I want to take private tennis lessons. I need to find a tennis coach
with extensive training  experience near Santa Monica/Beverly Hills
area. The fees are irrelevant. I am looking for one of the best.

Thanks for asking!

As a club-level tennis player in Southern California, I found my
skills improved most rapidly though the prestigious Vic Braden Tennis
College program. The intensive three day clinics and personalized
instruction sessions were just the ticket to provide breakthroughs in
various aspects of my game. Though not quite in the Los Angeles area,
the College sessions at Rancho Mirage Country Club (Palm Springs area)
are within practical traveling distance. During the College clinics,
the coaches and instructors are also excellent people to consult for
recommendation of a personal tennis pro or coach, since they are able
to see and diagnose your game and strokes, and recommend teaching
professionals matched to your specific needs.

Vic Braden Tennis College
http://www.vicbraden.com/index.html

2002 Schedule
http://www.vicbraden.com/sche.html

In the Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica areas, I've located the
following USTPA teaching professionals who offer private coaching.
I've included web links whenever available.

Steve Bellamy
Affiliation: Palisades Tennis Center
 (310) 573-1331
http://www.palisadestenniscenter.com/bellamy.php (includes client
listing)

Steve Starleaf
Affiliation : Burbank Tennis Center
Director of Tennis
(818) 973-1683

Ronald Agenor
Affiliation: Burbank Tennis Center
(310) 236-8853
http://www.ronaldagenortennisacademy.com/index.html

Bill Nissley
Affiliation: Santa Monica Tennis Club
(310) 453-3009

Sue Pendo
Affiliation: Riviera Tennis Club, Pacific Palisades
(310) 454-6162
http://rivieratennisclub.com/instruction.shtml

Rodger Lolley
Marina del Rey
(310) 306-3330

Peggy Reilly
Affiliation: Westchester Tennis Center, Santa Monica College
(310) 305-1794
http://peggyreilly.usptapro.com/

Additional Tennis Instruction Resources:

US Tennis Professionals Association

This tennis professional's organization offers a Find A Pro database
online. By entering a zip code, you can locate teaching professionals
in your area.

USTPA
Find A Pro
http://www.uspta.com/index.cfm/aol/1/MenuItemID/654.htm

California Tennis Network

The California Tennis Network Classified section advertises several
tennis coach listings.

Tennis Network Classifieds
http://www.californiatennis.com/Classifieds/Personals.htm

Google search terms:
southern california tennis pro OR coach
tennis instruction ("beverly hills" OR "santa monica" OR "pacific
palisades")
tennis coaching ("beverly hills" OR "santa monica" OR "pacific
palisades")

I hope this listing helps you find the perfect tennis coach. If you
have any questions about the information provided, please, feel free
to ask.  It's been a pleasure to be of Service! ;-)

larre-ga

thank you larre, this is more than i expected!