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Gonzo Tennis Academy offers a game-based tennis program that includes tennis games, challenge matches, 3v3 tournaments, USTA Play Days, and USTA Tournaments. The program also runs an 8-week Spring Warm Up, summer clinics, tennis parties, and pickleball.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Spring Warm Up runs for 8 weeks; summer clinics run all summer with clinics Tuesday–Thursday from 9am–12pm each week
Gonzo Tennis Academy was founded in 2004 by Gonzalo “Gonzo” Garcia, who started teaching tennis at age 15 and has been teaching for 35+ years. The program includes youth programs for ages 5 to 11, junior programs for ages 11 to 16, adult beginner and intermediate programs, Team Gonzo Tennis Advanced Juniors, and pickleball beginner and intermediate programs. Spring Warm Up requires prior tennis experience and includes USTA Play Days, challenge matches, meetings with other programs, 3v3 tournaments, and other on-court activities. Summer clinics in Boulder run Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9am to 12pm, with a clinic offered every week for the whole summer.
Gonzalo “Gonzo” Garcia is the founder and owner of Gonzo Tennis and has been a USPTA certified coach since 2002 and a Level 1 teacher with the Argentine Tennis Association. Other staff credentials include Diego Garcia with an AAT–ITF Certificate, Adrian Ciocci and Mike Phillips as RSPA Certified, and Lynne Buhlig as PTR Certified. Program leadership and staff hold roles such as USPTA/RSPA Certified coach since 2002, USTA Intermountain Board of Directors member, USTA Colorado Board of Directors President, USTA Youth Council member, and USTA Colorado Junior Recreation Committee member.
Gonzo Tennis Academy states its mission as “Building great players and great people” and describes a passion for a game-based tennis program that includes programs for the whole family. The program reports that in 2007 it had 400 registrations and that in 2018 close to 2,500 people participated in its tennis programs. Since 2015, Gonzo has been in charge of the tennis program for the I Have A Dream (IHAD) Foundation in Boulder, and since 2007 Gonzo Tennis has partnered with the City of Boulder to run teaching programs on public facilities, including USTA Tournaments at Quail Campus at the Longmont Recreation Center.
Testimonials from parents, players, and community members describe classes as fun, mention large turnouts for tennis parties, and note that the program serves players of all ages and abilities. City of Boulder staff report that Gonzo has been offering tennis programs for youth and adults for the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department for over 10 years and describe his contracted program as the department’s most popular based on participation numbers. The program has also been featured in a Boulder USTA webinar titled “Creating the Best Community Tennis Program, Ever!” and held a Gonzo Tennis Party celebrating 20 years of Gonzo Tennis.
Last updated February 24, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Spring Warm Up runs for 8 weeks; summer clinics run all summer with clinics Tuesday–Thursday from 9am–12pm each week
Gonzo Tennis Academy was founded in 2004 by Gonzalo “Gonzo” Garcia, who started teaching tennis at age 15 and has been teaching for 35+ years. The program includes youth programs for ages 5 to 11, junior programs for ages 11 to 16, adult beginner and intermediate programs, Team Gonzo Tennis Advanced Juniors, and pickleball beginner and intermediate programs. Spring Warm Up requires prior tennis experience and includes USTA Play Days, challenge matches, meetings with other programs, 3v3 tournaments, and other on-court activities. Summer clinics in Boulder run Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9am to 12pm, with a clinic offered every week for the whole summer.
Gonzalo “Gonzo” Garcia is the founder and owner of Gonzo Tennis and has been a USPTA certified coach since 2002 and a Level 1 teacher with the Argentine Tennis Association. Other staff credentials include Diego Garcia with an AAT–ITF Certificate, Adrian Ciocci and Mike Phillips as RSPA Certified, and Lynne Buhlig as PTR Certified. Program leadership and staff hold roles such as USPTA/RSPA Certified coach since 2002, USTA Intermountain Board of Directors member, USTA Colorado Board of Directors President, USTA Youth Council member, and USTA Colorado Junior Recreation Committee member.
Gonzo Tennis Academy states its mission as “Building great players and great people” and describes a passion for a game-based tennis program that includes programs for the whole family. The program reports that in 2007 it had 400 registrations and that in 2018 close to 2,500 people participated in its tennis programs. Since 2015, Gonzo has been in charge of the tennis program for the I Have A Dream (IHAD) Foundation in Boulder, and since 2007 Gonzo Tennis has partnered with the City of Boulder to run teaching programs on public facilities, including USTA Tournaments at Quail Campus at the Longmont Recreation Center.
Testimonials from parents, players, and community members describe classes as fun, mention large turnouts for tennis parties, and note that the program serves players of all ages and abilities. City of Boulder staff report that Gonzo has been offering tennis programs for youth and adults for the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department for over 10 years and describe his contracted program as the department’s most popular based on participation numbers. The program has also been featured in a Boulder USTA webinar titled “Creating the Best Community Tennis Program, Ever!” and held a Gonzo Tennis Party celebrating 20 years of Gonzo Tennis.
Last updated February 24, 2026.
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