Tennis chances?

Question

is it too late to become a good tennis player if ive started at the age of 15, if it isn't around how many hours a day should i be practising??

Answer 1

There is no such thing as to late, unless you don't even try.  You should play about 2hours a day a private lesson a week.  Go to your club about 3times a day or more.

Answer 2

its never 2 l8 to b a good 10is player! its best if u join a club and take lessons. they arent that much money. tennis is sooo much fun and its a great sport to play. remember practice makes perfect

Answer 3

Depends on what you mean by "good".  With practice and good coaching you should be good enough to make your high school tennis team and with a lot of work maybe reach a USTA level of 4.5 - 5.0 by the time your in your 20's.  To most people that is good.  If by good, you mean pro tour level, then I'm afraid you're out of luck starting at 15.  Most pros are training in acadamies by the age of 9 or 10, at the latest, and by 15 have acheived respectable junior rankings.  Even starting at a very young age, those players don't stand a chance by just practicing, they need highly qualified coaches who have worked with young players, like a Nick Bolliteri or a national federation that concentrates on bringing up young talent. Probably not what you wanted to hear, but just being factual.

Answer 4

Are you talking just being able to make the school team or beat all your friends, or good enough to go pro?

The first is easy.  All you need is to take some lessons, and maybe do a clinic, too.  If you play just one or two hours twice a week, you'll be able to beat your friends pretty quickly.  It might take a little extra dedication to make the varsity team.

If you are talking going pro, in all honesty it probably is too late.  Not that you couldn't do it, but the trend now is to start your kids when they are 5, and make tennis their life.  Then they can join the tour around age 16 or 17.  But it doesn't have to be that way.  If you really put your mind and money into it, you could become pro material by age 20 or 22 or something, and join later than most do.  

But it takes everything.  If you aren't at school, you need to be practicing/training.  Many pros actually put in 8 hour days as far as practicing and training and other stuff for tennis. And you have to pay for a good coach, pay for court use, pay for a trainer, etc.  The road to going pro is not easy.