court tennis

noun

1. a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse ( def 7 ), tambour ( def 7 ), winning opening.

court tennis

noun

1. the US term for real tennis

Word History and Origins

Origin of court tennis¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

But while grass court tennis is considered traditional — the sport was originally called lawn tennis, after all — Wimbledon’s offering of indoor grass court tennis is newfangled.

From New York Times

The Earl of Wessex, the youngest of Queen Elizabeth II’s children, arrived at Georgian Court University in Lakewood on Thursday to play court tennis, a predecessor of modern tennis.

From Seattle Times

And on Tuesday, Prince Edward told us that he’s combining diplomacy and pleasure while touring America — one of his goals is to play a handful of “court tennis” clubs on this side of the pond.

From Washington Post

Nick Kyrgios is playing the sort of lights-out grass‑court tennis that should put him in the conversation when Wimbledon starts on Monday week – if he can hold body and soul together.

From The Guardian

That growing clarity was in evidence on Sunday; Keys, who has often been impatient during the long rallies that clay court tennis demands, limited herself to only 17 unforced errors, compared with 27 for Buzarnescu.

From New York Times