Crowthorne Tennis Club

We are a friendly, welcoming tennis club for all ages

Crowthorne tennis club is located in the beautiful countryside between Crowthorne and Wokingham, run by the members, for the members. It boasts four all weather courts, with LED floodlights available free on demand.

With organised tennis sessions several times a week, a wide range of competitive opportunities and a variety of social events, there is always something going on. Try us out, you will not be disappointed.

Our fully qualified coaches run group lessons for both juniors and seniors throughout the year. They are also available for individual coaching lessons for any club member.

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Berkshire Club of the Year 2020

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Simon Pestell has been a member of Crowthorne Tennis Club for more than 30 years and he is now helping to raise money for his stepdaughter, Carley, through her Go Fund Me page.

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Crowthorne Tennis Club run a number of tournaments thoughout the year

Club Membership

Are you a regular tennis player, a rusty racquet or new to the sport? All ages and abilities are welcome at Crowthorne Tennis Club.
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Coaching

Organised into 3-month terms, we offer group coaching for adults, juniors and minis. Individual coaching is available and junior camps are run in the school holidays.
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News & Events

News of upcoming and past events is always available on our Home Page and in our Event Galleries
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Juniors

We offer a Mini (10yrs & under) and Junior (11 to 18yrs) membership. Junior coaching available on Saturday mornings and Monday evenings. Club nights, league matches, singles leagues, Sunday practices and occasional tournaments. Tennis Camps during school holidays.
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Tournaments & Matches

The club enters Ladies’, Men’s, Mixed, Junior & Veteran’s teams in the Berkshire Leagues. In addition there’s our Annual Club Championships which include Handicap, Round Robin and Knockout events plus Singles Box Leagues and Social Tournaments.
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Book a Court

Tennis courts can be booked by members during the day, evenings and weekends via the online booking system.
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Places must be booked in advance via the Members’ Area and selections will then be confirmed on the morning or evening before the event.  Please do not turn up if you have not been selected as you will be turned away. Players are selected on a first come first serve basis usually in multiples of 4 players.  Note that none of these sessions is suitable for beginners.

  • Note that the Committee tries to accommodate the wishes of members, within the constraints of time and 4 courts, but a session for each ability level is the guiding principle.
    • The Friday session is for recreational and higher players and runs from 6pm to 8pm
    • The Thursday 5:30 session is for intermediate players and runs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
    • The Thursday 7:30 session is for intermediate and advanced players including potential team players and runs from 7:30 to 9:30pm.
    • The Tuesday session is for advanced players and runs from 7pm to 9pm. 
    • In all cases you must commit to the full two hours.
  • Before the session you will have been told by the organiser your starting court, your partner and your opponents.
    • These will take into account each player’s normal playing standard with the best players starting on court 1 and, with 16 players, the least able players on court 4.  However, the organiser may occasionally decide to organise it differently such as a “lucky dip” for starting court & partner.
    • In addition, for the Thursday 7:30 session, the organiser will take into account any pairings for matches at the coming weekend.
  • Play is split into 3 rounds lasting 40 minutes each.  Play 1 set with normal deuce scoring.  If you finish early either carry on or mix in your 4.
    • If you haven’t finished the set after 40 minutes and the scores are level, play a sudden death point
  • At the end of the 40 minutes the winners of the first set played move up a court, the losers move down a court (court 1 is the top court). Winners on the top court stay, as do the losers on the bottom court. If you didn’t finish your set then the pair winning at the time moves up.
  • Pairs then split partners with the pair joining them and you play a second round.
    • Partners are selected by spinning rackets or using common sense to try to get a balanced 4.
  • Exactly the same happens for the third round.

Drop-In club nights are, as the name implies, more informal sessions than the bookable ones and you can arrive and leave when you like.  Those attending organise themselves, changing who plays with whom after most present have completed a set, although there’s often a more senior member present who  will take charge if needed.

We are currently running 2 Drop-In  sessions for all levels from Starter upwards…

  • The Tuesday session has recently been rebranded for All Levels and runs from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.  If you want to sit out and watch, maybe with a drink, you can do that too.  If you’ve arrived early for the 7 o’clock session, you’re also welcome to join in.
  • The Wednesday session is for all levels of player including beginner and usually runs from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
    • You can expect members attending adult coaching to join in.

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