Over 115 Years of Friendly Competition

The Hawthorn Tennis Club has been in existence since 1905; it is one of the oldest tennis clubs in Melbourne. The Club began with 3 courts in Linda Crescent Hawthorn, near Glenferrie Railway Station, as part of the Hawthorn Sports Grounds, before relocating to Swinburne Avenue in 1962.

A summary of major achievements and milestones over the past 115 years;

  • 1905 - Club formed with 3 asphalt courts

  • 1906 - First pennant match

  • 1908 - Courts converted to grass courts

  • 1909 - Club wins first pennant

  • 1924 - Lights on four courts

  • 1940 - Two red porous courts; one of these converted from grass

  • 1946 - Council allowed Sunday play, lights removed

  • 1948 - All four courts red porous

  • 1962 - Move from Linda Crescent to Swinburne Avenue - six courts

  • 1968 - Rebuilding after fire destroyed the Clubhouse

  • 1973 - Construction of the 7th court

  • 1980 - First A grade team for 50 years

  • 1981 - Lights on two courts

  • 1982 - 20 sqm Clubhouse extension

  • 1983 - Membership reaches record 530

  • 1992 - Lighting on all four northern courts

  • 1995 - Southern courts rebuilt

  • 2002 - Landscaping of area east of Clubhouse

  • 2004 - Major flooding event - floods over 3 ft deep on northern courts and significant damage to the clubhouse resulted in required renovations.

  • 2005 - Club's Centenary

  • 2008 - Recycled water facilities installed in response to drought/water restrictions. Water from court runoff and Clubhouse roof now used for court watering and toilets.

  • 2014 - Clubhouse undergoes significant renovation

  • 2015 - New Club logo launched

  • 2017 - Court 7 rebuilt

  • 2020 - LED lights installed on Courts 1-3: all 7 courts at Club now lit.