Private Tennis Coaching in San Diego

Featured Testimonial

“Joel is a leader in the tennis coaching industry in utilizing technology and strategy to improve his tennis program. He is on the cutting edge of learning and teaching new match metrics that provide a smarter practice court for young players. Joel is an outstanding coach and I give him my highest recommendation.”

Craig O’Shannessy

World leader in tennis strategy and analysis · Former coach to ATP #1 Novak Djokovic

Get better every day.

I focus on building fundamentally sound, efficient technique that holds up under pressure, while developing complete tennis players who understand both how to execute and why it matters. Improvement is a daily process — you can’t fix everything at once, but you can make meaningful progress every day when the work is intentional and aligned with a bigger plan.

I regularly use video analysis and statistical analysis to improve players in both their technique and their overall tennis intelligence — so you always know why you’re making a change, and why a strategy matters.

About Joel

From Melbourne to Coronado.

Joel grew up in Melbourne, Australia, training at Melbourne Park, the Cash-Hopper Tennis Academy, IMG Academy, and the Harry Hopman Tennis Academy. After competing nationally and internationally as a junior, a shoulder injury brought him to San Diego on a scholarship to PLNU, where he was ranked in the top 10 nationally (NAIA) and earned his degree in psychology in 2012. He began coaching full-time that year, serving as Tennis Director at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego and the Sheraton Hotel & Marina San Diego, and was named an Elite Professional by the USPTA in 2012. Joel has coached at Coronado Tennis Center since 2012, where he now serves as Director of Rackets and General Manager.