Play outdoor tennis in Brooklyn from April to November, for less than $ 30 a month
150 tennis courts available, located in more than twenty Brooklyn parks
Looking for a game of tennis? With 150 hard courts in more than twenty public parks, Brooklyn tennis fans can easily find an outdoor public court.
Unlike private tennis clubs, which can be expensive, the seasonal fee for Brooklyn’s tennis courts is inexpensive, with reductions for seniors, children, and youth. It’s worth starting in the spring and playing the entire season because the permit fee is not prorated, so permit holders pay the same amount if they start playing in the spring or fall.
Rates 2017
- Full-season permits for adults ages 18-61 are $ 100.
- Single game and reserve tickets are $ 15.
Brooklyn has a wide range of tennis facilities, all open from 8 a.m. to dusk, April through November. Some, like 15-court Marine Park, Brooklyn’s largest public tennis facility, are quite busy. The courts are in various states of repair, some better than others.
Some particularly familiar individual courts (included in the full list on the New York City Department of Parks website) are conveniently located on or near playgrounds, for example at Decatur Playground in the East Flatbush neighborhood.
Lessons are offered in some locations, and some courts also have shower facilities.
Finally, it is essential to obtain a tennis permit before attempting to play.
For more information on permits, fees, facilities, court hours, and rules for using public courts, visit the New York City Parks Department tennis website (see above).
This is where you can find public outdoor tennis courts in Brooklyn, listed in order of how many courts are in each park.
Brooklyn public parks with numerous outdoor tennis courts
Marine park tennis facilities
- 15 courts
- 718-376-1675
- Fillmore Avenue and Stuart Street
Leon S. Kaiser Playground Tennis Courts
- 12 courts
- 718-946-1350
- Neptuno Avenue & W. 25th Street
Prospect Park Tennis Center
- 11 courts
- 718-436-2500
- Parkside Ave in the parade ground
John J. Carty Park Tennis Courts
- 10 courts
- 718-439-4296
- 95th Street and Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Leif Ericson Park Tennis Courts
- 9 courts
- 718-259-4016
- 8th Avenue and 66th Street
Tennis boxes from Dyker Beach Park
- 9 courts
- 718-259-4016
- Cropsey Avenue, Bay 8th Street and Poly Place
Other Brooklyn public parks with more than two tennis courts
Bensonhurst Park Tennis Courts
- 8 courts
- 718-946-5048
- Cropsey Avenue at Bay Parkway
McDonald Playground tennis courts
- 7 courts
- 718-946-1373
- McDonald Avenue and Avenue S
Kelly Playground tennis courts
- 7 courts
- 718-946-1373
- Avenue S and East 14th Street
Fort Greene Park Tennis Courts
- 6 courts
- 718-722-3218
- DeKalb and S. Portland Avenues
Tennis courts in Manhattan Beach Park
- 6 courts
- 718-946-1373
- Oriental Blvd.
Shore Road Park Tennis Courts
- 4 courts
- 718-259-4016
- Shore Rd. And 95th St.
Brooklyn public parks with two or fewer tennis courts
Van Voorhees Park Tennis Courts
- 2 courts
- 718-722-3213
- Streets of the Pacific, Congress and Hicks
Friends field tennis courts
- 2 courts
- 718-965-6502
- Avenue L and East 4th Street
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Edited by Alison Lowenstein
