Tennis Courts in Washington DC, DC

Washington DC punches well above its size for court availability, with DPR-managed facilities in Rock Creek Park, East Potomac Park, and across Capitol Hill, attracting a year-round community of competitive and recreational players.

Notable venues:Rock Creek Park Tennis Center East Potomac Tennis Center Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) WTEF

$2.4M

Prize Money (2025)

7,500

Stadium Capacity

1969

Citi Open First Held

ATP 500 / WTA 500

Citi Open Level

20 (15 outdoor + 5 indoor)

Rock Creek Courts

24 (clay, hard, indoor)

East Potomac Courts

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Tennis in Washington DC

A local guide to the Washington DC tennis scene.

Notable Facilities

Rock Creek Park Tennis Center

15 outdoor hard courts and 5 indoor courts in Rock Creek Park; home of the FitzGerald Tennis Stadium where the Citi Open is held each summer.

East Potomac Tennis Center

Hains Point facility on National Park Service land with hard, clay, and indoor courts, plus a year-round bubble for winter play.

Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC)

USTA-recognized junior development center in nearby College Park, MD; alumni include Frances Tiafoe and Robin Montgomery.

WTEF

Washington Tennis & Education Foundation provides free tennis and academic programs for DC youth from its Southeast DC campus.

Tennis History

1969

Arthur Ashe co-founds the tournament, insisting it be held in an integrated public park

1973

Arthur Ashe wins the singles title at the event he helped create

2022

Frances Tiafoe, JTCC alum from College Park, wins the Citi Open in front of a hometown crowd

Did You Know?

  • Home of the Citi Open (ATP 500 / WTA 500), one of the longest-running professional tennis events in the US
  • The Citi Open is the only top-tier ATP/WTA event in the country played on a fully public-park site (Rock Creek Park is part of the National Park System)
  • East Potomac is the District's main public clay-court venue, with Har-Tru courts maintained on Hains Point

Best Time to Play

Outdoor April–October; indoor facilities at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center and East Potomac keep play going year-round.

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