Located in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood, a vibrant and inclusive Highland Park Tennis Club (HPTC) took root, growing a membership of individuals who share a love for tennis and a desire to give back to the greater Pittsburgh community. Founded more than 22 years ago by a small group of community-minded tennis friends, HPTC has grown to more than 150 members. We invite you to join us!

HPTC promotes the education, health, and wellness of the Pittsburgh community in many ways, from annual scholarships for our youth, free tennis clinics for everyone interested, and fundraisers and food drives for local organizations.

The founding members are Ronald Brandon, Fred Crawford, Lawade Garris, Bob Gibbs, Jim Quigley, Joyce Scott, and Hannah Vinson-Spearman. The club is operated by a core of devoted, unpaid volunteers. Annual elections are held to select officers. The club does not have a physical location. As a result of its collaboration with the City of Pittsburgh, the Highland Park Tennis Club uses the outdoor hard courts at 6341 Stanton Avenue as its home courts for tournaments and other events.

HPTC is proud to have a multi-cultural membership that comes from diverse socio-economic groups and various communities in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. If you wish to review our annual business plan, please submit a request to info@highlandparktennisclub.org and the Board will provide access.

Serving Tennis, Giving Back to Community

Throughout the years, HPTC has proudly accepted its responsibility to give back to the community by offering free tennis lessons at street festivals and to schools and community organizations. We provide winter clothing for children in need, sponsor food drives for local food banks, and make financial donations to numerous non-profit, tax-exempt organizations. These organizations include: Gateway Medical Society, MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), Gwen’s Girls, Save a Sole Shoe Program, Sickle Cell Society, MAD DADS (Men Against Destruction Defending Against Drugs and Social Disorder), Westminster, Mid-Summer Classic, Bob O’Connor Tennis Classic, NAACP Tennis Tournament, Champions Association, Family Resources, Pittsburgh Area Tennis League, Bill Colbert Tennis Tournament, Haitian Relief Fund, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and Jubilee Kitchen.