The Indoor Tennis Court

The Indoor Tennis Court The Home of Bill Tilden's Backhand Hall of Famers such as R.

The Indoor Tennis Court began construction in November 1913 and is probably most famous for being the 1919-1920 winter court where Bill Tilden perfected his backhand. Norris Williams ll (titanic survivor), Molla Bjurstedt (Mallory), and Marie Wagner would also play at the Indoor Tennis Court prior to 1920.

After playing tennis, be sure to visit the Red Bridge Tavern just down the street from The indoor Tennis Court. You can...
04/04/2026

After playing tennis, be sure to visit the Red Bridge Tavern just down the street from The indoor Tennis Court. You can grab a drink, or bite to eat while checking out this photograph of the Red Bridge/Old Central Bridge from the late 1800's

04/03/2026
07/25/2025

Our website is back online! Just waiting for several of the subpages to be updated.

07/22/2025

Our website is still having connectivity issues. While we await technical support to resolve our website issue, please see below our upcoming season information.

Our 2025-2026 indoor season begins on Thursday September 4, 2025. Our season will be 36 weeks long. Due to steep percentage increases with our insurance rates (15%) and property taxes (49%), our hourly rental fees will be $54 per hour for prime time and $50 per hour for non-prime time slots.

Thank you!

Tom

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02/17/2025

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Tucked into a nondescript side street in East Providence is one of the country’s oldest indoor tennis courts. The Indoor Tennis Court, as it’s aptly For Tom Brun, owning the Indoor Tennis Court in East Providence has been a welcome, but unexpected, twist of fate.

Vini Poncia at the indoor tennis court. Vini was awarded a Grammy for co-writing the 1977 #1 hit, along with Leo Sayer...
01/25/2025

Vini Poncia at the indoor tennis court. Vini was awarded a Grammy for co-writing the 1977 #1 hit, along with Leo Sayer" You make me feel like dancing". Vini is a RI native and he still hits the tennis ball very well.

09/15/2024
05/23/2024

We have new neighbors in the neighborhood. The parents seem a bit "flighty" but their nestlings are adorable 😀

Thank you, Mayor DaSilva, for stopping by to visit The Indoor Tennis Court today. It was a very rainy day and a good day...
05/16/2024

Thank you, Mayor DaSilva, for stopping by to visit The Indoor Tennis Court today. It was a very rainy day and a good day for indoor tennis. Although Charlie Bakst was more interested in speaking with you.

After two years of planning and last year's cancelled visit due to Covid-19, this very special group of tennis historian...
10/10/2021

After two years of planning and last year's cancelled visit due to Covid-19, this very special group of tennis historians were finally able to visit The Indoor Tennis Court. Thank you to the members of The Tennis Collectors of America as they travelled from as far away as NY, Pennsylvania, Florida and Arizona. It was a very informative and enthusiastic visit last Friday morning for everyone.

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8 Blanding Avenue
East Providence, RI
02914

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+14014349577

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