About Coach XT | Tan Xu Teng, Tennis Coach Singapore

Tan Xu Teng, known to his players as Coach XT, has been coaching in Singapore since 2001 and founded TAG International Tennis Academy in 2007. He is one of very few coaches here who has competed on an international seniors tour while simultaneously running a national-level junior programme. What follows is the short version of the record: ranking, titles, certifications, appointments and school results, set out in the order parents and players usually ask for them.

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At a glance

Playing record

• Career-high ITF Men’s 35+ World #56 — the highest world ranking ever achieved by a Singaporean.
• Singapore’s #1 Men’s Doubles player, August 2018.
• Singapore Open Champion, 2019.
• Men’s 35+ Pesta Sukan Champion.
• Individual Bronze Medal, ASEAN University Games 2004.
• Competed on the ITF Men’s 35+ Seniors Tour across 2017 and 2018, playing events in Hong Kong, China, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Playing style

Right-handed, with a single-handed backhand he can hit with heavy topspin or slice. His game is an all-court counter-punching style built on fitness, movement and court coverage rather than raw power, which is also how he teaches: see tennis coaching in Singapore and tennis lessons in Singapore for how that translates into a lesson.

Certifications and accreditation

• PTR Full Professional certification for elite juniors ages 11 to 17, issued by Dan Santorum (Professional Tennis Registry).
• AustralAsian Academy of Tennis Coaches (AATC) Level 2.
• Registered with the National Registry of Coaches (NROC) via CoachSG.
• Registered with the Ministry of Education.
• Basic First Aid and AED certification.
• Certified Mental Toughness coach.
• Completed the ITF Play Tennis course.

Governing bodies and registries referred to above: PTR, the Singapore Tennis Association, the Ministry of Education and the ActiveSG Tennis Academy. Every coach in the Coach XT coaching network and on the TAG coaching team is held to the same accreditation standard.

Appointments

• First Senior Tennis Coach, ActiveSG Tennis Academy. Appointed when SportSG and ActiveSG launched the academy, and built its coaching frameworks.
• Coach, Singapore Men’s National Team, 2018 — the year the team achieved Davis Cup promotion.
• Invited presenter, WTA Coaches Conference, held during the WTA Finals in Singapore.
• Tennis programme lead, MOE Junior Sports Academy.

Schools

• Nanyang Girls’ High School — Head Coach since 2018, with consecutive top-four finishes.
• Hwa Chong Institution — from 2023, following his Nanyang Girls’ High players through to the next stage of their schooling.
• St Joseph’s Institution — expanded to all three divisions in 2025. The B Division won the championship in his first year, the school’s first in 34 years.

Recent coverage of that work is collected on Coach XT in the news.

Beyond tennis

Coach XT graduated from NUS Law School and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2004, practising at WongPartnership before serving as Group General Counsel, Asia-Pacific for the Wave House / Wave Loch / Surf Loch group from 2009 to 2019. In 2013 he built Winchester Tennis Arena’s four indoor courts at Alexandra Park, and he chairs the Law Society of Singapore’s Sports Committee. He also runs the Rally for Hope charity initiative, and works across the wider network at TAG International Tennis Academy, Sanwa X Tennis Academy and Pickle Choo.

Lessons, rates and contact

Coach XT coaches from 7:00am to 10:00pm daily, and schedules lessons with players inside that window.

• Winchester Tennis Arena: S$160 per hour, inclusive of indoor court hire.
• TAG @ One-North: S$140 per hour.
• All other formats, venues and squad arrangements are on enquiry.

To arrange a lesson: WhatsApp +65 8962 8400, call +65 8962 8400, or email contactus@tagtennis.org. Full details are on the contact page.