Leamington Tennis Court Club

Play the historic game at the oldest tennis club in the world

It's The Real Thing

Within the four walls are a real tennis court and a squash court – the club is home to all levels of racket sports enthusiasts.

The club has hosted a number of international events including the IRTPA Championships (the ‘fifth major’), the Ladies World Championships and Tambour Tour as well as often hosting Pol Roger matches.

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LTCC members play Real Tennis

A high-strategy racket sport, played indoors and essentially unchanged since the Middle Ages.

A game which shaped Europe’s history, tennis can trace back the longest line of consecutive world champions of any sport on earth. Want to know more about the history of the game? See our governing body’s take on it: Visit Tennis & Rackets Association.

‍Across the world you might call the game different things – ‘real’ tennis in Britain, ‘court’ tennis in the US, ‘royal’ tennis in Australia and ‘jeu de paume’ in France – to players, it’s simply ‘tennis’. The ‘other’ game, meanwhile, is ‘lawn tennis’ – even when it’s not played on grass!

Tennis is enjoyed by players who have been ascribed a ‘handicap’ – a number rating which denotes their playing ability (much like golf). The handicap system itself was devised and formalised at Leamington, to ‘level the playing field’ for the Silver Racket, one of the world’s largest open tournaments. The effect of the handicap system is that players of dramatically different standards can enjoy a close match.

Tennis then can be enjoyed by players of differing abilities and ages: from the more fleet of foot bursting with energy and enthusiasm to ‘more mature players’, less lithe, certainly, but rich in guile.

The club is proud to have Josh King and Jim Ludekens as its resident professionals.

Josh King began his tennis career at Radley in 2021 and later moved to Holyport, where he was promoted to Head Professional and awarded his IiP Level 1 accreditation. Coming to us in 2026, Josh has a great depth of coaching experience - from novices to junior world champions - and is passionate about all members' enjoyment of the great game. Currently at his all-time best handicap, he will be looking to push on to compete in the National Open tournaments, whilst maintaining the high standards at Leamington Tennis Court Club. You can often see both of our professionals practising together on court.

Josh King IRTPA Profile

Jim Ludekens completed his IiP Level 1 Apprenticeship at Cambridge before moving to Oxford to work as an Assistant Pro. During this time, he competed in tournaments, including the Seacourt Silver Racket, the U24s British Open, and the Tambour Development Tour. Now based here at Leamington, Jim is really enjoying his role and is keen to continue developing his game. With a lowest handicap of 17.6, his next target is to reach 15.4 and begin competing in Open Qualifiers.

Jim Ludekens IRTPA Profile

Both are available for coaching by calling 01926 424977 or by emailing tenniscourtclub@hotmail.com.