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Doubles Only Tennis Podcast
The only tennis podcast with a focus on doubles. We believe doubles should be more popular and get more coverage than it does, so we’re fixing that. Our goal is to help you become a better player with pro doubles tips and expert strategy. We interview ATP & WTA tour doubles players and top tennis coaches to help you improve your game.
Episodes
214 episodes
Calvin Betton Interview: Coaching a Wimbledon Title & What Professional Doubles Needs
Calvin Betton is an ATP doubles coach. He works with Henry Patten & Harri Heliovaara who won Wimbledon in 2024, and Luke Johnson. I spoke with Calvin on the middle Sunday at the 2025 Australian Open.Calvin shares his work over the p...
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Episode 215
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2025 Australian Open Doubles Preview & Picks
The 2025 Australian Open is underway and this episode previews new teams and picks for the first major of the year.I recorded this from Melbourne with Tennis Tribe beat writer, Hanlon Walsh. We review the ATP then WTA draws discussing n...
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Episode 214
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37:51
#1 Episode of 2024 (Rebroadcast): Jonathan Stokke on the 6 Most Common Errors Doubles Players Make
To celebrate the new year, I'm re-releasing the three most popular episodes of 2024. This was the top #1 episode from 2024... enjoy!For the strategy nerds... Jonathan Stokke joins the show for a second time as we discuss his Stokke Six....
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Episode 213
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#2 Episode of 2024 (Rebroadcast): Tony Huber on Improving from 3.0 to 4.0 & Club Level Doubles Myths
To celebrate the new year, I'm re-releasing the three most popular episodes of 2024. This is #2...Tony Huber is the former coach of multiple doubles world #1 players including Liezel Huber, Martina Navratilova, Cara Black, Lisa Raymond,...
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Episode 212
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#3 Episode of 2024: Styrling Strother on Transforming the Practice Court (Rebroadcast)
To celebrate the end of 2024, I'm re-releasing the three most popular episodes of the year. This is #3...Styrling Strother is an innovative tennis coach who trains junior players and adults to transform the way they practice and think a...
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Episode 211
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Harri Heliovaara Interview: Winning Wimbledon, Handling Pressure, 2nd Serve Psychology, Tour Doubles Changes, & More
Harri Heliovaara is the 2024 Wimbledon gentlemen's doubles champion and the 2023 US Open mixed doubles champion. He's currently ranked #16 on the ATP doubles tour. Heliovaara is also one of my favorite players to watch because of his entertaini...
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Episode 210
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Choosing Racquets, Strings, & the Best Options for Doubles with Jonas Eriksson from Tennisnerd
Are you using the right tennis racquet? What about strings? Jonas from Tennisnerd is one of the world's leading experts in tennis racquets and strings, having reviewed 1000s of racquets and consulted fo...
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Episode 209
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5 Training Tips to Improve this Offseason
It's the offseason, a time to reflect and prepare for next year. How will your training or practice improve in 2025?In this episode, I share 5 tips for improving your doubles game through more effective training this off...
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Episode 208
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Nate Lammons Interview: ATP Doubles Changes, Serve Drills, Offseason Plans, & More
Nate Lammons is the 19th-ranked doubles player on the ATP Tour. He and his doubles partner, Jackson Withrow, made the semifinals of the US Open earlier this year.Nate played college tennis at SMU in Dallas, Texas where he still lives an...
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Episode 207
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Mini-Lesson: Where You Hit The Ball Matters Most
Today, Sunday, November 24, is the last day to get 35% off the new Tennis Tribe Memberships (coupon: LAUNCH).This mini-lesson covers a phrase coined by Cr...
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Episode 206
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Coach Dan Kiernan Shares Stories from the WTA Finals, 2nd Set Adjustments, Positive Mindset, & More
Dan Kiernan is the coach of Gaby Dabrowski who just won the 2024 WTA Finals alongside her partner Erin Routliffe.I spoke with Dan a few days after winning the title in Riyadh. He shares:Behind the scenes stories from the Fin...
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Episode 205
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54:51
3 Reasons to Get to the Net Even if Your Volleys Stink
Do you prefer to play doubles from the baseline or net? I'm better at the net but often get lazy and have to remind myself to get up there and quit hanging out in the back of the court.This episode reminds the baseliners (and me) the be...
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Episode 204
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Doubles Positioning Masterclass: Pros & Cons of Different Serve and Return Formations
Do you use different serve and return formations? You should be! This episode will cover the pros and cons of each formation.When to NOT use regular formation while serving.What is the best formation against BIG returners.<...
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Episode 203
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Pete Freeman Interview: 8 Doubles Tips from Tennis Con
Peter Freeman hosts Tennis Con 8 starting next week. It's a free event where some of the best online tennis coaches present on different topic...
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Episode 202
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Bob Bryan Interview: Doubles Rule Changes, USA Captain, & The Huckleberry Play
Bob Bryan is a 23-time doubles grand slam champion (16 men's, 7 mixed), and Captain of the US Olympic and Davis Cup team. Bob and his brother, Mike, known as the Bryan Bros, are widely regarded as the greatest doubles team of all time.I...
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Episode 201
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Episode 200 AMA! Court Position, Lob Wars, Net Play Skills, & More
We celebrate Episode 200 of the Doubles Only Podcast with a live webinar where I answered your questions. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions and joined live 😀Topics covered included...Offensive vs defensive court pos...
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Episode 200
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53:30
The Most Important Volley in Doubles: Lessons on the Serve +1
I recently released a 3-part doubles lesson on the most important volley in doubles... the Serve +1 volley. You can watch all 3 lessons below.This episode covers the serve +1 volley in even more detail, including my response to several ...
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Episode 199
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Ellen Perez Interview: Her Story, Lefty Advice, How to Slide, The Doubles Calendar, & More
Ellen Perez is world number 11 on the WTA Doubles Tour, with seven career titles. In this interview, Ellen shares her tennis journey, WTA doubles serve, return, volley, groundstroke, rankings, and more.Here are a few topics we dive into...
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Episode 198
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54:41
Tony Huber Interview: Jumping from 3.0/3.5 to 4.0/4.5, What You Misunderstand About Doubles, Where Club Players Miss
Tony Huber is the former coach of multiple doubles world #1 players including Liezel Huber, Martina Navratilova, Cara Black, Lisa Raymond, Ai Sugiyama, Latisha Chan, and Sonia Mirza. Today he coaches adult club-level players and I absolutely lo...
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Episode 197
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Swinging Volleys, Fake Technique, and How to Improve in Doubles with a Singles Coach
This is an AMA episode where I cover three questions from you. I chose these doubles topics because they haven't been covered on the podcast before.How to use the swinging volley in doubles.What is the proper technique when...
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Episode 196
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Fabio Molle Interview: Improve Footwork & Hit a Cleaner Ball with the Functional Tennis Saber
Fabio Molle is the founder of Functional Tennis, a company that created products to help tennis players improve. Their Saber is one of the only training tools that I use and highly recommend to doubles players.In this episode, Fabio sha...
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Episode 195
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Reduce These Errors, Improve Your Game: The Stokke 6 for Doubles
For the strategy nerds... Jonathan Stokke joins the show for a second time as we discuss his Stokke Six. What are the Stokke Six? Simply put, they are errors to avoid that will dramatically improve your game. And I mean dramatically.Jon...
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Episode 194
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Rajeev Ram & Austin Krajicek on Their Silver Medal Olympic Experience, Beating Nadal & Alcaraz
🎾🥈 Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram won an Olympic Silver medal for Team USA at the 2024 Olympics. I spoke with them a few weeks after the Olympics to hear about their experience in Paris, beating Rafael Nadal & Carlos Alcaraz, working with t...
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Episode 193
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Sofia Kenin Interview from Toronto
This is a post-match interview with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia Kenin from the National Bank Open in Toronto. We spoke with them after a very close victory where they saved six match points.Bethanie and Sonya share insights into the...
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Episode 192
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Aldila Sutjiadi Interview: From Indonesia to Kentucky to the WTA Tour
Aldila Sutjiadi is the 37th-ranked doubles player on the WTA Tour. Born in Indonesia and 2x doubles All-American at Kentucky, Aldila has a fascinating story.Tennis Tribe writer, Hanlon Walsh and I spoke with her on the grounds at the Na...
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Episode 191
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