Helmut was ranked as one of the top junior nationals while training with Steffi Graf at the state Rheinhessen Tennis Center in Germany. He represented his country for a world-ranking junior tournament in Tel Aviv, Israel. As a teaching professional he taught in Germany, Spain, England and the U.S. In New York he has taught at the East River Tennis Club, was involved with the direction of a summer camp for inner city kids on Randall’s Island and ran a successful program as the Head Pro on Fire Island. He currently serves his influential clients during the indoor season at CityView, the Hamptons and Cape Cod in the summer.

Alexandre Gauthier, a native of Paris, started playing Tennis at age 7 and became a top 10 junior player in France. He moved to the US to attend college at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, where he earned a Master’s degree in Psychology. He has over 12 years of experience as a teaching professional. Prior to joining CityView, Alexandre was the head coach/tennis director at the Gerard Loglo Tennis Academy in Boca Raton where he worked with aspiring college and top junior players. During his time in Florida, Alexandre coached players on the ITF, WTA, and ATP tour.

Daniel Montes de Oca is known for his skill both on the court and behind the scenes as a highly sought after mentor and teacher. Daniel began his tennis career in his native Uruguay as both a Junior and Davis Cup Team Member. He has achieved a number one ranking in the Men’s 35 USA 2000 and held a position on the USA Italia Cup team in 2001. Daniel’s skill as a tennis professional has been complemented quite early on in his career by an equally outstanding career as a teaching pro, most recently in Southampton – East Hampton and at Tennisport, LIC.

Neda, is a native of Serbia who has played professional tennis, and is a USPTA certified coach.
She started playing tennis at the age of 12. During her playing career, she had recorded wins against Jelena Jankovic and Mona Barthel while achieving a WTA ranking of 399 in singles and 219 in doubles. Her coaching accolades include being an adviser to pro players Aleksandra Krunic, Jankovic, Georgina Garcia Perez and other highly ranked singles and doubles players on the WTA tour, professional junior tour. Neda is a certified USPTA certified coach. Her vast experience, and passion for tennis has led her to be a highly respected tennis coach.   She teaches students of all levels with terrific energy.

JJ is a native New Yorker who was coach by his dad and trained at various Elite Jr program facilities as a prized Junior, which led him to the Captain of his tennis team at Fordham University. He was part of the top 25 recruiting class NCAA Division 1 recruiting class and would graduate Fordham with multiple Atlantic 10 honors. In addition to his tennis accolades he has worked in real estate banking & private equity. After seven years of working in the corporate sector, JJ has returned to his passion of coaching and playing tennis. We welcome JJ to the CityView family.