Coaching

Tennis Factory are the club’s tennis coaching providers and have been recognised with multiple awards for coaching excellence for club and junior coaching by Tennis Australia, Tennis West and the WA Dept of Sport & Rec.

At Tennis Factory, we believe tennis can be played by anyone of any age – from beginner through to tournament players.Our coaches are passionate about the game and provide our junior and adult players lots of opportunities to play; whether that’s coaching, drills, Cardio Tennis or providing options to compete.

We truly value you and your experiences with us, striving for excellence in all that we do. Our goal is for you to love visiting the club, knowing you’ll enjoy yourself and that you’ll receive the highest quality service both on and off the court. We believe our coaches are the best in Perth, and we’re confident that a lesson with us will lead to your improvement and progress. Whatever your goals may be, we are committed to helping you achieve them while ensuring you have fun – because enjoyment is at the heart of everything we do. Our dedicated and passionate staff, who love the game and thrive on teamwork, are essential in delivering an exceptional coaching program for you to enjoy.

 

Adult Program

Whether you’re just starting to learn the game, or you are an advanced pennant player we have a program for you. We offer coaching for beginner to intermediate players and drills sessions for advanced players.

If fitness and tennis is your thing, then why not attend one of our Cardio Tennis sessions which gives you a workout and you can practice your strokes too.

Junior Program

Tennis Factory is at the forefront of junior coaching in Australia, with its Hot Shots program recognised nationally with awards from Tennis Australia.

Players can start from as young as 3.5 years of age and progress through a comprehensive coaching program with tiers to suit the level of the player to ensure each junior is playing in the right age appropriate and level for their skill. Our junior program has 4 tiers –
Develop > Progress > Perform > Compete

For our top juniors we have a Performance program overseen by Performance Manager Harry Wilmott-Stanton. Harry offers a dynamic group training environment with the focus on working hard and learning to become a better competitor.    

Our Director

Leading the team, Matt is one of only four Tennis Australia Master Club Professional coaches in WA and is recognised by Tennis Australia as one of the top Club and Tennis Hot Shots coaches in Australia – the only WA coach to have been nominated for both categories at the Australian Tennis Awards, and to have won one of the awards. Matt has a background teaching across all levels, including as a Tennis Australia Talent Development Coach working with juniors playing at a national level.

Matt is regarded as a leader in the tennis coaching industry for his vision and drive to help tennis clubs grow their membership and thrive; becoming valuable places for local communities to gather, play and socialise. On-court he is passionate about getting as many people as possible playing the game and to help them become the best players they can be, commensurate with Tennis Factory’s slogan ‘Building Better Players’. 

Our Coaches

Richard Sansom

Tennis Australia Club Professional Coach

Tennis Australia Junior Development Coach

2016 finalist for the Australian Tennis Award for Coaching Excellence Club

2017 finalist for the Australian Tennis Award for Coaching Excellence Club

Former Men’s State League Player

Developed 7 super 10 A’s regional athletes; 1 national super 10 finalist

20 years coaching experience

Bachelor of Science UWA (Physiology/Pharmacology) and Masters in Finance

Previously competed in tournaments in the French Riviera – Winner of Tournoi open Tennis Club De Nice (2012)

Georgie Perez

Adult Program Director

Tennis Australia Club Professional Coach

Tennis Australia Junior Development Coach

Current Men’s State League Player (Finalist 2017 Mens State League Final)

Junior College Champion #6 at LCC, Texas 2009

Division II player, Top 30 #4 at MSCD, Colorado 2011

French Top 10 player 2001 & 2002

15 years coaching experience

​Master of International Business at EAE Business School Barcelona, Spain

​Bachelor of Science in Marketing at MSCD Denver, USA

Rodrigo Saavedra

Tennis Australia Junior Development Coach

Over 8 years coaching experience

Former top 10 Chilean Junior Player 16s/18s

Masters in Nutrition specialising in Sports Nutrition

Won the Chilean National University Championships (2016)

Current Mens Division 1 Player

Caitlin Hindmarsh

Tennis Australia Club Professional Coach

Tennis Australia Junior Development Coach

LTA Licensed Level 3 Coach

Super 10’s Coach

Current number 1 state league player

Competed internationally as a junior – represented GB at the European and World Championships

Won British Nationals Doubles, Finalist singles

Top 20 in Europe (14&under)

Played division 1 college tennis – Tennis scholar at the Northumbria University

Bachelor of science in Human Nutrition

Graduated with first class honors – granted academic scholarship for her achievements

Currently doing a masters in sports nutrition accredited by the International Olympic Committee.

Matt Wigham

LTA Licensed Level 4 Senior Club Coach

Tennis Australia Learning Facilitator

Current men’s state league player

Over 15 years coaching experience

Hitting partner for WTA singles and doubles players ranked inside the top 100

5 years working as University Tennis Coordinator for Sunderland and Northumbria Universities

Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy

Master’s degree in Psychology

Angie Marik

WTA career high top 300

Represented both WA & Australia internationally

Quarter finalist both years Aussie Open Juniors

14/U National #1

Winner Margaret Court Cup

Winner Wilson Cup

Competed against former number 1 Lindsay Davenport & Aussie Open Champion Lina

Angie specialises in technique & Junior development

Maico Egbers

Tennis Coach level 1 and 2 (A and B) certified by the KNLTB (Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association)

Played full time for 4 years. (Nationally ranked in the top 70)

NCAA GLVC all conference team in 2017 and 2018

Coached top junior players at the 2023 dutch national indoor championships

Trained at some of the best Dutch tennis academies with ATP tour level players.

UTR 11.6

B.B.A sport management with a minor in leadership from McKendree University (graduated Cum Laude)

Kinesiology and exercise physiology degree

Ethics in coaching certification by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)

Julien Rauber

Five years coaching experience

Former division II player

UTR 10.5

Two times junior regional champion (France) 2014-2015

Previously coached at John McEnroe tennis academy (New York)

Bachelor of Arts at Dominican College, New York

Theo Robson

Tennis Canada Level  Coach

10 years coaching experiance

YMCA Fit cerified personal trainer

Former Top 20 Quebec U14

Former Top 20 Quebec U16

Former Top 20 Quebec U18

Former Top 60 Canada Open ranking