Welcome to the world’s newest real tennis court, which opened its doors to the world on 29 March 2025. This marks an extraordinary milestone in our journey, and we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been with us along the way. The unwavering support and enthusiasm we have had from CRC and the wider real tennis community has been invaluable during this remarkable journey.
Membership Applications are now open
Now the court is open, the hard work begins as we build up our membership. So why not come and visit us and give it a try? We hope you will join us and be part of our community.
Memberships for Everyone
Whether you’re looking to join yourself or gift a membership to a friend, our packages are designed to cater to your needs.
As the opening date approaches, consider giving the gift of a three month introductory membership package – it might just be the last-minute present you’ve been searching for. At only $150, it’s an unbeatable deal!
Existing Life members
If you are an existing Interstate or International Life Member, thank you and please take a look at the following page which acknowledges your generous contribution. Hopefully we have recorded everyone’s name correctly, but if not please let us know so we can get it just right.
Major Donors and Life Members: https://www.sydneyrealtennis.com.au/list-of-supporters
For more information and live updates on the project, please use the following link:
https://www.sydneyrealtennis.com.au
To become a member or renew your existing membership please use the button below
ABOUT REAL TENNIS
Real tennis (also known as royal tennis, court tennis and jeu de paume) is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis, or tennis, is descended. Real tennis is still played at a small number of active courts in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and France.
Though scored in fifteens like lawn tennis, real tennis has a dizzying assortment of additional rules that can make the sport difficult for casual viewers to comprehend. Take the “chase,” for example. When a ball bounces twice, a point isn’t necessarily awarded. Instead, the ball’s second bounce on the ground is noted, and, once the players have switched sides, the point is replayed, and the receiving player tries to win the chase by playing their ball out of reach of the server and closer to the back wall on its second bounce than his or her opponent did.
The balls are solid like a cricket ball, the rackets are wooden, pear shaped and lopsided with a very small sweet spot, so it is a challenging game to master. The court, meanwhile, is lined with potential traps. There are sloping roofs above three of the four walls, for instance: you can hit the ball off of these. There are galleries you can hit the ball into, a move that forces a variety of outcomes depending on the score at the time. Players often say that real tennis is a mix of squash, lawn tennis, and chess, because of the seemingly limitless situations that can arise during a game.