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Tennis is a popular sport in Japan and the country has produced number of players who have displayed great competitive spirit even against the top players in the world. Japan hosts two major tennis tournaments which draw in some of the top class players in the world. The two tournaments are- - Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Toray Pan Pacific Open Davis Cup, which is a single parameter by which the might of a tennis playing nation is measured, has not been a happy ground for Japanese tennis teams. Japan made its Davis Cup debut in 1921 and went on the reach the final before being defeated by USA. In total Japan has played 164 Davis Cup matches, winning 91 and winning 73. Tennis in Tokyo There are over 100 tennis courts scattered around Japan. The abundance of the tennis courts in Tokyo in no way means that they are easily accessible. Playing tennis in Tokyo for an amateur entails lot of money and planning. One of the best tennis players from Tokyo is Shuzo Matsuoka. One of his greatest achievements was reaching Wimbledon quarter-finals in 1995. He reached as high as 46 in world ranking. Tennis Courts in Tokyo Tennis Courts in Tokyo may be categorized into the following groups- Public Courts which operate via lottery Public Courts are not very expensive and are thus frequented by tennis lovers from all over the city. Owing to the regular stream of court users, the court officials conduct lottery system. In order to play in these public courts a person's patience will serve him in good stead. Some of these public courts are- - Arisugawa Park -Minato Ward
- Jingu Gaien Indoor
- Meguro Tennis Club Courts with Direct Reservations These courts quite a lot and are available on a hourly rent. Here too reservations have to be made long before the day of play. In most of the courts, reservations may be done over the phone. Some of these courts which are open to reservations are- - Jingu Gaien Public
- Meguro Tennis Club
- Shinjuku Hilton
- Shinagawa Prince Hotel
- Ohkubo Tomas Tennis Exclusive Courts These courts are out of bound for the common populace. Special membership or high connections are advisable ways of gaining entry into these courts. Some of these courts are-
- American Embassy
- Australian Embassy
- German Embassy
- French Embassy
- Russian Embassy Employees of these embassies are entitled to memberships to these courts.
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