA, came at 11

Also trained here as adults:

• Guy Den Ouden #313 ATP, came at 18

The Dutch tennis federation's National Tennis Centre in Amstelveen, base of its '5 Steps to the Top' pathway from age 6 to the pro tour. Places go by selection, not purchase: the KNLTB picks children at try-out days and from results, and pays selected 10 to 13-year-olds up to EUR 2,750 a season; the public can hire courts and book lessons with the school on site.

How to get in

The paths the federation publishes on Oct 15, 2026.

• Entry programme for driven kids (KNLTB Instroomprogramma): kids 6 to 10, picked by the federation at try-out days; you cannot buy a place. Your child stays in their own club and trains here once a week extra
• Extra regional training for top entry players (Regiotraining instroom): kids 7 to 10 already in the entry programme, by KNLTB invitation only
• KNLTB programme up to age 7 (red ball): kids up to 7 with clear potential, picked by the federation; you cannot buy a place
• National selection at the NTC (KNLTB Landelijke selectie NTC): juniors 10 to 13 (born 2013 to 2016) picked by the KNLTB technical staff; no application, no fee to buy in
• National selection with weekly regional KNLTB training (KNLTB Landelijke selectie): juniors 10 to 13 (born 2013 to 2016) picked by the federation, training with their own coach plus one KNLTB session a week
• KNLTB regional selection up to 12 (KNLTB Regionale selectie): kids born 2015 and 2016 with potential for national level, picked by the KNLTB; no subsidy
• Made-to-measure group 15 to 18 (Maatwerk, group 3): juniors 15 to 18 picked by the federation, on an individual contract; regular training at the NTC is a condition
• Full-time programme for young pros (group 4, Future): full-time young pros after the juniors, playing ITF and Challenger events, picked by the federation
• Court hire at the NTC (run by NTC de Kegel): adults and anyone, no membership needed; booked online up to 2 weeks ahead
• Season court contract (Contractbaan): adults and groups who want the same indoor court every week
• Tennis lessons at the NTC (by 359.tennis): kids 4 to 12, juniors 12 to 18 and adults; open to everyone, no membership needed

Deals and codes

• Selected 10 to 13s: KNLTB pays up to EUR 2,750 a season towards training
• Kids in Limburg: EUR 500 from the province towards entry training

The facts

• Outdoor courts: 14 (clay and hard courts; plus 12 indoor hard courts on the centre's booking site (the KNLTB page says 14))
• KNLTB at the centre since: 2019 (the federation office and its training programme moved here in August 2019)
• Selected players 11 to 14: 75 (about 75, their own figure in the federation's plan; about 10 in the 15 to 18 group)
• Children in the entry programme: 400 (about 400 children aged 7 to 10 at 29 locations, picked at try-out days)
• Support for selected players up to: EUR 2,750 (a season, paid by the KNLTB to families of selected 10 to 13s)
• Regional selection costs: EUR 1,250 (a season for the weekly regional programme for kids born 2015 and 2016)
• Boarding: No residence described
• School on site: No, players use talent schools
• From age: 6, by selection
• Adults: Court hire and lessons
• Visits: Try-out days for ages 7–10
• Locations: NTC Amstelveen plus 8 regional sites
• How to get in: By selection only: ages 6 to 10 through try-out days (voorspeeldagen); ages 10 to 18 picked each July by the KNLTB technical staff on motivation, potential, results and ranking; no application or fee buys a place
• Visits and trials: Try-out days for ages 7 to 10, dates for 2027-28 announced around March; courts are open to the public for hire

Coaches

• Jan Bunt, Topsport manager, runs the pathway
• Kelvin Nieberg, KNLTB coach, entry programme ages 7 to 10
• Ronald Wind, KNLTB coach, selection ages 11 to 14
• Martijn Voorbraak, KNLTB coach, juniors 15 to 18
• Raymond Knaap, KNLTB coach, young pros (group 4)
• Erik Brummer, KNLTB coach, ages 11 to 18
• Babette Pluim, Federation doctor
• Miguel Janssen, Strength and conditioning coach

Tournaments they host

• Dutch national championships (NK Tennis). December, for the best Dutch players; held at the NTC Dec 6 to 14, 2025
• Amstelveen Open. July, ITF World Tennis Tour W35 and M15 for pros; 2026 edition ended July 5

Where it is

Bovenkerkerweg 81, 1187 XC Amstelveen.

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• TC Zandvoort 22 km, Zandvoort. 1 pro raised, best Tallon Griekspoor #60 ATP
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• ATV Berkenrode 40 km, Berkel en Rodenrijs. 2 pros raised, best Anouk Koevermans #235 WTA
• TPV Hoorn 44 km, Hoorn. 1 pro raised, best Gijs Brouwer #831 ATP
• TV De Drieban 49 km, Hem. 1 pro raised, best Gijs Brouwer #831 ATP
• TPV Spitsbergen 58 km, Veenendaal. 1 pro raised, best Botic Van De Zandschulp #38 ATP

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