ESTABLISHED IN 1913, WINDSOR LAWN TENNIS CLUB IS A LARGE TENNIS CLUB WITH OVER 800 MEMBERS.
The club has a fantastic variety of facilities, including 3 indoor acrylic courts, 4 outdoor artificial clay courts, 3 outdoor poroflex courts and 1 outdoor acrylic court (all floodlit). There is also a newly refurbished bar, with a large lounge area and outside terrace. The club has a large private car park, and an on-site tennis shop and physiotherapist.
WLTC CLUB HISTORY
1913
The Club was originally formed in 1913 as the Royal Albert Institute ‘R.A.I. (Windsor) Lawn Tennis Club’ and played in the Alexandra Gardens, Windsor, hiring courts from the Borough Council for the season.
1945
Since 1945 the club has gone from strength to strength and the name changed to Windsor Lawn Tennis Club. A new brick built pavilion was erected in 1969 at a cost of approximately £5,000 and a licensed bar was opened.
1998
In 1998, following several years of planning and fund raising, the club was successful with a lottery grant to build a new permanent 3 court indoor tennis hall, a two storey clubhouse, upgrade 5 outdoor courts with floodlighting, making 8 outdoor courts in total, increased parking spaces and a new main entrance.
2008
August heralded the opening of a luxury suite of physiotherapy rooms using previously redundant space. One Health Physiotherapy, a highly successful Windsor practice, moved on site benefitting both members & non-members. In November 2008 the club was the first in Berkshire to be awarded Tennis Clubmark – a prestigeous award in recognition of achieving excellent standards. It is the LTA endorsement of the club’s tennis programmes, policies, procedures, action and development planning and club management. December 2008 saw the long awaited replacement of the indoor lights from halogen bulbs to LED. This significantly improved our energy efficiency, putting us on the path to become a more sustainable club.
2020
In October 2020 court 10 was resurfaced, adding another clay court.
2023
July 2023 saw the complete refurbishment of the tennis managers’ and head coaches’ office. The old office was transformed into a tennis shop, which is currently being leased by All Things Tennis. The new office is located under the exterior staircase, next to the physiotherapists entrance.
1923
The Club prospered after the 1914 – 18 war and in 1923 moved to the Maidenhead Road site. Two courts were added in 1923 together with a pavilion. Due to the efforts of a devoted group of members, the Club continued on a restricted scale during the 1939 – 45 war despite the loss of a majority of members to the forces.
1972
The freehold of land was acquired next to the slip road and in 1972 two additional all-weather hard courts were added making ten courts in all. The membership was over 200 at the time and 80 juniors were included in this figure. The club ran six teams in the Berkshire League and regular weekly coaching was arranged for the junior section.
2000
With grant assistance from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts, The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, club savings and a loan from the Lawn Tennis Association, the new facility opened in the summer of 2000.
2016/17
In 2016/17 9 of our 11 courts were resurfaced together with a revamp of the club lounge and the installation of flood lights on 3 outdoor courts (making all our outdoor courts flood lit).
2022
Our first outdoor acrylic court was finished and opened.
2024
In June 2024, we said goodbye to our lovely neighbours One Health Physiotherapy, as they were taken over by Carter & George physiotherapists. Carter & George specialise in sports rehabilitation and injuries and have a number of other physiotherapy sites.
1913
The Club was originally formed in 1913 as the Royal Albert Institute ‘R.A.I. (Windsor) Lawn Tennis Club’ and played in the Alexandra Gardens, Windsor, hiring courts from the Borough Council for the season.
1923
The Club prospered after the 1914 – 18 War and in 1923 moved to the Maidenhead Road site. Two courts were added in 1923 together with a pavilion. Due to the efforts of a devoted group of members the Club continued a restricted scale during the 1939 – 45 War despite the loss of a majority of members to the forces.
1945
Since 1945 the Club has gone from strength to strength and the name changed to Windsor Lawn Tennis Club. A new brick built Pavilion was erected in 1969 at a cost of approximately £5,000 and a licensed bar had been opened.
1972
The freehold of land was acquired next to the slip road and in 1972 and two additional all-weather hard courts were added making ten courts in all. The membership was over 200 at the time and 80 juniors were included in this figure. The Club ran six teams in the Berkshire League and regular weekly coaching was arranged for the junior section.
1998
In 1998, following several years of planning and fund raising, the Club was successful with a lottery grant to build a new permanent 3 court indoor tennis hall, a two storey clubhouse, upgrade 5 outdoor courts with floodlighting, making 8 outdoor courts in total, increased parking spaces and a new main entrance.
2000
With grant assistance also from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts, The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, Club savings and a loan from the Lawn Tennis Association the new facility opened in the summer 2000.
2008
August heralded the opening of a luxury suite of Physiotherapy rooms using previously redundant space. One Health Physiotherapy, a highly successful Windsor practice, moved on site benefiting both members & non-members. In November 2008 the club was the first in Berkshire to be awarded Tennis Clubmark – a prestigeous award in recognition of achieving excellent standards. It is the LTA endorsement of the club’s tennis programmes, policies, procedures, action and development planning and club management. In December 2008 saw the long awaited replacement of the indoor lights. Energy efficiency and achieving lux levels as recommended by the LTA were the overriding goals.
2016/17
In 2016/17 9 of our 11 courts have been resurfaced together with a revamp of the club lounge and the installation of flood lights on 3 outdoor courts (making all our outdoor courts now flood lit).
2018
July 2018 – complete refurbishment of the tennis managers’ and head coaches’ office – transformed into a tennis shop, which is currently being leased by All Things Tennis. The new office is now located under the exterior stair case, next to the Physiotherapists entrance.
2020
October 2020 – Court 10 resurfaced, introducing another clay court
2022
July 2022 – Opening of the newly resurfaced Court 11, our first outdoor acrylic court.
2024
June 2024 – Carter and George are now leasing our physiotherapy suite
