How much does a private tennis lesson cost in Los Angeles?

A private lesson is $125 an hour. That is the whole rate: no club membership, no travel fee inside the service area and no required lesson package.

How long is a private lesson?

An hour is the standard. Longer sessions are possible when the court time allows, and are arranged when you book.

How often should I take private lessons?

Once a week is the honest answer for most adults, with some hitting or practice in between. Twice a week moves faster if the schedule and budget allow.

Do I need my own racquet?

Bring a racquet if you have one. If you do not own one yet, mention it in your request and we will sort out equipment before the first session.

Where does the lesson happen?

At a court we agree on together: a neighborhood court, your apartment or HOA court, a private court, or a public facility convenient to both of us.

Can I switch between private and semi-private?

Yes, and plenty of players do. Some weeks are private, some weeks a friend joins. Just say which one you want when you request the session.

Private Lessons

Private tennis lessons in Los Angeles

One coach, one player, one hour where every single ball is aimed at your game.

Private coaching is the fastest way to change something specific. Nobody else is waiting for a turn, so the number of quality repetitions you get in an hour is several times what any group format can offer.

Most players arrive with a sentence like "my backhand falls apart under pressure" or "I can't get a second serve in." That sentence becomes the spine of the session, and everything else is built to support it.

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02The session

How a private hour runs

The shape is consistent, the content is not. What fills each block is decided by what you bring to the court that day.

01
First 10 minutes
Warm up and watch
Easy crosscourt rallying while I watch how you move, where you take the ball and what your swing does when nobody is pushing you.
02
Next 25 minutes
The working block
One topic, fed at a controlled pace, with corrections between reps rather than after the drill. This is where the repetition count matters.
03
Next 15 minutes
Pressure it
The same shot under live conditions: moving, off balance, on the run. If it survives here, it will survive a match.
04
Last 10 minutes
Points and a takeaway
Short point sequences, then one thing to practise on your own before the next session. One, not five.

01In detail

Why one-on-one changes things faster

In a group, a correction gets made once and then you wait four minutes to try it again. By the time the ball comes back the feeling has gone. Privately, the correction is made and retested immediately, ten or fifteen times in a row, which is how a movement actually becomes yours.

It also means the hour is honest. If your forehand is fine and your footwork is the real problem, we spend the hour on footwork rather than on the thing you assumed was wrong.

What usually changes first

Contact point and spacing tend to move before anything else, because most recreational errors come from hitting the ball too close to the body or too late. Fixing spacing quietly improves the forehand, the backhand and the return at the same time.

Serve rhythm is the slowest to shift and the most worth the patience. Expect the toss and the rhythm to be rebuilt before anything is added on top of it.

03What you get out of it at your level

Complete beginner: Grips, contact and the ability to rally short balls in the first hour. You will hit real balls on day one, not shadow swings.
Recreational player: The one recurring error that costs you most points gets identified and rebuilt, usually something in spacing, preparation or balance.
Experienced player: Finer work: margins, serve patterns, second-serve reliability and the shots you avoid because you do not trust them.

04Who it's for

Players who want undivided attention
Beginners learning proper habits from the start
Recreational players stuck on the same mistake
Anyone with a specific stroke or pattern to fix

05What a session may focus on

Groundstrokes
Serve
Return of serve
Footwork and movement
Net play
Consistency
Shot selection
Point construction
Technical adjustments
Recovery and court positioning

06Booking a private lesson

You need one court for one hour. A neighborhood park court, your building or HOA court, or a private court all work equally well, and I bring balls.

Tell me your neighborhood, your level and two or three time windows that work. I confirm the court and the time before anything is locked in.

Players: One
Court: Any single tennis court
Bring: Racquet, court shoes, water
Booking: Neighborhood, level, two time windows

Pricing

$125 / hour

One player, one coach. The full hour is yours. No travel fee inside the service area; any court or reservation fee is stated before the session is confirmed.

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07Questions

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Private Lessons in the neighborhoods that ask for it most.

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Glendale & Pasadena

Not on the list? The full service area runs from Hollywood through the Valley to Glendora.

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