History of our Club
The Club was originally opened in 1923 by a small group of tennis enthusiasts and volunteers. The original courts consisted of 2 asphalt courts which are now the current courts 8 & 9 and the clubhouse was a wooden shed with a tin roof.
In 1966 with funding availability from membership contribution, courts 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 were added on; and in its later years, East Burwood Tennis Club experienced a phenomenal membership growth, and two additional clay courts 1 and 2 were given a green light by the Whitehorse Council. The Clubhouse was also then upgraded during this period to accommodate the membership growth. The renovation was mainly carried out and completed by volunteer club members.
In late 1990s the Whitehorse City Council helped convert the 5 courts along the Burwood Highway end into Classic European Clay synthetic carpet but leaving en tout cas courts 1, 2, 3 and 4 as they were. The Classic European Clay switch-over however turned out to be a bad choice for the club as the surface deteriorated so quickly and it posed safety hazards to players during the wet season.
With the help of the State Government's sports grant together with using the Club's financial reserves the three courts 5, 6, and 7 were replaced with a more durable mod grass green-and-brown surface in 2005/06, followed by the remaining two courts 8 and 9 three years later.
After 99 years Mt Waverley Tennis Club (est. 1925) members needed a new home (due to Monash Council reclaiming their land at Mt Waverley Reserve for the footy and cricket clubs) and they merged with East Burwood Tennis Club (est. 1923) and the combined membership is known as East Burwood Tennis Club.
Two of our original en tout cas courts declined in 2023/2024 and became unplayable. When Mt Waverley Tennis Club merged with us in 2024 they gave us an injection of funds, which enabled us to spend the necessary money on rebuilding these two courts to a very good playable standard.
We are now back to nine courts—five synthetic grass with lights and four en tout cas.
In doing so, we have a bigger membership, more competitions on offer and more players for your teams and social events.