Tennis Courts in Dallas, TX

Dallas is a serious court sports city, with well-funded facilities at Kiest Park, White Rock Lake Park, and Reverchon Park supplemented by a rapidly expanding network of dedicated pickleball venues across North Dallas and Plano.

Notable venues:SMU Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex

1971–1989

WCT Finals Run

21.3M viewers

1972 TV Audience

200+

Public Courts

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Notable Facilities

SMU Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex

Top-tier collegiate facility that has hosted NCAA championship events.

Tennis History

1971

First WCT Finals held at Moody Coliseum on the SMU campus in Dallas

1972

Rosewall defeats Laver in a final broadcast live on NBC to 21.3 million viewers — "the match that made tennis in the United States"

1989

Final WCT Finals held in Dallas, closing a 19-year chapter of professional tennis history

Did You Know?

  • World Championship Tennis (WCT) finals were held in Dallas from 1971–1989, helping shape professional tennis into the modern era
  • WCT was founded by Dallas sports mogul Lamar Hunt

Best Time to Play

Best outdoor tennis March–May and September–November.

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