Alice Marble Courts

Alice marble tennis courts providing a panoramic view of the pacific ocean and the golden gate bridge from the top of russian hill in san francisco is named in honor of her.

Alice marble courts. The following is a list of all reservable tennis courts in the city. One hour reservations will be available at the following tennis courts for play beginning october 7 2020. Alice marble court 4. Mountain lake park court 4.

The alice marble tennis courts are owned by the san francisco recreation and park department. Near the crest of russian hill with views that stretch to the golden gate bridge and alcatraz four tennis courts sit atop the covered lombard street reservoir. There are plenty of benches along the courts for cooling off or for waiting. Part of george sterling park the alice marble courts feature four tennis courts in good condition and a backboard.

Robert weintraub mined 1946 and 1991 books by tennis star alice marble to build his biography of the tennis star and california socialite. Weakened by pernicious anaemia marble died at a hospital in palm springs california. Alice marble was the foremost female tennis player in the years before world war ii. Singles in 1936 and from 1938 to 1940 and in 1939 she won the singles doubles and mixed doubles at wimbledon a triple previously accomplished only by.

As a tribute to her career the alice marble tennis courts located at the top of russian hill in san francisco are named in her honor. Alice marble the most aggressive net rusher the women s game had seen to that time won the u s. As the wimbledon lawn tennis museum wrote about her in its pocket history of champions. Derdication of palm desert resort center court to alice marble with althea gibson.

Moscone rec court 4. Glen park court 2. Grand slam finals singles 5 titles. These beautiful courts are perched at the peak of hyde and lombard and offer stunning views of the bay coit tower the bay bridge on one side and golden gate bridge.

Alice marble to whom these courts and park is dedicated was a tennis champion from san francisco who won boatloads of tournaments and national championships in the 1930s. Marble succumbed to the debilitating disease pernicious anemia and died in palm springs california. Potrero hill rec. Click on the preferred court below to reserve now.

Crocker amazon court 3. You can also search for all of our parks with tennis courts here.