New York City Tennis Clubs
New York City is the headquarters of American tennis. The USTA was founded here in 1881, the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills hosted the US Open from 1915 to 1977, and since 1978 the tournament has been played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing — whose Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest tennis-specific stadium in the world. On top of that history sits one of the largest active tennis communities anywhere: hundreds of NYC Parks public courts, private clubs, indoor centers and academies across all five boroughs. This guide maps the clubs, junior programs, public courts, college teams, leagues and tournaments from Manhattan and Queens to Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island.
Tennis Across the Five Boroughs
New York City tennis is spread across all five boroughs, each with its own mix of public courts, private clubs, college programs and history — from the Grand Slam venues of Queens to Harlem’s place in the Althea Gibson story and the youth-tennis hub in the Bronx. Use the boroughs below to find the clubs, courts and programs closest to you.
Verified Tennis Clubs & Facilities in New York City
Directory listings with public websites, addresses and contact information.
| Club / Facility | Address | Area | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Park City Tennis | 89 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 | 140 | |
| CityView Racquet Club | Long Island City, Queens, NY 11101 | 140 | |
| Court 16 Brooklyn | 445 Albee Square W, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | 140 | (718) 875-5550 |
| Court 16 Manhattan | 28 Liberty St, SC1, New York, NY 10005 | 140 | (718) 875-5550 |
| Hudson River Tennis Club | 300 Vesey St, New York, NY 10282 | 140 | |
| John McEnroe Tennis Academy | 1 Randall's Island, New York, NY 10035 | 140 | (212) 427-6150 |
| Manhattan Plaza Racquet Club | 450 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036 | 140 | (212) 594-0554 |
| New York Tennis Club | 3081 Harding Ave, Bronx, NY 10465 | 140 | (718) 239-7919 |
| Racquet & Tennis Club | 370 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022 | 140 | (212) 753-9700 |
| Roosevelt Island Racquet Club | 281 Main St, Roosevelt Island, NY 10044 | 140 | (718) 239-7919 |
| SPORTIME Randall's Island | 1 Randall's Island, New York, NY 10035 | 140 | (212) 427-6150 |
| Sutton East Tennis Club | 430 E 61st St, New York, NY 10065 | 140 | (212) 751-3452 |
| Town Tennis Club | 430 E 56th St, New York, NY 10022 | 140 | (212) 752-4059 |
| Vanderbilt Tennis Club | 15 Vanderbilt Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017 | 140 | (212) 599-6500 |
| Yorkville Tennis Club | 1725 York Ave, New York, NY 10128 | 140 | (212) 987-3200 |
Junior Tennis, Academies & Programs
New York City develops juniors through academies, the nation’s largest free youth-tennis nonprofit, USTA pathways and hundreds of public courts.
John McEnroe Tennis Academy
SPORTIME’s flagship academy on Randall’s Island, founded by seven-time Grand Slam champion and Queens native John McEnroe.
New York Junior Tennis & Learning
Founded by Arthur Ashe in 1971, the nation’s largest free youth tennis and education nonprofit; its Cary Leeds Center anchors Crotona Park in the Bronx.
USTA Eastern Metro Region
Coordinates adult leagues, junior development and tournaments across all five boroughs as part of USTA Eastern.
NYC Parks Tennis
Hundreds of public courts citywide with seasonal permits, lessons and programming through the NYC Parks department.
Adult Tennis in New York City
Representative adult leagues, tournaments and clinics across the New York City tennis calendar.
Adult Leagues
Adult Tournaments
Adult Clinics
Highlighted Events
Major tennis events and programming that define New York City’s tennis calendar.
US Open
The year’s final Grand Slam and one of the highest-attended annual sporting events in the world, played each August into September.
USTA Eastern Metro League Play
Adult leagues, junior team tennis and sanctioned tournaments through USTA Eastern’s Metro Region.
NYJTL Programs
Free and low-cost youth tennis, tournaments and Cary Leeds Center programming in Crotona Park.
Tennis Circuits Events
Local tournaments, doubles leagues, camps, clinics, lessons and match play powered by Tennis Circuits®.
Notable Players & Tennis Figures From New York City
New York City has produced and supported some of the most influential figures in the history of American tennis, from Grand Slam champions to the founder of the nation’s largest free youth-tennis program.
John McEnroe
QueensA Douglaston, Queens native, former World No. 1 and seven-time Grand Slam singles champion; an International Tennis Hall of Famer (1999) whose academy now trains juniors on Randall’s Island.
Althea Gibson
HarlemLearned the game at Harlem’s Cosmopolitan Tennis Club; in 1950 she became the first Black player to compete in the U.S. National Championship and went on to become the first Black player to win a Grand Slam title.
Vitas Gerulaitis
Brooklyn / QueensA New York product who reached World No. 3, won the 1977 Australian Open and a 1975 Wimbledon doubles title.
Arthur Ashe & NYJTL
LegacyArthur Ashe founded New York Junior Tennis & Learning in 1971 — now the nation’s largest free youth tennis and education nonprofit, serving tens of thousands of city children across the five boroughs.
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College Tennis in New York City
New York City fields NCAA programs across Division I and Division III, headlined by an Ivy League power in Manhattan and Division I programs that reached the 2026 NCAA Tournament from Queens and Staten Island.
Columbia Lions
ManhattanNCAA Division I / Ivy League · New York City’s elite college program — 18 Ivy League titles, NCAA singles champion Michael Zheng, and back-to-back NCAA Elite Eight runs in 2024 and 2025. Men | Women
St. John’s Red Storm
QueensNCAA Division I / Big East · 2026 Big East champion — the program’s ninth conference title, most in league history — and an NCAA Division I Tournament qualifier. Men | Women
Fordham Rams
The BronxNCAA Division I / Atlantic 10 · Atlantic 10 men’s and women’s tennis based at the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx. Men | Women
Wagner Seahawks
Staten IslandNCAA Division I / Northeast · 2026 Northeast Conference champion and NCAA Division I Tournament qualifier. Men | Women
New York City High School Tennis
New York City high school tennis runs across three ecosystems: the public PSAL (the nation’s oldest scholastic athletic league, founded 1903), the Catholic CHSAA, and independent NYSAIS schools, with PSAL city championships held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.
Bronx Science
The BronxPerennial PSAL 2A contender and one of the strongest public-school tennis programs in the city.
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Bayside, QueensLongstanding Queens PSAL 2A power with a deep competitive tradition.
Brooklyn Technical High School
BrooklynPerennial PSAL 2A contender representing one of the city’s largest high schools.
Stuyvesant High School
ManhattanManhattan magnet school with a consistent PSAL 2A tennis presence.
Hunter College High School
ManhattanCompetitive PSAL program and a recent girls city finalist.
Leon M. Goldstein High School
BrooklynLeading small-school PSAL 1A program in the Brooklyn tennis scene.
McKee / Staten Island Tech
Staten IslandOne of Staten Island’s leading PSAL programs, regularly reaching the city playoffs.
CHSAA & Independent (NYSAIS) Schools
CitywideCatholic schools compete under the CHSAA and independent schools under NYSAIS, adding another deep layer of high school tennis across the five boroughs.
Did You Know?
New York City is the headquarters of American tennis — and home to its biggest stage. Two highlights:
The US Open is played each summer at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing — whose Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest tennis-specific stadium in the world.
The USTA was founded in New York in 1881, and Althea Gibson learned the game at Harlem’s Cosmopolitan Tennis Club before becoming the first Black player to win a Grand Slam title.
New York City Tennis Facts
Curious one-line facts about the people, places and programs that make tennis in New York City unique.
New York City is the headquarters of American tennis — the USTA was founded here in 1881.
The US Open is played each summer at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens.
Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing is the largest tennis-specific stadium in the world.
The West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills hosted the US Open from 1915 to 1977.
Since 1978 the US Open has been played at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.
Althea Gibson learned the game at Harlem’s Cosmopolitan Tennis Club before breaking the sport’s color barrier.
Arthur Ashe founded New York Junior Tennis & Learning in 1971, now the nation’s largest free youth-tennis nonprofit.
NYJTL’s Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning anchors Crotona Park in the Bronx.
Queens native John McEnroe runs his academy on Randall’s Island.
NYC Parks operates hundreds of public courts across all five boroughs.
Columbia is the city’s elite college program, with St. John’s, Fordham and Wagner adding Division I tennis.
New York high school tennis runs across the public PSAL (founded 1903), the Catholic CHSAA and independent NYSAIS schools.