Tennis Academies in New York

Started by tennis legend John McEnroe together with Sportime, this is one of the most famous junior programs in the country.

The biggest free and low-cost youth tennis program in the country, serving New York City kids.

The home of the US Open in Flushing, Queens, doubles as a year-round public tennis center with 22 outdoor and 12 indoor courts.

A New York City club chain with nearly five decades of junior instruction.

A historic Long Island tennis club founded in 1966 — the place where John McEnroe himself learned the game.

A Long Island tournament-training center run by USTA High Performance coach Robbie Wagner, one of the nation's best-known junior developers.

Private member junior tennis program at Albany Country Club running summers with complimentary Toddler Tennis (ages 2-3 red ball) and 10 & Under orange ball, plus intermediate and advanced clinics and interclub play w...

Year-round club at 546 Bedford Rd (armonktennis.com) established 1958, with 14 Har-Tru courts (10 outdoor, 4 indoor).

Binghamton University's Lane-Starke Tennis Center at 3801 Mill St runs a Junior Competitive Tennis Program pathway from QuickStart (ages 4-7) through orange, green and silver levels (up to 17), plus USTA Junior Team T...

USTA Community Tennis Association serving the Buffalo-Niagara region with a Junior Development Pathway from Red Sluggers (ages 3-6) through orange, green and Yellow Junior Team Tennis (ages 11+), plus Saturday match p...

The 15-LOVE Program, founded with Arthur Ashe's support in 1990 and a member of the USTA Foundation's NJTL network, runs year-round tennis and education programming across the Capital Region with emphasis on inner-cit...

Long Island indoor facility at 1414 Jerusalem Ave, Merrick (carefreetennis.com): 7 air-conditioned courts, 4 pickleball courts and basketball.

NYC Parks' CityParks Tennis program provides free tennis lessons to thousands of kids ages 6-16 each year in dozens of parks across all five boroughs, at all skill levels, promoting fitness and confidence in a relaxed...

Health and fitness club at 584 N State Rd (clubfit.com) with year-round tennis: 6 outdoor Har-Tru + 2 indoor hard courts in summer, bubble of 7 Har-Tru plus 2 indoor hard in winter.

Nonprofit community center (commonpointqueens.org) operating the Alley Pond Tennis Center (79-20 Winchester Blvd, Queens Village) with indoor/outdoor courts.

Cornell's annual summer sports school on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, running since 1980, open to ages 7-18 with both resident overnight camps (Sunday-Thursday, must be 10+ for resident) and day camps (Mon...

Syracuse University's Drumlins tennis program offering year-round junior tennis from 10 & Under Futures (ages 5-10) through a summer tennis camp for ages 11-18 with beginner-to-advanced instruction under head professi...

Junior-focused academy headquartered at the Harley School, 1981 Clover St, Rochester (empiretennisacademy.com), directed by Jason Speirs (a product of the Dave Strebel Tennis Academy tradition, formerly Director of Te...

ACA-accredited summer day tennis camp at SUNY Purchase College (735 Anderson Hill Rd) in its 45th summer, for ages 6-16 with 14 US-Open-style hard courts, 1:6 coach-to-camper ratio, group lessons, matchplay ladders, t...

Community-focused nonprofit (greaterelmiratennisassociation.com) promoting tennis in the Elmira and Corning areas, with lessons, leagues and youth development initiatives for all ages and skill levels.

Historic Harlem NJTL program founded in 1972 and based at the 369th Regiment Armory on W 143rd St, serving youth ages 5-18 through progressive levels from Grassroots to High Performance and a Tournament Team, paired w...

501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by John McEnroe in 2012, partnered with SPORTIME at Randall's Island (johnnymactennisproject.org).

Brooklyn 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2010 bringing free tennis and education programming directly to children ages 5-15 living in and around Bed-Stuy public housing (Marcy, Tompkins, Lafayette Gardens, Sumner, Brev...

Three-acre, $20M multisport complex at 2781 Shell Rd in Coney Island, Brooklyn (matchpoint.nyc), with eight indoor tennis courts plus Olympic-size pool, gymnastics and fitness facilities.

Premier year-round tennis club at 5959 Sheridan Dr, Williamsville, in the Buffalo area (millertenniscenter.com): 8 indoor courts, 10 outdoor courts, heated outdoor pool, pro shop and massage.

Leading indoor tennis facility at 130 Rhodes St, New Rochelle (pinebrookfitness.com/new-rochelle-racquet-club), founded 1974, no membership fees.

Historic member-run club (est.

USTA-recognized Community Tennis Association and USTA Foundation NJTL chapter (playtennis.usta.com/rocklandcommunitytennis) serving Rockland County.

Advantage Tennis Clubs facility at 281 Main St, Roosevelt Island (rirctennis.com) offering a full range of instructional tennis programs year-round.

State-of-the-art facility at 20 Goodfriend Drive on the Ross Upper School campus (ross.org/tennis), open to the public.

Health club at 77 Kensico Dr, Mt Kisco (sawmillclub.com/tennis) with 13 indoor and outdoor championship tennis courts and USPTA-certified staff.

South Towns Tennis & Pickleball at 75 Mid County Dr, Orchard Park (near the 219 expressway).

SPORTIME club at 320 Abrahams Path, Amagansett (SportimeNY.com/AM) on 23 landscaped acres with 33 Har-Tru courts, pool and sports fields.

Large Sportime facility in Bethpage offering junior programs including SPORTIME U10, Junior Recreational and High Performance programs plus adult leagues.

Sportime's Capital Region club at 2699 Curry Rd (formerly Sportime Schenectady, rebranded after a major renovation) with 6 indoor hard courts and 8 outdoor Har-Tru courts.

Suffolk County Sportime club at 275 Old Indian Head Rd with indoor hard and Har-Tru clay courts, offering junior and adult tennis programming and a popular summer camp with mini golf and multi-sport activities.

SPORTIME club at 660 White Plains Rd, Eastchester (sportimeny.com/lakeisle), the home of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy in Westchester.

Year-round SPORTIME club at 2571 Quogue Riverhead Rd, East Quogue (SportimeNY.com/Quogue), serving Westhampton, Quogue, Southampton, Hampton Bays and the North Fork.

SPORTIME's flagship on Randall's Island (NYC Parks partnership) and the home of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy NYC since 2010.

Sportime's Syosset facility on Jericho Turnpike with 6 Har-Tru and 5 hard courts, described as the Long Island home of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, the area's leading program for nationally and internationally com...

Community league founded 1997 in Suffolk County (scjtl.org), based in Smithtown, running programs through the Towns of Islip and Smithtown.

Yorkville indoor red-clay club at 488 E 60th St with eight indoor courts and no membership fees, running a junior development program for ages 6-18 plus Pee Wee Tennis for ages 2.5-5, match play and evening leagues.

Hudson Valley tennis club at 100 River St with a junior program serving 300+ players, starting with Pee-Wee tennis at ages 3-4 and progressing through red, orange, green and yellow ball pathways plus a full/half-day J...

Historic Rochester-area tennis club (tcr1886) running a complete junior program from Blue Club ages 4-6 through red, orange, green and yellow ball clubs, plus teen, matchplay and tournament offerings including USTA ju...

Tennis academy at Delfino Park (110 Lake St) serving Westchester since 2015 with 8 Har-Tru HydroCourt courts, no membership fees, and year-round Junior Academy, High Performance Academy and summer camp programs alongs...

Second location of Tennis Innovators Academy at 55 Quaker Ridge Rd (opened September 2025) with 8 Laykold US Open hard courts, an 8,000 sq ft clubhouse and fitness center.

Kids tennis academy (tigertennisacademy.com) billing itself as 'Where beginners play,' with three locations: Commonpoint Queens Bay Terrace indoor courts in Bayside (Nov-Apr), Crocheron Park outdoor courts in Bayside ...

America's most historic tennis club in Forest Hills Gardens, home of the US Open for 60+ years, now with 41 courts on grass, Har-Tru, red clay and hard surfaces.

Premier club at 303 Boston Post Rd (westchestertenniscenter.com) with 8 Har-Tru and 4 hard courts, pro staff drawn from area country clubs.

Year-round indoor facility at 493 Sprain Rd describing itself as Westchester's leading provider of QuickStart 10 & Under tennis.