Best Indoor Tennis
SUTTON EAST 488 East 60th St.
(212) 751-3452
There are no membership fees at this Yorkville facility which boasts eight indoor red clay courts. You pay for court time or classes and they have programs for all playing levels — including ones just for intermediate and advanced players. The club also has a junior development program for kids 6 to 18, and Pee Wee Tennis for kids aged 2½-to-5 years. There’s also match play and an evening league. Hourly rates range from $80 to $165 for singles courts — but they periodically offer off-peak court time promotional packages.
MANHATTAN PLAZA RACQUET CLUB 450 West 43rd St.
(212) 594-0554
The club, just a block from Times Square, has five newly resurfaced hard courts in an air-conditioned year-round bubble. Hourly rates start at $62 and monthly rates are available — as are private lessons from pros for from $60 to $175, plus court fees. Staffers will help you arrange games with competitors of roughly your level and ability.
MIDTOWN TENNIS CLUB 341 Eighth Ave.
(212) 989-8572
You can schedule playing time on one of their eight courts, enroll in their adult or junior programs or take lessons from established pros at reasonable rates in a conveniently located club that’s been around since 1965. There are no membership fees, staffers are friendly and accommodating and the place is spiffy clean. Hourly rates start at $90 — and they’ll even fix your strings.