World's Greatest Grass Clubs · United Kingdom
Surbiton Racket & Fitness Club
Keeping lawn tennis in a modern club mix
Surbiton, Greater London, United Kingdom · Members club
World's Greatest Grass Clubs
In the World's Greatest Grass Clubs Top 100
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Keeping lawn tennis in a modern club mix
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- Established
- 1881
- Grass courts
- 9
- Other courts
- 5 hard (2 floodlit), 3 artificial clay (floodlit), 2 indoor dome courts (October to March), 1 mini tennis; also 5 padel, 4 squash
- Season
- Members
- Address
- Berrylands, Surbiton, Greater London, KT5 8JT, United Kingdom
Why it is special
Established in 1881 and counting about 1,700 members, Surbiton Racket & Fitness Club keeps 9 grass courts at Berrylands in Surbiton, Greater London. They sit alongside 5 hard courts, 3 floodlit artificial clay courts, 2 indoor dome courts used through the winter and a mini tennis court, with padel and squash on the same site.
The junior programme draws around 500 players each week, and the club fields 6 men’s and 6 ladies’ teams in the Surrey Tennis Leagues. Singles leagues and weekend mix-in sessions add social play. Off court there is a gym, fitness studio, treatment room, licensed bar and a shop with a stringing service.
Champions here, 1967 to 1981
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Roger Taylor | Lynn Abbes |
| 1968 | Keith Wooldridge | Judy Tegart Dalton |
| 1969 | Gerald Battrick | Mary-Ann Eisel |
| 1970 | Robert Maud | Ann Haydon-Jones |
| 1971 | Anand Amritraj | Judy Tegart Dalton |
| 1972 | Premjit Lall | Joyce Barclay Williams |
| 1974 | Bob Giltinan | Not on the roll |
| 1979 | Victor Amaya | Not on the roll |
| 1980 | Brian Gottfried | Not on the roll |
| 1981 | Not on the roll | Betsy Nagelsen |
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