Alice Marble Courts

There is also a full basketball court.

Alice marble courts. Derdication of palm desert resort center court to alice marble with althea gibson. Alice marble was the foremost female tennis player in the years before world war ii. 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. 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.

Moscone rec court 4. 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. Grand slam finals singles 5 titles. The following is a list of all reservable tennis courts in the city.

Weakened by pernicious anaemia marble died at a hospital in palm springs california. Marble succumbed to the debilitating disease pernicious anemia and died in palm springs california. Robert weintraub mined 1946 and 1991 books by tennis star alice marble to build his biography of the tennis star and california socialite. There are plenty of benches along the courts for cooling off or for waiting.

Glen park court 2. Alice marble court 4. The alice marble tennis courts are owned by the san francisco recreation and park department. Crocker amazon court 3.

Click on the preferred court below to reserve now. As the wimbledon lawn tennis museum wrote about her in its pocket history of champions. Balboa park court 4. Parkside square court 4.

One hour reservations will be available at the following tennis courts for play beginning october 7 2020. Potrero hill rec. 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. 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.

Part of george sterling park the alice marble courts feature four tennis courts in good condition and a backboard. You can also search for all of our parks with tennis courts here.