Central Park Tennis Center
Upper West Side, Manhattan
- 30 courts
- Clay + hard
- Outdoor
- No lights
- NYC Parks
- Some courts can be reserved online: $15 an hour, up to 7 days ahead, released at midnight. Reserve with NYC Parks
- The rest are first come, first served.
- Every player needs a NYC Parks permit: $15 single play or $100 for the season. Get a permit
The city's biggest public complex: 26 green Har-Tru courts plus 4 hard courts in the northwest quadrant of the park, with a clubhouse, pro shop and snack bar. Regulars line up at 6:30am; permit holders can reserve 6 courts online up to a week ahead, the other 26 are same-day sign-up at the house. No lights, so play ends at dusk.
- Restrooms
- Locker rooms
- Pro shop
- Stringing
- Snack bar
- Lessons
- Clinics