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WPTA Coaching Team

Find our about our coaches, book a private tennis lesson, set goals and have fun reaching them. Our coaching team have many years of experience and are on hand to help plan your lessons at Wimbledon Park.

MEET THE WPTA COACHING TEAM

Steve Cockell

WPTA Founder & Director of Tennis

Steve has been a tennis professional for 25 years and holds an LTA Level 4 Accreditation. He has worked at many of London's most famous venues including the AELTC, the Roehampton Club and the National Tennis Centre. Steve is also well renowned for running his own tennis and coaching services and his current company Live Love Sport Ltd manages community tennis sites across 3 venues in SW London.


Private Lessons: from £65 per hour

Steve is available for private coaching on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons at WPTA. You can connect via email with him to discuss your requirements, available packages or advice on your lessons.


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Lucas Browne

Senior tennis coach 

Lucas is a local Wimbledon resident and has been a qualified tennis coach for over 20 years. He is a PTR professional with a LTA accreditation allowing him to teach players of all standards. Lucas focuses heavily on the adult coaching program at WPTA and runs classes for all levels on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.


Private Lessons: from £55 per hour

Lucas is available for private coaching during the day from Mon-Thur and all day on Friday at WPTA. You can connect with Lucas via email to discuss your requirements, available packages or advice on what lessons to book.


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Richard Henman

Senior tennis coach

Richard is a new member of the WPTA tennis team but is hardly new to coaching! He has been teaching for over 20 years and is a LTA Level 4 Accredited coach with experience of running and teaching in programs across London and the UK. He is very good with all levels of players and will be working in Wimbledon Park on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturdays.


Private Lessons: from £65 per hour

Richard is available at limited times in the park for private lessons. Lesson enquiries can be made via email using the link below. Lessons are paid directly to all WPTA coaches in advance of any bookings.


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Artur Culicovschi

Senior tennis coach 

Artur has joined WPTA recently having been coaching in Romania and across the US. He is a former tour level player and college graduate from the US meaning he has a high level of play and is a great option for performance players as well as a range of other levels


Private Lessons: from £60 per hour

Artur is available for private coaching all week at WPTA included selected times in the evenings and weekends. You can connect with Artur via email to discuss your requirements, available packages or advice on what lessons to book.


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Arion Thomas

Junior Coach & Lead Coach for Tennis Express

Arion joined WPTA in 2023 and is a local Wimbledon resident. Arion has accumulated over 5 years of teaching experience alongside a degree in sports science. He is a very enthusiastic coach and a great person to choose if you are new to tennis and want to have a coach who is patient, easy to play with and full of energy!


Private Lessons: from £55 per hour

Arion is available for private coaching all week during the daytime and weekday evenings at WPTA. You can connect with Arion via email to discuss your requirements, available packages or advice on what lessons to book.


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Private Lesson Schedule 

Coach Name Day & Times Price
Steve Cockell Tues, Thurs & Sat (9am-3pm) £65ph
Lucas Browne Mon-Fri (9am-2pm) £60ph
Arion Thomas Mon & Wed (8am-11am) & Thur (7pm-9pm) £55ph
Artur Culicovschi All Week £60 ph

WPTA Support Team

WPTA is an independent family run business and we have a small but really helpful support team to assist with booking, enquiries and assisting our lead coaches. Steve takes care of a lot of the organising of coaching groups but is assisted by his wife Angela who deals with general enquiries and payment issues for players and parents.


Our tennis coaching assistants are young, high level tennis players that have progressed via Steve's coaching and are now ready to pass on their help to our youngest players. We support these assistants on their path to gaining Tennis Leader and Level 1 coaching qualifications. 

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