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No.	Name	Area	Address & Phone	Courts	Light	Surface	In/Out	Condition

1	Able Long Parklet	Central	Coast & Cagwin Sts. Pittsburgh	2	No	Hard: asphalt.	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory.

2	Allderdice High School a.k.a. Taylor Allderdice	Central	2409 Shady Avenue Tilbury St. between Forward and Nicholson. Enter through hidden driveway off Tilbury across from school parking lot. Pittsburgh	3	No	Hard	Out	Good to excellent. The courts have been resurfaced in 2001 or 2002. A quite and pretty setting to play.

5	Ammon Playground	Central	Bedford & Whiteside St Pittsburgh	1	No	Hard	Out

6	Arsenal Park	Central	40th & Butler Sts. Lawrenceville Pittsburgh	4	Yes	Hard	Out	• Fair condition • The lights are great but the courts are mixed with most having a lot of cracks • Free

9	Banksville Park	Central	1459 Crane Ave. Banksville Pittsburgh (412) 255-2370	4	No	Hard	Out	• Poor condition with no net as of mid April 01. The city told me that it will be resurfaced in 2002. •DCNR rates it as Satisfactory. • Free • Any hours

11	Bedford Dwellings	Central	2803 Bedford Ave & Morgan St Pittsburgh	2	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Needs Rehabilitation

16	Boyd Community Tennis Courts	Central & East	1220 Powers Run Road and Locust Dr (412) 828-8566	?	?	unknown	Out	• Unknown condition • Free • Any hours

17	Brashear High School	Central	590 Crane Avenue just off of Lowenhill Ave. Pittsburgh	3	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

18	Bud Hammer Playground	Central	Bigelow & Bristol Pittsburgh	?	?	unknown	Out	No longer a tennis court. Now used for hockey.

19	Burgwin Playground	Central	Johnson & Mansion Hazelwood Pittsburgh	1	No	Hard	Out	• Good but no net as of May 1 01 • Free • Any hours

156	Cariage Park Apts	West & Central	Greentree Rd & Chadham Park Dr Pittsburgh PA 15220	2	No	Hard	Out	• Good condition • Apt Owns Courts so not open to public.

21	Carnegie Mellon University	Central	5000 Forbes Ave CMU campus near University Center & Stadium Pittsburgh	6	Yes	Hard	Out	• Excellent condition • Free. Open to CMU members • 7-11

23	Chadwick Playground	Central	Oberlong & Mingo Pittsburgh	2	No	unknown	Out	No longer a tennis court.

25	Charles Street Playcenter	Central	Charles St and Wilson St Indiana (Glenshaw)	1	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

166	Community Swimming Club of Fox Chappel	Central	100 Aqua Drive just off Powers Run Road OHara Township Pittsburgh 15238	2	No	Hard: Green colored cement	Out	Excellent. Recently resurfaced and good nets. This is a private club and one person needs a membership to play. Guests play for free.

30	Davis Playground	Central	Hobart St. Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh	2	Yes	Hard	Out	• Good condition

208	Denny Park	Central	Anderson Road & Lone Oak Dr Shaler	1	?	Hard	Out	• Unknown

32	Dinan Playground Parklet	Central	Hawthorn & Farmington Stanton Heights just west of Higland Park Pittsburgh	1	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Unusable

33	Dormont Park	West & Central	Memorial Dr. off of Dwight Ave. Near Rt. 19 Dormont	3	Yes	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

36	East Hills Park (a.k.a. playground)	Central	Wilner Drive Pittsburgh	2	Yes	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

37	East Liberty Park (a.k.a. Liberty Playground)	Central	Larimer Ave. & Broad St. East Liberty Pittsburgh	3	No	Hard: Asphalt	Out	• Good. The court surface looks good. There were no nets as of May 12 01


No.	Name	Area	Address & Phone	Courts	Light	Surface	In/Out	Condition

38	East Park	Central	North & Cedar Ave. Just N of Point Pittsburgh	3	Yes	Hard: Asphalt	Out

39	Edgewood Tennis & Fitness Club;	Central	2920 McKelvey Road Pittsburgh PA 15221 (412) 241-2812	?	?	unknown	In	• Not free

46	Farrel Park	Central	Sharpshill Road Shaler	2	No	unknown	Out

48	Fineview Playground	Central	Edinvale Lanark or Myler and Fineview Streets Fineview Pittsburgh North Side Just N of East Park	1	No	Hard: Asphalt	Out

49	Flynn Parklet	Central	Bunker Hill Road & N Highland Ave Pittsburgh On S. Edge of Highland Park	2	No	Hard: asphalt	Out	• Good. The courts look to be refinished. No nets were up as of May 13. • DCNR rates it as Satisfactory. • Free

50	Fort Pitt Playground	Central	Hillcrest Ave. Pittsburgh	1	Yes	Hard: asphalt	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

51	Fowler Playground (a.k.a. complex)	Central	Wilson Ave & Kenwood Ave (alt 2843 Wilson) Pittsburgh	2	Yes	Hard: asphalt	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

52	Fox Chapel Golf Club	Central	Fox Chapel Golf Club 426 Fox Chapel Road near Fariway Lane Pittsburgh Pa 15238 (412) 963-8331	6	No	Har-Tru	In (winter?) Out	• Excellent conditions. Beautiful Har-Tru courts. • An exclusive private club that has a membership cost. •

53	Fox Chapel Racquet Club	Central	Squaw Run & Hunt Rd. 355 Hunt Road Pittsburgh PA 15238-2297 (412) 963-8331 (412) 963-9626 Fax: (412) 967-9869	9	Yes	Har-Tru	Out	• Excellent condition • Not free • An exclusive private club that has a membership cost.

54	Frick Park	Central	800 South Braddock Ave. Reagent Square Pittsburgh	7	No	Clay	Out	• Closed for Summer 01. The only free clay surface around.

209	Friday Street Park	Central	Friday Road and Summit St Cherry City section of Shaler township	2	?	Hard	Out	• Unknown

56	Garland Parklet	Central	Penn Circle West or Sheriden & Liberty East Liberty Pittsburgh	2	No	Hard: asphalt	Out	• Good condition. The court surface looked nice but someone threw chucks of rock on it and no nets up as of 5/13/01.DCNR rates it as Satisfactory. • Free • Any hours

61	Greenway Middle School	Central & West	1400 Crucible Street Pittsburgh	3	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

201	Hale Park	West & Central	Silver Oak Drive Green Tree PA (412) 921-1110 (412) 921-1110 Boro	?	?	?	Out	?

160	Herron Hill	Central	Lyon Street pas Shawnee Street. The courts are behind Margaret Millions Middle School above the teachers parking lot.	2	Yes	Hard	Out	Surface is good but the nets are poor.

64	Herschell Playground	Central	Herschel St. & Walbridge St. Pittsburgh West and a bit south of Point	1	Yes	unknown	Out	No longer a tennis court. Now used for hockey.

65	Heths Playground	Central	Heth Street & Hampton Street Morningside Pittsburgh	1	No	Hard: asphalt	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

68	Highland Park	Central	Stanton Avenue south end of Highland Pittsburgh	9	No	Hard	Out	• Excellent to Fair condition. Some of the nets are in poor shape. I think some of the courts have been resurfaced in 2003 • DCNR rates 5 of the courts as Satisfactory and 4 as unusable.

183	Hyland Hills	West & Central	275 Oakville Drive Pittsburgh PA 15220 (412) 921-4416	2	Yes	Hard	Out	• Unknown conditions • Private courts

216	Jefferson Swim Club	Central	2403 Sidney Street Suite 200 Pittsburgh PA 15203 (412) 653-9314	?	?	?	Out	• Unknown • A private club


No.	Name	Area	Address & Phone	Courts	Light	Surface	In/Out	Condition

71	Kennard Playground	Central	Reed & Kirkpatrick Pittsburgh	3	No	Hard: Asphalt	Out	• Fair condition • Free •

152	Keystone Oaks High School	Central	1000 Kelton Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15216 Also - McNeily Rd (~1 mile South of Pioneer)	6	No	Hard	Out	Excellent conditions

73	Kiwanis Park	Central	Little Pine Creek Rd off of Mt Royal Shaler PA 15606 (724) 834-4880	3	No	Hard: asphalt	Out	• Fair condition. Some cracks. Has nets at least. • Free

74	Koenig Field and Field House	Central	Race and Greendale Avenues Edgewood	2	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

76	Les Getz Memorial Park	Central	Church St. Near Hanover St Swissvale	2	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

78	Main Park	Central & East	Ardmore Blvd. and Braddock Road Forest Hills	3	Yes	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

79	Manchester Park	Central	Juniata & Fulton or Columbia and Fulton Pittsburgh	4	Yes	Hard: asphalt	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

80	Marmaduke Playground	Central	Near California and Perrott Ave Bonadventure Pittsburgh	2	No	unknown	Out	Good for asphalt. They converted one court to hockey.

83	McKinley Park	Central	Bausman St. off of 51 Mt Oliver Pittsburgh	4	Yes	Hard (2) Carpet (2)	Out	• Good. Nets need work and courts show ware • Free • Any hours

84	McKnight Playground	Central	Page & Fontella Pittsburgh Just N of Point	1	No	unknown	Out	No longer a tennis court. Now used for basketball etc.

217	Meadow Park	Central	Meadow Park Lane and Grove St Ohara Twp PA 15215	2	?	?	Out	• Unknown • A private club

185	Meadowcroft Park	Central	North Meadowcroft Avenue and Edward Mt Lebanon (412) 343-3411 Meadowcrest Park	?	?	?	Out	• Unknown conditions

85	Mellon Park	Central	5th Ave at Beechwood Blvd. Web Site	6	Yes	Hard: Rebound Ace	In: winter Out: summer	• TIB Review • Excellent condition. The city replaced carpet with Rebound Ace which is a slightly rubbery surface that is used at the Australian Open. Indoor fee outdoor free • See

90	Moore Park	Central	Pioneer Ave and Crysler St Parallel to W Liberty - route 19 Pittsburgh	3	Yes	Hard	Out	• Excellent. Beautiful courts and park. • Free • Any hours

98	North Hills Junior High School	Central	53 Rochester Road Pittsburgh PA 15229	6	No	Hard	Out	• Excellent condition •I played a USTA match here. Very nice facility •High School Details

184	Oak Hill Apartments	Central	3076 Terrace Street Pittsburgh PA 15213 (412) 802-7500	?	?	Hard	Out	• Unknown conditions • Private courts

102	Oliver High School	Central	2351 Brighton Road Pittsburgh	2	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

106	Parkway Cabana & Tennis Club;	Central	400 Sherwood Road Pittsburgh PA 15221 (412) 371-6266	5	Yes	Hard	Out	• Good. This used to be an indoor court. Might cost to play.

109	Phillips Park	Central	Parkfield & Spokane Sts. Pittsburgh	1	No	Hard	Out	• Poor. Surface cracked. No net as of mid April 01. City reported ordered a net • Free • Any hours

219	Pitttsburgh Field Club	Central	Field Club Rd and Squaw Run Rd Fox Chapel PA 15238	2	?	Hard	Out	• Unknown


No.	Name	Area	Address & Phone	Courts	Light	Surface	In/Out	Condition

112	Ray Miller Field	Central	5230 Blair St. Hazelwood Pittsburgh	?	?	unknown	Out	No longer a tennis court. Now used for hockey.

114	Reserve Elementary	Central	Lonsdale St. near Beckert Ave. Reserve	1	Yes	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Unusable

115	Revenue Parklet	Central	Revenue St. between Cascade & Amorhill Pittsburgh PA 15120	1	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

210	Richter Field	Central	Off Kenneth Drive (near Mt Royal) Cherry City section of Shaler township	2	?	Hard	Out	• Unknown

117	Riverview Park	Central	Riverview Ave Pittsburgh	3	Yes	Hard	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory.

118	Schenley Park	Central	Overlook Rd. (Near oval & soccer fields) Pittsburgh	13	Yes	Hard: Plexipave	Out	• Excellent condition • Free • 8-11

121	Shaler Area Middle School	Central	700 Scott Ave. Glenshaw PA 15116	-	-	-	-	There are no tennis courts here.

123	Shaler Parklet	Central	Shaler & Greenleaf Sts. ? City	?	?	unknown	Out	No longer a tennis court. Now used for hockey.

211	Shalercrest Housing Association	Central	Mt Vernon Drive south of Seavey Road Shaler	2	?	Hard	Out	• Unknown

128	Spring Garden Field (a.k.a. complex)	Central	1100 Block Spring Garden Street Pittsburgh Just east of I279	2	Yes	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

129	Spring Hill Playground	Central	S. Side & Romanoff	?	?	unknown	Out	No longer a tennis court. Now used for hockey.

130	Squaw Valley Park (a.k.a. OHara park)	Central	Fox Chappel Rd just north of 28 OHara	2	No	Hard: Green colored cement	Out	• Good

132	St. Clair Village Playground - St. Clair Village Recreation Center	Central	300 Bonifay Street Pittsburgh PA 15210	2	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Needs Rehabilitation

133	Steel Valley High School	Central	3113 Main Street Munhall	6	Yes	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

212	Stoneridge Park	Central & North	Dressel Road and Stoneridge Park Burchfield Section of Shaler township. North of Fall Run Park	2	?	Hard	Out	• Unknown

137	Sullivan Playground	Central	36th St. & Cabinet	?	?	unknown	Out	No longer a tennis court.

138	Swisshelm Parklet	Central	Saline Street or Onondago & Whipple or Onacago & Nightingale Pittsburgh	1	No	Hard: asphalt	Out	• Good. The courts are in good shape with new nets. •DCNR rates it as Needs Rehabilitation

111	The Pittsburgh Golf Club	Central	5280 Northumberland Near CMU and Schenley Park (412) 621-4530 pgctennis@earthlink.net	5	Yes	Har-Tru	In (2) Out (3)	• Excellent condition • Not free. Membership by invitation only.

96	Top Spin National Tennis Academy Formerly National Tennis Center	Central	6032 Stevenson Place Pittsburgh PA 15232 412-661-7471	?	Yes	unknown	In	• Not free

182	Washington Plaza	Central	1420 Centre Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15219 (412) 391-9833	1	Yes	Hard	Out	• Unknown conditions • Private courts


No.	Name	Area	Address & Phone	Courts	Light	Surface	In/Out	Condition

142	Washingtons Landing	Central	Waterfront Avenue off of 31st Bridge North end of Washingtons Landing (a.k.a. Herrs Island)	5	No	Hard	Out	• Excellent condition • Citiparks uses this for lessons and leagues

144	West Park	Central	Western & Brighton	3	Yes	Hard	Out	• Good condition • Free • Any hours

145	West Penn Park	Central	Paulowna St.	2	No	Hard: asphalt	Out

147	Williamsburg Park	Central	Sleepy Hollow Rd & Valley Park Dr Mount Lebanon	1	No	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory

198	Wilson Park	West & Central	Rhodes Ave and Carol Green Tree PA 15220 (412) 921-1110	?	?	?	Out	?

159	Woodbridge Complex	Central	S. Queensberry. Near Thompson Run Rd and Woodbridge.	2	Yes	Hard	Out	Good. Some cracks on courts but the nets are in good shape.

149	Woodland Hills West Junior High School	Central	7600 Evans St. Pittsburgh Swissvale	2	Yes	unknown	Out	DCNR rates it as Satisfactory