Rick Macci Tennis Academy: High-Performance Tennis Academy in Florida

Boca Raton, Florida, United States — at the Rick Macci Tennis Center in South County Regional Park.

Year-round tennis academy offering junior development, high-performance training, camps, and private coaching.

Rick Macci — USPTA Hall of Fame coach who has trained or worked with five players who later reached World No. 1.

Players of different ages and levels, from junior development to high-performance juniors and ATP/WTA-level players.

The High Performance program is designed for players ages 12–18, with groups based on competitive level, including UTR, USTA, ITF, ATP, and WTA standards.

Year-round academy options include up to six hours of training per day, five days per week, with shorter training formats also available.

Technical instruction focuses on building efficient, repeatable strokes while adapting technique to each player’s individual characteristics and playing style.

Movement, balance, positioning, and footwork are integrated into on-court training to help players perform more efficiently in different match situations.

Players develop point construction, decision-making, patterns of play, and a better understanding of how to use their strengths against different opponents.

Fitness and athletic development complement tennis training, helping players improve speed, strength, endurance, coordination, and overall court movement.

Coaching is adapted to each player’s age, ability, competitive level, strengths, weaknesses, and development goals rather than applying the same model to every player.

Intensive year-round training for committed players, with programs combining on-court development, match play, fitness, and individualized coaching. Training options can reach up to six hours per day, five days per week.

Junior development and high-performance training designed to allow school-age players to combine education with structured tennis and fitness sessions.

Short-term intensive training opportunities allow players to experience the academy’s coaching environment without committing to a full year-round program.

Outdoor hard courts provide the primary training environment for academy programs, private coaching, match play, and competitive development.

The facility supports intensive daily training for competitive juniors and advanced players participating in the academy’s high-performance programs.

Physical preparation and fitness are incorporated into academy programs to complement on-court training and support athletic development.

Structured match play gives players opportunities to apply technical and tactical work in competitive situations as part of their development.

The Boca Raton location provides a warm-weather environment suited to outdoor tennis training throughout much of the year.

United States. Macci worked with Serena Williams during her formative junior years in Florida. She later became World No. 1 and won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

United States. Macci coached Venus Williams during an important period of her junior development before she turned professional. She later reached World No. 1 and won seven Grand Slam singles titles.

Russia. Macci worked with Maria Sharapova during her early development in Florida. She later became World No. 1 and completed the career Grand Slam.

United States. Macci worked with Andy Roddick during his development as a young player. Roddick later reached World No. 1 and won the 2003 US Open.

United States. Macci worked with Jennifer Capriati during her development as a young player. She later became World No. 1 and won three Grand Slam singles titles.

Rick Macci has decades of experience developing competitive players and has worked with multiple athletes who later reached World No. 1.

Coaching is adapted to each player’s technique, movement, competitive level, strengths, weaknesses, and long-term development goals.

Programs accommodate different stages of development, allowing young players to progress from junior training toward increasingly demanding competitive and high-performance environments.

Year-round and short-term programs provide flexible options for players seeking anything from regular development to intensive daily training.

The academy’s Boca Raton location provides a warm-weather environment suited to extensive outdoor training and year-round player development.