Doubts and fears are performance hurdles that even the strongest, most mentally-tough athletes experience from time to time. However, the difference between those who overcome these doubts and fears and those who succumb to them is proper mental training. Dr. Michelle...

Raising a child is difficult in and of itself, but parenting becomes even more challenging with the added component of sport. All parents want to see their children succeed, but few have a complete understanding of the ins and outs of the road to success, particularly...

For tennis players at every level, success is dependent on so much more than on-court practice. Strength and conditioning has become increasingly more imperative to the training process, particularly for athletes looking to gain a competitive edge over their...

For former ATP world No. 7 and Grand Slam champion Johan Kriek, a career in coaching was a natural progression. A self-proclaimed student of the game, Kriek began coaching young athletes in Austria to make extra money when he first began training to play at the...

“Listen, listen, listen.” According to WTA Tour coach and former collegiate and professional tennis player Biljana Veselinovic, this simple phrase is the most vital key to success when coaching a female athlete. Veselinovic has over 15 years of experience coaching...

When athletes imagine retirement, they often dream of going out with a blaze of glory, finishing at the pinnacle of their careers. However, the reality is that retirement frequently happens unexpectedly or due to unanticipated hardships. Very seldom does a career end...

WTCA Chief Financial Officer Tammy Anderson has worn many hats throughout her life. From playing tennis at the collegiate level, to becoming CFO of Marriott, to her current position as the Future Stars Academy Director at The Tennis Club at Springhurst, she has...

“I believe in the power of sports in changing lives.” A simple, yet powerful statement made by Dr. Liz Odera, who is an award-winning coach, motivational speaker and published author, among numerous other accomplishments. Across her various roles, Dr. Odera has...

“Have fun with it,” a phrase that is often tossed around in tennis, but also one that players and coaches tend to forget. As players rise through the ranks of the sport, it is all too easy to forget the reason why they fell in love with the game in the first place. In...

The WTCA is proud to announce that David Witt has been selected as the recipient of the WTCA Spirit of Coaching award, otherwise known as the “Florey Award.” The award is named in honor of WTA Tour coach and ATP Tour player Andrew Florent, who passed away from cancer...

Women’s Tennis Coaches Association – Press Release for Immediate Release-8/214/2018. The WTCA is excited to announce the addition to our Leadership Team and Board of Directors, Tim Bainton. Bainton will serve as the Chief Business Consultant for our rapidly growing...

Breaking news: Simona Halep out of the US Open in the first round. Estonian Kaia Kanepi played impressive tennis today knocking out the world number one in the first round of the US Open. Halep became the 6th world number one in history to exit a grand slam in the...

Since its inception, the WTCA has been centered around the premise of supporting female players as well as the coaches who work with them. When Sarah Stone founded the organization in 2015, her primary goal was to create a global community of like-minded coaches in an...

Improbable and unlikely. Those are the two words WTA Champion and Win4Life Enterprises founder Leslie Allen used to describe her meteoric and historic rise to the top of the WTA world rankings. After going unranked as a junior player, Allen went on to win an NCAA...

In 1972, Congress passed Title IX of the Education Amendments Act, stating that no person would be excluded from participation, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity that receives...