About
Our Coaches
Meet Head Coach and Director, Jesse Schouten
Coach Jesse loves to coach and loves to learn! Coach Jesse enjoys working with players of all ages and abilities
- USPTA – Elite Pro (2007-present)
- 20+ years coaching
- UTR high of 12.79 (2015)
- Has coached over 125 players who went on to play collegiately, including many D1 scholarship players
- Professional ATP and WTA hitting partner at Indian Wells for 7 years
- Toured with Michail Pervolarakis ATP #409 (high Feb. 2020)
- WA State Open Men’s 35’s Singles Champion, Men’s 35’s Doubles Champion, and Mixed Doubles Open Champion
- USTA National Indoor Men’s 40’s Singles and Doubles Champion
- NWAAC Coach and Player of the Year 2003, Individual Conference and Team Champions 2003, and Skagit Valley College Athlete of the Year 2003.
- Coach Jesse is married to wife Janine, and together they have three children. Jesse loves to play tennis, hike, bike, and snowboard.
List of Grand Slam Champions Jesse worked with as a hitting partner:
- Roger Federer (20)
- Andy Murray (3)
- Carlos Alcaraz (1 and Counting)
- Dominic Theim (1)
- Edourad Roger-Vasselin (1 Doubles)
Women
- Simona Halep (2)
- Caroline Woziaki (1)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (3)
- Emma Raducanu (1)
- Cara Black (7 – Doubles 3/4 and Mixed Doubles 4/4)
- Sania Mirza (6 – 3 Doubles and 3 Mixed Doubles)
- Bethany Mattek-Sands (9 – Doubles 5, Mixed Doubles 4)
Other top tier ATP and WTA hitting/ training experiences
- Ivan Llybicic #3 ATP
- Alexandr Dolgopolov #13 ATP
- Tommy Robredo #5 ATP
- John Isner #8 ATP
- Milos Raonic #3 ATP
- Jessica Pegula #3 WTA
- Dominika Cibulkova #4 WTA
- Eugenie Bouchard #5 WTA
- Gilles Simon #6 ATP
- Dan Evans #21 ATP
- Taro Daniel #
- Santiago
- Sorana Cirstea #21
Testimonials
Shoreline HS, Senior 2024
Jesse has worked with all three of my children over the past 10 years. All three of them have been to the (WIAA) state tournament every year of high school. All three of them have beautiful technique. All three of them consider Jesse the best coach and mentor. The lessons learned in tennis have given them a solid foundation and passion for the game, and these lessons have also transferred to their life journey. We are forever grateful for Jesse and his family.
Happy Parent
All I know is that from my days competing in D1 collegiate tennis thru today as a 5.0 in the 50s/55s, no one has brought home the technical, physical, mental and emotional part of the game more for me than Jesse. I’m a far more complete player and person because of our journey working together
Former college player, 5.0 level
My experience learning under Jesse has formed me into the tennis player, athlete, and individual I am today. Jesse has not only taught me tennis technique that I will use the rest of my life, but also the importance of finding my “why” as a tennis player. Knowing the core of why I play tennis has allowed me to foster a greater love and gratitude for the sport which has overall improved my tennis performance.