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.
Tailored to where you sit in the sport.
The same project, framed for the role you actually play. Problem, intervention and the most useful outputs, on a dedicated page for each audience.
For Clubs
From the people who unlock the gates at 7am to the ones who run the bar at 9pm.
Open pathFor Coaches
The people on court every day, shaping how the next generation thinks about the sport.
Open pathFor Federations
The bodies with the leverage to set standards across an entire country.
Open pathFor Players
The community that decides what tennis culture looks like.
Open path
Four clear ways to get involved.
From a five minute self-check to a multi-year partnership. Pick the one that matches where you are today.
- Start hereSelf-assess
Assess your club
Use the Facilities Guide checklist to benchmark where your centre stands today on energy, water, materials and waste.
- Start hereRead the evidence
Download the research
The WP2 reports — D2.1 Literature Review and D2.2 Field Study — are open access. Read inline or download the PDFs.
- Start hereGet involved
Join the pilot programme
Centres, event organisers and coaches are joining WP4 from 2026. Express interest and we will route you to the right partner.
- Start hereWork with us
Partner with us
Federations, sponsors and cross-sport movements are welcome. Tell us how you would like to collaborate.
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 first WP2 reports are live.
GreenTennis launched in late 2024 and has now closed its research phase. The literature review and field study reports are open access. Pilot announcements and resource releases follow through 2026 and 2027.
D2.1 · WP2 · UCAM
Literature Review Report
A structured review of the academic and grey literature on environmental sustainability in sport, with a specific focus on tennis. Maps what is known, what is contested and where the evidence gaps sit, to anchor the project in current knowledge.
D2.2 · WP2 · UCAM
Field Study and Data Analysis Report
Primary research with players, coaches, facility staff and event organisers across the partner network, combined with environmental impact data from National Tennis Centres and tournaments. Translates lived practice into a baseline the sector can act on.