Our team of experienced tennis coaches are on hand for instruction and advice with tennis lessons at our West London location; situated on the River Thames. We offer a complete and comprehensive program of instruction for adults and children.
Dukes Meadows is the home of the Regional Player Development Centre for London & South East, supported by the LTA. We are proud to play our part in developing and delivering success by offering high quality tennis lessons and tennis coaching to all.
Individual sessions start from £35 for individual sessions, and our team also offer a variety of training sessions suited to your specific needs.
Dukes Meadows prides itself on junior development and there are full children’s programmes and holiday camps available throughout the year.
All our tennis coaches run their own booking diaries, please take a look at their bios ahead of booking to make sure you choose the ideal coach for your needs.
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Gabriella Taylor
Gabriella Taylor
XBorn in Southampton, UK, Gabriella Taylor is a former professional British
tennis player who devoted 18 years of her life to the sport. Her journey
commenced at the age of 10, traversing the globe to participate in prestigious Tennis Europe events such as Les Petits As, where she reached the semi-finals, emerged as a finalist at the U14 Orange Bowl, and achieved a top-10 ranking in the Tennis Europe standings.Venturing into the Junior ITF circuit, she attained a career-high world junior
ranking of 46 by the age of 16, only to face setbacks due to surgery. Shifting
her focus to the ITF Women’s tour at 17, she won her first $10k ITF
tournament and won a round in the Women’s Wimbledon qualifying against
Sofia Arvidsson (former WTA 29) . In her final junior year, she secured a Wild
Card into Junior Wimbledon, defeating the world no.2 (French Open Winner) but unfortunately had to retire in the quarterfinals.Throughout her career, Gabriella has collaborated with coaches like Xavier
Budo and David Sunyer, known for their work with Carla Suarez Navarro,
Paula Badosa, and Garbine Muguruza. Breaking into the Women’s Top 200 at the age of 19, she achieved a career-high ranking of WTA 162 in 2018 and
made her debut at The Wimbledon Championships, engaging in a closely
contested third-set match against Genie Bouchard. Her Women’s Tour record includes 6 ITF singles titles and 2 Doubles titles.Now, Gabriella Taylor leads a life dedicated to sharing her rich tour
experiences, aiming to impart the love of the game to players of all ages.
Through coaching and mentorship, she aspires to inspire a new generation of tennis enthusiasts, fostering a passion for the sport. Her journey continues
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Michael Amey
Michael Amey
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Daniel Engley
Daniel Engley
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Fraser Russell
Fraser Russell
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Ryan Storrie
Ryan Storrie
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Cameron Smith
Cameron Smith
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Alex Douglas
Alex Douglas
XAlex started playing tennis at 18 and obtained his Level 1 and 2 coaching qualifications before enrolling at Sheffield Hallam University in 2015. At university, Alex played Men’s 1st & 2nd team tennis at BUCS and ran player development before graduating in 2021 with a Bachelor’s in Sports Engineering.
Alex has been coaching for 8 years and has experience delivering sessions for all age groups, specialising in mini and junior tennis. Alex previously worked at the Hallamshire Club, Sheffield, from 2015-2020, and also held the role of Head Coach at Rustlings Tennis Club from 2017 to 2019 during this period.
Alex is currently completing his Level 3 coaching qualification, and continues to play competitively on the British circuit. Alex is happy and available to work with players of all ages and abilities in both a coaching and hitting capacity.
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Victoria Lapthorne
Victoria Lapthorne
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Ruaridh Macleod
Ruaridh Macleod
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Alex Jhun
Alex Jhun
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Robbie Ridout
Robbie Ridout
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Enrique Vidal
Enrique Vidal
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Sam Hutt
Sam Hutt
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Ben Clavering
Ben Clavering
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Joshua Dragone
Joshua Dragone
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Tiger Joyce
Tiger Joyce
XAfter a successful junior tennis career, Tiger spent 5 years at David Lloyd Raynes Park and 2 years at Sutton Tennis Academy. In that time, he helped build their junior programmes and led the performance programme at Raynes Park. Tiger joined Dukes Meadows in 2018 and for his first 2 years his main role was to build out and run the junior programme, with a focus on developing future performance players.
He then moved to the 10-14 age group and worked to bring several players to the regional, national and international competition levels. Whilst still focusing on performance players in the 10-14 age group, Tiger now also works closely with select older players ranging from those on the Junior ITF circuit to the WTA and ATP tours.
Tiger is known for his dedication and relentlessness in his mission of developing players, at any level, to be the best that that they can be through hard work, focusing on the basics of the game, and commitment to their own journey.
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Neil Bamford
Neil Bamford
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