Peanut Tennis

Peanut Tennis is a directory and companion app for competitive tennis in Australia. It solves a narrow but persistent problem: courts and tournaments are scattered across club websites, association PDFs and social posts, so players spend more time searching than playing. Peanut Tennis pulls 3,737 venues into a single searchable list, including 1,361 free park courts, and tracks 149 upcoming sanctioned tournaments with filters for state, age group and date. The site is built as a fast, mobile-first web app and covers every state and territory, from the ACT and Tasmania through to the much larger Victorian and Queensland calendars.

What Makes Peanut Tennis Stand Out

• Nationwide court directory sorted by distance: Park courts, clubs and tennis centres are listed nearest first, with detail on lighting, surface and how to actually get on court, whether that means a booking system or just turning up.
• Free courts treated as first-class results: 1,361 free park courts are included alongside paid venues, with shortcut pages for the biggest concentrations such as 152 free courts in Melbourne and 174 in Sydney.
• One tournament calendar for every state: Upcoming sanctioned events are grouped by state and territory and can be filtered by age group and date, so players see entry lists before the draw is published.
• Plain-English guides and rules: Short explainers cover UTR, tournament tiers, ball colours and what to expect at a first tournament, plus association by-laws translated out of legal language.
• Independent and Australian-made: The project is not affiliated with Tennis Australia or UTR Sports, which means it can index everything it finds rather than only one governing body's events.

Who Should Use Peanut Tennis

• Competitive junior and adult players who need to plan a season across multiple associations and want entry lists and dates in one place instead of bookmarking a dozen club pages.
• Parents, coaches and team managers coordinating travel and entries for several players, where filtering by state, age group and date removes most of the manual cross-checking.
• Casual players and travellers looking for a hit near home or on the road, particularly those who want a free park court with lights rather than a paid club booking.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Peanut Tennis?

Peanut Tennis is an Australian tennis directory available on the web and as a mobile-friendly app. It lists tennis venues around the country, flags which ones are free public courts, and maintains a calendar of sanctioned tournaments that can be filtered by state, age group and date.

How do I find a free tennis court near me?

Open the courts section and results are ordered by distance from your location. Each listing notes surface, lighting and access details, and free park courts are marked so you can skip paid venues entirely. There are also dedicated pages for larger cities such as Melbourne and Sydney if you would rather browse by suburb.

Does Peanut Tennis cover every tournament in Australia?

It aims to list every sanctioned tournament it can verify, currently around 149 upcoming events spread across all states and territories, with Victoria and Queensland carrying the largest calendars. Because the site is independent of Tennis Australia and UTR Sports, it aggregates across associations, so it is worth checking the host association's own page for last-minute changes to draws or schedules.