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 – 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
Summer Interclub – 2019 / 2020
The Whangaparaoa Tennis Club enters teams in the Tennis Northern Senior Interclub Competition, which is comprised of 25 tennis clubs across the North Shore & Rodney areas
The Tennis Northern senior interclub competition runs from September to April, with a Christmas break from mid-December to mid-January. Teams are split into grades, playing round robin matches every other week.
Senior Interclub registrations for 2019 / 2020 are now open. To register click on the registration button below.
Registrations will close on Saturday 10th August, 2019.
SINGLES
- Mens – Monday or Tuesday @ 6pm
- Womens – Wednesday @ 6pm
- Play every other week (once a fortnight)
- Team of 4
- Play 1 singles match and 1 doubles match
- Singles matches – Best of three 7 point tiebreak sets.
- Doubles matches – Best of two 7 point tiebreak sets with a ten point 3rd set super tiebreak if required.
DOUBLES
- Mens – Thursday @ 7pm
- Womens – Thursday @ 7pm
- Play every other week (once a fortnight)
- Team of 4
- Play 2 doubles matches
- Best of two 7 point tiebreak sets with a ten point 3rd set super tiebreak if required.
DOUBLES / MIXED DOUBLES
- Saturday @ 1pm
- Play every other week (once a fortnight)
- Team of 4 men & 4 women
- Play 1 same gender doubles match & 1 mixed doubles match
- Best of two 7 point tiebreak sets with a ten point 3rd set super tiebreak if required.
LADIES MIDWEEK
- Monday or Tuesday @ 9.30am
- Play every week
- Team of 4 women
- Play 2 doubles matches
- Best of two 7 point tiebreak sets with a ten point 3rd set super tiebreak if required.
Tennis Northern FAST 4 Competitions
Tennis Northern have introduced two new interclub options based on the Fast 4 concept which provides for a more specific time frame and allows for an interclub competition on Sundays.
FAST 4 SINGLES / DOUBLES
- Mens – Mondays 7.00pm – 8.30pm
- Womens – Mondays 7.00pm to 8.30pm
- Play every week
- Team of 3
- Two play a singles and doubles match while the 3rd plays two doubles matches.
- First to four games wins.
- If 3 games all a tiebreak is played to 5 points
- No ad scoring. If the score reaches deuce, it’s a sudden death point
- Lets on the serve are play on
FAST 4 DOUBLES
- Sunday 10.30am to 12.30pm
- Play every week
- Team of 4 (any mix of gender)
- Two doubles matches per player.
- First to four games wins.
- If 3 games all a tiebreak is played to 5 points
- No ad scoring. If the score reaches deuce, it’s a sudden death point
- Lets on the serve are play on
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 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.
