Best Tennis and Pickleball courts in Newport Beach, Orange County for 2026

From a distance, the club is large with plenty of courts and looks nice. However, this is far from the “country club” vibe that it’s trying to go for. First off, the food is awful here. Chicken was bland. The rice that came with my lunch was hard and if anyone actually tasted the food before serving it, they would know. This is by far the worst club food I’ve had. As a cherry on top, I saw a mouse next to the clubhouse grill by the tree. Food is literally being prepared right next to it. So gross. I also had their tacos before and I’m convinced that prison food is probably better. The bathrooms are a joke. They have two stalls for the women’s and a while back they were renovating and we were expecting an expansion. They put a coat of white paint and changed the doors and now call it a Women’s Lounge. We still only have two stalls. This place runs tournaments with 1,000+ attendees. As long as you are there to play and not eat or pee, you should have a pleasant time.

This is a bootleg establishment. ZERO professionalism and zero class! No one answers any phones for hours and 3 days straight, I personally go up there and the rudest stuck up person ever greets us. Treats me like a beginner asking if I want group lessons, I’m a 6.0 trying join what are you talking about. The tennis courts were mid and old. Facility looked bad trash every where. Who would pay for this? Better facilities at local parks and zero rudeness! Yall ain’t cool

Horrible. Came here looking to sign up with a membership after playing a pickleball tournament here. Woman was extremely rude. Yelled at us when we looked around just to look at the courts. Courts are also converted tennis courts with temporary nets. Random basketball hoops and messy trash everywhere. Playing surface also seemed extremely unsafe. Will certainly not be signing up. $200 a month for this garbage place would be theft.

BEWARE! Not what it appears to be. This place is full of drama, harassment, rumors of bad business, etc. Sean, the month to month lease operator, is unethical and not truthful (my opinion). Hundreds of thousands of dollars in monthly membership fees, for a subpar location with misinformation abound. Where's all the money going Sean???? Would love transparent bookkeeping. Members deserve WAY BETTER. Do your research before joining - talk to members. Definitely not worth it.

Poorly run place. This place is not safe for your children. Took my son there in the summer and they put him off tennis. Specifically guy called Kareem- insincere, abrupt, money focused and worst of all abusive to the kids in a bullying fashion. Coaches not paid well and come and go part-timing at this place while they study/ work elsewhere. Even though there is supposed to be a reception desk strangers can walk in anytime and outsiders can wonder around. Again the worst place for your child. He will not learn any good sportsmanship instead will be just used by the club to allow outsiders to play UTR matches. Also too expensive and you can find far better and more professional coaching elsewhere

My wife and I became members about 16 months Overall, we have been happy with the club. However, yesterday, my wife and I went to the club to work on some of her techniques. As I showed her a standard groundstroke technique, Abbi, the club's lead instructor, approached us and told me that I was not allowed to teach. We can drill, but no teaching. Are you kidding me? We pay a chunk of change for membership and I can't teach my wife how to hit a better groundstroke? A year ago, I would have rated TCC five stars. It's still fun to play with all the great members. But this last experience earns a rating of two.

$1000 I paid to suscribe $200 month membership that doesn’t have classes available and if you want to leave you need to pay $500, this place is absolutely crazy, good luck if you want to be here.

I've called twice to ask about the different coaches with training groups playing there and each time they've told me they'll get back to me that day but never did. The first time they got super defensive like I was trying to expose them or something. I didn't realize investigating coaching options was a sensitive topic for a tennis club.

I applied for a Pickleball membership 7 months ago as the new courts are beautiful. Sean and his team appear positive and knowledgable, but they've kept my $250 deposit and do not respond to questions

No match arranging service which they promised, You have to arrange & call people to see if they are available to play! I could go to the public courts if I have to find my own match & don't pay any dues! Horrible customer service. Bathrooms are flooding & smells all the time! Worst Tennis club ever. Don't get fooled by their advertisement!

Came to play pickleball for 1 hour. Price: $160! Insane! Laughable. This place need some new management.

Snoody, elitists, obnoxious, and it’s because it’s in Newport Beach that they can get away this kind of s_ _ t. The Pickled Ball side is normal... fun. The tennis ... Not!

Team sucks

I have been very reluctant to write this review but decided it was time. This establishment has disappointed me very much; the owner of this club has been very rude...I have seen this happen multiple times, and he requires a serious attitude change if he wants people to continue to visit. The positive experiences I have had were with a young woman at the restaurant, a young man at the front desk, and two women at the pro shop. I hope the owner of this club realizes that he needs to treat everyone with DIGNITY and RESPECT.

I can't believe they allow comedy shows while I have my private lesson and there is a tent ! Drunk people while I'm doing my lessons not what I pay for ! Future members be aware !

My girlfriend called the women's restroom an abomination. Smelly and always overflowing. WAY WAY overpriced for what they offer. $3,000 just to join this clique fest?? Then around $300/month?? PASS.

Horrible. Came here looking to sign up with a membership after playing a pickleball tournament here. Woman was extremely rude. Yelled at us when we looked around just to look at the courts. Courts are also converted tennis courts with temporary nets. Random basketball hoops and messy trash everywhere. Playing surface also seemed extremely unsafe. Will certainly not be signing up. $200 a month for this garbage place would be theft.

This Pickleball Club is old school and not in a good way. They do not allow a 30-day out of their annual term contract, the only contract they offer. Despite injury or moving. For a club aspiring to be high caliber to have such archaic policies is really harsh. Lifetime and Equinox both allow for early out. It's a good old fashion "gotcha" mentality here. This club is also full of social cliques and the facilities are old and run down.There is no clear on boarding of new members and it's a guessing game on how to reserve a court or how to engage in play. Communication is severely lacking. Here it's all who you know. Management is out of touch and out of date. Save your $ and play elsewhere.

My wife and I became members over a year ago. Our initial experience was great. Recently, things seem to have changed dramatically. Lots of business problems. Lots of member drama. And a huge dues increase. Ok, so maybe in time the problems will be solved, the drama will fade, and the dues will be worth it. But today, my wife and I went to the club to work on some of her techniques. As I showed her a standard groundstroke technique, Abbi, the club's lead instructor, approached us and told me that I was not allowed to teach. We can drill, but no teaching. Are you kidding me? We pay a chunk of change for membership and I can't teach my wife how to hit a better groundstroke? A year ago, I would have rated TCC five stars. It's still fun to play with all the great members. But this last experience earns a rating of two.

That's nice that you are responding to your negative reviews. I think over the years, there have been a lot of bad customer/member experiences that have tainted the reputation of TTC and yourself as the director of the club. I hope this is a step in the right direction to rectify that. I completely understand your mindset in trying to change the club around over the past couple years. You were trying to give the property a major facelift with all the facility improvements while also trying to run/grow the club. You were wearing so many hats at the same time. This area is a competitive market for tennis clubs and you were grinding to stay afloat. Unfortunately that grind/stress/pressure led to some questionable business ethics at times and many unfulfilled promises.It's been over a year since our interactions at the club, described in my original YELP review. I'm not writing this now to rehash the past. I just want people that come to this page to know the truth and can use it however they need. While you might not have claimed this page as a business owner until recently, you have been monitoring it for a long time. Within a couple days of me writing my initial review (over a year ago), you finally returned my wife's messages and agreed to start our refund process. You gave us half of our refund immediately through Venmo. We had to work hard over the next couple of weeks to get the 2nd half back as you said a check was mailed a couple times, but never arrived. You also asked my wife multiple times, before we received the 2nd half of the refund, if she would have me remove my review after we were fully refunded. You explained how you were a family man just trying to work hard to be successful. While that did pull at our hearts as family people ourselves, we felt an obligation/duty to have our story be told a cautionary tale to others. Sean, I hear your Pickleball club is doing great. And maybe now that many of the facility improvement projects are complete, you can focus on the customer service/experience side of things a little more. There is always room for change and growth. I hope you are a tremendous success and provide great services/experiences to all your members and prospective members. I just think this all has to come through actions over time, not just your words now. Unfortunately most people come to a business' YELP page after already having the negative experience, but if you are not in that category and are reading this before deciding whether to join this club NOW (early 2022), my suggestions would be: Don't lock into a YEARLY MEMBERSHIP under any circumstance. Don't rely on what is promised or said on the phone or on a tour, but rather experience it to see if it's right for you. Talk to people about the club and trust your instincts.It might not seem like it, but I am rooting for you Sean. I hope you can make your club thrive and grow into the best club it can possibly be for the community. My wife and I moved to the OC/Newport area in the Fall of 2019 and were looking for a private place to play tennis and meet players. We toured The Tennis Club, Newport Beach Tennis Club, and Palisades Tennis Club. Not only was The Tennis Club the closest to our house, but the director/owner Sean Abdali really sold us on the club. He mentioned all the new projects (restaurant, tennis programs, fitness classes, snack bar, etc) they were going to get going in 2020 and warned us the other clubs were possibly going to lose their leases. No one could have imagined the impact of COVID, but Sean and The Tennis Club has failed to live up to any of our expectations pre and during COVID. STAY AWAY if you are looking to join a private tennis club. He recently boasted to my wife that they have had 500 new members sign up in 2020. But there are the same amount of member clinics as there were when we first signed up at the end of 2019. There are no member tournaments or social gatherings. No member newsletters, no pro shop, snack shop, stringer on site, or any basic tennis amenities for members. If you forgot balls to play with, they don't have any for purchase. These are basic things. If you want a bar or smoothie after your tennis workout, not available. This was all even before COVID. My wife and I briefly took lessons and my wife played in a clinic. The balls the teaching professionals used were completely flat (not just a little). This is fine if you taking lessons or clinics at a public court for a discounted rate, but not a private tennis club at full rate. I understand COVID has tremendously impacted all businesses. It seems as if Sean is trying to stay afloat. He hosts tournaments, UTRs, rents out space for 3rd party kids dance programs, rents out courts to 3rd party junior programs/academies to bring additional revenue. (I think he counts these junior academies in his 500 new member count!) He has even come up with some scam that he says to bring guests to the club, you have to pay a $20 fee, but you must say they are staying at a nearby partnering hotel. All these new revenue streams can't be done at the expense or priority of the members of the club. This has put a tremendous strain on the availability of tennis courts. These tournaments/UTRs/Junior academies/programs are taking up minimum 75% of the courts all day long (most of the time they will take all the courts).Just last week, my wife and I tried to make reservations to play at 2:30pm in the middle of the week, the front desk told me members couldn't play from 2pm-4pm everyday. I had to text Sean who said it was fine. I am sure as the owner/director, he doesn't want to be dealing with court reservation issues. When we get there, the people in the front have no idea where to put us. They have to go get Sean. Sean has run around the facility like a chicken with his head cut off to try to find a court to squeeze us onto as juniors are on all the courts. He is asking courts what their scores are to see which juniors are close to finishing. Let's just say this doesn't make us feel very comfortable. What's the point of paying to join a private tennis club if you feel as if you are fighting for courts? Once we were put on a court at 2:30, we enjoyed playing. Then at 3:05pm, one of the junior instructors interrupted our playing to ask us when we would be done using the court. He needed to know for his "scheduling". You cannot make this stuff up. This totally killed our enjoyment and made us feel rushed.My wife called Sean to discuss these issues and specifically what happened with this junior instructor. Sean got very defensive. First he said that he was at the club the whole time we were playing and no one interrupted us or asked us to leave. He accused us of lying about the whole incident? Then he started yelling and complained that we showed up at 2:19pm expecting a court. Then he started saying that he doesn't need members like us at his club that are just difficult and complain. Then he just abruptly hung up on my wife. We have tried calling him and texting him multiple times over the past 2 weeks and he refuses to get back to us. He has made coming to his club completely untenable and uncomfortable for us and we would like to discuss getting refunded for the rest of the year, but he refuses to speak to us. Sounds like something a professional director of a tennis club should do right?HIs demeanor on the phone was completely unprofessional. It seems very consistent with some of the other reviews further down on this yelp page. Also the fact that he never lived up to vision he sold us on when we agreed to join the club seems very consistent with the complaints of dishonesty on other reviews on this yelp page. If you are looking for a good tennis club to join in the Newport/Irvine area, I'd highly recommend you stay away from this club.

Hi Sean -My previous post is 100% legit . I can forward you documentation of my multiple phone calls and emails to you and your staff . I have attempted to work with you on a resolution since October 2021 . My year membership started in May 2021 and as previously explained not a fit for me - due to your clinic times, lack of Covid policies , my change in personal circumstances and non responsive management . I have requested options to cancel my year membership with your club and would like to stop you charging my cc . I have already forfeited my membership deposit . I am not using your club and not costing you any additional expenses. To reference your initial response - even car leases usually offer individuals options to terminate personal leases early , transfer your lease or offer a lease buyout .I would like to make potential members aware of your policies, inability to work with your members with changing circumstances and lack of customer service / empathy , before joining your club . I would suggest you take another look at your negative reviews and consider the multiple suggestions to make you club better and embrace the community that supports you . Disappointing experience . Horrible customer service, and unfriendly management . Paid a lot of money for a pickleball membership that I didn't get to use . Locked into a year membership, and they continue to charge my credit card every month . I have reached out to Sean , Abbi and accounts payable to request a cancellation of my membership several times. . I cannot afford the money on something that I cannot use . I should have read the other reviews before I joined. They did not have Covid policies in place, courts are crowded , clubhouse was not open and clinics were not geared for players who work during the day. Please don't make the same mistake I did .. read all of the reviews.

As far as tennis goes, this club is alright. I really wanted to *love* it but I just didn't. The court layout here is open and there are a lot of places to view matches if you are a spectator. The courts themselves are pretty clean but the surrounding ground outside of it, not so much. They have quite a few spill spots and stains. They have really nice pickle ball courts right behind the tennis ones but it could get loud from the members screaming and playing on them. If you are used to a quiet club, this may not be the place for you. If you don't mind it, then it probably wouldn't bother much. Some upsides are that there are plenty of courts and plenty of parking just outside of the club. The biggest downside is that the overall vibe is not very welcoming at all. I've noticed that it is very cliquish with many members who have known each other for years. They will treat you as if you could not afford to breathe the same air as them and same goes for the staff in the tennis office. I've grown up here and I've never had a problem until I've stepped foot at this club and that's unfortunate. I consider myself to be a pretty nice person but I don't like to play with people who are rude, especially if it does match match up to their level of play. As for the staff, the older women who works here (not sure if she is still here) is the worst. Very rude and demanding to people, especially guests. I saw her completely rip someone apart one day over bringing a chair into the venue and she tried to embarrass her in front of everyone. I've played at Country Clubs all over the world and while this one is nice, I don't think it is worth the money. For whatever it's worth, I've had a better experience playing at the country clubs in Riverside and they were much more modern.

My daughter competed in a Junior Team Tennis match here. The only viewing area peeking in through the wire and canvas. I was asked to leave by the owner because I had no business within coaching distance of the players. I just wanted to watch my daughter play. Later I told him the boys playing doubles didn't know how to play. They were rotating on defense. He then says to be would I like to supervise. I told him I wasn't allowed on the court or to talk to the kids. In other words FU

I tried this club out two weeks ago with my son. I soon realized that Kareem was just trying to grab my money. I would seriously not recommend Kareem to anyone. He is unprofessional and completely dishonest.

I played a tennis tournament here one time and my match was delayed by like 2 hours so I kept asking when it was going to happen and the director of the tournament (Sean "Bollitieri") said if that I asked one more question I would get kicked out. I was very unhappy! :(

This club continues to charge me after I cancelled the membership. They would stop charging me after I called them and suddenly they would start to charge me again. I haven't been at the club for a year and they start to charge me again this July.

My daughter just went through a tennis tournament (UTR Sectional) at this club. The draws were rigged to favor certain players (for example: Mike Tyson's daughter). Their objective was to make money, not helping tennis players to improve their UTR.

Worst tennis club I have ever been to...very run down! The owner is dishonest! Keeps charging my Credit card after I cancelled my membership. Had to take legal action. Will NEVER go back!

called for information on pickleball, and both times they hung up the phone before saying hello.....

Generally SOOOO overpriced. Please do homework on the Sean background. He is not a former tennis player in college or anything close. He says ATP, watch him play hahahaha (!!!). Anyway, it is good day care and very expensive.