The History of CTC Tennis

Titans of Tennis at the California Tennis Club

The California Tennis Club is a magnet to tennis players of all levels, but notably, over the years several of our members have been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame including Margaret Osborne Du Pont, Clarence Griffin, Bill Johnston, Alice Marble, Maurice McLoughlin, Helen Wills, and Rosie Casals.

Tennis greats such as world #1 Jack Kramer, world #1 Bill Tilden, Howard Kinskey, Wimbledon doubles winner Tom Brown, Harry and Henry Likas, and Barbara Benigni grew up playing at the Cal Club and later ranked among the top players of the world.

Masters of the game Barbara Benigni and Rosie Casals are still active members at the Club. Ms. Benigni plays multiple times each week, artfully running her opponents from side to side, baseline to net! It's fun to watch!

Rich with prestige and a history of these tennis greats and national champions, the California Tennis Club is proud to be a member of the Association of Centenary Tennis Clubs, 100+ year old Clubs from around the world. For more information including reciprocity with Centenary Tennis Clubs, please visit www.centenarytennisclubs.org.The Cal Club's history of competition and innovation continues today with 17 adult and junior USTA teams competing at every level including,U12 and U14 juniors, 3.0 women, 3.5 women, 4.0 women and men, 4.5 women and men, 5.0 men, 5.5+ men, Open women and men's teams. The Club has produced many championship teams including five recent national championships: U14 Juniors in 2014, Men's 5.5 in 2016 and 2019 and Open Men's in 2018 and 2019. In addition to team achievement at the national level, individual Cal Club members have won 30 gold balls in recent years.

The Cal Club's high performance junior program is unrivaled by any private club in the country. Our programs annually produce talent that is recruited to elite universities around the country.

The California Tennis Club Titans of Tennis legend remains relevant!