The Coaching Team
Sharon Bitel
Sharon Bitel is our head tennis coach at Temple Fortune Club. She is an LTA licensed Pro with 29 years of coaching experience, Sharon has achieved No. 10 in Great Britain for Under 18’s and has reached the last 16 of Junior Wimbledon. She has captained and played for Great Britain Over 40’s & over 45's teams.
Please contact Sharon on 0208 455 5350 or by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further information on ladies tennis groups, junior holiday courses and individual lessons. Sharon Bitel, and another LTA coach will be running Adult Tennis Groups at Temple Fortune Club as follows:
Ala Tehrani
Ala Tehrani is an LTA qualified coach with vast experience at playing at a professional level. He achieved a world ranking and has played the likes of Fernando Gonzalez (No 8 ATP) and Nikolay Davidenko No 5 ATP). He has played most of the top twenty in Great Britain with wins against various Davis cup players, such as David Sherwood, and Andrew Banks. He has coached at all levels for the last 14 years. He has also travelled extensively and has amassed a broad range of conceptual coaching knowledge from various countries and systems of coaching. Ala runs the Junior Tennis School from Monday to Saturday, and also runs Performance Squads on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Please contact Ala on 07985 185346 or by e-mail to
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for more information on the tennis school, men's groups and individual lessons.
The Coaching Team
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| Eckow Carboo | Sam Neathey | Alex Kolesnikow | Simon Cole |
download the pdf for details of coaching team members
Junior Groups
Mini Tennis Groups
Half hour courses aimed at children aged 3 years upwards, aimed at a fun introduction to tennis.
Junior Tennis School
Term time groups for children from 3 years upwards. The perfect fun way to learn tennis techniques and ball skills. Places are very limited, so do not delay! Drinks and food available while you watch your children play.
Junior Holiday Courses
For children aged 4 - 16 from 9:30 to 3:pm most half term and school holiday weeks - choose to attend for one day or for whole week and for 1/2 or full day. Children are allocated groups depending on age and ability.
Adult Groups
Standards are from beginner to team standard. Please download the form via the Tennis coaching links at the bottom of the page.








