About the Stockton Tennis Club
Stockton Tennis Club was founded in 1897 and offers singles, doubles and mixed doubles tournaments on a regular basis. Players ranging in skill levels from beginners to advanced levels and everything in between participate. We also offer social events to allow players to get better acquainted.
Each year Stockton Tennis Club has an annual tournament that helps to raise funds which are donated to a local non-profit organization. We play tennis and are also civic minded!
Other member benefits include being listed in the STC Membership Directory so other members can contact you to schedule matches and five raffle tickets to get you started at the annual Century Banquet.
Your membership fee contributes to the maintenance of the tennis center, helps pay for the cable TV subscription, and supports scholarships for local area high school students.
Club History
The Stockton Tennis Club operates out of Oak Park Tennis Center which is owned and operated by the City of Stockton. Part of the arrangement between the Stockton Tennis Club and the City of Stockton is that the club promotes area tennis and helps with the maintenance of the site. The Stockton Tennis Club (STC) was originally founded in 1897 in an era of long white pants and pear shaped racquets. At the time, the Club used three dirt courts located at the corner of Hunter and Flora Streets. The Club then moved to California Street across from the old Stockton High School where three courts were constructed and used for many years. In 1921, the City of Stockton's Recreation Department built the first asphalt surfaces. Four more courts were added at the east end of the clubhouse, bringing the total number of courts at the Oak Park public tennis facility to ten.
Meet the Board
Our Stockton Tennis Club Board of Directors work together faithfully to bring you quality tournaments, competitive draws, opportunity to improve your skills, and build social relationships. Board positions are 100% voluntary and members of the board serve as a labor of love to continue to grow the sport of tennis. Player ages in our tournaments range from 11 to 93 years of age. There is no age limit to join, so this makes Stockton Tennis Club unique in bringing people together from all walks of life to enjoy a common purpose and for the love of the game!
Our Purpose
Stockton Tennis Club purpose is to Serve and promote the game of tennis; Extend the invitation of membership to anyone without restriction as to race, creed, color or ability; Cooperate with, contribute to and represent the public’s interest in maintaining the OAK PARK TENNIS CENTER in the highest standards of accepted play as City of Stockton’s Community Services Department may dictate.