Vale
Empty professional tennis court at golden hour

Private coaching · Bradenton & Sarasota

Play with purpose.

Mira Vale coaches one player at a time — technique, match IQ, and the quiet work between points.

coaching
12 yrs
USTA rating
5.0
from 80 reviews
4.9
only — no clinics
1:1

Lessons

Four ways to get on court.

No group clinics. Every hour is yours. Court fees at Lakewood Ranch are included.

Coach working a private lesson on a sunlit hard courtMost booked

Private 60

$95/ 60m

One player, one hour. Stroke repair, patterns, and a plan you can actually practice.

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Empty red clay court in late Florida afternoon light

Private 90

$135/ 90m

Room for a full warm-up, two technical themes, and live-ball pressure at the end.

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Junior racquets and a ball hopper beside a court bench

Junior pathway

$70/ 45m

Ages 8–16. Footwork first, then the stroke. Parents get a note after every session.

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Tennis racquet and balls resting on a sunlit baseline

Hitting session

$80/ 60m

No lecture. Heavy, purposeful balls so your timing stays match-sharp between tournaments.

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Approach

Tennis is a craft. We treat it like one.

  1. 01

    See the point

    We film the first session, then we talk about what the ball is actually doing — not what a YouTube cue says it should do.

  2. 02

    Build a stroke you trust

    One technical theme at a time. Reps with a purpose, then live ball so it survives when someone is hitting back.

  3. 03

    Play what’s in front of you

    Patterns, serve plus one, and the quiet work between points. Match IQ is a skill. We train it like one.

Portrait of tennis coach Mira Vale

Mira Vale · USTA 5.0 · former D1 singles

The coach

I don’t run a program. I run a practice.

I grew up on public courts in Tampa, played four years of Division I, and spent a season on the ITF circuit before I realized the part I loved was the hour after the match — tearing a stroke apart and putting it back together.

Vale Tennis is just me. No academy ladder, no 8-player feeding lines. You get the session we planned, a note the same night, and a next step that fits the week you actually have.

Adults coming back after a decade off, 4.5s stuck on the same first serve, juniors who need a calmer voice — that’s the roster. If you want a factory, I’m not it.

Players

What it feels like to train here.

Tennis courts under floodlights at dusk
  • Mira fixed my toss in two sessions. I stopped spraying the first serve and started dictating points.

    James P.

    Adult 4.5 · private 60

  • My daughter actually wants to practice now. Mira is strict about footwork and kind about everything else.

    Priya S.

    Junior pathway

  • I came back after fifteen years. She didn’t treat me like a beginner or a has-been. Just a player.

    Elena R.

    Adult restart · private 90

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