What are the steps to becoming a pro Tennis Player?

**MinnesotaFats** · 07-24-18, 10:42 PM

Money

Gotta pay your own way thru the amateur stuff

Otherwise same as baseball or hockey....just keep practicing and working out

**cincinnatikid513** · 07-24-18, 11:03 PM

otters are u trying to raise ur kids to become professional athletes

here's my 12 points hope that helps pay for some lessons

**lonegambler23** · 07-24-18, 11:12 PM

otters gonna fix his sons matches

**ttwarrior1** · 07-24-18, 11:27 PM

otters, play thursday at wesselman?

**Otters27** · 07-24-18, 11:30 PM

Originally posted by cincinnatikid513

otters are u trying to raise ur kids to become professional athletes

here's my 12 points hope that helps pay for some lessons

Don't have kids. Nephew is good tennis player.

**Otters27** · 07-24-18, 11:31 PM

Originally posted by ttwarrior1

otters, play thursday at wesselman?

Is that in Evansville?

**ChocMilk23** · 07-24-18, 11:36 PM

money was the best answer... you need a coach...

**ttwarrior1** · 07-24-18, 11:48 PM

otters logo but dont know wesselman

but yes

**KVB** · 07-24-18, 11:58 PM

Simple steps.

Lemon water with cayenne pepper.

Three times a day.

**tony_come** · 07-25-18, 03:33 AM

Do you have good genes?

**tony_come** · 07-25-18, 03:34 AM

Make a baby with a black fat girl

**Booya711** · 07-25-18, 05:19 AM

Originally posted by Otters27

Don't have kids. Nephew is good tennis player.

As long as your nephew isn’t American....American men get dominated in tennis

**Booya711** · 07-25-18, 05:19 AM

Originally posted by tony_come

Make a baby with a black fat girl

**jjgold** · 07-25-18, 05:39 AM

It is virtually impossible

I heard people on tennis channel saying hardest sport to get on tour

**Chi_archie** · 07-25-18, 05:44 AM

a good wall and sharp video taking capability on your phone

**stepaside777** · 07-25-18, 07:53 AM

selling soul to the devil

**Otters27** · 07-25-18, 08:00 AM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

a good wall and sharp video taking capability on your phone

hey thats me

**Clutchut12** · 07-25-18, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by ChocMilk23

money was the best answer... you need a coach...

Choc u became a pro,congrads bro

**Hman** · 07-25-18, 08:10 AM

Originally posted by tony_come

Do you have good genes?

I was thinking same thing until i realized Andre Agassi & Steffi Graf's kid isnt even following in their footsteps with tennis.

Sucks cauz id love to see Andre Agassi the 2nd

**Clutchut12** · 07-25-18, 08:10 AM

Baseball or tennis is the best way to raise a kid if u want them to have a chance of playing sports for a living.

**beefcake** · 07-25-18, 07:34 PM

Originally posted by Hman

I was thinking same thing until i realized Andre Agassi & Steffi Graf's kid isnt even following in their footsteps with tennis.

Sucks cauz id love to see Andre Agassi the 2nd

Read Agassi's book "Open"..Awesome!!

**RudyRuetigger** · 07-25-18, 07:37 PM

Otter

best thing to do is cuss the kid out, spike in their face and brag about beating them

that is what they need the most, MENTAL TOUGHNESS

**VeggieDog** · 07-25-18, 07:39 PM

Originally posted by Hman

I was thinking same thing until i realized Andre Agassi & Steffi Graf's kid isnt even following in their footsteps with tennis.

Sucks cauz id love to see Andre Agassi the 2nd

Steffi always gave me a stiffy, even with that big honker of hers.

**Grits n' Gravy** · 07-25-18, 07:40 PM

Like most sports, it doesn’t matter how much $ you invest, if you aren’t willing to put in the work, you won’t succeed.

**El Nino** · 07-25-18, 11:39 PM

Elite genetics. Did you know that Zack Greinke was a tennis prodigy? You have quick twitch muscles, or you don't. Hard work will leave you broke and paying your way through the Challengers Tour.

**Plaza23** · 07-26-18, 12:02 AM

I can personally assert I am very familiar with how WTA careers are developed and financed. For one, you need a ton of $$$$. Mainly because you won't even hope to break even only playing ITF level events due to travel costs. You basically need to make the top 80 to have a career that even makes you money. And it'll take a few years to gain enough points to make it that high.

Before getting to that point, you obviously gotta be a great player. And the only way to become a great player is to practice against other great players - and that usually happens in the US at Nick Bollatieri's Academy or Chris Evert's Academy. Pay the tuition and go there (or if you are a prodigy maybe they give you a scholarship).

Most of the state HS tennis champs from the northern states play no competition. So they aren't actually getting better even though they are winning lot of matches in their states. Tennis is the one sport where you can't really become great by only doing drills by yourself. You have to play elite competition. I'd say tennis is the hardest sport to make a living at. Being top 80 in the world is nearly impossible task given Tennis is a world wide sport. But there are stories of women in their 30s finally breaking thru like Buznarnescu or even Mandy Minella.

If you got alot of cash you can certainly chase the dream. Lot of the tennis girls are rich country club girls blowing thru daddy's money till they turn 20/21 and realize slumming it on 3rd world clay shit holes isn't a very glamourous life and then give up and do something else.

As for mens side, if you want inspiration look up Diego Schwartzmann. If he can make it from how he started (5'6, poor, playing shit level Futures events). anyone can.

**Otters27** · 07-26-18, 02:26 AM

wow. Thanks guys I appreciate the info. My nephew has fallen in love with tennis and says he wants to be a pro. Now I know its a long shot but I figure if he works hard and has a dream he can at least play college tennis as consolation prize and then everything else will be icing on the cake.

**RudyRuetigger** · 07-26-18, 10:01 AM

otter do what i said

he can learn technique LATER when he has a job and can pay for coaches himself

your job is to rip him to fukkin shreds

hit with him balls, laugh when he double vaults, etc

it will let you know if he has "it" or if he needs to be in the band instead

**gauchojake** · 07-26-18, 10:05 AM

I will ask Sam Querry and get back to you.

**Otters27** · 07-26-18, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by gauchojake

I will ask Sam Querry and get back to you.

You know him?

**Otters27** · 07-26-18, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by RudyRuetigger

otter do what i said

he can learn technique LATER when he has a job and can pay for coaches himself

your job is to rip him to fukkin shreds

hit with him balls, laugh when he double vaults, etc

it will let you know if he has "it" or if he needs to be in the band instead

I'm actually pretty hard on him. He is cool as a cucumber for now

**gauchojake** · 07-26-18, 01:31 PM

Originally posted by Otters27

You know him?

His sister

**Otters27** · 07-26-18, 02:12 PM

Originally posted by gauchojake

His sister

Right on.

**JIBBBY** · 07-26-18, 02:25 PM

Tennis lessons at a very early age to start, tennis camps then after, go to the best schools for tennis.. Tennis leagues, then live and breathe tennis daily..

Make sure you got to a very good Tennis based High school like we have here in Los Angeles, California... Become the #1 tennis player at your high school, get a scholarship to a good tennis College like UCLA after that.. Dominate and go Pro then after..

That's what I would have done if I could have a do over.. I went for Volleyball and Basketball also and it was to much to master them all. Just ended up being really good at all 3 sports but a master of none... I never focused on just one sport in other words growing up.. Big mistake...

Just sharing my potential pro life story..

.. I had the physical gifts...