COMMUNITY
EVENTS
Tennis Canterbury organises a number of events each year to promote and showcase tennis in our region. These range from highly competitive tournaments such as the Canterbury Open, to those with a decidedly more social feel such as our Corporate Day.
We encourage the involvement and associated promotion of local businesses, and sponsorship opportunities are available for most events. Please contact bevan@canterburytennis.co.nz for more details.
Corporate Day
Tennis Canterbury Corporate Day has been described as “a lot of fun, a bit of serious”. Kicking off in 2019, the afternoon event held at Wilding Park sees teams of 4 from a broad range of corporate businesses playing doubles tennis, followed by food and drink
Dalman Architects were the inaugural winners and successfully defended their title in 2020, however in 2022 had to hand over the cup to Lane Neave.
For more info on the next Corporate Day, please contact bevan@canterburytennis.co.nz
Love Tennis
Love Tennis is a National FREE Open Day. The annual event, held in Spring, sees tennis clubs around the country open their doors and courts for their wider community to come along and give tennis a go for FREE!
With activities for all ages including coaching sessions and court play, mini games, BBQs and much more, there’s so many reasons to come along and give tennis a go. Fun for the whole family and no experience is needed.
Canterbury Open
The names of past winners on the trophy for the Tennis Canterbury Open confirm the prestigious status of this event on the national tennis calendar. The Canterbury Open is held in December with a strong line-up of players competing for the trophies at Wilding Park.
Winners of the 2023 Tennis Canterbury Open were:
Women’s Singles: Lucia Gale
Men’s Singles: Lucas Evans
Womens Doubles: Abby Mason & Louise Oxnevad
Mens Doubles: Jamie Garbett & Paddy Ou