Red Clay Tennis

WAIRARAPA & HUTT VALLEY

Train and compete on European red clay.

We're based at Dry River Tennis Centre, two Italian clay courts just five minutes from Martinborough, tucked into the Wairarapa countryside. With on-site accommodation, players from right across New Zealand can now train and compete on true European clay without leaving the country.

We work closely with Wairarapa Tennis, and support a number of clubs and schools throughout the region as tennis continues to grow here. We also have a junior performance programme based at Mitchell Park in Lower Hutt working with some of the most promising Hutt Valley, Kapiti and Wellington players.

We run the performance tennis programme for the Trinity Schools — Rathkeale College, St Matthew's Collegiate and Hadlow Preparatory School. Their students train on our clay at Dry River and on hard courts at Masterton Tennis Centre, the same surfaces the world's top players compete on. It's a genuine pathway for junior competitors, with sports scholarships available to those who qualify.

Our private venue

Dry River Tennis Centre

Established 2022

Our home courts in the Wairarapa — a quiet, focused space where every session is shaped around the player in front of us. We also coach at partner clubs and schools across the region, so flexibility is never an issue.

Italian red clay court at Dry River Tennis Centre

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