1 of the 15 places we list in Cincinnati that are open to visitors take a booking from the public. 14 are public courts the operator lists with no more said. Also listed here: 2 places to play outside the city, near a pro tournament, in Deerfield Township, Mason.
Wednesday 08:30 in Cincinnati
51°F. Playable for all of the next 12 hours.
Green: dry, wind under 25 km/h, between 5°C and 32°C. Amber: a little rain (under half a millimetre), wind 25 to 36 km/h, or cold or hot. Grey: rain, or wind over 36 km/h. ☾ marks hours after dark (sunset 18:41): then you need a court with lights.
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). The colours are our own rule, not the forecaster’s.
A pro tournament is played near Cincinnati. Watch it, then play nearby: the closest courts to the venue that you can get on, measured in a straight line.
Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason · Starts with qualifying · Official site
Courts you can get on, within 5 km
Each one takes a booking from the public. Tap a name for the price, the hours and where we read each fact.
Book a court: open to the public. 16 courts.
Each one says how you get on: walk-on means no booking, public means the operator lists the courts and says no more.
Public courts. 1 court.
Public courts. 3 courts.
Eat after: Funnel Cake Island (restaurant, 413 m)
Public courts. 2 courts.
Public courts. 3 courts.
Eat after: Dutch's (sandwich, 56 m)
In Deerfield Township, outside the city. Turn up and play: no booking. 2 courts.
Public courts. 7 courts.
Eat after: Highland Coffee House (coffee shop, 479 m)
Public courts. 2 courts.
Public courts. 4 courts.
Public courts. 6 courts.
Public courts. 2 courts.
Public courts. 1 court.
Public courts. 2 courts.
Eat after: Waffle House (american, 153 m)
Public courts. 5 courts.
Eat after: Pleasant Ridge Chili (chili, 165 m)
Public courts. 2 courts.
In Mason, outside the city. Turn up and play: no booking. lights.
Public courts. 2 courts.
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Want to just turn up? Sundin Fields is 3 km away. The City of Mason says its lit courts are open when nobody has them booked for a program.
That's 3 km from the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, home of the Cincinnati Open. Its own courts rent too. Members book ahead. Everyone else books the same day: $15 an hour outdoors, $25 indoors.
In Cincinnati itself, the Recreation Commission lists 14 places as public courts, and that's all it says. Lunken Tennis Center takes a phone call, and has clay. This guide tells you which is which.