TEAM YONEZAWA
Tokyo, Japan
2 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Yuki Naito #278 WTA
- Sayaka Ishii #589 WTA, came at 13
Not a club with courts but a Tokyo-based junior squad run by Toru Yonezawa, the former Davis Cup player who coached Kei Nishikori for three years. It gathers a handful of talented juniors (roughly 10-16) and builds their year around overseas tournament trips, camps and private coaching.
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 15, 2026.
- Junior team (ジュニアチーム): juniors 10 to 16 and older competing juniors aiming at ITF juniors, Grand Slams and pro. Price on request
- Overseas tournament trips (海外遠征): juniors 10 to 16 on the team. Price on request
- Challenge the Limit Camp (チャレンジ・ザ・リミット キャンプ): juniors and pros aiming at international level. Price on request
- Regular practice sessions (練習会): juniors, open to many players beyond the team. Price on request
- Private lessons (プライベート・レッスン): players of any age who aim to turn pro, one-to-one with Toru Yonezawa or a team coach. Price on request
The facts
- Ages of the squad: 10–16 (the age range of the juniors they gather)
- Junior team hours: 3–10 pm (daily window for team training, set with each player)
- Tennis Europe tour: 5 weeks (length of the team's summer 2025 trip to Tennis Europe events)
- Years going to Čačak: 15 (years the team has entered the event in Čačak, Serbia, as of 2023)
- Head coach as national coach: 10 years (Toru Yonezawa was Japan Tennis Association national coach, 1996 to 2006)
- Head coach's best ranking: 300 (Toru Yonezawa's best world singles ranking as a player)
- Boarding: No; hotel stay on camps
- School on site: No; players use correspondence school
- From age: 10
- Adults: Only players aiming at pro
- Visits: Not stated; contact by e-mail
- Locations: No own courts, Tokyo-based
Coaches
- Toru Yonezawa, Head of the team, ex Davis Cup player
- Seiki Nishida, Coach, ex Bollettieri and Bob Brett staff
- Levente Faludi, Coach, ex Hungarian national coach
- Motoya Ina, Coach, head of Team Yonezawa Nagoya
- Henrik Horvath, Coach, head of Future Tennis Team, Hungary
- Joji Hamano, Trainer, runs an osteopathic clinic
- Ryota Nakamura, Physiotherapist and trainer
- Shuhei Yamamoto, Athletic trainer, coordination training
Where it is
Tokyo, Japan.
Also in Japan
- Jiyugaoka International Tennis College 11 km, Tokyo. 2 pros raised, best Yosuke Watanuki #375 ATP
- Big K 17 km, Nerima, Tokyo. 1 pro raised, best Erika Sema #554 WTA
- Sakurada Club 19 km, Chofu. 1 pro raised, best Hayato Matsuoka #242 ATP
- Global Pro Tennis Academy 23 km, Saitama. 1 pro raised, best Yosuke Watanuki #375 ATP
- GODAI 24 km, Yokohama. 1 pro raised, best Yusuke Takahashi #714 ATP
- Yono Tennis Club 26 km, Saitama. 2 pros raised, best Misaki Matsuda #456 WTA
- S.ONE Green Tennis Club 27 km, Kawasaki. 1 pro raised, best Mai Hontama #168 WTA
- Team YUKA 28 km, Yokohama. 1 pro raised, best Himeno Sakatsume #115 WTA
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