A Career Built on Purpose — and Proven on the Court

César Coutinho’s journey is not just the story of a coach.

It is the journey of a scientist, educator, and performance leader who has spent more than 25 years turning research into results, and potential into performance.

From his early days in Portugal, César was captivated not only by the sport itself, but by the science behind excellence—how players move, learn, adapt, and ultimately win. That curiosity became a lifelong pursuit, taking him from Portuguese universities to cutting-edge biomechanics labs in Australia, where he became the first Portuguese scholar funded to study high-performance tennis at a PhD level.

But César never stayed in the lab.

He brought science back to the court—and the impact has been felt across several countries and specially in the projects developed inPortugal and in Belgium, touring with players in more than 90 countries, having titles as main Head Coach in every single age category, from u12 to Challenger level, and part of the team in ATP level.

Where Science Meets Coaching — And Players Rise

César’s coaching success is built on a unique strength:

he transforms scientific knowledge into practical, repeatable, high-performance coaching.

For over two decades, he coached and developed players in both Portugal and Belgium, guiding athletes who became:

• National No.1’s across multiple age groups

• National Champions

• International junior standouts

• U.S. university scholarship recipients

• ATP and WTA professionals, including missions with Gastão Elias and Tommy Robredo

In Belgium, his junior development model quickly turned his program into one of the country’s most successful environments, producing champions such as Indira Lepage, Nand Vandepoele, Thomas Debussche, Elise Debussche, Juliette Hostens, and many others.

In Portugal, he has mentored generations of players and hundreds of coaches—always grounded in one principle:

great coaching is where science becomes action and joins experience.

A Leader in Coach Education — Long Before the TitlE

César has been shaping coaches for most of his career.

He has been a speaker for the Portuguese Tennis Federation since 2004, and a University professor responsible for the Tennis related disciplines in the most prestigious Portuguese sport university, more than 14 years before becoming iDirector of Coach Education of Portuguese Federarion, a role in which he rebuilt the entire national coaching system, introduced the world’s first blended-learning model, and designed the official long-term development framework now used across the country.

This continuity—teaching, researching, coaching, testing, refining—is what sets César apart.

His work has always stayed connected to the court, to real athletes, and to real results.

CCTennis Performance — Excellence Made Accessible

Today, César leads CCTennis Performance, a high-performance project based in Belgium and Portugal, designed to give players world-class development regardless of their starting point.

The program rests on three pillars:

BELIEVE. COMMIT. ACHIEVE.

And delivers what César has always pursued: a seamless fusion of science, methodology, and winning practice with decades of real life experience at the highest level.

A Voice That Shapes the Sport

As author, researcher, magazine contributor, and Eurosport Portugal commentator, César continues to share the art and science of tennis with a global audience—bringing clarity, depth, and meaning to a sport he has spent his life understanding.

In Every Role, One Purpose

Whether coaching a junior, advising a professional, training a coach, or lecturing to hundreds, César Coutinho stands for one mission:

To elevate the game—and the people in it—through knowledge, purpose, and performance.