Park Tennis is an independent guide to gear, brands, and the life around recreational tennis. We help public-court players find useful things and make considered choices, whether they are learning the game, coming back to it, or fitting a match between everything else.
My name is Joshua. In 2008, I started taking the bus to Midtown Tennis Club in Chicago once a week for lessons. My future wife had played in high school. I wanted to learn enough that we could play together.
JOSHUA SIGLER · FOUNDER + EDITOR
We have played at parks across the country ever since. On Labor Day in 2014, we got engaged at The Phoenician in Scottsdale. I chose it because, at the time, it had a grass court. I grew up in a small town watching Breakfast at Wimbledon, and grass-court tennis still felt like a distant, almost mythical version of the game.
Tennis gave us a reason to spend time together, then a reason to explore new places, and eventually a place to begin the rest of our lives. My perspective is not that of a former professional or lifelong country-club player. It comes from nearly two decades of lessons, public courts, recreational matches, equipment decisions, and trying to fit tennis into an ordinary adult life. That is who Park Tennis is built to help.
JOSHUA’S TENNIS EXPERIENCE
Since 2008
Playing tennis
Midtown
First lessons in Chicago
Across the U.S.
Public courts played
Founder + editor
Park Tennis
What you’ll find here
A considered selection of apparel, shoes, bags, and useful court essentials, with a reason each one belongs.
Gear gathered around ordinary tennis life: a work trip, a break between calls, or the first game back.
The people, ideas, and products behind tennis brands worth a closer look.
Tell us how you play and what you want to change. Get a shortlist with an explanation of why each racquet fits.
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How we choose
We look for a clear reason to recommend something: who it suits, what makes it useful or interesting, and which tradeoffs matter. Taste is part of the decision. So is respecting your money.
Our selections draw on firsthand use where available, manufacturer information, and editorial research. We have not personally tested every product we feature. Hands-on experience and researched assessment are different kinds of evidence; a recommendation should not imply a test we did not perform.
How Park Tennis earns money
Some links earn us a commission if you buy from a retailer or brand. Your price does not change because of the link. Affiliate availability does not decide what belongs here: we can feature products with no affiliate relationship and pass on ones that pay.
Paid placements, gifted products, and other material relationships are disclosed near the recommendation. Purchases happen with the retailer, which handles pricing, shipping, returns, and warranties.
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