Tennis Courts for Resorts and Hotels

Line Marking Australia builds and resurfaces tennis courts for resorts and hotels across Australia, from new acrylic or synthetic grass courts to lighting and pickleball lines. A new tennis court starts from about $40,000 (Oneflare cost guide, 2026), and acrylic resurfacing from about $8,000 (Airtasker cost guide, 2026), with every item itemised.

A good tennis court is still one of the most requested resort facilities. Guests bring racquets, groups book coaching, and a well-kept court looks great in photos.

A tired court does the opposite. Here's what resort owners and managers ask us when they plan a new court or bring an old one back to life.

How much does a resort tennis court cost?

A new resort tennis court starts from about $40,000 (Oneflare cost guide, 2026). The final cost depends on site preparation, the slab, surface type, fencing, lighting and landscaping. Resurfacing an existing acrylic court starts from about $8,000 (Airtasker cost guide, 2026). We quote every resort court for its own site and list each item.

Project	Starting point
Re-line an existing court	Quoted per site
Acrylic resurface	From about $8,000 (Airtasker, 2026)
New tennis court	From about $40,000 (Oneflare, 2026)
Lighting, fencing, shade and paths	Quoted per site

The biggest price drivers are slope and soil, drainage, fence height and lighting. Many resorts build the court first and add lights in a later stage.

What's the best tennis court surface for a resort?

The best tennis court surface for a resort depends on its guests and climate. Acrylic hard courts play true, clean easily and can carry pickleball lines. Cushioned acrylic is gentler on joints. Synthetic grass is soft and forgiving for social players. Tennis Australia classifies all of these in its National Court Surface Policy.

Surface	Strengths	Resurface interval
Acrylic	True bounce, easy cleaning, takes extra lines	About every 7–10 years
Cushioned acrylic	Softer underfoot for older guests	About every 7–10 years
Synthetic grass	Forgiving, popular for social play	About every 10–15 years

Intervals are from Tennis Australia's Victorian maintenance guides. In hot regions, lighter acrylic colours stay cooler underfoot.

How much space does a resort tennis court need?

A doubles tennis court's playing area is 23.77 m by 10.97 m, and a resort court needs run-off on every side so guests can chase wide and deep balls safely. The total fenced area is much larger than the lines. We measure your site and draw the court with run-off, fencing, gates and paths before quoting.

A north–south orientation keeps the morning and afternoon sun out of players' eyes. We also check overhanging trees, which drop leaves and stain acrylic surfaces.

Should our resort court also have pickleball lines?

Adding pickleball lines to a resort tennis court is one of the easiest ways to get more guests on court. Two pickleball courts fit on a tennis court with the tennis lines kept, marked in a contrasting colour. Tennis Australia and the National Pickleball League are converting tennis venues into multi-sport racquet hubs.

Guests who don't play tennis often try pickleball, because it's quicker to learn. Portable nets let staff switch the court between sports.

Should a resort tennis court have lights?

Lights let resort guests play in the cooler evening hours, which matters in summer and in northern Australia. Court lighting is designed to the AS 2560 sports lighting standards, with spill kept off guest rooms and neighbours under AS/NZS 4282. Timers and guest-operated switches stop lights running when nobody is playing.

Lighting often needs council approval, so we check requirements before quoting and can stage lights as a later project.

Do resorts need council approval for a tennis court?

A new resort tennis court often needs council approval in Australia, especially with lighting, fences over about 2 m, retaining walls, large earthworks or coastal, flood and heritage overlays. Resurfacing an existing court usually doesn't. We check your council's requirements before the final quote and supply drawings if an application is needed.

How do you build a tennis court without disturbing guests?

We build resort tennis courts around guests by agreeing work hours with management, keeping noisy work to the middle of the day, screening the work zone, and routing trucks away from arrival areas. Building or resurfacing in the quieter season helps. One contact deals with the general manager for the whole job.

1. Site visit, layout and season planning
2. Approvals and Before You Dig Australia check
3. Earthworks, drainage and slab
4. Surface: acrylic coats or synthetic grass
5. Lines, posts, net, fencing and lighting
6. Handover with a maintenance checklist for the grounds team

How should a resort maintain its tennis court?

A resort tennis court stays in guest-ready condition with regular, simple care. Blow off leaves and debris, wash the court down a few times a year, keep drains clear, check the net and windbreaks, and repair small cracks early. Synthetic grass also needs brushing and infill top-ups. Good care pushes resurfacing to the longer end.

How we keep every resort tennis court build compliant

Every resort tennis court we build or resurface is planned against council rules, safety laws and the right Australian Standards. That means approvals checked first, services located before digging, concrete to AS 3600, accessible paths considered against AS 1428.1, Tennis Australia guidance for court layout, and lighting that keeps spill off rooms.

• Tennis court dimensions: 23.77 m × 10.97 m doubles, with run-off
• Tennis Australia guidance for court planning and surfaces
• Local council planning or building approval checked, including coastal and flood overlays
• Before You Dig Australia check before excavation
• Concrete slabs to AS 3600 with drainage falls
• Accessible paths considered against AS 1428.1
• Sports lighting to AS 2560.1:2018 and AS 2560.2:2021, spill limited under AS/NZS 4282
• Safe Work Method Statements, silica dust controls and sediment controls
• Builders who hold the licence your state requires, with public liability insurance

Our tennis court construction page covers court builds in detail, and our sports courts for hotels and resorts page shows pickleball, beach volleyball and putting greens. For an existing court, see court resurfacing.

What do you need from us to quote a resort tennis court?

To quote a resort tennis court, Line Marking Australia needs to know whether it's a new build or a resurface, where the court is or will go, what's on the ground now and which surface you prefer. Photos, a site plan, your quieter season dates and lighting or fencing plans help us return an accurate, itemised quote.

• New court, resurface or re-line
• Location, what's there now, slope and drainage
• Machinery access through the property
• Surface preference: acrylic, cushioned acrylic or synthetic grass
• Pickleball lines wanted or not
• Fencing, lighting, shade, seating and paths
• Known overlays or approvals
• Plans, photos, preferred build season and budget