Club History

The origins of Stansted Tennis Club can be traced back to 1889. A tennis club with four courts was formed in Stansted, which is said to have been on Cambridge Road.

Several people had played tennis on Greene’s Meadow in the 1920s, but play began on the present site in 1934. There was a little wooden hut on the site, and members had an old gramophone with which they amused themselves after their games or when the weather was wet.

Despite the challenges of the war, the club’s spirit remained unbroken. In 1939, play ceased as most of the men were called up for military service. However, the club re-established itself in April 1946 when a group of dedicated members started to cut and roll the two grass courts in Cambridge Road.
Matches and tournaments were arranged with other local clubs.

In 1948, the club decided to invest in hard courts. Dances and jumble sales were organised until the princely sum of £500 was raised.

The Hospital Cup was first played in 1949, and Stansted won the Ladies Doubles and Mixed Doubles. The first club cups were awarded in the 1950s and are still competed for today.