February 21-23, 2025
(Friday 2:00pm - Sunday 12:00pm)
Emilio Sanchez Academy
Naples, FL
A unique 3-day Mini Congress combining highly personalized world-class coaching alongside pro tennis competition.
Whether you're a seasoned USTA national singles champion or a serious doubles player aspiring to the next level, we'll carefully structure a program for you that drives immediate results while also arming you with tools to help you advance your own player development once you return home.
Learn to watch pro tennis with a refined lens that enables you to better retain concepts and competencies you're working to apply in your own game. Each day, your head coaches will encourage you to prioritize watching singles or doubles matches to reinforce specific ideas or skills you're trying to build.
There's nowhere like a Tennis Congress event to refuel your passion and share your love of tennis. Both on court and off, you'll be surrounded by fellow players who care about improving as much as you do and incredible coaches who are passionate about helping you achieve your goals.
Reached world #7 in singles and #1 in doubles
USPTA Master Pro and Immediate Past President
Coach of WTA top ranked players Kirlenko (20) & Gallovits (100)
Top 20 NAIA Doubles
Master of Tennis Certied Coach
Top 10 Junior, Two ITA National Doubles titles
Elite coach MTM, PTR, PTCA, USPTA
University of Indianapolis
NCAA assistant coach of the year
PTR Pro of the Year. Nationally ranked 4th in collegiate doubles
February 21-23, 2025 (Friday 2:00pm - Sunday 12:00pm)
Location:
Emilio Sánchez Academy
Naples Florida*
* Closest Airport is "RSW" Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.
The program begins with on court training on Friday at 2:00 PM February 21 at and concludes Sunday February 23 at 12:00pm. Tuition includes:
(Add the Friday morning training session in your schedule if you arrive early.)
Should life throw you a curve ball you will have the option to transfer your spot to another player or convert your fee into a 100% tax-deductible donation to the Net Gains Foundation.
After registering, we'll send you a detailed profile and priorities form and ask if you have any particular faculty preferences. We will do our best to accommodate your requests. All participants at this Mini Congress will have the opportunity to spend some time on court with Emilio Sanchez and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario.
Emilio Sanchez Academy offers a group discount through The Best Western
You may stay at any local hotel or AirBnB you wish (decent nearby options on Expedia or Hotels.com start around $250/night).
Yes! Regardless of where you stay, you'll have the option of bringing changes of clothes and showering at the facilities at the Emilio Sanchez Academy throughout the weekend.
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) – Located in Fort Myers, about 30 miles north of Naples, this is the closest major airport and offers many direct flights.
Where passionate adult players train with world-class coaches like nowhere else.
October 23-26, 2025
Hilton El Conquistador | Tucson, AZ
“It’s just amazing people coming together for a phenomenal weekend. Everyone going to the Congress just lives and breathes tennis.”
"The biggest gathering of tennis geeks and celebration of tennis I’ve ever seen in my life. For me it was like Nirvana."
“The assembled knowledge is extraordinary.”
"Tennis Congress has helped to change my game... and my life for the better."
"I have attended hundreds and hundreds of events that catered to amateurs, and I have never seen anything like Tennis Congress, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart."
"You're not going to find a group of people as passionate and as committed to getting better just for the sake of getting better."
"By the end of the weekend, we've now got friends, we have a relationship, we keep in touch, we want to develop a community and it's just beautiful."
Whether you're a seasoned USTA national singles champion or a serious doubles player aspiring to the next level, we'll carefully structure a program for you that drives immediate results while also arming you with tools to help you advance your own player development once you return home.
Take your training to the next level through off-court sessions to help you learn new strategy and tactics, improve your speed and agility, master new movement patterns, improve your mobility and flexibility, maximize your power on strokes and serve, and strengthen your mental game during high-pressure moments.
The Tennis Congress master faculty is comprised of an illustrious group of master professionals, Grand Slam legends and Olympic medalists, elite physical conditioning trainers and nutritionists, high-performance coaches, renowned sport psychology experts, leading equipment gurus, and rising stars in the coaching world. In addition to having distinguished track records, they all share a commitment to raising the bar in delivering world-class training to nonprofessional adults.
There's nowhere like a Tennis Congress event to refuel your passion and share your love of tennis. Everywhere you turn, you'll be surrounded by incredible coaches who are passionate about helping you achieve your personal best and fellow players who love the sport as much as you do.
Should life throw you a curve ball you will have the option to transfer your spot to another player or convert your fee into a 100% tax-deductible donation to the Net Gains Foundation.
After registering, we'll send you a detailed profile and priorities form and ask if you have any particular faculty preferences. We will do our best to accommodate your requests.
Yes, you can bring a non-playing partner to the Tennis Congress. The Hilton El Conquistador is a beautiful resort, so your partner can enjoy the weekend with you. You will have the option to purchase individual meal passes so your partner can join you for meals and presentations at the Tennis Congress.
We kick off the weekend on Thursday with welcome activities that include on and off court activities at 3:00 PM followed by our opening reception at 7:00 PM. The weekend concludes with a closing dinner on Sunday at 7:00 PM.
You can get to the Tennis Congress at the Hilton El Conquistador by flying into Tucson, which is about 30 minutes away, or Phoenix, which is about two hours away. From either airport, you can take a shuttle, ride share, or private car service to the resort.
Congresss events and activities are limited to spouses or significant others 21 and over. You can bring an adult-aged partner for meals and social events “a la carte” for a per-meal fee.