Tennis on Hilton Head Island
Free public courts, resort clubs and tennis lessons on Hilton Head, and how to book them.
Book Tennis Clinics, Lessons and Courts
Clinics, round robins, private lessons and court time at the Sea Pines Racquet Club, with live availability.
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Hilton Head has two kinds of tennis: free public courts run by the Town, and the resort and plantation clubs, where you pay for court time, clinics and lessons. You do not have to be staying at a resort to play at most of them.
Public Tennis Courts on Hilton Head
The public tennis courts on Hilton Head Island are the Town’s, and they cost nothing. Chaplin has six courts; the Cordillo courts on the south end, off Pope Avenue, add four that are also striped for pickleball. Bring your own balls and expect to wait on a busy afternoon in season.
Read the guideSix public tennis courts off William Hilton Parkway near Burkes Beach, free to play, with the park’s playground, trails and dog park beside them. Courts are reserved through the Island Recreation Center.
Read the guideThe Town’s recreation center at 20 Wilborn Rd runs the public court reservations and the island’s youth and adult tennis programs. Call (843) 681-7273.
Tennis Resorts and Clubs
Most visitors who want lessons or a regular game book at a resort club. Each has its own page with courts, programs and booking; this is where to start.
Read the guideThe Racquet Club, South Beach Racquet Club and Smith Stearns Tennis Academy, all inside Sea Pines, with clinics, round robins, private lessons and court time that book online.
Read the guideThe resort’s clay courts, daily drills, round robins, private lessons and junior clinics, with pickleball courts alongside.
Read the guideThe best-known name in Hilton Head tennis: adult and junior clinics, camps, an academy and indoor and covered courts, at 19 DeAllyon Ave.
Read the guideThe racquet club in Hilton Head Plantation, with Har-Tru courts and tennis and pickleball programs.
Read the guideA beachfront resort with 10 lighted courts. It is a place to stay first, so its page is in our resorts section.
Where to Stay for Tennis
Several villas stand beside the courts: the Racquet Club villas, Beachside Tennis Villas and Lighthouse Tennis Villas in Sea Pines, and Shipyard’s rentals. Port Royal Plantation has a racquet club too; see the Port Royal Plantation guide. For pickleball, see our Hilton Head pickleball guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there public tennis courts on Hilton Head Island?
Yes. The Town runs free public courts at Chaplin Community Park (six courts) and at Cordillo, on the south end off Pope Avenue (four courts also striped for pickleball). The Island Recreation Center, (843) 681-7273, handles reservations.
Do you have to be a guest to play at a resort tennis center?
Not at most of them. Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes and Van der Meer sell clinics, lessons and court time to visitors who are not staying there; check each club’s page for what it offers.
Where can I take tennis lessons on Hilton Head?
At the resort clubs: Van der Meer runs adult and junior clinics, camps and an academy, Palmetto Dunes and Sea Pines run daily clinics and private lessons, and Smith Stearns Tennis Academy teaches in Sea Pines.
Can I book tennis online?
Sea Pines Racquet Club clinics, round robins, private lessons and court rentals book online on this page, with live availability.
Is there indoor tennis on Hilton Head?
Van der Meer Tennis Center has indoor and covered courts, which is the one to pick for a rainy day.
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