Tennis courts in Santa Clara

Central Park Lifetime Activities Tennis Courts

8 lighted tennis courts with benches in Lifetime Activities in Central Park in Santa Clara, California. Clean, well maintained courts. Full sized wall for practice can have 4 people practice at the same time without much collision. Wall practice at any tennis is first come first serve. Online reservation of court is available.

Tennis Courts Reservations Rates

$12/hour Resident, $14/hour Non-resident
Reservations are court bookings made 15 minutes or more before court time. When reserving a court in advance, the Reservation Fee is charged for all bookings, regardless of the day/time of booking.

Tennis Walk-On Rates

Walk-on rates are court bookings made less than 15 min before your court time, and they are charged the walk-on rates depending of time and day.

Tennis Walk-On Court Rates

$12/hour Resident, $14/hour Non-Resident
Monday-Friday 8 am – 1 pm and 3 pm – 10 pm
Saturday and Sunday 8 am – 8 pm

Tennis Free Open Play (Walk-On Only)

For Santa Clara City Residents
Monday-Friday 1 pm – 3 pm
Saturday and Sunday 8 pm – 10 pm

Pickleball Play Hours

Players must check in by phone or in person before going to their assigned court.
Reservations can be made by phone at 408-247-0178 or online here.
Lifetime Activities will be providing pickleball nets during designated pickleball hours.
Once the pickleball hours conclude, tennis play will resume and the courts will remain illuminated until 10 p.m.

Reservation-Based Play Hours:
Mon/Wed9 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Tue/Thu/Fri9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sat9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sun9 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Court Rental Fees:
Residents: $8/hr. | Non-Res: $10/hr.

Free Play Hours (players must call no more than 30min prior to play-time to book a court):
Mon12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Wed12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Sun3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Pickleball Open Play

Drop-in Fee: $6 Residents, $7 Non-Residents
Mondays: 9 – 11:30 am
Wednesdays: 9 – 11:30 am
Fridays: 9 – 11:30 am
Open Play offers a welcoming space to connect with others and enjoy the game. Players can drop-in without pre-arranging matches. Just show up, join the rotation, and play. It’s a great way to meet new people, practice, improve your game, and have fun!

Tennis Pro Shop in Santa Clara

Santa Clara Tennis Center (located in Central Park)

2625 Hayward Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: +1 408-247-0178
Monday – Friday: 8 am – 10 pm
Saturday – Sunday 8 am – 8 pm

The Lifetime Activities Pro-Shop Offers

  • Information on Classes & Camps
  • Latest Head Racquet Sport Products
  • Tennis Balls: Pro Penn Marathon Extra Duty
  • Tennis Accessories: grips, dampeners, over-grips
  • Tennis Racquet Stringing, Demo Program, Ball Machine Rentals & Passes
  • Snacks & Drinks

Tennis Racquet Stringing

Labor Only $25 (bring your own string)
24 Hours Rush Service: $10 extra (as available with 4 hr. notice)
Same Day Service: $15 extra (as available with 4 hr. notice)
High Performance Stringing: $46+ tax (includes standard labor)
Performance Stringing: $38+tax (includes standard labor)
Value Stringing: $31+tax (includes standard labor)
New Overgrip + Installation: $3
Replacement Grip Installation: $3 (purchase of new replacement grip required)
Grommet Replacement: $15 (pro-shop does not provide grommets)

Court Information

Address: 2625 Hayward Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95051, USA
City: Santa Clara
County: Santa Clara County
State: California
Postal Code: 95051
Website: Website
Phone Number: +1 408-247-0178
Google Maps Link: Google Maps
Google Location Link: Location
Place Type: Sports complex
Number of Tennis Courts: 8
Number of Pickleball Courts: 0
Court Location: Outdoor
Access Type: Private

Working Hours

DayHours
Monday
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Location Map

Amenities & Features

CategoryAvailable Features
Core Amenities
LightsRestroomsNo Water FountainBenchesFencing
Court Condition
CleanWell MaintainedMixed Noise LevelSafe Area
Court Surface
Hard Court
Equipment & Services
Pro ShopEquipment RentalBall MachineStringing ServiceLessons Available
Environment Features
No Shade
Access Details
Membership RequiredReservation RequiredFirst Come First ServedFee Applies
Parking
Free Parking Lot
Nearby Facilities
Picnic Area NearbyBarbecue NearbyBaseball NearbyBasketball NearbyVolleyball NearbyConcession Stand NearbyMall NearbyCafe NearbyRestaurant Nearby

Dog & Pet Information

Dog Rules: Dogs must be leashed and under control. Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their dogs.
Dogs Allowed Near Courts

Reviews & Ratings

Overall Rating
4.5 out of 5 stars (89 reviews)
What Visitors Say
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Positive Reviews:
Sai P: ★★★★
Visited this park for the first time to picnic on a blanket …relaxing shade under trees at multiple places. The park is too big to explore in one visit. They have pickle ball and tennis courts…I loved some of the picnic tables they had…I will explore them the next time. Tennis court has clean restrooms too. It has a pond full of geese but it’s surrounded by geese poop 💩. It stinks a bit.
Raghav Bhandari: ★★★★★
Nice pickleball courts with a easy reservation system.
Oliver Leopold: ★★★★★
The Santa Clara Tennis Center offers 8 newly resurfaced lit courts, with open/free play on weekdays 12-4pm and weekends 6pm-10pm. Court lights are on until 10pm and there is a full size hitting wall that remains lit until 10:15pm. The courts are managed 8am-10pm, and year-round tennis programs are available for the community youth and adults. The SCTC offers academy-quality tennis instruction at municipal prices, with a tennis Pro-Shop that is staffed on a full time basis, and programming so that local community's can learn and enjoy the game of tennis without having to become a member of a private tennis facility or country club. The Pro-Shop provides a retail solution, racket stringing, ball machine rental, demo program and a drink or snack bar for convenience. The bleachers have been renovated and the city is in the process of getting a shade solution for spectators.
John Kim: ★★★★
It's the most popular tennis facility in silicon valley. I dearly love the place. It would merit 5 stars if it had more spectator benches or bleachers. Also there are some badly placed juniper bushes next to courts which swallow up balls never to be seen again. Management please get rid of the bushes!
Gobu Ezhumalai: ★★★★★
There are 8 clean well maintained courts. Full sized wall for practice can have 4 people practice at same time without much collision. Wall practice at any tennis is first come first serve. Online reservation of court is available.
Volodymyr Kondilenko: ★★★★★
I would like to thank Manny for his fantastic job. He changed the regular grommet on the Cap one in vintage Head Graphite Pro tennis racquet. He is top level professional stringer. I am very grateful for his top-ranking level and accurate job. Highly recommended!!!! 5 starts !!!!! Volodymyr Kondilenko
Demian Raspall: ★★★★★
Great Tennis coaches! They know the sport but more importantly how to teach kids. My son enjoys his tennis class
Rohit Chakravarthy: ★★★★★
Mike is an awesome tennis coach. There are also good support coaches Oliver, Josh, and some others. Wish all coaches are like Mike though :).
Henry E Herman: ★★★★★
Love the little kids tennis lessons. Coaches are good with kids. My son who is 4 has really enjoyed his lessons.
janardhan swamy: ★★★★★
I took tennis accelerated program (TAP) and I would highly recommend it.
Venkatesan Sankaran: ★★★★★
Courts are very clean and staff at visitor center are friendly. Make sure to check-in at visitor center before using any court, even on weekends.
Corina Tyagi: ★★★★★
My kids enjoy the classes + Very good customer service every time !
Brian C: ★★★★★
If you love playing tennis and need to find a court, come here. Quantity is very nice.
Subhayu Chakravorty: ★★★★
Good place to play tennis with friends. Easy to book courts and access.
Amit Tamhankar: ★★★★★
Clean facilities. Masks enforced. Friendly teachers. Overall highly recommend
Dutt Kalapatapu: ★★★★★
Amazing tennis coaches. Coach Nick and Coach Karthik.
Geetha: ★★★★★
Best facilities and very good tennis courts facilities at a reasonable price
Yoojin Eunice Shin: ★★★★★
It was clean n nice course until late night!
Saranga Ashoka: ★★★★★
Very well maintained. Has good lighting.
Al Lam: ★★★★
This place has good lights for night Tennis.
Alan Zoller: ★★★★★
My favorite outdoor spot in Silicon Valley!
Lawrence Tang: ★★★★★
the coaches are nice and this is my go to spot
Anusha Sekar: ★★★★
Good classes. Learning the techniques and playing games too.
Ryan Chen: ★★★★★
Great courts with night lights!
Ryan Stefani: ★★★★★
Coaches and courts are fantastic
Pratik Kumar: ★★★★★
lighted tennis courts is a plus
J Walia: ★★★★★
Great place to play
Jian Zhang: ★★★★★
Clean and available court.
Murali P: ★★★★★
Best place to play Tennis
Eva Sun: ★★★★★
Good tennis court
Neutral Reviews:
Jenny Redo: ★★★
Bring an umbrella as there is no shade on the court. Public, outdoor bathrooms on the side. Plenty of parking.
Vinod Krishnan: ★★★
Wait time was high.
Negative Reviews:
Cristina Izzo: ★★
We have been trying group classes in different locations and with different clubs. Lifetime activities in Santa Clara is ok If you pay for the kids to have fun and move around. In group classes, kids are given few to none directions/corrections, one of the coaches was often looking at his mobile phone. I don’t have big expectations about group classes vs private lessons but this one was not very engaging, hard to see an improvements path.
Sevastian Schlau: ★
No posted signage detailing rules. We played pickleball and it was an empty court, someone still kicked us out aggressively
Yif eL: ★★
I Courts are nice. But some staff/coach member is extremely rude. Having couple balls crossing our court reaching the other side and got yelled at by a couch named Peter aggressively. Literally physically crossing our court and walked into our face(less than 6 feet) and tell us to stop doing that….wow, that shouldn’t be the spirit of tennis…such a shame this guy can be a coach regardless of his skill set.
smwli smwli123: ★
If you are considering a private tutor, skip Martin. He seldom comes to the court on time. You have to remove someone who occupying the court by yourself before Martin comes to the court. He always shows off his skills but does not help too much on improving learner’s skills. I also observed that most of his students are beginners.
Zelia Cardoso: ★★
Well they came with windshield but needed to get the rubber that goes around the windshield put in an order for it and it takes about 10 days for order to come in its been over 1 month and part hasn't come in I call 1 time per week and no part. Now I want my money back for the windshield I paid
Suryadeep Agrawal: ★★
I like the classes which my 9 year old takes but giving only 2 stars because they don't have any focus on individual kids. They do not ever discuss kid's progress or long term coaching program. Every session is brand new and they have no way to inform you when the current session ending or registration for next one starting. It is extremely frustrating as parents as my kid can't have continuous coaching over multiple seasons. They couldn't care less as long as new batch of kids keep registering.
Mohammed T. Rahman: ★
They have ping pong tables but only for camps, not open to public.
Inhyuck Yeo: ★
can someone help me how to claim the discrimination that I experience from one of staff working at Lifetime activities?
Notable Quotes:
Oliver Leopold: ★★★★★
The Santa Clara Tennis Center offers 8 newly resurfaced lit courts, with open/free play on weekdays 12-4pm and weekends 6pm-10pm
Oliver Leopold: ★★★★★
Court lights are on until 10pm and there is a full size hitting wall that remains lit until 10:15pm
Oliver Leopold: ★★★★★
The courts are managed 8am-10pm, and year-round tennis programs are available for the community youth and adults
Oliver Leopold: ★★★★★
The SCTC offers academy-quality tennis instruction at municipal prices, with a tennis Pro-Shop that is staffed on a full time basis, and programming so that local community's can learn and enjoy the game of tennis without having to become a member of a private tennis facility or country club
Oliver Leopold: ★★★★★
The Pro-Shop provides a retail solution, racket stringing, ball machine rental, demo program and a drink or snack bar for convenience

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