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Recreation and Wellness

Racquet Sports

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Racquet Sports Reservations

Tennis and Pickleball

Racquet Sport Guidelines

An active membership on ClubLocker is required to make a reservation for tennis and pickleball. Membership is restricted to individuals of the Stanford community.

Tennis team events/practices, physical wellness classes, and special events have priority over all other use.

Membership Eligibility

Club Locker Membership eligibility is limited to the following:

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Students
  • Post-Doc
  • Alumni Members must have an active Membership with Stanford Recreation and Wellness to request access.
  • Hospital Members must have an active Membership with Stanford Recreation and Wellness to request access.
  • Active Courtesy Card Members

Guest Policy

  • Non - Stanford affiliates may join and play tennis/pickleball by invitation from an active Stanford member.
  • Only Stanford students, faculty, staff, post-doc, hospital members, alumni members, and courtesy card holders can make a reservation.
  • Guests cannot create an account or make a tennis reservation.

How to create your Club Locker account

All students, faculty, & staff must sign up with their Stanford email address (if you do not have a stanford.edu email address, check the membership eligibility section to see if you are eligible with the following members listed below).

If you are not eligible for a Stanford email but are a member of the extended Stanford community defined as: alumni**, hospital employee** or GME residents, postdoctoral as well as post-doc students, visiting scholars, courtesy card holders, and Stanford retirees, you are eligible to request membership access.

  1. Visit Club Locker and select "create free account".
  2. Once you’ve completed the application process, please allow 48 - 72 business hours for confirmation.

In fairness to other court users, the following rules apply:

  1. You can only reserve one hour per day. (Your partner may sign up for a second hour if available)
  2. Your court reservation for that hour will be voided if you arrive 10 minutes after the hour or later.
  3. You can only reserve one court per day.
  4. You cannot reserve a court more than seven days ahead.
  5. Print your Reservation Confirmation and bring it to the courts to verify to anyone using the court that you have official and immediate priority.
  6. Private lessons are prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Department of Athletics!

Court Policies

Court Usage Priority team events/practices, physical education classes, and special events have priority over all other use.

IMPORTANT: The use of the courts is reserved strictly for Stanford community members who are active affiliates of Stanford University with an active recreation membership.

  • All activity on courts must be Tennis or Pickleball related.
  • Pickleball is a loud sport. Please keep volume to a respectful level while Recreational Classes or Physical Wellness Classes are being held. Recreation and Wellness and Physical Wellness instructors reserve the right to ask you to leave if noise levels are disruptive to classes.
  • Private lessons are prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Department of Athletics!
  • All players must wear non-marking tennis shoes.
  • A member must accompany all guest(s) on the court.
  • All tennis-playing members and their guest(s) should present their reservation confirmation if asked by Stanford employees.
  • You can only reserve a court up to 7 days ahead.
  • You may not reserve a court for anyone but yourself.  If members do not show up for their reservation after 10 minutes, the court becomes first come, first serve. 
  • Members will lose their court if not properly reserved for it.
  • Courts can be reserved seven days in advance. 
  • Members can make one reservation per day. Any member abusing this policy can and will have their tennis membership suspended.
  • Stanford rec classes, events, Intramurals, athletic events, & club activities have priority over the courts. For additional information, you can refer to the "Recreation Facility Priority Usage" to review the priority list.
  • Membership Services Coordinator Chris Jones must approve any activity other than Tennis and Pickleball related. Email recwellscheduler@stanford.edu.

NOTE: Only Stanford Tennis and Pickleball Instructors are allowed to teach lessons at the club.  

Squash Court Reservations

Visit the US squash booking website (Clublocker) to reserve a squash court at Stanford.

  • You’ll need to create a free US squash account and then request affiliation to the Stanford Club. Nick Talbott will then approve you, and you’ll be able to book courts up to six days in advance.
  • Please make an account with your Stanford email; otherwise, Nick will send you a follow-up email asking about your affiliation with the university.
  • Feel free to email Nick (ntalbott@stanford.edu) directly with any squash-related questions. See you at the courts!

Racquetball Courts

 For reservations please visit https://recwell.stanford.edu/booking#