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Unless you live in Southwest Dade, the Tropical Park Tennis Center isn't exactly convenient — but therein lies its unique appeal. You can actually nab a court without lurking for hours or booking days or weeks in advance. Sure, reservations are recommended during the peak hours of 6 to 9 p.m. (courts are open till 10 Monday through Thursday and ...

The clay courts at Riverside Park near 96th Street were lovingly grown out of once-awful, weedy dirt courts by fundraising and maintained through the efforts of volunteers with the Riverside Clay Tennis Association and staff. An irrigation system was added in the late 1990s. Play costs just $15 for a day pass. A season pass is $200 for adults, $...

Why play tennis at Lake Cliff? Because as you approach the courts you pass County Commissioner John Wiley Price's house and that ridiculous Suburban with his grinning face plastered on the side. Because, aside from the spirited pickup game thumping up and down the adjacent basketball courts, it's usually empty. Because if anyone ever is out ther...

If you think professional tennis champion Arthur Ashe is the only black man in St. Louis to ever pick up a racket, head on over to University City's Heman Park. Known to attract some of the most diverse players in town, these eight free courts (four of them lighted) also play host to some of the most competitive tennis in the region. As this "Be...

Membership is required, but it definitely has its privileges at Woodside Health and Tennis Clubs. Woodside's fully equipped fitness club, spa, and personal trainers are topped only by their world-class tennis facilities, which include private lessons by pros who will have you at the top of your game in no time.

This is the place to see top pros get in the game and mingle with their esteemed competitors. Named the U.S. Tennis Association’s Nevada Facility of the Year in 2010, this $15-million, 96,000-square-foot state-of-the-art center boasts indoor climate-controlled courts that are surfaced with easy-on-the-joints Deco turf. Coaches have included such...