Tennis

Tennis is a lifelong sport which is fun and fast and is one of the most popular individual sports in the world. In tennis, players use rackets to hit a tennis ball over a net and into the opponents court. Tennis is often played with one player per side (singles) or two players per side (doubles).

Get Involved

An Overview of Tennis

In Glasgow there are loads of opportunities to play and enjoy tennis all year round, wither it's just a bit of fun with your family and friends in one of our 5 FREE to use public tennis venues or something a bit more structured with our range of junior and adult coaching programmes, Glasgow Sport has it all.

When the weather isn't playing 'ball' we have you covered, quite literally! We have 8 indoor courts at Scotstoun Community Indoor Tennis Centre as well as 4 indoor courts at Gorbals Community Indoor Tennis Centre. Both venues provide coaching for all the family and for all standards, from mini tennis coaching for the kids to social tennis and Cardio tennis for the grown-ups, there's a class to suit you.

Benefits

Tennis can be a great workout and lots of fun. Playing tennis has many health benefits including:

increasing cardiovascular fitness
lowering blood pressure
improving muscle tone, strength and flexibility
increasing reaction times

Costs

All Glasgow park tennis courts are free to use including floodlights
An indoor tennis court costs £20.00 per hour (peak time)
An indoor Tennis court cost £13.00 per hour (off peak time)
An adult coaching session costs £9.00 per hour
A junior coaching session costs £4.50 per hour

Involvement

Find and book a court using our find a local venue search at the side of this page.

Or sign up you or your child to our fantastic tennis coaching programmes in the 'Get Involved' box.

To volunteer in tennis or sport in general then follow the Glasgow Sport Volunteer Bureau link in the 'Related Links' box.

Adaptations and Equipment

Rackets (Use a racket that is the right size)
Shoes (You can play tennis in whatever shoes you are comfortable in)
Clothing (Whatever you feel most comfortable in)

Facts

Andy Murray became the first British man to be crowned Wimbledon champion in 77 years in 2013
Great Britain won the Davis Cup in 2015, the first time in 79 years beating Belgium 3-1

Holiday Activity Programme

Keep active this Spring with the sports you love at your local Glasgow Club venues!

Active Glasgow East Community Sport Hub

Our hub aims to serve local people in and around Baillieston, Garrowhill, Mount Vernon, and Carmyle areas of Glasgow. We want to improve the health and wellbeing of local people by getting more people

Drumchapel Sports

Drumchapel Sports is a Community Sports Hub made up of local voluntary led sports clubs, working towards the vision of a healthy, confident and inspiring community in Drumchapel.

East End

Activities, clubs, and organisations based in Glasgow's East End.

Summer of Fun

Celebrating 10 Years On from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014. Summer of Fun aims to provide free and affordable events and participation programmes across the city for Glaswegians to enjoy.

Dennistoun & Area Community Sports Hub

We are a partnership of local sports & activity providers supporting the community in all things sport and physical activity. We are made of committee members and partners with the focus of our community at the centre of the discussions.

Glasgow Life - Sport

Glasgow Life - Sport deliver and enable activities to Get Glasgow Active.

Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls and Tennis Centre

Bookings can be made on the Glasgow Club app, download it here:

https://download.mobilepro.uk.com/a/A240?p=6

Kelvingrove Community Tennis Club

We are a small community tennis club located in the beautiful surroundings of Kelvingrove Park. All our sessions are open to the public and we work in partnership with Glasgow Life to welcome and encourage people to play tennis at all levels.

Titwood Lawn Tennis Club

Friendly tennis club for all abilities in Pollokshields. Registered with the Lawn Tennis Association. Five all-weather floodlit courts open all year round, plus two blaes (clay) courts. Professional coach. Varied social programme.

Glasgow Afghan United

GLASGOW Afghan United (GAU) was founded in 2004 to promote the values of unity, equality, peace and diversity in Scotland by supporting the Afghan community and other diverse ethnic minority groups.

Western Health & Racquets Club

In the heart of Glasgow's West End, Western Health & Racquets Club is the ideal place for everyone to play sport, get fit and have a good time. Our site will provide you with lots of information about the club, its facilities, sport sections, membership,

Langside Sports Club

Langside Sports Club is a friendly, multi-sports club on the south side of Glasgow and operates as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SC049764).

Langside Sports Club - Tennis

We provide opportunities to take part in tennis all year around through social play, competitive matches and coaching that caters for all abilities

We also offer non-members a pathway into enjoying sport and physical exercise.

Hillhead Sports Club

Hillhead Sports Club has been a multi-sport and social club at Hughenden since 1924. Today, with a Fitness Club and a restaurant, we serve the people of Glasgow and surrounding areas, as a Community Sport Hub.

Hillhead Tennis Club

Hillhead Tennis Club is a section of Hillhead Sports Club and Community Sport Hub, which hosts cricket, rugby, tennis, shinty, frisbee and more, with a gym and Fitness Club.

Newlands Park Community Tennis Centre

Newlands Park Community Tennis Centre (NPCTC) is located within Newlands Park in the southside of Glasgow.

Maryhill Community Tennis Club

We are focussed on providing fun, accessible and affordable tennis for the local community.

Mount Vernon Tennis Club

Mount Vernon Bowling and Tennis Club is a private club where members can play both tennis and bowls.

Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club

Situated at the heart of Jordanhill, Woodend is a hub for tennis, bowling, running and hockey. With an events space and bar, it offers fantastic facilities with something for everyone. New members welcome.

Glasgow Disability Tennis Club

Glasgow Disability Tennis was started in 2013 by Lesley Whitehead and champions Tennis for All. We are the only tennis club in Scotland that runs coaching for all four disability groups.