There are several types of tennis coaches in Singapore, ranging from the best tennis academies in Singapore to the freelancers and the weekend part-time coaches, or even ball-feeders who act as a tennis trainer or hitting partner with no coaching inputs.
As there is a huge body of research to show that children at a younger age are visual learners, what is the most important is to find a private coach who is well-certified, and with a vast amount of competitive experience as well as a high-level tournament player. Some of the more notable coaching certifications include ITF, TCA, AATC, PTR and the GPTCA. The best tennis coaches in Singapore would hold at least one of these tennis coaching certifications.
From the list of well accredited coaches, it would be possible to narrow it down to coaches with extensive international competitive experience. Such playing record is publicly available at the ITF, ATP and WTA websites. For example, Coach X, Coach Bo, Coach Michael, Coach Pratim are all ranked players on the international circuit. Coach Rocky Paglalunan has coached Jeson Pratombon to number 9 in the world junior ITF rankings, while Coach Israel Abarquez is the reining Singapore Open Men’s Singles Champion.