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

Across the sport's two hard court Grand Slam tournaments, the two-time defending US Open champion has lost just twice in 45 matches on her favourite surface.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Sinner had won 27 consecutive matches at hard court majors, a run that included the past two Australian Opens and the 2024 tournament in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 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

There seems little doubt but that the hard court is the coming surface in the next decade.

From The Art of Lawn Tennis by Tilden, William (Bill) Tatem

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