Tennis Courts
It’s never been easier to become a tennis player in New York City—you can purchase a tennis permit online for use at any outdoor tennis court during tennis season, which lasts from the first Saturday in April to the Sunday before Thanksgiving.
Permits and Reservations
Visit our Tennis at NYC Parks page to purchase or renew your permit, to reserve a court, or to find more information about our tennis program.
Indoor Tennis
A few parks offer opportunities to play tennis indoors. Indoor tennis does not require an NYC Parks tennis permit, has special pricing, schedules, and hours of play, and may be used after tennis season has ended. Please check the listings below for indoor tennis locations.
Hours and Schedule
Most courts are open from 8:00 a.m. to dusk, except at Central Park where courts open at 7:00 a.m. and Randall's Island where courts open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 11:00 p.m.
Follow the Rules
Before heading to a court, make sure that you’ve read our rules and regulations. Follow our permit rules, wear smooth-sole tennis shoes, and use a maximum of six tennis balls on each court.
Locations
Name | Location | Surface | In/Outdoor | Phone | # of Courts | Access. |
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Astoria Heights Playground | Astoria Heights Playground Between 45th and 46th Street at 30th Road | Outdoor | 3 | |||
Astoria Park | Astoria Park 21st St. & Hoyt Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 626-8136 | 14 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Baisley Park | Baisley Pond Park 155th St. & 118th Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | 4 | ||
Baisley South | Baisley Pond Park N. Conduit Ave. & 150th St. | Hard | Outdoor | 4 | ||
Broad Channel Park | Broad Channel Park Crossbay Blvd. and E. 16-E. 18 Rds. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 318-4000 | 2 | |
Brookville Park | Brookville Park Brookville Blvd. & Southern Pkwy. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 255-2620 | 6 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Commonpoint Queens Tennis and Athletic Center at Alley Pond | Alley Athletic Playground Queens Village 79-20 Winchester Boulevard | Hard | Indoor | (718) 255-2127 | 16 | |
Note: Lessons offered. During the indoor season (October - April), 11 courts are available to rent for a fee. During the outdoor season (May – September), 11 courts are available for Parks tennis permit holders. For booking courts and program information please call (718) 255-2127 or visit Commonpoint Queens Tennis and Athletic Center’s website. | ||||||
Crocheron Park | Crocheron Park 215th Place & 33rd Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | 10 | ||
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Cunningham Tennis Center | Cunningham Park Fresh Meadows 196-00 Union Turnpike | Hard | Indoor | (718) 740-6800 | 20 | |
Note: Lessons offered. During the indoor/bubbled season, 10 courts are bubbled (The day after Columbus Day-April 27) and can be rented for a fee. During the Outdoor season 15 courts are available to Parks tennis permit holders. For booking courts and program information please call or visit the Cunningham Tennis website. | ||||||
Det. Keith L. Williams Park | Detective Keith L Williams Park Liberty Ave. & 173rd St. | Hard | Outdoor | 10 | ||
East Elmhurst (PS 127) | Helen Marshall Playground 25 Ave. & 98 St.-100 St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 426-4347 | 1 | |
Flushing Fields Memorial | Flushing Fields 149th St. & 25th Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 359-1297 | 8 | |
Flushing Meadows Corona Park | Flushing Meadows Corona Park Flushing Meadows Corona Park | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 760-6999 | 11 | |
Forest Park | Forest Park Park Lane South & 89th St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 235-5871 | 14 | |
Highland Park- Lower Playground | Highland Park Elton St. & Jamaica Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 235-5871 | 18 | |
Note: 10 full courts, 8 36-foot youth courts. | ||||||
Juniper Valley Park | Juniper Valley Park 62nd Ave. & 80th St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 326-2877 | 8 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Kissena Park | Kissena Park Rose & Oak Aves. | Hartro | Outdoor | (718) 359-1297 | 8 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Kissena Park | Kissena Park Rose & Oak Aves. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 359-1297 | 4 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Louis Pasteur Park | Louis Pasteur Park 52 Ave. & Marathon Pkwy. | Hard | Outdoor | 2 | ||
Maurice Park | Frank Principe Park Maurice Ave., LIE Service Rd. Westbound | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 326-2877 | 2 | |
Michaelis Bayswater Park | Bayswater Park 32nd St. & Dickens Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 318-4000 | 6 | |
Police Officer Edward Byrne Park | Police Officer Edward Byrne Park North Conduit Ave. & 134-135 Street | Hard | Outdoor | 4 | ||
Rockaway Community Park | Rockaway Community Park Alamdea Ave. btwn B51 & B56 | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 318-4000 | 3 | |
Roy Wilkins Park | Roy Wilkins Recreation Center Merrick Blvd. & 119 Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 276-8690 | 4 | |
Springfield Park | Springfield Park 147 Ave. & Springfield Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 225-2620 | 2 | |
St. Albans Park | Archie Spigner Park Merrick Blvd. & 172nd St. | Hard | Outdoor | 2 | ||
Victor Hanson Community Center (Rochdale Park) | Rochdale Park Guy Brewer Blvd. & 134th Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 978-1536 | 6 | |
World's Fair Playground | Flushing Meadows Corona Park 62nd Drive & Grand Central Parkway Extension | Hard | Outdoor | 1 |
Name | Location | Surface | In/Outdoor | Phone | # of Courts | Access. |
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Bensonhurst Park | Bensonhurst Park 9000 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11214 | Hard | Indoor | (718) 866-1031 | 7 | |
Note: Note: Lessons are offered. All 7 courts are bubbled during the indoor season (Approximately, the day after Columbus Day through the last Friday in April) and may be rented for a fee. During the outdoor season, there are 6 courts available to Parks tennis permit holders. For bookings or for more information about tennis at Bensonhurst Park, please visit Matchpoint NYC. | ||||||
Cooper Park Tennis Courts | Cooper Park Morgan Ave, between Maspeth Ave and Sharon St | Hard | Outdoor | 2 | ||
Decatur Playground | Decatur Playground Decatur bet. Summer and Lewis Aves. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 493-7612 | 1 | |
Friends Field | Friends Field Ave. L & East 4th St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 965-6502 | 2 | |
Ft. Greene Park | Fort Greene Park DeKalb & S. Portland Aves. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 722-3218 | 6 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
J.J. Carty | John J Carty Park 95 Street & Fort Hamilton Pkwy. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 439-4296 | 10 | |
Jackie Robinson | Jackie Robinson Park Playground Malcolm X. Blvd. & Chauncey St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 622-0025 | 4 | |
Joseph T. McGuire Park | Mcguire Fields Avenue W and Bergen | Hard | Outdoor | 3 | ||
Kaiser Playground | Kaiser Park Neptune Ave. & W. 25th St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 946-1357 | 12 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Kelly Park Playground | Kelly Park Playground E. 14th St. between Ave R & S | Hard | Indoor | 7 | ||
Kelly Playground | Kelly Park Playground Ave. S & E.14th St. | Outdoor | (718) 946-5913 | 7 | ||
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Leif Ericson Park | Leif Ericson Park 8th Ave. & 66th St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 259-4016 | 9 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Lincoln Terrace Park | Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park Buffalo & Rochester Aves. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 804-7077 | 11 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Linden Playground | Linden Park Linden Blvd. & Vermont St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 927-2059 | 5 | |
Lucille Ferrier Tennis Courts (Dyker Beach Park) | Dyker Beach Park Cropsey Avenue, Bay 8th Street and Poly Place | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 259-4016 | 9 | |
Manhattan Beach | Manhattan Beach Park Oriental Blvd. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 646-5913 | 6 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Marine Park | Marine Park Fillmore Ave. & Stuart St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 376-1675 | 15 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
McCarren Tennis Center | Mccarren Park North 13th Street Between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue | Hard | Indoor | (347) 873-9698 | 7 | |
Note: Lessons are offered. All 7 courts are bubbled during the indoor season (the day after Columbus Day-April 27) and may be rented for a fee. During the outdoor season, there are 6 courts available to Parks tennis permit holders. For bookings or for more information about tennis at McCarren Park, please visit McCarren Tennis Center. | ||||||
McDonald Avenue Playground | Mcdonald Playground McDonald Ave. & Ave. S | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 946-1373 | 7 | |
McKinley Park | Mckinley Park 7th Ave. & 75th St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 259-4016 | 8 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
One Van Voorhees Park | Van Voorhees Playground Pacific, Congress and Hicks Streets | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 722-3213 | 2 | |
Prospect Park Tennis Center | Prospect Park Parkside Ave at the Parade Ground | Clay | Outdoor | (718) 436-2500 | 11 | |
Note: Lessons are available. During the indoor season (October 23-May 6), there are 11 bubbled courts that may be rented for a fee. During the outdoor season, 8 courts are available to Parks tennis permit holders. For more information, visit the Prospect Park Alliance tennis page. | ||||||
Shore Road Playground | Shore Park And Parkway Shore Rd. & 95th St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 259-4016 | 4 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
South Oxford Park | South Oxford Park Cumberland Street between Atlantic Commons and Atlantic Avenue | Hard | Outdoor | 2 |
Name | Location | Surface | In/Outdoor | Phone | # of Courts | Access. |
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Cary Leeds Tennis Center at Crotona Park | Crotona Park E. 173d St. and Crotona Ave. | Hard | Indoor | (718) 247-7420 | 22 | |
Note: Lessons are offered. During the indoor season (The day after Columbus Day – April 27), there are 10 outdoor courts available, and 10 courts are bubbled and can be rented for a fee. During the outdoor season, there are 15 courts available to Parks tennis permit holders. For booking courts and program information please call or visit Cary Leeds Tennis Center's website for more information. | ||||||
Governor Smith Playground | Morris Avenue between E. 151 and E. 153 Streets | Hard | Outdoor | 3 | ||
Haffen Park | Haffen Park Hammersley, Ely, and Gunther Aves. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 379-8347 | 6 | |
Orchard Beach | Pelham Bay Park 1 Orchard Beach Road | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 885-3247 | 4 | |
Pelham Bay Park | Pelham Bay Park Bruckner Blvd. and Middletown Rd. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 885-3442 | 10 | |
Seton Park | Seton Park W. 232nd to 235th St., Palisade and Independence Aves. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 601-6044 | 6 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
St. James Park | St. James Park Jerome Ave. and E. 193d St. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 822-4271 | 4 | |
St. Mary's Park | St. Mary's Park E. 145 St. and St. Ann's Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 402-5161 | 2 | |
Stadium Tennis Center at Mill Pond Park | Mill Pond Park Gateway Center Boulevard (Exterior Street) and East 150th Street | Hard | Indoor | (718) 665-4684 | 16 | |
Note: Lessons Offered. During the indoor season (The day after Columbus Day – April 27), there are 4 outdoor courts available, and 12 courts are bubbled and can be rented for a fee. During the outdoor season, 8 outdoor courts are available to Parks tennis permit holders. For booking courts and program information please call or visit the Stadium Tennis Center website for more information. | ||||||
Van Cortlandt Park | Van Cortlandt Park Woodlawn, W. 233rd St. & Jerome Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 549-6494 | 8 | |
Van Cortlandt Park | Van Cortlandt Park Stadium - W. 242nd St. and Broadway | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 549-6494 | 10 | |
Williamsbridge Oval | Williamsbridge Oval E. 208th St. and Bainbridge Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 654-1851 | 8 |
Name | Location | Surface | In/Outdoor | Phone | # of Courts | Access. |
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Central Park | Central Park 93d St. near West Drive | Hard | Outdoor | (212) 280-0206 | 4 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Central Park | Central Park 93d St. near West Drive | Fast Dry | Outdoor | (212) 280-0206 | 26 | |
Fort Washington Park | Fort Washington Park Hudson River at 170th St. | Hard | Outdoor | (212) 304-2322 | 10 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Frederick Johnson Playground | Frederick Johnson Playground 151st St. east of 7th Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (212) 234-9609 | 8 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Howard Bennett Playground | Howard Bennett Playground W. 136 St. | Hard | Outdoor | 6 | ||
Inwood Hill Park | Inwood Hill Park 207th St. and Seaman Ave. | Hard | Outdoor | (212) 304-2381 | 9 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Pier 42 | Pier 42 (near Pier 42) East River Greenway (South Side of FDR Dr. at Gouverneur St.) | Outdoor | 4 | |||
Riverside Park | Riverside Park Riverside Drive and W. 119th St. | Hard | Outdoor | (212) 978-0277 | 10 | |
Note: Lessons offered by Riverside Clay Tennis Association; sign up at www.rcta.info | ||||||
Riverside Park | Riverside Park Riverside Drive and W. 96th St. | Clay | Outdoor | (212) 978-0277 | 10 | |
Note: Lessons offered by Riverside Clay Tennis Association; sign up at www.rcta.info | ||||||
Sportime at Randall's Island | Randall's Island Park Randall's Island Park | Hard | Outdoor | (212) 427-6150 | 24 | |
Note: The Sportime Tennis Center is a concession offering 12 courts to NYC Parks Tennis Permit holders during the outdoor season, which is from the Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day. For more information, visit the Sportime Randall's Island tennis page. Designated NYC Parks Courts:
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Sutton Tennis at Queensboro Oval | Queensboro Oval York Ave. Between E 59 St. & E 60 St. | Clay | Indoor | (212) 751-3452 | 8 | |
Note: Lessons are offered. Six courts are available to NYC Parks tennis permit holders from April 10 - September 10. For booking courts and program information please call or visit Sutton East Tennis Club's website. | ||||||
Washington Market Park | Washington Market Park Chambers St. & West St. | Hard | Outdoor | 1 |
Name | Location | Surface | In/Outdoor | Phone | # of Courts | Access. |
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Charles Kasper Tennis Courts | Walker Park Bard Ave. & Delafield Place | All Weather | Outdoor | (718) 667-3545 | 6 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Fairview Park | Fairview Park Bricktown Way, near parking lot | Hard | Outdoor | 2 | ||
Greenbelt Recreation Center | Blood Root Valley 501 Brielle Avenue | Hard | Outdoor | (718) 667-3545 | 2 | |
Silver Lake Park | Silver Lake Park Hart Blvd. & Revere St. | All Weather | Outdoor | (718) 667-3545 | 4 | |
Note: Lessons Offered | ||||||
Wolfe's Pond Park | Wolfe's Pond Park Cornelia Ave., off of Hylan Blvd. | All Weather | Outdoor | (718) 667-3545 | 2 | |
Note: Lessons Offered |
Courts that offer lessons are identified. Please call the individual courts for more information on lessons. If any numbers are incorrect/not working or if any addresses are wrong, please call (212) 360-8245. NOTE: Only smooth-soled tennis shoes are allowed on the tennis courts.
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