Wed. 6 - Sun. 10 July The best junior players in the world are coming to our doorstep. Come down and support all the players by watching and cheering for our team as they take on teams from the UK and the USA.
Sat. 16 July The next round of this handicap singles tournament, and another chance to book yourself a spot in an exclusive tournament held on Finals Day, the Medal of Medallists.
Sun. 17th Jul Men’s handicap singles and/or doubles. The 'hordes from the high plains' are coming and looking to take revenge after we have won the last two editions of the annual RMTC vs Ballarat competition.
Sun. 17th Jul Women's Handicap singles and/or doubles. The 'hordes from the high plains' are coming and looking to take revenge.
Fri. 22 - Sun. 24 July The Victorian Open always attracts a strong field of the best tennis players in Australia and this year is no exception. If you're not playing come down, enjoy the tennis and support all the players.
Courts can be booked online using the Real Tennis Booking (RTBooking) system or through the Pro Shop. Members are provided with an RTO number and password to book online.
Our team of Professionals make the members’ time at the Club a thoroughly enjoyable experience.The Professionals will help arrange games for you with players of a suitable standard and also give lessons and coaching for members.
Check your current handicap (singles and doubles) and your opponent's. Use the online calculators to work out the start score for each game. Use your RTO number and password ad used for the RTBooking system.
RMTC | Wed, 6th Jul | 10:00 am
Clothier Cup - young players competition between the USA and Australia.
RMTC | Thu, 7th Jul | 10:00 am
RMTC | Sat, 9th Jul | 9:00 am
International team young players competition between the UK and Australia.
Thursday, 30th Jun
12 pairs of players came together at the Club to compete for the Mixed Doubles Handicap title. It was a competitive day of tennis with lots of close matches again and wins shared around by all the pairs. There were 3 mother/son pairs and 2 married couples (both still married at time of writing) and a few new players, including one player who has been a member for two decades but playing his first weekend tournament.
Tuesday, 28th Jun
A good weekend's handicap singles was capped with George Black winning the Richmond Cup Club Handicap Championship. There were many close games throughout the event with all the matches in the finals being decided by two games or fewer. George defeated Will Buckley 8/6 in the final to take the trophy.
Tuesday, 28th Jun
It was a good weekend of tennis for all, and a particularly successful weekend for RMTC players with our competitors winning all of the available finals. Congratulations to all players.
Thursday, 9th Jun
Results from Ballarat Tennis Club.
Singles: Michael Williams def. Al Ramsay 6/2 6/2
Monday, 6th Jun
Congratulations to all the players who competed in the second Quarterly Medal for 2022. The groups were won by Jackson Brand, Geoff Nette, Alec Baenziger and Anthony Dask.
Real tennis is a high strategy racket sport with a pedigree that can be traced back to the twelfth century. It is the original racket game from which are descended most modern racket games including lawn tennis (now called tennis) and squash.
Real tennis is a unique game which provides:
Real tennis is played by sports enthusiasts of all ages and levels. Around the world you might call the game different things – ‘real’ tennis in Australia and Britain, ‘court’ tennis in the US, and ‘jeu de paume’ in France – to players, it is simply ‘tennis’.
Royal Melbourne Tennis Club