Coaches

The mission of our coaching is to inculcate a lifelong passion for tennis by imparting a holistic training that encompasses the competitive nature of the sport, its physical aspect and life-skills.

Our coaches are passionate about tennis and have proven track record on the courts as professional players and coaches.

Our coaching team have formal coaching training from international bodies such as ITF/USPTR/GPTCA. Registered with UAE Tennis Federation, our coaching Team also undergo trainings in First Aid, Health & Safety and other compliance areas ensuring your child is always in safe hands.

Nuno Cafe (Portugal)

Elite Coach, ITF Level III
Walid Jallali

Elite Coach, GPTCA A Level
Rohit Ranglani

Sr Development Coach & Fitness and Sports Medicine Expert, ITF Level II
Rahul Sadhwani

Sr Development Coach, USPTR
Vijay Das

Development Coach, USPTR
Laith Al Ani

Tournament Director

Nuno Cafe (Portugal)

Elite Coach, ITF Level III

One of UAE’s more experienced coaches, Coach Nuno has over 25 years of experience working with junior competition players in Europe and UAE. Coach Nuno is known for his acute ability to fix technique related problems of players thus giving quantum improvement. His unique situation based lesson plans have benefited large number of competition players. He leads the Junior Elite Program at FPTA Performance center.

Kings Al Barsha

Walid Jallali

Elite Coach, GPTCA A Level

Coach Walid is an Elite coach and former Davis Cup Captain of Tunisia & ATP Tour player. Walid has extensive coaching experience in UAE, Canada and Europe and has worked with several former and current ATP players such as Malik Jazeri. He works with advance players to groom them for their professional tennis careers.

Kings Al Barsha Performance Center

Rohit Ranglani

Sr Development Coach & Fitness and Sports Medicine Expert, ITF Level II

Former Indian National Circuit player, Rohit specializes in coaching all levels from beginners to advanced players. Rohit is passionate and focusses on developing right technique for young players allowing them to accelerate in their development as they grow. Coach Rohit leads FPTA Tennis Camps and travels with players during holidays for advance Camps.

The Gardens, Greens, Kings Al Barsha

Rahul Sadhwani

Sr Development Coach, USPTR

Former Indian National Circuit player, Rahul leads the FPTA Iranian Club center. He works with players of all ages and level grooming them with right basics & techniques of the game. Rahul also is developing a group of competition players at his center. His Adults Social nights are a great fun and loved by all players.

Iranian Club

Innocent Offikwu

Development Coach, USPTR

Innocent is a an experienced player and coach with over 5 years' experience and specializes in coaching at all levels. Innocent focuses on FPTA school Program and is one of the most popular coaches with the school program kids. He leads the Tennis Social Nights working with Adults.

Kings al Barsha

Vijay Das

Development Coach, USPTR

Vijay has over 15 years of coaching experience in Dubai wherein he has extensively worked with young players & adults from beginner level to develop them to independent players and prepare them for introduction to competition play.

Laith Al Ani

Tournament Director

Known to all Tennis fraternity in UAE, UAE’s only ITF certified Referee, Mr Laith leads the Tournament section of the academy. A regular face on the center court during Dubai Open Tennis one can see Laith brushing shoulders with the likes of Roger Federrer and all the ATP players. Laith serves as full time Tournament Director for the academy and also plays a key role in the Academy administration.