European Tennis Data & Infrastructure Statistics

What TennisDex Measures

• Publicly accessible tennis courts - Courts available at clubs, academies, municipal facilities, and public parks
• Indoor and outdoor facility distribution - The split between covered and open-air courts across different climates
• Per-capita infrastructure density - Court availability normalized by population for fair cross-country comparison
• Federation-reported infrastructure - Official data from national tennis associations where available

What TennisDex Does NOT Measure

• Private residential courts - Courts on private property (estates, homes) are excluded from all counts
• Temporary or seasonal installations - Pop-up courts and seasonal bubble structures are not included in baseline figures
• Court quality or condition - We count facilities, not their maintenance state or playing surface quality
• Real-time availability - Data reflects infrastructure existence, not current booking status or accessibility

Why Ranges Are Used

Tennis infrastructure data is inherently imprecise. We use ranges (e.g., 165,000 - 195,000) rather than single figures because:

• Incomplete reporting - Not all countries have centralized court registries or recent census data
• Methodological differences - Federations count facilities differently (some include multi-use courts, others do not)
• Data currency - Source data ages vary from 1-5 years across different countries
• Intellectual honesty - Presenting false precision would undermine trust; ranges communicate genuine uncertainty

Why Europe-Wide Aggregation Matters

Tennis is increasingly a cross-border sport in Europe. Aggregated data serves critical purposes:

• Policy benchmarking - Federations and sports ministries can compare infrastructure investment across peer nations
• Training destination planning - Players and academies can identify regions with optimal facility density and climate combinations
• Investment analysis - Identifying underserved markets for new academy development or facility construction
• Research foundation - Providing baseline data for academic studies on sports access, equity, and development