Top tennis courts in Houston
The Downtown Club at Houston Center
4.4(103 reviews)
1100 Caroline St, Houston
Tennis Courts in Houston, TX
Houston's sprawling parks system gives court enthusiasts plenty to work with, from the popular facilities at Memorial Park and Hermann Park to dedicated complexes throughout Sugar Land, The Woodlands, and Katy serving the wider metro.
Since 1931
River Oaks Tournament
18 lighted
Memorial Park Courts
26 lighted
Lee LeClear Courts
2003 and 2004
Tennis Masters Cup Hosted
World No. 4
Zina Garrison Career-High
Tennis in Houston
A local guide to the Houston tennis scene.
Notable Facilities
Memorial Park Tennis Center
18 lighted hard courts, a practice wall, and a pro shop inside Memorial Park, run by Houston Parks and Recreation.
Lee LeClear Tennis Center
26 lighted public hard courts in Braeburn Glen Park, renamed in 1995 for longtime Houston tennis pro Lee LeClear.
Homer Ford Tennis Center
16 lighted public courts in MacGregor Park, the program where a young Zina Garrison learned the game.
River Oaks Country Club (US Men's Clay Court Championships)
Private club whose stadium courts host the ATP Tour's only remaining US clay event each spring.
Tennis History
1931
Ellsworth Vines wins the inaugural River Oaks International, the oldest US tennis event still played at its original site
1988
Houston native Zina Garrison wins Olympic doubles gold (with Pam Shriver) and singles bronze at the Seoul Games
2003
Westside Tennis Club hosts the Tennis Masters Cup, won by Roger Federer for his first year-end title (repeated in 2004)
2008
River Oaks Country Club takes over the US Men's Clay Court Championships from Westside Tennis Club
Did You Know?
- The US Men's Clay Court Championships at River Oaks is the only remaining ATP Tour-level event in the United States played on clay
- Zina Garrison, who learned tennis through the MacGregor Park program in Houston, reached the 1990 Wimbledon final after upsetting world No. 1 Steffi Graf in the semifinals
- Club Westside, owned by Gallery Furniture's Jim and Linda McIngvale, was built with courts in all four Grand Slam surfaces and hosted the Tennis Masters Cup in 2003 and 2004
Best Time to Play
Best outdoor play March to May and October to November; summers are very hot and humid.
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