Denver’s mile-high tennis scene blends deep history with year-round play. The Colorado State Open has been contested since 1891, today at Gates Tennis Center — the region’s premier public facility in Cherry Creek and home of the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame. Around it sits a dense network of public courts at City Park and Washington Park, the youth-focused Denver Tennis Park, private clubs and college programs. This guide maps the clubs, junior programs, public courts, college teams, leagues and tournaments across metro Denver, from Cherry Creek and Washington Park to Greenwood Village, Lakewood and Aurora.
Denver tennis runs along distinct corridors across the metro — premier public and club tennis in Cherry Creek, dense public play around Washington Park and City Park, powerhouse high school programs in the south and east suburbs, and college tennis from the University of Denver to Lakewood. Use the corridors below to find the clubs, courts and programs closest to you.
Directory listings with public websites, addresses and contact information.
| Club / Facility | Address | Area | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Racquet Club | 2500 E 23rd Avenue, Denver, CO 80205 | City Park | |
| Denver Tennis Club | Denver, CO 80209 | Washington Park | |
| Denver Tennis Park | 1560 S Franklin Street, Denver, CO 80210 | Washington Park | (303) 351-5045 |
| Gates Tennis Center | 3300 E Bayaud Avenue, Denver, CO 80209 | Cherry Creek | (303) 355-4461 |
| Washington Park Tennis Club | Washington Park (South Courts), Denver, CO 80209 | Washington Park |
Denver develops juniors through its premier public facility, a youth-focused nonprofit and USTA Colorado pathways across the Front Range.
Year-round junior classes and high-performance training (ages 4+) at the region’s premier public facility in Cherry Creek.
A nonprofit dedicated to youth development and equitable access to tennis, hosting community and competitive junior programs.
Junior development, leagues and sanctioned tournaments across the Front Range as part of USTA Intermountain.
Representative adult leagues, tournaments and clinics across the Denver tennis calendar.
Major tennis events and programming that define Denver’s tennis calendar.
One of the oldest tournaments in American tennis — founded in 1891 as the Rocky Mountain Championships and played each year at Gates Tennis Center.
Adult leagues, junior team tennis and sanctioned tournaments across metro Denver through USTA Colorado.
Year-round junior and UTR-rated tournaments at Gates, Denver Tennis Park and area clubs.
Local tournaments, doubles leagues, camps, clinics, lessons and match play powered by Tennis Circuits®.
Denver’s tennis tradition is carried by its champions, its hall of fame and the institutions that have grown the game across Colorado.
A Cherry Creek High School product and Colorado Tennis Hall of Famer who starred at Stanford — a two-time NCAA team champion and All-American — and reached the ATP top 100; he is now a Denver-based coach.
Permanently housed at Gates Tennis Center, it honors the players, coaches and administrators who built Colorado’s deep tennis tradition.
Denver’s Gates family philanthropy created and continues to sustain Gates Tennis Center, which opened in 1975 as the region’s premier public facility and the home of the Colorado State Open.
Tennis Circuits helps tennis clubs, country clubs, parks departments and teaching professionals create more programming without adding staff, expensive software subscriptions or administrative headaches.
From tournaments and doubles leagues to clinics, camps and match play, Tennis Circuits gives your club a complete event platform while helping you increase member engagement, improve court utilization and generate new revenue opportunities.
Everything your club needs to connect members, promote events and keep your members playing.
Denver’s college tennis footprint spans NCAA Division I and Division II programs across the metro.
NCAA Division I / West Coast (2026) · Joining the West Coast Conference in July 2026 after winning the 2026 Summit League regular-season title; the Pioneers play at Denver Tennis Park. Men | Women
Metro Denver fields some of Colorado’s strongest CHSAA tennis programs, competing across 5A, 4A and 3A and contesting state championships at Denver Tennis Park.
2025–26 Class 5A boys team tennis state champion — the program’s first — defeating Cherry Creek in the final at Denver Tennis Park.
A perennial Class 5A power and recent state finalist; one of Colorado’s most successful tennis programs.
A leading independent-school program with multiple Class 4A team and individual state titles.
Historic Denver Public Schools program competing in CHSAA Class 5A.
Competitive Class 4A program in the south metro.
Established Catholic Class 4A program with regular state qualifiers.
Large Class 5A programs in the Cherry Creek and Aurora school districts.
CHSAA contests boys (fall) and girls (spring) tennis across 5A, 4A and 3A, adding a deep layer of competition with independent schools across the metro.
Common questions about clubs, programs and tennis in Denver.
Denver has public tennis centers, private clubs and recreation-center courts across the metro. Gates Tennis Center in Cherry Creek is the premier public facility, with major public courts at City Park and Washington Park and the nonprofit Denver Tennis Park serving juniors. Suburban clubs ring the city from Lakewood to Greenwood Village and Aurora.
Yes. USTA Colorado runs adult leagues, junior development and sanctioned tournaments across the Front Range, with hubs at Gates Tennis Center, City Park and the Washington Park area. Clubs also organize doubles leagues, tournaments and lessons through Tennis Circuits®.
Yes. Gates Tennis Center, Denver Tennis Park and area clubs offer private and group lessons, seasonal camps and clinics for all ages and levels. Tennis Circuits® camps and clinics are also available through tenniscircuits.com.
The University of Denver fields NCAA Division I men’s and women’s tennis (joining the West Coast Conference in 2026), while MSU Denver and nearby Colorado Christian University compete in NCAA Division II in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Denver’s tennis roots run deep: the Colorado State Open began in 1891 as the Rocky Mountain Championships and is now played at Gates Tennis Center, and the city hosted a World Championship Tennis stop in the 1970s, won by Jimmy Connors in 1975. Cherry Creek High School product Jeff Salzenstein went on to the ATP top 100 and the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame.
Some clubs may use Tennis Circuits® software, but this page is a Denver tennis directory. Tennis Circuits® provides tournaments, doubles leagues, match play, camps, clinics, lessons, JTT and Club Edition tools for clubs and organizers, and is an official USTA Connect Partner.