Lozano Altur Tennis Academy

A Spanish high performance pathway with deep roots

Lozano Altur Tennis Academy sits just south of Valencia and grows out of the long coaching partnership of José Altur and Pablo Lozano. After years together at a respected Valencian project, the pair launched their own academy in 2016 with a simple, demanding idea. Take the best of Spanish clay court education, add relentless attention to daily habits, and then individualize the load for juniors, college-bound players, and touring professionals. Families will recognize the résumés that shaped this philosophy. Altur guided David Ferrer during the years that led to a world number 3 ranking and also worked with Igor Andreev and Taro Daniel. Lozano coached Sara Errani through a decade that produced a career Grand Slam in doubles and a top five singles ranking. Their academy is not a hall of fame exhibit. It is a working school where lessons from the pro tour are converted into schedules, progressions, and match-tough routines.

That founding story matters because it explains tone and standards. The directors are hands-on on court, they build plans that make sense across months rather than days, and they refuse to sell shortcuts. The focus is practical and measurable. A week is successful when player and coach can point to two or three specific competencies that improved and that hold up under match stress.

Why the Valencian setting helps players grow

Where you train matters. Valencia offers a Mediterranean climate that keeps outdoor tennis viable most of the year, with winter temperatures that allow consistent clay work and spring conditions that invite long blocks on court. Humidity near the coast rewards players who learn to hit with shape and depth, while breezier days force problem solving on ball height and margin. The city is also well connected for travel, which simplifies tournament scheduling across Spain and into France or Italy.

The academy operates across two clubs that create variety and a clear weekly rhythm. Club Deportivo Saladar sits in Silla, inside the Albufera natural park, surrounded by rice fields and flat terrain. It is quiet, sunny, and ideal for concentrated training blocks. Club Español de Tenis is in Rocafort, northwest of the city, a traditional members club with a large footprint and social life that keeps tennis connected to a broader community. The two site model lets coaches pick surfaces and settings to match the phase of work, from long physical sessions to more competitive match play.

Facilities across two clubs

A serious player needs courts, a gym, recovery options, and a place to live that does not drain energy. Lozano Altur covers those bases in a way that emphasizes function over flash.

Courts and surfaces

Between the two clubs, players train primarily on clay, with Green Set hard courts available for first strike patterns, serve speed, and transition work. The mix is intentional. Clay builds rally tolerance, defensive footwork, and point construction. Hard courts translate that base into quicker decision making and finishing skills at net. Rotating across both surfaces is part of the calendar rather than a last minute switch.

Strength, conditioning, and recovery

The on site gyms handle strength and conditioning blocks that tie directly to the court plan. Recovery is treated as training, not as an afterthought. Players have access to physiotherapy, sports medicine oversight, and scheduled stress testing to keep load appropriate. Recovery modalities are practical: mobility work, soft tissue treatment, hydration and fueling checks, and reset routines on the midweek lighter day.

Technology and video

Video is used to make feedback specific and to remove guesswork. Coaches pause a forehand to check torso and hip alignment at contact, track how often a player recovers to neutral after an aggressive backhand, or analyze serve placement maps to confirm trends rather than impressions. The idea is to let data reinforce coaching language without turning sessions into laptop meetings.

Boarding and logistics

For out of town families, accommodation is arranged through vetted homestays or shared apartments. This keeps the environment calm and allows language immersion for international players. A daily transport service connects Valencia with Silla to simplify commutes for juniors who live in the city. The academy also runs a daily stringing service with simple per racquet or voucher pricing, a small detail that stabilizes tension week to week and prevents equipment from becoming an excuse.

Coaching staff and philosophy

Altur’s playing experience on the pro tour shapes court craft. The emphasis is on constructive rally tolerance, balance through the shot, and footwork patterns that let a player hold the baseline under pressure. Lozano’s years with Errani show up in precision on patterns, serve placement, transition balls, and the repeatability of choices on big points. Around the directors is a staff that includes experienced coaches and specialists in fitness and sport psychology, with résumés that span ITF juniors, Challenger events, and both ATP and WTA tournaments.

Methodologically, most weekdays include two on court sessions and one physical block. Technical priorities are sequenced across microcycles. One period may isolate the outside leg load on heavy cross court forehands. The next might return to neutralizing slice backhands, depth control, and reset footwork after stretch defense. Physical work is programmed to support those themes rather than living in a separate silo. The aim is not to complete a checklist. It is to repeat a theme until it holds under speed, fatigue, and pressure.

The mental side is treated with the same precision. Coaches rehearse mini scenarios: serve plus one from the ad side after a miss and down 15 30, closing a game from 40 15 with a primary and secondary pattern, or responding to a time violation warning without losing focus. It is not theatrical. It is routine, and it sees pressure as a skill that can be trained.

Programs and paths

Lozano Altur publishes schedules and fees for a set of clear tracks, which helps families plan time and budget.

Year round Academy Program, age 14 and up

The core week runs Monday to Friday with two tennis blocks and one physical session per day, with a lighter recovery window on Wednesday afternoon. Tournament accompaniment is included for academy scheduled events when a minimum group is met. Transport and accommodation are billed separately. Players who want full immersion often pair this program with a homestay and an academic plan that allows flexible travel.

Under 14 Academy Program

Younger players follow the same basic structure but with careful management of coordination, growth, and workload. Expect more hands on guidance with routines, prehab, and school coordination during tournament weeks. Competition support is again included when the group minimum is met.

ATP and WTA Programs for touring pros

Three tiers reflect stage of career and coach to player ratio, from fully private coaching with accompaniment to roughly twenty two tournaments per year to shared coach models with two or three athletes. All tiers include periodized physical preparation, nutrition oversight, scheduled stress testing, and calendar planning supervised by the directors. Transport and accommodation are not included. The value proposition is clarity. Families can scale involvement as results and budgets evolve.

USA College Program

For players targeting college tennis, the USA College track blends regular training with support on scholarship processes, academic timelines, and adaptation to collegiate match formats. It is a sensible fit for students who want a Spanish training base while preparing video portfolios, references, and standardized test plans. The directors remain involved so that the tennis program and the admissions plan do not compete with each other.

Club Español de Tenis Program

A second stream at the Rocafort site serves competitive juniors and adults who want structured training without the full pro load. The schedule mirrors the academy’s day plan, with options for half days and weekly commitments. Tournament accompaniment is limited to a set number of events per year, and club members have access to specific rates. This track suits local players who want quality coaching and match play while balancing school or work.

A sample day in the life

• 8:00 Breakfast and commute
• 9:30 Technical session built around a weekly theme
• 11:30 Strength and conditioning focused on mobility and power
• 13:00 Lunch and recovery
• 15:30 Tactical session with pattern work and points
• 17:30 Recovery, stringing drop off, short video review
• 18:00 Homework or language study, dinner, lights out

Player development, end to end

Technical and tactical frameworks

The Spanish base is obvious in the volume of clay work, but the academy is not dogmatic. Players build the same patterns on hard courts to learn when to shorten points, take time away, and commit to finishing at net. Video analysis translates abstract feedback into tasks that can be repeated: spacing on the forehand under pace, shoulder over shoulder on the kick serve, or the percentage of first ball errors after a strong return.

Tactical education is layered. Early on, sessions teach court geography and ball height. Later, players work on pattern pairs and contingencies. If a player drives inside out from the deuce side, the follow up might be a deep inside in or a short angle followed by a closed net. Coaches keep language consistent so players can run the same scripts under pressure.

Physical preparation and testing

Strength and conditioning is athletic rather than cosmetic. Expect hip stability work, resisted movement, medicine ball throws for rotational power, and aerobic intervals that mirror match demands rather than generic long runs. Stress testing establishes baselines and informs load adjustments when travel or growth disrupts routine. The staff also builds durability with ankle and wrist prehab, scapular stability, and calf complex work that keeps players on court.

Mental skills and nutrition

Sport psychology is embedded in the week. Players rehearse between point resets, breathing protocols, and self talk scripts tied to situations. Journaling prompts and post match debriefs make reflection part of training rather than an optional extra. Nutrition consultations align fueling with training loads and growth spurts, with practical guidance on travel nutrition so players can perform during back to back tournament weeks.

Education and logistics

The academy does not run an in house school. Most families remain enrolled locally or use online schooling. Staff accompany players to tournaments, which helps with chaperoning, match notes, and structured warm ups. Transport services between Valencia and Silla make daily commutes realistic for city based students. Housing through homestays and shared flats provides a quieter environment than large dorms and encourages language learning.

Alumni and what they signal

The alumni list includes world number ones, top five players, and more recent professionals who cut their teeth on the ITF and Challenger circuits. The value is not name dropping. It is a record of habits that translated upward. Physical resilience, clear patterns that survive pressure, and precise practice blocks show up repeatedly in those careers. Families should not expect to copy a champion’s game. They should expect an environment that copies what worked in the preparation of those champions.

For context within the broader market, readers can compare the punchy, clay first education here with the Ferrer Tennis Academy training culture, the integrated campus approach of the Rafa Nadal Academy model, or the tour centered ethos at the SotoTennis Academy pathway. Lozano Altur is smaller and more targeted than the largest destinations, and that is the point.

Culture and day to day life

The tone is professional without theatrics. Because training runs inside two member clubs, juniors mix with local players, learn basic courtesy and responsibility, and see tennis as part of a community rather than a bubble. That matters for internationals who are building language and life skills, and it keeps pressure appropriate for teenagers. Coaches are visible on court and around the club, and the two sessions plus fitness structure makes days predictable. Recovery time is protected midweek. Expectations are clear, and ratios in the pro pathway stay intentionally small.

Costs, access, and what is not included

Prices are published and tiered, which removes guesswork when families budget. Tournament accompaniment is defined by program, but travel costs, accommodation, and daily transport are separate line items. For homestays and apartments, monthly costs vary by season and length of stay. Scholarships are not prominently advertised, so families seeking assistance should prepare academic records, national rankings, and recent match footage when contacting the academy. This professional presentation speeds decision making and gives the staff what they need to evaluate fit.

What makes Lozano Altur different

• Two seasoned directors with complementary strengths who still coach courtside
• A mix of clay and Green Set courts across two venues for genuine surface education
• Published schedules and prices across junior, college, and pro pathways
• Practical support services players use during long seasons, including daily stringing, medical screening, nutrition check ins, and real tournament accompaniment
• A location that is accessible from a major European city yet quiet enough for concentrated work

These differentiators add up to a coherent pathway that values continuity and honest progression over spectacle.

Future outlook

The vision is steady rather than expansionist. Expect refinement of existing programs, honest coach to player ratios, and thoughtful calendar planning that alternates domestic and international events to match developmental stages. The two site structure will continue to be a strength, letting coaches control variables and teach players to win on more than one surface without losing identity.

Is it for you

Choose Lozano Altur if you want Spanish training values without a stadium sized campus. The structure suits serious juniors who can handle two court sessions a day and benefit from consistent language across weeks rather than rotating staff. It fits college bound players who want help navigating scholarships while keeping a European training base. It is practical for pros who need clear costs and real travel accompaniment. If you require on site dorms or a fully integrated school, you will need outside arrangements, which the academy team can help coordinate.

In a market full of big promises, the appeal here is clarity, continuity, and experienced eyes on the details that win matches. For families and players who appreciate substance over show, Lozano Altur offers a grounded, high performance option in a very convenient corner of Spain.