1986
He came to coach.
Clark Francis moves to Dubai to further his career as a professional tennis coach. “The rest, as they say, is history!”
SOURCE: /ABOUT-US/ TIMELINE
Strung for Federer. Ball kids since ’93. Then your child.
CF Tennis Academy's stringing team has worked on the racquets of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Serena and Venus Williams at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships — in their words — and has trained the tournament's ball kids since 1993. The same academy coaches private, semi-private and group lessons at fourteen venues across Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
STRINGING LABOUR AED 80 SYNTHETIC · AED 100 NATURAL GUT · JUNIOR CLUB MORNING AED 2,960 / TERM · DROP-IN FROM AED 85 · NO MEMBERSHIP FEE · PRICES INCLUDE 5% VAT
“The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium is considered the home of tennis in the UAE… 5 floodlit Deco-Turf tennis courts… an unmissable part of the ATP and WTA circuit, hosting players like Federer, Djokovic and the Williams sisters.”
The ball kids have been theirs since the first year.
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships began in 1993. CF Tennis Academy has trained its ball kids from that first year — in their words, almost 250 children, trained for over two months, every year. Ball-Kid Training is on the price list at AED 500.
| SINCE | 1993 — “the induction year of the ATP in Dubai” |
|---|---|
| TRAINED | almost 250 children, over 2 months, each year |
| PROGRAMME | Ball-Kid Training · AED 500 |
| WHERE | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Al Garhoud |
| SOURCE | cftennisacademy.com/atp-ball-kids |
Every name here came through this room.
Their stringing page names the players the CF Pro Stringing Team has worked with at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. One main per name. Pull the head.
SCHEMATIC — NOT TO SCALE · 16 MAINS · 19 CROSSES
MAIN 00 / 16
Pull.
ELEVEN NAMES ARE PUBLISHED ON CFTENNISACADEMY.COM/STRINGING. PULL THE HEAD.
Forty years in Dubai, in six knots.
Their about page dates the founder's arrival to 1986, the launch of Clark Francis Tennis to 1997, the CF Tennis Academy name to 2014. The rest is on the cards.
1993
The first ball kids.
The Dubai tournament's induction year. CF has trained its ball kids ever since.
SOURCE: /ATP-BALL-KIDS/
Fourteen venues, by name.
CF does not own courts. It coaches at fourteen venues its site lists — international schools across Dubai, a sports hub in Abu Dhabi, and the stadium in Al Garhoud. Every one is here, with the photograph from its own page.
12 DUBAI + 2 ABU DHABI, AS FILTERED ON CFTENNISACADEMY.COM/VENUES · PHOTOGRAPHS FROM EACH VENUE'S OWN PAGE
FLAGSHIP
Five Deco-Turf courts at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, in their words, where the academy's post box is.
CALL 800-TENNIS
PRIVATE 60 MIN · AED 400SEMI-PRIVATE 60 MIN · AED 275JUNIOR CLUB MORNING · AED 2,960 / TERM 1NO MEMBERSHIP FEE · 5% VAT INCLUDED
A CF TENNIS ACADEMY STUDENT, UNNAMED — CFTENNISACADEMY.COM HOMEPAGE BANNER
Two prices are published. Both are here.
The price list and the homepage give different figures for the same three lessons. This page prints both and does not choose. Confirm on 800-TENNIS before booking.
| LESSON, 60 MIN | PRICE LIST | 5 LESSONS | 10 LESSONS | HOMEPAGE SAYS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIVATE | AED400 | 1,650 | 3,250 | 325 |
| SEMI-PRIVATE | AED275 | 1,050 | 1,950 | 190 |
| GROUP | term package only, AED 1,600–2,900 per 10/15/16-week term | — | — | 127 |
PRICE LIST: CFTENNISACADEMY.COM/PRICELIST · HOMEPAGE AND PROGRAMME PAGES: 325 / 190 / 127 · “BESPOKE PROGRAM PRICES MAY VARY” — CF
DROP-IN, ADULTS
| HIT WITH THE PRO'S | 90 |
|---|---|
| LADIES MORNING | 85 |
| LADIES LEAGUE | 100 |
| CLUB NIGHT | 90 |
| CREW MORNING / EVENING | 90 |
| DRILLS NIGHT | 100 |
| MATCH PLAY (ADULTS) | 110 |
| COURT RENTAL | 250 / HOUR |
TERMS
- TERM 1 · 29 AUG – 18 DEC 2026 · 16 WKS
- TERM 2 · 2 JAN – 16 APR 2027 · 15 WKS
- TERM 3 · 17 APR – 25 JUN 2027 · 10 WKS
JUNIORS
- JUNIOR CLUB MORNING · AED 2,960 · TERM 1
- BALL-KID TRAINING · AED 500
Twenty-six programmes, from Red Intro to Coach Accreditation.
Everything CF's programmes page names, in its own order. Junior age bands as published: Red 4–8, Orange 9 and under, Green 10 and under, Yellow 11 and above.
- 01Private LessonTWO PRICES — SEE 06
- 02Semi-Private LessonTWO PRICES — SEE 06
- 03Group LessonTWO PRICES — SEE 06
- 04Junior Development
- 05Earn Your Stripes
- 06Indoor Mini-Tennis
- 07Hit With The Pro'sAED 90
- 08Ladies MorningAED 85
- 09Club Nights
- 10Adult Drop-In Clinic
- 11Ball-Kid TrainingAED 500
- 12Cardio Tennis
- 13After School Activities
- 14More4All
- 15Ladies LeagueAED 100
- 16Coach Accreditation
- 17Group of 4
- 18Group of 6
- 19Red Intro Tennis
- 20Tennis Camps
- 21Performance Program
- 22Week Without Walls
- 23Crew Tennis
- 24Matchplay
- 25CF Fitness Program
- 26Touch Tennis
AED 80 a racquet.
Labour. AED 80 for synthetic, AED 100 for natural gut; strings from AED 100 to 200 by brand. The technician is Paul Espie — in CF’s words the UAE's only Master Racket Technician, with more than thirty years of stringing and customisation.
| SYNTHETIC | AED 80 LABOUR |
|---|---|
| NATURAL GUT | AED 100 LABOUR |
| STRINGS | AED 100 – 200, BY BRAND |
| SOURCE | cftennisacademy.com/stringing |
NO PHOTOGRAPH OF THE STRINGING TEAM IS PUBLISHED. THE RACQUET STANDS IN.
- FRAME
- GROMMET STRIP
- MAINS × 16
- CROSSES × 19
- STENCIL
Thirty-seven coaches, by name. Ten of them here.
CF’s coaches page lists thirty-seven profiles. The academy is affiliated with Tennis Emirates, the governing body of tennis in the UAE — its words. Coaches carry the academy’s own tiers; two are published here.
NAMES AND TIERS AS PUBLISHED ON CFTENNISACADEMY.COM/COACHES · ONLY TWO TIERS ARE PUBLISHED ON THE PAGES FETCHED
Every week, for those who would not otherwise play.
SPECIAL NEEDS
CF Tennis Academy launches the only dedicated Special Needs program for tennis in the UAE, servicing those less fortunate with professional guidance and tuition every week throughout the year.
— ABOUT-US TIMELINE, 2016
SCHOOLS
For almost a decade, we have been the only academy to offer free school training for both teams and curriculum PE lessons throughout the country.
— CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PAGE · “ALMOST 1,000 STUDENTS NATIONWIDE”
AFFILIATION
Proudly affiliated with Tennis Emirates, the governing body of tennis in the U.A.E.
— ABOUT US
THE SPECIAL NEEDS PARTICIPANT COUNT IS PUBLISHED TWICE, AS 250 AND AS 300. NEITHER IS PRINTED HERE. SEE 12.
The post box is at the stadium.
CF Tennis Academy’s registered address is P.O. BOX 15935, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Al Garhoud, Dubai. Lessons are at the fourteen venues on this page. There are no published opening hours; the academy answers on 800-TENNIS.
| ACADEMY | 800-TENNIS · info@cftennisacademy.com |
|---|---|
| FOUNDER | Clark Francis · +971 50 624 0162 · clark@cftennisacademy.com |
| MARKETING | Gabbie Marriott · +971 55 749 4446 · gabbie@cftennisacademy.com |
| SOCIAL | FACEBOOK · INSTAGRAM · YOUTUBE · X |
MAP — LOADS ON REQUEST · 25.242187, 55.340962 (CF’S OWN PIN)
“No Annual Membership/Registration Fee required!”