I'm not sure if there is a substantial difference between prices for claycourts in the US and Europe, but numbers you give are miles off, at least in Europe.
The price for tennis courts differs greatly ofcourse, because a big part of it is digging and ground work. But if you have decent soil, and don't have to dig into the bedrock, then prices here in europe are around 40k € for a new court. Getting a claycourt redone, which you should do every 10-15 years, usually is ~15-20k €.
Those were the prices when I was involved in my clubs effort to build new courts, and renew the old ones. That was around 10 years ago, so prices may have changed a little since then - but NOWHERE near the hundred thousands.
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I've just looked up ClayTech, and from what I can see it's build similarly to a regular hardcourt. So that should make things a lot cheaper still.
Hardcourts usually cost between 20-30k €, if you don't have to do some extensive landscaping.
Take all that with a grain of salt however. Prices between EU and US may actually vary quite a bit
Thank you for that. I was thinking the exact same thing in terms of cost. No way a single outdoor court (clay or otherwise) costs $100k. That club that is spending "millions" for 4 clay courts is getting ripped off (unless that includes purchasing more land, unusually extensive site preparation, or a fancy indoor structure).
It's not Claytech, but I know a local player who had a single indoor hard court built on his property. It's a regular sized court inside of an insulated metal structure with lighting and a small reception area that has a bathroom. I believe he said the total cost was around $125k to build. (He owned the land already and it was relatively flat.)
if you have a flat surface is it basically interlocking pieces you can lay down yourself?Coincidently, I just recently contacted a local company here in Serbia which constructs/builds tennis courts, and asked for rough costs for building a tennis court. Costs vary between ~12.000 EUR to about 30.000 EUR for court surface only (i.e. without lighting, fences, tennis net, benches etc.).
The most affordable and practically maintenance-free surface is the Swedish "Bergo Tennis" court (puzzle-like court made of plastic):
https://www.bergoflooring.com/en/products/bergo-tennis
It is ITF certified, requires absolutely no maintenance, provides great drainage and comes with 15-year warranty. The cost to build it is about ~22-23 EUR per square meter of Bergo plastic "puzzles", plus costs for base surfacing (asphalt or concrete, whatever). If you already have a convenient flat surface, it is practically a do-it-yourself court.
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Coincidently, I just recently contacted a local company here in Serbia which constructs/builds tennis courts, and asked for rough costs for building a tennis court. Costs vary between ~12.000 EUR to about 30.000 EUR for court surface only (i.e. without lighting, fences, tennis net, benches etc.).
The most affordable and practically maintenance-free surface is the Swedish "Bergo Tennis" court (puzzle-like court made of plastic):
https://www.bergoflooring.com/en/products/bergo-tennis
It is ITF certified, requires absolutely no maintenance, provides great drainage and comes with 15-year warranty. The cost to build it is about ~22-23 EUR per square meter of Bergo plastic "puzzles", plus costs for base surfacing (asphalt or concrete, whatever). If you already have a convenient flat surface, it is practically a do-it-yourself court.
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Uh, I have played on these and even though I am not religious I'm convinced these are the work of Satan himself. Not a fun surface to play on. And, you still need to have the flat concrete structure.
Otherwise, 12K Euro for a full concrete court doesn't sound too bad. You still need to have the land though and a tennis court needs a surprising amount of land. If you live next to a big city the land will cost you more than the court itself.
Unaware water can still be under this surface. One false move, be prepared to hydroplaneCoincidently, I just recently contacted a local company here in Serbia which constructs/builds tennis courts, and asked for rough costs for building a tennis court. Costs vary between ~12.000 EUR to about 30.000 EUR for court surface only (i.e. without lighting, fences, tennis net, benches etc.).
The most affordable and practically maintenance-free surface is the Swedish "Bergo Tennis" court (puzzle-like court made of plastic):
https://www.bergoflooring.com/en/products/bergo-tennis
It is ITF certified, requires absolutely no maintenance, provides great drainage and comes with 15-year warranty. The cost to build it is about ~22-23 EUR per square meter of Bergo plastic "puzzles", plus costs for base surfacing (asphalt or concrete, whatever). If you already have a convenient flat surface, it is practically a do-it-yourself court.
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Not only does the ball not bounce up but the pace increases exponentially with each shot. Like a kill shot that stays low.I've played twice on the Bergo courts before (local park in NJ) and I got to say they are god awful. The plastic is a bit slippery sometimes, but worse, the ball doesn't bounce up high enough, even with new balls. So the trajectory of the game completely changes compared to ANY other surface. I think we hit for about 10 minutes before we decided we were better off walking a bit further to the other courts.
if you have a flat surface is it basically interlocking pieces you can lay down yourself?
Not only does the ball not bounce up but the pace increases exponentially with each shot. Like a kill shot that stays low.
Otherwise, 12K Euro for a full concrete court doesn't sound too bad. You still need to have the land though and a tennis court needs a surprising amount of land. If you live next to a big city the land will cost you more than the court itself.