We have two places available for the Youth Tennis Scholarship Program this year, one of which will be guaranteed to be a female player. We encourage all members to consider any talented young people who have interests in other sports. Extended - applications now closing on Fri. 25 October 2024 at 5pm.
Fri. 17 ~ Fri. 24 January The Roo Trophy is a week-long tournament of handicap singles and doubles. Click details for all the information on the format of each event and to access the entry form.
Tue. 14 ~ Thu 16 January This action-packed handicap doubles three day event will provide all participants with a great mix of tennis, conviviality and hospitality. Bring a partner, or let us find one for you, the coveted Joey Cup is a must for all tennis enthusiasts this Summer.
Fri. 1 November Come and celebrate the new month with all your favourite Club identities. Please sign up early so that the group who have kindly volunteered to prepare a light supper for attendees know how many people to cater for.
There will be an entertaining exhibition match on court.
Sat. 19 ~ Sat. 26 October 2024 marks 50 years of Royal Tennis at Sherwood Street, Richmond. To celebrate this important milestone, a week of celebration to share memories, gather with friends and play tennis, has been planned.
Click "details" for the schedule of events for the week and see you on court!
Sun. 10 November Your chance to introduce the next generation of real tennis superstars to the game, or just kick the kids out of the house for an hour and let the Pros introduce them to our marvellous game. Start time of 3.30pm.
Courts can be booked online using RMTC BookingSheet (updated from 1 Nov 2023) or through the Pro Shop. Your existing RTO (Real Tennis Online) number and password carry across to this new system.
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 on Real Tennis Online (RTO). Use the online calculators to work out the start score for each game. Use your RTO number and password as used for the RMTC Booking System.
RMTC | Sat, 19th Oct | 9:00 am
Australian Amateur Women’s Masters
RMTC | Sat, 19th Oct | 10:00 am
Come and join us all to acknowledge and celebrate the wisdom and the boldness of the Committee in their decision to move the Club from Exhibition Street to Sherwood Street, Richmond.
Real tennis has since thrived, and in October 2024 we will celebrate this success with an exciting week of tennis and social activities. Image above: Opening RMTC at Richmond - Fri. 25 October 1974. Click here for the week's schedule.
RMTC | Sat, 26th Oct | 8:30 am
Open to all players over 50 years of age, with Over 50's/55's/60's/65's/70's/75's Singles and Doubles the 55's being the ARTA Australian Amateur Veterans. Contact the pro shop to sign up.
Wednesday, 2nd Oct
A great afternoon of footy themed handicap doubles was enjoyed by 8 pairs. Using 2 pools of 4 teams to get our 'Top 8' for an AFL finals system for the knockout stage.
Wednesday, 2nd Oct
After a very enjoyable day of tennis with many close matches, and a few not so close ones, Melbourne eventually were declared the winners of the Barry Toates Trophy for 2024.
Wednesday, 2nd Oct
This year's Victorian Amateur Singles and Doubles had a distinct non-Melbourne flavour with five of the nine players in the singles draw not being based in Melbourne with 3 Hobartians and 2 internationals. Despite a number of very closely fought matches, in the end it was not enough to change the status quo as Kieran Booth won both the singles and, with his partner Oliver Pridmore, the doubles. For Booth it was his sixth singles title and fifth doubles title, with four different partners.
Wednesday, 4th Sep
Another great day of tennis was had by all the competitors in the 2024 Internationality Handicap Doubles. The day started with another feast prepared by Andrew Mackinnon and John Goss before the tennis commenced.
Wednesday, 4th Sep
Congratulations to St John Barter-Waters for winning the Sherwood St Cup Club Handicap Championship for 2024. It was a strong draw of handicap players with most of the matches going to at least 9/5 or closer.
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