Sat. 25 April Come play some social tennis after the Dawn Service. It is open to players over 40 handicap and is limited to 12 players. Tennis starts at midday.
Fri. 1 May Come along and join the crew for FFM! Be sure to sign-up early for catering purposes. The Victorian Open always attracts a strong field of the best tennis players in Australia.
Fri. 1 ~ Sun. 3 May 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 RMTC BookingSheet (or through the Pro Shop). Use your existing RTO (Real Tennis Online) number and password to access RMTC Bookingsheet.
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.
Royal Melbourne Tennis Club | Sun, 19th Apr | 9:00 am
A blockbuster day of tennis against the Melbourne Cricket Club Real Tennis Section, the Jesters and Melboune. There will be tennis competition between the three clubs through the day followed by a sit-down dinner at the Club in the evening.
Royal Melbourne Tennis Club | Sat, 25th Apr | 11:30 am
Come play some social tennis after the Dawn Service. It is open to players over 40 handicap and is limited to 12 players. Tennis starts at midday. Contact the Pro Shop to sign up ASAP!
Royal Melbourne Tennis Club | Fri, 1st May | 4:00 pm
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.
Wednesday, 4th Mar
The Old Scholars is a tournament with a long history and much pedigree, and this year didn’t disappoint at all. After a very willing morning of tennis four pairs of players progressed, once again a countback was required to determine which pairs would make it, and finals were played. This year’s finals were comprehensive with Scotch College’s Hamish Tadgell and Michael Hurley proving victorious over Wendy Whitehead and Tim Raw.
Wednesday, 4th Mar
Pairs made the most of the age restrictions in the 60 Years and Under competition this year with a parent and offspring combination and other combinations in the high 50’s. We also enjoyed the company of the pair of interns from Ballarat as they came down to join in the fun.
Wednesday, 4th Mar
10 pairs of players settled in for a fun day of tennis at the 100 Years and Over Handicap Doubles. There were lots of close matches across the round robin and it was a very close thing to separate the top two to play in the final but eventually it was Daf Camp and Geoff Dempster from one group and Daniel Jade and Andrew Gould from the other group that progressed.
The final was another close match but Jade and Gould were too strong off the handicap. Many thanks to Lizzie Brown for organising lunch for all players.
Thursday, 5th Feb
The RMTC Foundation is pleased to announce that Tom McNamara and Jimmy O’Sullivan have received Youth Scholarships for 2026. Emma Clyde has also had her 2025 Scholarship extended for a second year. Tom and Jimmy will receive support for their tennis this year, including a tailored training program led by Chris Chapman.
The Foundation will continue to invest in youth tennis, with its mission to develop elite tennis talent at RMTC.
Thursday, 5th Feb
January 2026 saw the 18th edition of the largest handicap tournament in the world, at the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club, with the wonderful combination of the Boomerang Cup and Australian Open.
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