Hidden away in the West End of Aberdeen is Rubislaw Tennis Club, an outdoor club offering 3 floodlit artificial clay courts for its members. These new artificial clay courts were laid at the end of 2017 and were the first of their kind in the North East of Scotland. During 2020 the club had new LED lighting installed. These new floodlights offer a considerable increase in light over the previous floodlights allowing members to fully utilise the courts all year round. The club has a long standing reputation as one of the best clubs in Aberdeen, not only for its calibre of players but also for the support and encouragement given to all its members and its promotion of tennis within the North East.
Whether you view tennis as a social hobby, a serious sport or a family affair Rubislaw provides a year round programme that incorporates all groups and integrates them into the Rubislaw club through competitions, coaching, development programmes and social events.
So, if you are thinking about rekindling your love of tennis, are already a keen player, have Wimbledon in your sights or are a complete beginner then have a look around our website and see what our club can offer you. If you want a friendly and supportive environment with excellent sportsmanship then look no further - you`ve found it right here!
2022 Season
Rubislaw Tennis Club is open all year round from 07.30 to 22.30 7 days a week.
All of our playing timetable is operated through our Clubspark booking system.
Social Tennis
We currently run three open social tennis session per week.
All adult members receive a weekly email asking if they would like to partiticipate through Google Docs to monitor numbers attending.
Monday 18.30 to 20.30
Wednesday 13.30 to 15.30
Saturday 14.30 to 16.30
Adult Coaching
Thursday 09:00-10:00
Adult coaching for beginners and improvers
Sunday 18:30-19:30
Adult coaching for beginners and improvers
Sunday 19:30-20:30
Adult intermediate coaching
Junior Coaching
All coaching at Rubislaw is organised and run by our club coach Darren Nicol, who is a fully qualified LTA Coach.
He is assisted in a number of classes by fellow LTA coach Stuart Adams and a number of approved coaching assistants.
All Junior coaching is open to non-members.
For more information please contact Darren at
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Junior Coaching is for boys and girls aged 11-18.
Tots/Mini Tennis Coaching
Tots tennis is for children aged 3-4 and is a great way to introduce children to fun ball games and exercise
Mini Tennis Red is for players aged 8 & under
Mini Tennis Orange and is for players aged 8 and 9
Mini Tennis Green is for players aged 10 & 11
School Holiday Camps
Darren will be running fun sessions throughout the holidays. .
If you would like to any further information about adult coaching or are interested in 1 to 1 coaching please contact Darren
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Teams and Competitive Tennis
We run Junior, Mens and Ladies competetive teams through the main season.
Rubislaw compete in
NESTLA Men's Summer Leagues
4 mens teams A-D
Rubislaw compete in the Ladies Summer Leagues
3 ladies teams A-C.
Our junior members compete in the National League Competitions
COVID-19
The club is open but members must book courts in advance using ClubSpark and adhere to rules set out by the committee.
For more information on booking courts check out the following pages:
New Court Surface
Rubislaw has become the first club in the North East of Scotland to have Artificial Clay installed as the playing surface. The courts were laid in October 2017 and have already proved a hit with members. The slower, higher bouncing surface enables players of all abilities to perfect their technique and learn how to construct points. The surface can be used all year round and the ball even leaves a mark on the court, so there can be no more disputed line calls. Some members have found this more useful than others!
Adult Cardio Tennis
Click here to go to the Adult Coaching page for more information
Junior Coaching
Click here to go to the Junior Coaching page for more information
Rubislaw Previous Singles Champions
Check out our list of previous Men's and Ladies Singles Champions. The list goes right back 1926!! How many do you remember?
Court Booking - Now Online
Members can now book courts using the ClubSpark Booking System either online or via an Android or Apple App on their mobile device.
If you are a club member and do not have an active ClubSpark account please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request an account.
New members will be automatically sent an invite to join ClubSpark within 14 days of receiving their membership confirmation.
Click on the link below to be taken to the court booking webpage.
https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/RubislawTennisClub
