About us
The All England Lawn Tennis Club Community Tennis Centre is a privately-owned site located in Raynes Park, South West London. It is owned by the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and is 3.5 miles from Centre Court, Wimbledon.
The AELTC acquired the 22 acre site in 1990. Over the years the site has been used to support The Championships through the provision of six grass courts and was also used by local schools for athletics, football and cricket.
In 2016 the Club redeveloped the grounds, constructing six acrylic courts, three of which were covered by an inflatable airdome.
In June 2016 the new facilities were opened by AELTC Chariman, Philip Brook, Sir Andy Murray, Jamie Murray OBE, Tim Henman OBE and Jordanne Whiley MBE.
In 2019 a second phase of development began, with the addition of a further three indoor acrylic courts in a second airdome, sixteen Championship grass courts, a maintenance building for the Grounds team and equipment and an additional entrance on Cannon Hill Lane to be used for deliveries and staff access.
The final phase of the development works commenced in November 2022 and will include the construction of a two-storey Clubhouse, a new entrance and extended car parking facilities and a junior tennis play area with ancilliary buildings and seating infront of the outdoor courts.
Amenities
- 3 outdoor hard courts
- 6 indoor courts
- 16 grass courts
- 100m sprint track
- Male and female changing rooms
- Disabled WC
- Disabled access
- Car park
Tennis
The facilities at the Community Tennis Centre include sixteen Championship spec grass courts and nine acrylic hard courts. The acrylic courts are Plexipave, which is the surface used at the Australian Open. The indoor courts are covered by two pressurised domes which are inflated all year round.
The grass court season runs from May to September. Prior to and during The Championships the grass courts are used to provide practice facilities for players competing in grass court tournaments. The courts will be available for community members to book and play on after the completion of The Championships. The operating hours vary depending on weather conditions and rainfall. Please see the news page for updates.
New clubhouse for 2023
The new clubhouse, which will host full changing facilities and showers, catering facilities, a multi-purpose studio and viewing balcony over the grass courts, is currently under construction and is due to be completed in 2023.
Football
The football pitches to the east of the site will be available from September 2023. For any enquiries please email communitytennis@aeltc.com
Studio
The new clubhouse will offer a multi-functional studio space which can be adapted to accommodate exercise classes, meetings or other events.
This will be available for use upon completion of the clubhouse in 2023.
Food & Drink
The restaurant/café will offer a range of food and drink and a place to relax off-court when the Clubhouse opens in 2023
Community
The Community Tennis Centre is a Pay & Play Centre and is open to anyone from the community – please Click here to register.
The Centre also delivers coaching sessions to schools during curriculum time. If you are part of a local community group that would like to access the Community Tennis Centre to either play tennis or utilise our space, please contact us.
