Welcome to the Whangaparaoa Tennis Club
Situated in the heart of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula at Edith Hopper Park, the Whangaparaoa Tennis Club offers 6 artificial grass floodlit tennis courts, a fully equipped clubhouse with licenced bar and plenty of parking.
The club runs organised social club play year-round and organises inter-club teams at all levels for Seniors, Juniors (8-19yrs) and Mid-Week players in the Tennis Northern competition, during the summer tennis season (September – April). Our club coach runs programmes for all beginner players from the age of 4 through to 99. Club courts are available for limited public use at a cost of $5/hour per person, at times that the courts are not required for organised club play or by members of the club during casual play.
Senior
View information on senior social club play, senior coaching programmes, Senior Interclub and interclub draws
Junior
View information on junior club play, junior coaching programmes, Junior Interclub and interclub draws
Midweek
View information on midweek social club play, Midweek Interclub and interclub draws
Interclub Draws – 2019 / 2020
Please click on the appropriate button to view interclub teams and draws for the 2019 / 2020 season.
What’s On
Check out the upcoming events calendar to find out what’s on at the club today
Hot Shots / Teen Tennis for 2019 / 2020
Hot Shots / Teen Tennis is for children( 5 to 18 years) who want to learn to play tennis in a non competitive environment.
Hot Shots / Teen Tennis is run by our Club Coaches Ken McLeod & Nicolas Martin and involves skills coaching and social games.
Children enrolling in Hot Shots / Teen Tennis will use the club registration process and will be enrolled for Term 4, 2019 and Term 1, 2020.
This season Tennis Hot Shots runs from Wednesday 16th October, 2019 to Saturday 14th December, 2019 (excluding Labour Weekend Saturday) and then from Wednesday 5th February, 2020 to Saturday 4th April, 2020.
Group sessions for the 9 – 11 age group are FULL. Please email juniors@wgptennis.co.nz to join the waitlist
Junior Interclub Games at Whangaparaoa College
Please follow the link below to get Google Map driving directions for junior interclub games at Whangaparaoa College.
For junior games played at Whangaparaoa College we recommend bringing some portable seating to the games.
Casual Membership
Join the Whangaparaoa Tennis Club on a casual basis for 3 months
Casual membership conditions:
- Use of court facilities – priority on court use is given to tournaments, club events, club play, interclub, team practices & coaching.
- Free participation in club play – Wednesday mornings from 9am (midweek) Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm & Sundays from 2.00pm.
- Participation in club social events.
- Use of club house when open.
- Use of bar facilities during opening hours
Casual membership restricted to a maximum of 9 months.
- Senior Casual$70per 3 months
- Open to new members
- Club Play
- Clubhouse / Bar
- 3 month membership
Our History and Constitution
The Whangaparaoa Tennis Club has a rich history, dating back to the early 1950’s.
Many thanks to the following individuals who so graciously gave up their time and contributed to documenting the club history – Don McIntyre, Larry Cross, Tuku Graham, Colin Bickerstaff, Dave Eastwood, Silverdale & Districts Historical Society Inc., Tennis Northern, Whangaparaoa Library, Tony Weber, Bryan Barrett, and Brendon Forbes.
