Platform Tennis
American winter tennis on a heated raised platform surrounded by chicken-wire screens — you can play the ball off the fence.
👥2 per team🌤outdoor
What is Platform Tennis?
Platform tennis is an outdoor winter racket sport born in Scarsdale, New York in 1928. Doubles teams play on a small heated raised platform surrounded by taut chicken-wire screens that are legally in play after a bounce — like a live third wall. It uses a solid paddle and a sponge-rubber ball. The APTA National Championships is the sport's flagship event.
Quick facts
Category
Racket & Paddle Sports
Type
Individual
Players
2 per team
Where played
outdoor
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
1928, Scarsdale, New York (Fessenden Blanchard & James Cogswell)
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified