Tennis in Bristol

Latest news - free tennis for kids (5 to 10 years)

Free tennis coaching will be taking place at City Academy during January, February and March 2012. All you need to do is sign up for free to British Tennis. You will also get a chance to win tickets to Wimbledon when signing up. You can sign up at your first session.

Sessions take place on Thursday evenings from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. Sessions are run indoors and will be run by an LTA qualified coach. The first four sessions are free, £3 thereafter.

Please contact Sagren Rajh for more information on 07766 341 808

Introduction

Tennis in Bristol is organised by a wide range of providers at a variety of locations across the city and for all levels of player. We aim to cater for anyone who wishes to play tennis within the city and provide social tennis through to competitive tennis at a high level.

Tennis clubs in Bristol

There are a number of tennis clubs in Bristol which offer a large variety of opportunities and include disability clubs, clubmark clubs, park clubs and established clubs. Each club has something to offer.

Tennis clubs in Bristol

Club competitions

Venues in Bristol host a wide range of events, many through the Lawn Tennis Association

Please visit the LTA website to see when competitions are running.

Parks venues

There are a number of parks around the city with tennis courts. Please see the tennis courts in Bristol parks (pdf, 12 KB) document to find out where these are.

For local tennis clubs in your area please contact our Tennis Development Officer on 0117 352 5632.

Sport Unlimited Plus holiday activities

Sport Unlimited Plus is a holiday programme for Sport Unlimited. The holiday courses offer tennis specific camps at various locations across Bristol with LTA qualified and registered coaches. These courses range from one hour sessions through to all day sessions.

Full details of the programmes can be found on our Sport Unlimited Plus page.

Leadership and coaching

There are a range of opportunities if you are looking into becoming a tennis coach. The tennis coaching qualifications are set up by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).

Competition Organisers are the people who organise local competitions. For more information on competition organisers courses please visit the Competition Organiser section of the LTA website.

Cardio tennis

Cardio tennis is a new and fun way to try tennis. Cardio tennis is a fitness session with music played and offers a high energy workout that includes warm up, cardio workout and cool down segments.

For examples of these sessions please visit www.cardiotennis.com

Sessions will be running at:

• Canford Park - Dave Hudgell 0117 352 5632
• Crescent Tennis Club - Petra Lewis 07951 933 698
• Greville Smyth Park - Matt Elston 07894 330 695
• Eastville Park - Pete Coniglio 07989 266 370 
• Horfield Tennis Centre (The Ardagh) - Pete Coniglio 07989 266 370 
• The City Academy - Sagren Raj 0117 941 3800
• David Lloyd Bristol - Robert Hawkins 0117 953 1010
• Merchants Academy Sports Centre - tbc
• Victoria Park - Petra Lewis 07951 933 698

Central Bristol Tennis League

Would you like to play more, friendly, competitive singles matches? If so the league is for you. Based on the public courts at the City Academy, St George Park and Eastville Park, the league is for adult players of all standards. The league includes Bristol University tennis students and facilities. If you would like to join in the league for some friendly sociable matches in your area visit www.localtennisleagues.com and select Bristol.
Tel:07503 281 732
Email: centralbristoltennisleague@googlemail.com