How Pickleball Took Over Thousands of US Tennis Courts

How Pickleball Took Over Thousands of US Tennis Courts

n 2022, the Santa Monica Tennis Center in Southern California had a lone tennis court. Today, that court is gone. In its place are four pickleball courts, attached to what is now called the Santa Monica Pickleball Center. In 2019, Cincinnati’s Sawyer Point Park had eight worn-down tennis courts. Today, the park has 24 pickleball courts, six of which are drawn atop the three tennis courts that remain. By Ethan Singer The New York Times The lost …

Letter to the Editor: City Should Turn Tennis Courts Into Pickleball Courts

Just like baseball diamonds have moved aside for soccer fields, why has South Pasadena dragged its feet on tennis courts? Why hasn’t the city moved some of those courts aside for pickleball courts, like the city of Pasadena?