One player, one coach, one hour of work that has a point to it. Both coaches take every level — $100 an hour with Hayk, $120 with Markos — and we arrange the court wherever you are, from South Pasadena to Santa Monica.
A group clinic is excellent value and almost useless for fixing a specific problem. Twelve players, one coach, and the thing that is costing you matches gets three seconds of attention every twenty minutes. A private lesson is the opposite trade: you pay more per hour and you get the entire hour pointed at your game.
That matters most when something is genuinely broken — a serve that will not go in under pressure, a forehand that collapses when the ball comes fast, footwork that leaves you reaching on every wide ball. Those do not fix themselves through repetition in a group. They need someone watching one player closely enough to see the cause rather than the symptom.
Every private lesson here starts from that principle. We find the one or two things holding your level back, we tell you what they are in plain language, and then we spend the hour on them in the order that will produce the fastest visible change.
Sessions are built from the same components regardless of level — the difference is the depth and the pace.
Honest answer: once a week changes your tennis slowly, twice a week changes it visibly. Most adults who want a real difference within a season train once a week and play twice. Juniors who are working towards tournaments generally need two sessions plus match play.
If you know you want more than one lesson a week, take the weekly package — $90 a session with Hayk and $110 with Markos. It is not just cheaper; it lets the coach plan across sessions rather than starting fresh every time.
And if you are not sure yet, book one lesson. At the end of it you will get a straight assessment of where you are and how often you would realistically need to train to get where you want. No obligation and no sales pitch attached to it.
You do not need a club membership and you do not need to own a court. Tell us the area you are in and we arrange somewhere close — Pasadena, South Pasadena, Altadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, Arcadia, La Cañada Flintridge, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Glendale, Burbank or the Downtown Los Angeles side of the corridor.
Court time is arranged as part of booking the lesson, so the only thing you need to bring is a racket — and if you do not have one yet, we will bring one for you to use.
You have been playing for a while at the same level and group clinics have stopped moving the needle.
A serve, a backhand, a volley — something specific that falls apart the moment a match starts.
You would rather learn properly from the first session than unlearn bad habits in two years.
Tournaments, high school tennis or league play, and you need the technical and tactical work a group cannot give.
Ten minutes of movement and rallying that doubles as the coach watching how you actually hit under no pressure.
We isolate the one or two things costing you the most, and explain what is causing them rather than just what looks wrong.
Focused repetition on the fix, progressing from feeding to live ball so the change survives contact with a real rally.
The last few minutes are what to practise before next time, and what it should look like in four weeks if you do.
Both coaches teach private lessons. Which one you get should depend on where your game is right now, not on price — a $120 lesson aimed two levels above a beginner is worse value than a $100 lesson pitched exactly right.
Hayk coaches every level, and spends most of his week with juniors and players starting out — patient, genuinely fun to train with, and relentless about clean fundamentals.
Markos coaches every level, and spends most of his week with 3.0-and-up players — cleaner mechanics, sharper patterns, and matches that start going the other way.
Every rate on this site is the rate you pay. No booking fee, no platform commission, no membership.
| Session | Hayk | Markos |
|---|---|---|
| Private lesson (1 hour)One-on-one, one hour, on a court near you | $100 | $120 |
| Weekly package — 2+ sessions per weekBilled per session, structured plan and progress tracking | $90 / session | $110 / session |
| Group lesson (3–4 players)Drill-based session with live point play | $55 / player | $55 / player |
| High-level hitting partner (1 hour)Competitive-intensity rallying, patterns and match simulation | — | $120 |
| Semi-private for twoSiblings, partners and doubles pairs — ask when you book | On request | On request |
Filmed during real lessons on the courts we coach on. No stock footage, no actors — just what an hour here looks like.
Send this and it reaches the coaches directly — no marketplace, no call centre, no service fee. Most enquiries get an answer within a couple of hours during the day. If you would rather just text, that number works too.
One full hour on court. Not fifty minutes, not forty-five with a changeover — an hour of coaching. Longer sessions can be arranged if you want them; just ask when you book.
No. If you are just starting, tell us when you book and we will bring a racket for you to use. Once you know you are going to keep playing, we will tell you what to buy and roughly what it should cost — without sending you to the most expensive frame in the shop.
Yes. Semi-private sessions for two are available on request — siblings, couples and doubles partners do this regularly. Tell us when you book and we will quote it.
Same-week booking is usually possible, and same-day happens more often than you would think. Fixed weekly slots at popular times — weekday late afternoons and Saturday mornings — should be booked a week or two ahead.
Give us 24 hours notice and we will move the lesson at no charge. Inside 24 hours we will always try to reschedule, but the court and the slot were held for you and may be charged.
Tell us the player, the level and the part of town. We will match you to the right coach and arrange the court — usually the same day you ask.
