Best Tennis Stores In Australia (Top Picks)

What are the best tennis stores to buy from is a question we often get asked, so we've been on the hunt for our top five picks for the year. 

Below you'll learn about different tennis stores, what they offer, how fast they deliver and ultimately what we think of them. 

In a small country such as Australia, you'd think stores couldn't survive by simply selling tennis equipment but you'd be wrong. These stores are thriving! 

Best Tennis Stores

1. Tennis Warehouse

Tennis Warehouse is a tennis retailer based in Melbourne and offers delivery throughout Australia. They were established in 2004 and are the largest speciality tennis store in Melbourne with the widest range of products in Australia and the quickest delivery times.


Their store in Fitzroy is not like a traditional retail store but more like a warehouse and this allows them to keep costs down.


Staff members are passionate about tennis and this comes across in their customer service delivery that is able to be couple with expert advice and knowledge that can benefit all types of tennis players, from amateurs to professionals.


Mandarin speaking employees are available for Chinese clientele who may not speak English.


Products on offer include racquets, strings, grips, ball machines, stringing tools, accessories like towels and tape, balls, apparel, shoes, and bags. Adults and juniors are catered for.


Professional stringing is also available at very competitive prices which is conducted on digital electronic machines in the presence of a Master Racquet Technician to ensure precision and accuracy.


Standard shipping is a flat rate of $5 or free for orders over $150, and express shipping is also available. Refunds and returns are accepted as long as it is within 30 days of delivery and items are in original packaging and condition. All racquets as well as most products come with a 1 year warranty. 


2. Tennis Only

Tennis Only is a tennis retail store with locations in Melbourne and Perth, Australia. Their online store delivers Australia wide, ensuring any budding Tennis enthusiasts can be equipped with the latest and best quality tennis gear to help them realise their tennis dreams and goals.


Products on offer include racquets, strings, grips, tennis ball machines, accessories like towels and tape, tennis balls, apparel, tennis shoes, running shoes and bags.


There is a junior store link on the website that leads to all items a junior tennis could possibly need, and these are sorted into type, brand and age to make finding exactly what you are after easier than ever.

Standard delivery is a flat rate of $5 with orders over $150 qualifying for free standard shipping. Express post is also available at a price of $10 for orders under 3kg and $20 for orders over 3kg.


Standard delivery times within Australian metro areas are approximately 2-3 days, and 3-6 days for other areas, with express post taking only 1-2 days nationwide.

 
The store ensures all customers are satisfied with their purchases by offering a 60-day money back guarantee. A return form is easy to download from the website which can be used to return the items. They also offer a price match guarantee so that any lower price found on an item stocked in the store will be price matched.


3. Tennis Stores

Tension 24 is a professional racquet store located in Mt Waverley, Victoria. It was established in 1987 by Liz and Bob in Glen Waverley and has just recently moved to its new premises.


They are committed to providing genuine product to suit a range of racquet requirements. Racquets on offer include for sports such as tennis, squash, badminton and racquet ball, as well as table tennis.


Tennis and indoor shoes for all these sports are also available along with a huge range of clothing, caps, grips, socks, wrist and headbands and racquet bags.


They also offer restringing of racquets with the best German, French and Japanese string available. Brands on offer include Head, Babolat, Wilson, Prince, Yonex, Dunlop, Tecnifibre, Salming, Grays, Butterfly, Asics, Adidas, New Balance, Nike and Lotto.


Their 35 years of experience in the world of tennis is apparent when shopping both in-store and online as they are able to offer advice for every type of sport in order to ensure customers are purchasing the right products for their requirements. All products on offer are genuine as they are authorised dealers of every brand.


They offer competitive prices and all online shopping is secured through the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and PayPal.


Standard delivery is a flat rate of $5 with orders over $150 qualifying for free standard shipping. Express post is also available. 


4. Tennis Gear

Tennisgear is an Australian tennis megastore that boasts over 2000 tennis-related products. They stock one of Australia's largest product ranges of specialist tennis equipment including racquets, shoes, apparel, strings, bags and much more from brands like Babolat, Wilson, Head, Prince, Nike and Adidas.


They have 3 stores in each of Brisbane and Adelaide, and provide these communities with a wide range of tennis fixtures, social tennis, coaching programs on top of the amazing Pro Shop Range.


All staff have extensive knowledge about the game of tennis and are happy to help with any enquiries you might have.


They are passionate and able to assist with customers of all tennis abilities in order to work with them to understand their requirements in a product and ensure they leave satisfied with their choice and the improvement it will bring to their tennis game.


Customers can email or phone the store to also access these knowledgeable staff members, or browse the website to see the whole range.


The store ensures all customers are satisfied with their purchases by offering 30-day hassle-free returns, and they will honour all warranties.


They also offer a best-price guarantee and will price match to prove they insist on offering the lowest prices. Standard delivery is a flat rate of $9.95 with orders over $150 qualifying for free standard shipping. Express post is also available. 


5. Tennis Direct

Tennis Direct is a family owned and operated tennis retail store that offers competitive prices across its wide range of tennis-related products.


These products include racquets, strings and tools, grips, bags, balls, ball machines, apparel, shoes, accessories, and health supplements. It is easy to shop via the website using product categories or brands or alternatively searching for specific products.


Knowledgeable staff are able to answer any questions related to appropriate tennis gear for all standards of players and deliver excellent customer service.


The company offer discounts for tennis coaches and it is easy to sign up and login into your account on the website to access these discounts.


Standard delivery is a flat rate of $9 with orders over $150 qualifying for free standard shipping. Express post is also available.


Delivery times for Victoria are 3 working days, 5 working days for Tasmania, NSW, ACT, SA and Queensland, and 7 working days for NT and WA. Orders are dispatched within 2 working days.


All customers will receive an email after they have placed their order that details their Australia Post tracking number, and this can be used to track their order and know when to expect it. 


A replacement, store credit or refund will be issued if a product is wrongly described, different from a sample shown or doesn't do what it is supposed to do. The incorrectly sent item will need to be returned in its original condition to qualify.


Verdict

There's many different tennis stores online, it can often be difficult to find the best ones to use as most claim to be the best. Today we've given you our five top picks for the best tennis stores Australia has to offer. 


Whether you're in the market for tennis racquets, tennis balls, tapes, nets, clothing or simply curious, you can find everything you need on the sites mentioned above. 

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Last Updated: April 28, 2020 by Rhys