Merton Street tennis court

Merton Street tennis court is the home of the Oxford University Real Tennis Club.[1] It stands on the north side of Merton Street in central Oxford, England, and forms part of Merton College.

Merton Street tennis court.

There has been a tennis court in Oxford since 1450 and one at the Merton Street site since c. 1494, according to one source.[2] Alternatively, according to another source,[3] Oxford has had a court since 1595 and one at this site when it was rebuilt in 1798.[1] The Merton Street court, being early, has somewhat non-standard dimensions, and in particular an unusually flat tambour (a buttress used as part of the court).

It is the smallest court in England and the second oldest.[4]

See also

References
  1. Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Real Tennis". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. p. 356. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  2. "Real Tennis: Tennis and how it gave birth to lawn tennis". The Tennis Bookshop. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. "Secret Oxford". BBC. August 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. "About". Radley College Tennis Court. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

Bibliography
  • Tennis and Oxford by Jeremy Potter; 1st edition of 1994; 152 pp in 8vo and dw.

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