Tennis,
played with the
planet in mind.
A three year European partnership helping National Tennis Centres, events, coaches and clubs become measurably more sustainable, together with young players and the wider tennis community.
The sport sector produces up to 4% of global carbon emissions.
Source: UN Environment Programme
Tennis is not an exception. National training centres, tournaments and grassroots clubs all consume resources and generate waste that the sector has rarely measured, let alone reduced.
GreenTennis works across the European tennis ecosystem to give facility managers, event organisers, coaches and players the evidence, tools and practices to change that.
international tennis events sanctioned per year
Tennis Europe
member nations across Tennis Europe
Tennis Europe
countries in the GreenTennis partnership
Grant Agreement 101184588
Five outputs, one integrated toolkit for a more sustainable tennis sector.
Each output targets a specific part of the tennis ecosystem, from facility operations and event management to coaching, education and personal behaviour change.
Green Tennis Facilities Guide & Toolkit
Practical knowledge and operational tools for National Tennis Centres and club staff to run environmentally sustainable facilities.
Sustainable Tennis Event Management Guide & Toolkit
A framework for tennis event organisers to plan, execute and evaluate environmentally responsible tournaments and competitions.
Educational & Awareness Resources
Engaging materials to raise environmental awareness among young players, parents, coaches and the wider tennis community.
Online Gamified Education Programme
A gamified learning experience for trainers, coaches, facility managers and event planners on environmental sustainability in tennis.
Carbon Footprint Mobile App
A gamification-based mobile app that lets players, coaches and fans track and reduce their environmental impact across tennis activities.
Outputs are developed in WP3 and piloted with real clubs, centres and events in WP4. All final resources will be publicly available.
See the full work planFive work packages, 36 months, one integrated plan.
Project Management and Coordination
Management structure, communication, quality assurance, risk and financial oversight across the three year partnership.
Research — Desk and Field Work
Literature review, field study with players and staff, and data analysis on the environmental impact of tennis events and centres.
Development of Guides, Toolkits, Resources and App
Building the two guides and toolkits, educational and awareness resources, the gamified programme and the carbon footprint app.
Piloting, Testing and Validating
Piloting every output with selected centres, events and target groups, gathering feedback and iterating until validated.
Dissemination and Communication
Website, events, ambassador programme, publications, webinars and cross-sport collaboration to maximise reach and impact.
Eight partners, six countries, one shared commitment.
A coordinator, a European federation, a global tennis clubs association, a national tennis federation, a research university, a technology team, a cross-sport climate movement and a youth sports organisation — working as one.
- COLIN· Norway
- Tennis Europe· Switzerland
- HTA· Hungary
- CTC· Switzerland
- MOBAD· Poland
- We Play Green· Norway
- AIforLives· Germany
- UCAM· Spain
The project has just started.
GreenTennis launched in late 2024 and is now in its research phase. Literature review findings, field study results and pilot announcements will be published here as they land.
First dispatches coming soon
Baseline research, pilot launches and partner stories will publish on this page through 2025 and 2026.