City leaders, major donors and members of the tennis community came together on April 15th to celebrate one […]
GGPTC renovation
On December 6th the Lisa & Douglas Goldman Tennis Center received two more awards: Racquet Sports Industry (RSI) […]
Goldman Tennis Center Named “Facility of the Year”
Lifetime Activities offers scholarships to eligible San Francisco resident youth (4- 16ys) for tennis lessons and summer tennis […]
Lifetime now offering scholarships to SF youth
Throughout the year the Lisa + Douglas Goldman Tennis Center in Golden Gate Park hosts a variety of […]
SF Junior Tournament and SF Open returning to Golden Gate ...
Justin Volmert lives near Golden Gate Park and is a tennis coach at a nearby high school. He […]
Five Questions for Justin Volmert
Joe Noth is the Director of Tennis at the Lisa + Douglas Goldman Tennis Center in Golden Gate […]
Five Questions For…Joe Noth
Visit the newly renovated Lisa + Douglas Goldman Tennis Center in Golden Gate Park without leaving your home! […]
Video Tour of the New Lisa + Douglas Goldman Tennis ...
February 26, 2021 We are thrilled to announce that the Lisa + Douglas Goldman Tennis Center in […]
Goldman Tennis Center to Open on March 3, 2021
Isabella Feinberg is the General Manager of the Lisa + Douglas Goldman Tennis Center (GTC) in Golden Gate […]
Five Questions For…Isabella Feinberg
TLC staffers, Channing Hale and Jamila Perlas Students at the TLC Community Learning Hub When San Francisco went […]
Tennis & Learning Center Serves as Community Learning Hub During ...
Mary and Mitch at the Woods & White tournament at Golden Gate Park Tennis Center in 1996. Mitch […]
Donor Spotlight: Mary and Mitch Keil, A Love Story
Andy Lucchesi grew up playing tennis at Golden Gate Park. You could say he was born into it. […]
Five Questions For: Andy Lucchesi
Chip Moreland is the President of Sales & Operations for Vintage Contractors, which for 40 years has surfaced […]
Five Questions For…Chip Moreland, Vintage Contractors Inc
USTA NorCal is one of 17 USTA sections throughout the United States. As the section’s Manager of Community, […]
Five Questions For… Alison Vidal
On November 21, the San Francisco Recreation & Park Commission voted to retain Lifetime Tennis to operate Golden […]
Five Questions for Dana Gill, CEO of Lifetime Tennis
Sloane Stevens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion and advocate for education and wellness, shared her journey to Wimbledon fame […]
Sloane Stephens visits TLC
The Campaign for Golden Gate Park Tennis Center resonates with Benji and Carolyn Jasik for many reasons. For […]
Why We Give: Benji and Carolyn Jasik
Let's make sure the Tennis & Learning Center students at Golden Gate Park Tennis Center have the gear […]
Gear Up TLC!
The 2nd Annual US Open Watch Party was held on Saturday, September 7 at the brand new Chase […]
Photo Gallery: 2nd Annual US Open Watch Party
On July 12 Chase Bank, through the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Foundation, donated $15,000 in support of […]
Chase donates $15,000 to RPD’s Tennis & Learning Center program
Since the temporary closure of Golden Gate Park Tennis Center for renovation a couple of months ago, players […]
How are people are using RPD’s online tennis and pickleball ...
What a wonderful day for a groundbreaking! Tennis enthusiasts of all ages gathered on April 17th with Mayor […]
Groundbreaking Ceremony at Golden Gate Park Tennis Center
On April 3, the Bryan Brothers announced that their foundation was donating $10,000 to the Campaign for Golden […]
Bryan Brothers honor coach Dick Gould with donation to the ...
A little rain didn't stop the fans of all ages from coming out to Golden Gate Park Tennis […]
GGPTC faithful meet — and play with — the Bryan ...
It's happening! Join Rec&Park, SF Parks Alliance, the Tennis Coalition and SF elected officials and other dignitaries on […]
Groundbreaking Ceremony for GGPTC
The Bryan Brothers are coming to SF to help us celebrate reaching the groundbreaking milestone for the Campaign […]
Meet the greatest doubles team of all time!
Play with the greatest doubles team of all time! Spend a fantastic afternoon of drills, competition and fun […]
PLAY with the Bryan Brothers!
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Protected: Party with the Bryan Brothers!
SF Rec & Park is seeking public comments on the submissions to the Request for Proposals for operators […]
March 1 – 15: Public comment period for RFP submissions ...
Having surpassed the $27 million mark in fundraising, we will break ground to renovate the Golden Gate Park […]
(Ground)Breaking News!
Thursday, March 7, 2019 6 – 9 pm Bullitt Bar (2209 Polk St. between Green & Vallejo) Have […]
Serve It Up! Fundraiser for the Campaign for GGPTC
Milton Chen cares deeply about many causes, but especially about the education and wellbeing of children. He has […]
Why We Give: Milton Chen and Ruth Cox
Recent Posts 6th US Open Watch Party and Community Tennis Day 3rd Annual TCSF Triples Fundraiser Join us […]
GGPTC by the Numbers
Dianne and Tad Taube “Tennis is a sport for all ages to play throughout their entire lives, which […]
Tad Taube: Passion for tennis and community
In early December the Nob Hill Gazette published an article about the Golden Gate Park Tennis Center and […]
Golden Gate Park Tennis Center in the news!
Julie and Will Parish have long been ardent supporters of public parks and environmental education. Julie is an […]
Why We Give: Julie & Will Parish
"The Golden Gate Park Tennis Center is a second home for my family, a place where my husband […]
Why We Give: Jen & Matt Gaarder-Wang
Victoria and Jim Sutton share why they give to the Campaign for Golden Gate Park Tennis Center We […]
Why We Give: Victoria & Jim Sutton
Planning for the renovation of Golden Gate Park Tennis Center has truly been a community effort. More than […]
Welcome to Your Future Community Tennis Center
Learn more about the Tennis & Learning Center program in the video about the Campaign for Golden Gate […]
TLC: Changing lives through tennis
Without the support of Lisa and Douglas Goldman, the dream of revitalizing Golden Gate Park Tennis Center would […]
Preserving the “Jewel” that is Golden Gate Park Tennis Center
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Protected: Win a $100 gift certificate to Tennis Warehouse — ...
Barbara Ryan (far left in photo) was a regular on the public courts in San Francisco back in […]
Why I Give: Jacqueline Ryan — and her siblings — ...
We had so much fun on September 8th at the Party for Golden Gate Park Tennis Center! Nearly […]
Party for Golden Gate Park Tennis Center
Jen Gaarder-Wang, a regular player at GGPTC, and daughter Ellia pose with London Breed, President of the Board […]
SAN FRANCISCO APPROVES $26 MILLION RENOVATION OF GGP TENNIS CENTER
The San Francisco Arts Commission is working with the SF Recreation and Park Department, the Tennis Coalition of […]
View the Public Art Proposals for the Golden Gate Park ...
On February 15, the full Commission of the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department (SFRPD) unanimously approved the […]
GGPTC Renovation Update: SF Recreation & Park Commission approves ...
The Tennis and Learning Center (TLC) is a San Francisco Recreation and Park Department youth development program that […]
Tennis and Learning Center program to expand to include middle ...
Nearly 200 people gathered at the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park on Jan. 10 to hear […]
Large turnout for Jan. 10 community meeting on GGPTC renovation ...
By Claudia Vlasak Tournament Director, San Francisco Recreation & ParksThis year marked the 116th San Francisco City Open, which […]
116th Annual San Francisco City Championships
It’s all in the family for Bob Kaliski. He, his brother Ray, sister-in-law Linda and nephew Patrick own […]
Five Questions For… Robert Kaliski
For 38 years (1966-2004) Dick Gould was the head coach of the Men’s tennis team at Stanford. Along […]
Five Questions For… Dick Gould
On the afternoon of Friday, May 12, the SF Recreation & Park Department hosted over 50 San Francisco […]
First Annual TLC Play Day at Golden Gate Park Tennis ...
On February 1, the Tennis Coalition SF hosted an informal bagel and coffee get-together at Golden Gate Park […]
Tennis, Bagels & the GGPTC renovation project
This school year, 53 San Francisco public school students are enjoying five days a week of tennis, academic […]
Tennis and Learning Centers Filling a Need in San Francisco
The Tennis Coalition SF (TCSF) hosted its third community meeting of 2016 to discuss the status of the […]
Great Turnout for Nov. 16 Community Meeting on GGPTC Renovation
The Tennis Coalition SF held a Youth Tennis Festival on October 1 at the Golden Gate Park Tennis […]
Youth Tennis Festival 2016
Photo captions: Top: CiCi playing at the 2016 US Open. Bottom: CiCi in 2006 playing at the San […]
Five Questions For…CiCi Bellis
By Coach Lou MaunupauThe Nationals is a USTA elite junior team event with the top teams from all […]
2016 Nationals Recap: Golden Gate Park 14&Under
By Akash Zaveri, captainOur team was in a flight with three other teams -- Southwest, Missouri Valley, and […]
2016 Nationals Recap: GGPTC Women’s 3.5 team
Earlier this month the 14 & Under Co-ed Advanced tennis team from Golden Gate Park won the NorCal […]
Golden Gate Park juniors headed to Nationals (again!)
Peanut grew up the youngest of five kids in San Francisco. All of the Louie siblings grew up […]
Five Questions For… Peanut Louie Harper
Not many people in this world have the chops to be voted into a Hall of Fame. It’s […]
Larry Dodge to be inducted into a third Hall of ...
The Olympic Club Foundation has given the Tennis Coalition of San Francisco a $100,000 grant to support the […]
Olympic Club Foundation Donates $100,000 for GGPTC Renovation
It’s been a busy month for the backers of the Golden Gate Park Tennis Center renovation project.The Tennis […]
Public gives input on GGPTC renovation plans
Tennis great Rosie Casals is famous not only for her dynamic style of play and doubles dominance with […]