Tennis Courts in Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh's hilly terrain doesn't slow down its court community — Schenley Park in Oakland offers some of the city's most popular public courts, with additional facilities in Frick Park, Highland Park, and the North Side's Riverview Park.

Notable venues:Mellon Park Tennis Center Frick Park Clay Court Tennis Club

1930

Frick Park Clay Courts First Opened

Only public Citiparks indoor courts

Mellon Park Indoor Bubble

Middle States — Allegheny Mountain District

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Notable Facilities

Mellon Park Tennis Center

Pittsburgh's crown-jewel public facility in the East End — the only public Citiparks tennis site with indoor courts, thanks to an air-conditioned bubble. Hosts the bulk of Citiparks lessons, clinics, and camps.

Frick Park Clay Court Tennis Club

Historic red clay courts in Frick Park, first opened 1930 — among the first generation of public clay tennis courts in the US. Restored by the FPCCTC, a USTA Community Tennis Association, since 2007.

Tennis History

1930

Frick Park's red clay courts open — among the first public clay courts in the United States

2007

Frick Park Clay Court Tennis Club founded to restore the historic courts; runs the annual Paul G. Sullivan Championships

Did You Know?

  • Frick Park's clay courts (1930) predate most American clay-court tennis culture and remain one of the country's few public Har-Tru-style installations open to drop-in play
  • Mellon Park's indoor bubble is unusual for a US municipal tennis center — most cities punt indoor play to private clubs
  • Pittsburgh's Allegheny Mountain District is one of the largest community-tennis districts in USTA Middle States

Best Time to Play

Outdoor April–October; rainy/cold November–March pushes play to Mellon Park's bubble and private clubs.

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