hard court

American

noun

a tennis court having a concrete or asphalt surface.

hard court British

noun

a tennis court made of asphalt, concrete, etc See also grass court

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Bickerstaff was referring to a time-honored tradition of Detroit basketball: Turning a hard court ballet into a back-alley brawl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

If there was ever any doubt that Sabalenka, a 27-year-old from Belarus, was the best hard court player in women’s tennis, her fourth major title on the surface was enough to banish it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 6, 2025

Winning Indian Wells on a hard court, then reaching the Madrid Open final on clay, showed the level we have long known he had.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

That is again something you would develop on an indoor hard court and transitions well on to the grass.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

There was a hard court at Old Place, so that winter did not stop the game entirely.

From The Secret of the Tower by Hope, Anthony

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