Real Tennis

Unique Selling Points for Tennis

The oldest and origin of all racquet sports

Real Tennis

Court Tennis, Royal Tennis or Jeu de Paume

  • All-year-round sport, played indoors, over a net and using the penthouse roofs and walls

Lea Van der Zwalmen in Paris
Lea Van der Zwalmen in Paris
  • Both physically and mentally stimulating, with opportunities for varied tactics and strategies

  • Strong emphasis on high standards of sportsmanship, etiquette and tradition

Rory Giddens at Lord's
Rory Giddens at Lord's
  • Played on effective worldwide handicap system, such that players of different levels may have competitive matches

  • Played by both sexes of any age, from 9 to 90, either singles or doubles, and mixed; no barriers to women playing on equal terms with men

Men and women at Queen's
Men and women at Queen's
  • Complements lawn tennis, padel tennis, squash, Rackets and all other moving-ball sports; all players of other such games will find their experience useful in taking up Real Tennis

  • All courts at schools and universities are open to the public, providing greater community access

Pupils at the Oratory
Pupils at the Oratory