SSHOR No. 6 Tennis Tolyatti
Tolyatti, Russia
What's new at SSHOR No. 6 Tennis Tolyatti
One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Daria Kasatkina #74 WTA, came at 9
A city-run sports school for tennis in Tolyatti, where about 375 children train free of charge at the Tolyatti Tennis Center. New players join at 6 or 7 through a fitness test held each autumn.
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 15, 2026.
- Free beginner groups (группы начальной подготовки): kids 6 to 7 (born 2019 or 2020), entry by fitness test. Free
- Training-stage groups (учебно-тренировочные группы): juniors 10 to 16, moved up from the beginner groups. Free
- Performance groups (группы спортивного совершенствования): juniors 13 to 19 and older ranked players. Free
- Tennis ABC, paid group (Азбука тенниса): kids 6 to 7. RUB 237.50 / hour
The facts
- Founded: 2004 (by the city of Tolyatti, same director since day one)
- Children training: 375 (city-funded places in the 2026 timetable)
- Places for new players: 56 (vacant places this intake; about 60 children taken a year)
- Coaches: 13 (8 of them in the highest national category)
- Training cost: Free (all groups free, paid by the city budget)
- Masters of Sport: 31 (trained here 2004 to 2025, their own figure)
- Boarding: No
- School on site: No, tennis training only
- From age: 6, by fitness test
- Adults: No
- Visits: Entry test each autumn
- Locations: Tolyatti Tennis Center
Coaches
- Andrey Zimin, Director since 2004
- Damir Nurgaleev, Coach, Honoured Coach of Russia, 21 years
- Vladimir Erzhov, Coach, 27 years in the job
- Maxim Kuznetsov, Coach, highest category, 21 years
- Tatyana Dyakonenko, Coach, highest category, 20 years
- Vitaly Sichevsky, Coach, highest category, 14 years
- Yulia Buss, Coach, highest category, 12 years
- Andrey Krylov, Coach, highest category, 12 years
Tournaments they host
- Tennisiada 2026. In-house athletics contest for the school's players
Where it is
ul. Banykina 19A, Tolyatti.
Also in Russia
- Spartak Tennis Academy 796 km, Moscow. 5 pros raised, best Elena Rybakina #1 WTA
- Dynamo Sports Club 799 km, Moscow. 1 pro raised, best Elena Rybakina #1 WTA
- Bud Zdorov Tennis Club 804 km, Moscow (Mosrentgen). 1 pro raised, best Pavel Kotov #172 ATP
Loading…