Sun. 19 July A tournament to encourage all players to participate in a handicap doubles event with a great day of tennis to be played against players of all levels. Contact the Pro Shop to sign up.
For any players over 70 handicap, find yourself a partner or sign up on your own and let the Pros find a partner for you. Contact the Pro Shop.
Fri. 14 July This coming FFM SFM coincides with the Sherwood Cup over the weekend. Come in and support our players and enjoy as usual a wonderful supper and drinks at happy hour prices. Contact the Pro Shop to book yourself in ASAP.
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 Jul | 9:00 am
A tournament to encourage all players to participate in a handicap doubles event with a great day of tennis to be played against players of all levels. Contact the Pro Shop to sign up.
Royal Melbourne Tennis Club | Sun, 26th Jul | 9:00 am
A great opportunity for new players to get experience and practice playing with some of our more experienced competitors. For any players over 70 handicap, find yourself a partner or sign up on your own and let the Pros find a partner for you. Contact the Pro Shop or sign up in the Club to get involved.
Royal Melbourne Tennis Club | Sun, 2nd Aug | 4:00 pm
Open to members aged 35 and under.
Wednesday, 1st Jul
There was a record attendance at the Lola Montez tournament in Ballarat last weekend. A number of RMTC members played with Eve Filippelli and Isabella Lo Presti defending their title having won the previous two editions. They made the final but were defeated in an epic match by a local pair, Anna Yates and Deb Bordignon, who are also RMTC members.
Wednesday, 1st Jul
Six intrepid pairs came together to celebrate women’s tennis at the RMTC in the Joan M Hayne Women’s Handicap Doubles Championship. It was a fantastic day with lots of tennis and many close matches. After a long morning of round robin games, two pairs eventually emerged as finalists. Robyn Woods and Prue Gordon were close to undefeated for the day but the toll of six sets of tennis showed in the final. Julia McCahey and Kate Leeming got stronger as the day went on as their partnership improved with practice and they won the final comfortably.
Friday, 12th Jun
2026 marked the third year of RMTC Foundation Scholarships. Three Foundation scholarships were awarded to Emma Clyde, Thomas McNamara and Jimmy O'Sullivan.
Donations made to the RMTC Foundation via the Australian Sports Foundation are tax-deductible. To donate prior to 30th June 2026 please click on to link below
https://asf.org.au/projects/the-royal-melbourne-tennis-club/the-rmtc-foundation
Wednesday, 3rd Jun
The Biannual Bathurst cup was held in Paris during May. RMTC had representatives in Team Australia with Michael Williams, Paul Rosedale and Rhys Williams with a the format that mirrors the Davis Cup in Lawn Tennis with 2 singles, a doubles and 2 reverse singles matches.
Wednesday, 3rd Jun
The annual RMTC vs BRTC men’s and women’s event’s were hosted at the RMTC this year with BRTC men taking out the Eureka Cup 5 rubbers to 4 and the RMTC Women taking out the Larwood Cup also 5 rubbers to 4.
Thanks to all that took part across the men’s and women’s events.
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’.
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