Welcome to the Whangaparaoa Tennis Club
Tennis Northern Club of the Year – 2014/15 and 2015/16
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 – 2018 / 2019
Please click on the appropriate button below to view interclub teams, interclub draws and interclub results tables for the 2018 / 2019 season.
What’s On
Check out the upcoming events calendar to find out what’s on at the club today
Men’s Chelsea Cup 2019
Whangaparaoa Tennis Club have again entered a men’s team for this season’s Chelsea Cup.
Chelsea Cup is Tennis Northern Region’s elite premier tennis interclub Competition (limited to 8 teams) and there will be a high standard of tennis. Matches start at 6.30pm on seven consecutive Fridays, with the first match on 8 February 2019.
We will be hosting 2 games at Home this year, which will be held on:
Friday 8th February
Friday 15th March
The Friday evening games are a great way to end the week with a beverage in hand cheering for our team.
Winter Interclub 2019
Entries are now open for 2019 Tennis Northern Winter competitions
Whangaparaoa club members are welcome to make up their own teams. All entry fees, balls etc is covered by the team and not the club as with summer interclub.
Thursday Evening Doubles: Teams of 4 Men OR 4 Women
Saturday Afternoon Doubles: Teams of 2 Men AND 2 Women
Weeknight Singles:
Junior Interclub Games at Whangaparaoa College
Directions for Junior Interclub games at Whangaparaoa College
Please click on the button link below to get Google Maps directions to Whangaparaoa College tennis courts.
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$65per 3 months
- Open to all ages
- 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.
