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The most recent ITF World Coaches Conference – the showpiece event of the ITF's Coach Education Programme – took place in Lithuania during October 2025. 

The ITF World Coaches Conference is a biennial event, with the 2025 edition held at the SEB Arena in Vilnius. It was organised by the ITF in conjunction with the Lithuanian Tennis Union and Tennis Europe.   

The three-day in-person conference attracted more than 600 coaches and speakers from around the world and brought together leading international experts in coach education, player performance and sport science.

Conference overview

The experts on show in Vilnius presented on the latest developments in their fields through a series of practical on-court demonstrations and off-court presentations.

Click here to find out who spoke at the 2025 World Coaches Conference

What is the World Coaches Conference?

Held biennially, the ITF World Coaches Conference is an international coaching conference which regularly attracts more than 600 coaches and experts from nations all around the world. The conference delivers content related to tennis coaching, applied sport science for coaching, player development, participation and coach education.

ITF World Coaches Conference Photo gallery

Take a look at some photos from previous ITF World Coaches Conferences. 

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