Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub

What Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub does

Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub e. V. is a registered nonprofit sports association (eingetragener Verein) operating a multi-sport lifestyle club in Düsseldorf, Germany. The club's flagship competitive asset is its 1st Herren men's tennis team, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga (German second division), and it fields additional men's, women's, and youth Medenspiel squads; the 1st Ladies team won the 2025 Niederrheinliga championship and earned promotion to the Regionalliga.

The club operates an integrated facility at Rolander Weg 15, comprising outdoor clay courts, indoor tennis halls (open 07:00–22:00), a seasonal swimming pool, a fitness center, on-site restaurant and bar with terrace (operated by Dimitrios Litsios), a Pro Shop (operated by Mark Maslowski) stocking Wilson, Babolat, Dunlop, Tecnifibre, Yonex, Head, and K-Swiss brands, plus event spaces such as the Kaminzimmer. Programming beyond tennis spans After-Work Tennis, Friday Warriors and Saturday Smash youth programs, swimming courses, multi-style yoga (Anusara, Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin; led by Katja Gerlach), Parent/Child Yoga (Tania Schüürmann), and the Friesenrock dance fitness offering (Stefan Blume, Jessi Busch).

The underlying technology stack is utilitarian rather than differentiating: a WordPress website on Mittwald hosting, the Ebusy platform (ebusy.de) for outdoor court, boule/pickleball, and swimming pool reservations, Real Cookie Banner for GDPR consent, and MailPoet for member newsletters. There are no proprietary AI, data, or software assets; no mobile app is offered. Revenue is generated across five streams — recurring membership dues (Vollmitglieder, family, youth), course and program fees, restaurant F&B and events, Pro Shop retail and stringing services, and usage-based court/facility bookings — supplemented by corporate sponsorship arrangements (e.g., HRK Lunis Vermögensverwalter). The go-to-market is community-led, driven by word-of-mouth, youth pipelines, and event-driven brand presence on Instagram and Facebook.

Governance sits with a Vorstand chaired by Dr. Moritz von Arnim, with Valerie Loges as deputy and Patrick Frieg as treasurer. Michael Dohmen became Clubmanager on September 1, 2025, succeeding the retiring Michael Hugo. The club is independently owned as an e.V. with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed venture capital or private equity ownership.

Name

Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub

Legal name

Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub e. V.

Website

https://rochusclub.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub e. V. is a Düsseldorf-based nonprofit sports and lifestyle club offering outdoor and indoor tennis courts, swimming pool, fitness, yoga, restaurant, and Pro Shop, fielding a 2. Bundesliga men's team and serving multi-generational members and their families through a community-led membership model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tennis Club & Sports Facility Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Tennis & Racquet Sports Clubs (Tennis, Padel, Pickleball, Squash) (MPAKABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tennis & Racquet Sports Facilities (MPAKAEAE)

Keywords

• Tennis club membership
• Sports club facilities
• Tennis training programs
• Youth tennis development
• Recreational tennis leagues

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership dues from full members (Vollmitglieder), family members, and youth members. Members have access to outdoor and indoor tennis courts, fitness center, swimming pool, restaurant, and club facilities.
2. Course and Program Fees: Fees charged for structured programs including after-work tennis (€10/person/session), yoga courses (€128 for 8 sessions), parents/children yoga (€100/couple), and swimming courses (€200/child/course).
3. Restaurant and Gastronomy: On-site restaurant operated by Dimitrios Litsios and team, generating revenue from food and beverage sales. Restaurant open to members and guests with terrace dining. Hosts private events, holiday celebrations (Oktoberfest, Christmas market, Beaujolais Nouveau), and special dining events (Mother's Day menu, goose season).
4. Pro Shop Sales: Rochusclub Pro Shop operated by Mark Maslowski, selling tennis rackets, footwear, apparel, accessories, and offering stringing services. Stocks Wilson, Babolat, Dunlop, Tecnifibre, Yonex, Head, K-Swiss brands. Free Luxilon stringing with racket purchase.
5. Court and Facility Booking: Revenue from court reservations for outdoor clay courts and indoor tennis halls, as well as the Rochus Flex Bonus flexible booking system. Guest fees charged for non-members using facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub is a private sports and tennis club providing members and guests with outdoor clay tennis courts, indoor tennis halls, a swimming pool, a fitness center, yoga and tennis training programs, an on-site restaurant, and a Pro Shop selling tennis equipment. The club's 1. Herren men's team competes in the 2. Bundesliga, and the club operates structured youth development programs, swimming courses, and a wide calendar of social and cultural events for members.

Product overview

Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub is a sports club offering tennis facilities (outdoor clay courts and indoor halls), swimming pool, fitness center, and restaurant services. The club operates a Pro Shop for tennis equipment, runs swimming courses for children, and provides various sports programs including tennis training, yoga, and dance fitness. The club's 1. Herren team competes in the 2. Bundesliga tennis league.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tennis Facilities (Outdoor Clay Courts & Indoor Halls)

Quantifiable outcome

• The 1st Ladies team won the Niederrheinliga championship (2025) and earned promotion to Regionalliga.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ISR International School on the RhinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISR International School on the Rhine is a key educational partner of the Rochusclub. The partnership includes joint summer programs (ISR Summer Program, July–August 2026), spring festivals, and community events. ISR promotes its programs to Rochusclub members, and the club hosts ISR-related activities. Families from the ISR community are invited to participate in club programs.
• HRK Lunis VermögensverwalterminorOthersHRK Lunis Vermögensverwalter is listed as a sponsor of the Rochusclub, acknowledging financial or in-kind support for the club.
• DFK (Deutsch-Französischer Kreis)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Deutsch-Französischer Kreis (DFK) co-hosts the Beaujolais Nouveau event at the Rochusclub, combining French culture and club community.
• Various Sponsors (Logos)minorOthersThe club's homepage acknowledges multiple sponsors who support the club financially or through in-kind contributions. Exact sponsor names are represented by logos on the website.
• Tennis Federation / VerbandcoreOthersThe club is affiliated with the Tennis Verband (tennis federation) for organizing league matches (Medenspiele), district championships, and official tournament coordination. Links are provided to official federation websites for match schedules and results.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OX Tennis Oldenburger TeV: Oldenburg-based tennis club with 2. Bundesliga men's team — a scheduled opponent of Rochusclub in 2026. Direct comparable at the same competitive tier.
• LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin 1902 e.V. Historic Berlin tennis club that fields teams in the same Tennis-Bundesliga and serves as a direct on-court rival (scheduled match vs. Rochusclub in July 2026). Operates the same dual model of competitive league play + broad member services, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• MTTC Iphitos München: Munich's premier tennis club with Bundesliga participation, full-service facilities, and youth academy. Comparable as a large traditional German Tennis-Verein with competitive teams plus broad lifestyle programming.
• TC Blau-Weiss Berlin: Berlin tennis club competing at top tiers of German league tennis, with full club facility including courts, fitness, and social amenities. Directly comparable as a Bundeliga-participating member-owned Verein in a major German city.
• Marienburger SC: Cologne-based traditional tennis club also competing in the 2. Bundesliga with a multi-team Medenspiel structure and youth development pipeline. Direct league rival of Rochusclub with very similar Vereinsstruktur.
• TK Grün-Weiss Mannheim: Mannheim-based tennis club with 1. Bundesliga tennis tradition, multiple court surfaces, and social/dining club model. Comparable in scope of facility and competitive positioning within the German Tennis-Bundesliga system.
• Tennis-Club 1999 Würzburg: Mid-sized German tennis Verein in Bavaria competing in regional leagues. Useful peer for benchmarking the operations of a single-facility tennis-focused club outside the Bundesliga tier.
• Stuttgarter Tennis Club 1897 e.V. Long-established Stuttgart tennis club with Bundesliga history, broad member programming, and on-site amenities. Comparable as a traditional multi-generational tennis Vereinsbetrieb in a major German city.

Regional players

• Tennis Club Basel (Old Boys): Top-tier Swiss tennis club with similar Vereinsstruktur and competitive league participation. Comparable business model (membership dues + sport programming + social calendar) in a neighboring market.
• Der Club an der Alster Hamburg: Multi-sport German membership club (tennis, hockey, golf) in Hamburg with full lifestyle amenities. Comparable as a high-end traditional German member-owned sports club, though broader than tennis only.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rochusclub.de
• Instagraminstagram.com/rochusclubduesseldorf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rochusclub-d%C3%BCsseldorfer-tennisclub

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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