ChampionsAre Coached Here.
40 years teaching the game. USPTA Master Professional — one of 138 in the world. USTA Hall of Fame. Now taking new students in Mesa and the greater Phoenix metro.
Mike Van Zutphen — 40 years teaching the game he loves.
Mike turned a youthful obsession with tennis into a life of coaching tour pros, collegiate players, high-school champions, and thousands of juniors and adults who simply wanted to play the game better.
He is one of only 138 USPTA Master Professionals in the world, a USTA Hall of Fame inductee (2018), a Tennis Teachers Hall of Fame inductee (1995), and Past President of the USPTA California Division. Long Beach and Huntington Beach were home for decades. Mesa is home now.
- 5× USPTA Southwest Professional of the Year
- 2× Southwest Coach of the Year
- 2× National USPTA Community Service Award
- 20 Years Southwest Tester of the Year
- Mesa CC Athletics Hall of Fame
- AZ Governor's Humanitarian Award — 25+ yrs Special Olympics
To the top of the sport.
A career of moving players from the first lesson to the highest levels of junior, collegiate, and pro tennis.
Coaching for every level.
From a kid's first swing to a college recruit's final tournament prep — every player gets a plan. Book a lesson and Mike will tell you exactly where to start.
Quickstart Juniors
Scaled equipment, low-compression balls, short-court games. Where a kid's love of tennis begins.
Essential Juniors
The technical foundation — strokes, rallying, serve mechanics, live-ball tactics.
High School Program
Varsity, section, and state prep. Every level welcome; grouped by ability.
College Prep & Recruiting
NCAA D1/D2/D3-track training, video review, and coach-network access from 40 years in the sport.
Doubles Coaching
Positioning, poaching, first-strike patterns. For pairs and mixed teams playing to win.
Adult Lessons & Clinics
Beginner through 4.5+. Privates, semi-privates, group clinics. Fitness plus tactics.
Tournament & Touring-Pro Prep
Match strategy, scouting, tournament design, mental game. Occasional slots — inquire.
USPTA Certification Coaching
Certification prep from a 20-year Southwest Tester. Trained pros in India, South Africa, New Zealand.
The game rewards the players who show up.
— Mike Van Zutphen
Doubles coaching that actually wins points.
A specialty across every generation of Mike's coaching. Positioning, poaching, communication, first-strike patterns. For pairs and mixed teams sharpening for league play, USTA sectionals, and beyond.
- Formations & poaching
- Serve+1 patterns
- Return of serve strategy
- Communication under pressure
Coaching across the greater Phoenix metro.
Book your lesson.
New students, camp inquiries, and coach-development requests reach Mike directly. Typical reply within 24 hours.