On 15th February 1927, a meeting was held at the Wonga Park Hall.  It was presided over by Mr Dyer. During that meeting a motion was moved by Mr Symonds and seconded by Mr L. Hughes that a Tennis Club to be known as the Wonga Park Tennis Club be formed.

The motion was carried and Wonga Park Tennis Club (WPTC) was established.

Initial Membership fees were:

Gents 10/6 (ten shillings and 6 pence)

Ladies 7/6 (seven shillings and 6 pence)

Juniors under 14 yrs 5/- (five shillings)

The first President was Mr Kear with Mr H. Burch as Secretary and Mr H. Webb as Treasurer.

Money for the building of the court/s was raised by public subscription and many many dances, suppers and card nights were held at the Hall to raise funds.

The club was very active, with matches played against other clubs. Club championships were also held. A lot of dances were held at the Hall to raise money for court maintenance etc. The club was popular and the court/s were well used until the Second World War and then the club was not active for a few years.

The first court was located on Launders Avenue between the top oval and the Bickford orchard. In 2020, that site was located to the left of the main entrance to the bottom oval. To the west of the current cricket sight board located at the Launders Avenue end of the top oval, there was a small open pavilion that was shared by the cricket club and tennis club.  The remains of the court/s (old wire and net posts) still existed up until the early 1970s. 

The Club was then relocated to its present site (the picture above is the official opening).

The first two courts on the site were what we now call courts 2 and 3. A very small club house was built, consisting of a kitchen and open front. Public toilets were located next to the pine tree between the Public Hall and the current Court 1.

In the early 1970s the club expanded considerably. The clubhouse was extended to include a large room, kitchen and even indoor plumbing! Court lighting and two more courts were added.  Then very soon after those two courts were widened to become three courts. These are now courts 4, 5 and 6. In the late 1970s the current Court 1 was added as the tennis community in Wonga Park grew.

Club championships have been held since the 1960’s and Wonga Park is one of very few clubs that has a continuous record of club champions.

Wonga Park Tennis Club mid week ladies had a footy team that would play Ringwood midweek ladies.

Over the past few years the club has continued to expand; including converting court 1 to hard court (2007), the addition of courts 7 and 8 (2010) and a major clubhouse refurbishment (2015).

Established in 1927 and still going strong…….