Contest : Who is going to post the picture of the most amazing/exotic tennis court ?!

[vive le beau jeu !]

we had a nice view on this court in gaudissard (1830 m) in the queyras (hautes-alpes), with the pic de rochebrune (3320 m), which is close to the famous izoard pass, in the background.
(this made up for the state of the court and the antique rackets that were available)

Thanks for sharing. Very nice.

What is the altitude there? The air has to be thin.

The red court/green outer brought back memories. That combo was popular back in the day in the US.

the court was at about 1830 m... but with the exotic conditions (the old court, the antique rackets and the fact that i was playing with some "light" trekking shoes) i'm not sure i could sense any effect due to the altitude !
(the high bounce was more related to the surface, i think)

another nice court that i saw (but i didn't play there) in a totally different place: in deia (on the isla del diablo aka mallorca).

(2 green courts on the right)

 

[Thud and blunder]

This was a court in Dubrovnic in Croatia!

Found another view of the same court:

 

[innoVAShaun]

Lake Eibsee, which lies at the bottom of the Zugspitze. In the background you can see the Alps in Germany.

 

[Thud and blunder]

Il San Pietro di Positano:

 

[ericsson]

Il San Pietro di Positano:

Very nice!

 

[BlueB]

Kalemegdan fortress, Belgrade, Serbia:

And for the better idea of the setting, basketball courts, just next to tennis (a very old pic):

Googlemaps, more pics embeded in the map:
http://goo.gl/maps/37ohZ

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

goran & tim on ice !

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Tim Henman and Goran Ivanisevic practice on ice at the Natural History Museum ahead of their match at the Winter Whites Gala on Saturday as part of the Statoil Masters Tennis, which will see the Royal Albert Hall transformed into a winter wonderland in aid of Centrepoint, on December 5, 2012 in London, England.. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Te...li-Masters-Tennis-London-Wednesday-Recap.aspx

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

he's looking for a partner (i think bud rated him as a 4.0)
... on amsterdam island, in the indian ocean.

from: http://cap-sur-les-terres-australes.over-blog.com/

 

[tyu1314]

Whats that thing^^^^^^^???

 

[Thud and blunder]

Sea lion / fur seal

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

let's move far from amsterdam island now... there's a (seal-free) court in vatican !

 

[zapvor]

wow this thread is one of the better ones

 

[Costagirl]

obsessed with anything shot of red clay...so love the Croatia one. and the undergroundie courts are also cool...very destination driven.

 

[Major]

Another in Dubrovnik: (temporary, and I'm sure you've seen it):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZTi4Pgri3Q

There are also some red clay courts in Bačvice (neighborhood in Split) that are right by the sea. I'll try to see if I can find a better picture than google maps.

Dalmacijooooooo!

 

[GRANITECHIEF]

Another nice Kauai Tennis Court:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/granitechief/IMG_0361.jpg

 

[GRANITECHIEF]

Fiji Court:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/granitechief/IMG_0278.jpg

from my Bure:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/granitechief/IMG_0166.jpg

 

[Relinquis]

deleted.

10deleteds.

 

[Avles]

Saw this one on the Janiculum Hill in Rome:

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

from another thread:

Fed just uploaded this to his FB 5 minutes ago. What a terrific shot!

(felsberg, switzerland)

 

[Relinquis]

Is that what heaven is supposed to be like?

 

[GRANITECHIEF]

^^ basically, except add Makiri and AnnaIv holding pitchers of IPA and palm leaf fans for the change overs.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

Tipsarevic Reaches New Heights In Bogota

Top seed Janko Tipsarevic and Colombians Santiago Giraldo and Alejandro Falla helped celebrate the ATP World Tour’s return to Bogota, playing mini tennis from the highest point of the city Sunday to promote the start of the Claro Open Colombia.

The players rode a Chiva, a typical Colombian method of transportation, to the Colpatria Bank Tower, where they had a hit and took in panoramic views from the helipad at 2600 metres above sea level.

“Chiva was something new,” said Tipsarevic. “I never had the experience to drive in a vehicle like that, other than an Indian tuk tuk. It was really interesting and a nice experience.

“We went on the 46th floor of the highest building in Bogota and it was a beautiful day, so the view was amazing. Other than that, my actual first practice was on the tennis court which was set up up there. It was a great experience and Bogota is a beautiful city. I’ve only been there for one day and I already love it.”

The Claro Open Colombia is being staged on hard courts at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento, the same venue that hosted an ATP World Tour event from 1997-2002.

from: http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/07/28/Bogota-Tipsarevic-Giraldo-Falla-Helipad.aspx

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

feudal tennis ?

feudal tennis court on sark (channel islands) !
between england and france... so the court is something between roland-garros and wimbledon.

you can guess the channel in the background... sorry i couldn't make better pictures of the tennis court, but the whole island is beautiful (and la coupee is really spectacular !).

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

Grigor Dimitrov and Eugenie Bouchard play tennis on a court in the middle of the Acapulco Bay.

from: http://www.atpworldtour.com/Media/Photo-Landing.aspx?gt=Acapulco&q=Abierto+Mexicano+Telcel|Acapulco

 

[sabala]

 

[FedError]

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

fognini (before he was sunk by RMS krajinovic) and stich on the top deck of RMS Queen Mary 2...
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/07/29/Hamburg-Tuesday-Fognini-Stich-Queen-Mary.aspx

http://www.**************.org/Editor/Img/Fabio-Fognini-and-Michael-Stich-on-Deck-img21422_668.jpg

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

Federer Meets Lindsey Vonn On 'Top Of Europe' In Lindt Challenge
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/07/29/Lindt-Chocolate-Federer-Vonn-Alps.aspx

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

let's stay at high altitude with gasquet and falla playing mini-tennis on monserrate (a 3152 m mountain above bogota, with a monastery at its top)... during the bogota tournament, of course !
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Te...Gasquet-Falla.aspx?q=Bogota Monserrate&f=&or=

 

[TahoeTennis]

 

[West Coast Ace]

Apologies if someone already posted this - not sure I've been through every page:

Saw this in a tweet today. Private estate in NY state:

 

[NMTennis]

Got $7.5 mill to burn. Grass Court and indoor hard tru...In quechee, VT nonetheless...Scroll down for the court photos.
http://curbed.com/archives/2013/08/30/vermonts-185acre-stonehill-farm-tennis-paradise-listed.php

 

[SpinToWin]

Got $7.5 mill to burn. Grass Court and indoor hard tru...In quechee, VT nonetheless...Scroll down for the court photos.
http://curbed.com/archives/2013/08/30/vermonts-185acre-stonehill-farm-tennis-paradise-listed.php

I need money... Urgently

 

[GRANITECHIEF]

My happy place.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

My happy place.

...some pacific island ?

by the way, i fell on this page that includes some interesting courts:
http://grand-slam.com.au/community-sports-news/courts-view-amazing-sports-courts-around-world/

some of them were already posted in this thread, like:

but there are new ones !

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

new ones...
(cf. last post)

(a good idea to give a new impulse to S&V)

 

[natalia]

 

[Hankenstein]

Nice court.. but a tad to low back-fence

 

[kingcheetah]

Nice court.. but a tad to low back-fence

I'd end up accidentally putting an overhead into the swimming area haha

 

[George-415]

Hidden Gem in Puerto Rico



That' Outside

http://s22.postimg.org/xt7f4wqyp/20141202_204143.jpg

 

[George-415]

 

[eelhc]

Astor courts... On the estate where Chelsea Clinton got married.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/garden/06white.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Apologies if someone already posted this - not sure I've been through every page:

Saw this in a tweet today. Private estate in NY state:

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

some well-known ones...

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/02/5/Snowed-In-Tennis-Courts.aspx

 

[King Fed WW]

 

[Starbuckingham]

Beautiful court, beautiful trees. I almost can hear the birds chirping away in the background.

 

[Starbuckingham]

A perfect court for Fognini vs. Janowicz. Or Sharapova vs. Larcher De Brito.

Humberstone, Atacama Desert, Chile.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

A perfect court for Fognini vs. Janowicz. Or Sharapova vs. Larcher De Brito.

Humberstone, Atacama Desert, Chile.

nice pic !
(there are even lights for the night sessions)

 

[Starbuckingham]

This one is Britney Spears' sons' practice court

 

[Starbuckingham]

Only in Pikesville, Maryland:

Bisons Love Their Tennis!

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/national/27buffalo.html

 

[GRANITECHIEF]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5m8kP-7dOWtcDNNa0tBaWZCQVU/view?usp=sharing

Just your basic local private court, used maybe 2 times per year.