Steveston Racquet Sports
Under the direction of Stephen Thom, the Steveston Community Centre offers a host of racquet sports.
Please check out the Racquet Sports page or contact Stephen directly by phone for more information.
Tennis Court Rentals
Indoor Tennis Court Rentals – Net Shed (Steveston Community Centre)
Rate: $32.00 (tax incl) per hour/court. Maximum two court bookings per person, per day.
Call 604-238-8080 to book a court up to one week in advance:
- Mon, Wed and Fri: 8:30am-8:30pm
- Tue and Thu: 6:30am-8:30pm
- Sat and Sun: 8:30am-5:30pm
- In-person bookings commence 30 minutes after the start of phone bookings
Tennis Court Booking Policy
- Must have a valid City of Richmond Client Number.
- Only one week advance booking for court rentals permitted.
- One person’s name and client number is required to book a court with this person responsible for the full payment of the court booking.
- Maximum two court bookings (2 hours) per person, per day
- Participants should arrive no more than five to 10 minutes prior to their booking time.
- No refunds or credits issued after a booking is made; rescheduling is only permitted within 7 days of cancellation made (if space permits)
- A cancelled court booking may be re-booked within 7 days if 24 hours advance notice is provided.
Tennis Rules – General
- Steveston Community Centre is a recreation facility. Open to everyone of all ages and skill levels.
- Please respect all user groups playing tennis.
- Proper clothing attire is to be worn for all racquet programs, i.e., no black-soled shoes, non-marking soled shoes ONLY.
- Smoking is not permitted anywhere in or near the Net Shed.
- Players are not allowed to be on the tennis courts prior to their bookings of the courts as it is a courtesy to other participants. This also includes for morning court bookings.
- All players must vacate the court promptly at the end of their session. Please do not ask groups to wait until you finish a game.
- Any food or beverages must be restricted to the off-court south side viewing area of the Net Shed.
- Bring your own tennis balls. There is a maximum of 6 tennis balls per court. No baskets, containers or ball-hoppers are permitted.
- There is no unauthorized use of ball machines permitted.
- The public may use the dividing curtains to separate the courts during their bookings.
- Only service dogs are permitted in the Net Shed.
Only Steveston Community Centre authorized instructors are permitted to teach on indoor and outdoor tennis courts at Steveston Community Centre.
Tennis Socials – Booking required
Co-Ed: Tue: 9:30-11:30am – $10.13 (tax incl) per person
Men’s Social: Thu: 9:30-11:30am – $10.13 (tax incl) per person
Co-Ed Social: Fri: 9:30-11:30am – $10.13 (tax incl) per person
To book for the morning socials (Tue/Thu/Fri), calls are accepted one hour prior to the session and up to start time, or until spaces are filled.
All socials are subject to change and availability. Fall 2025 Tennis Socials begin October 7. No Tennis Socials in July or August.
Tennis Lessons – Private
Note: Private lessons are currently full; requests are not being accepted at this time. Check back for updates.
Court bookings are available 7 days a week.
To book a court, call 604-238-8080. Please have your City of Richmond Client ID and credit card information available.
Important Tennis Court Booking Information
- All players must have a valid City of Richmond Client ID number.
- Payment is required at the time of booking via credit card only.
- You may book up to 7 days in advance.
- A maximum of two courts permitted to be booked per day, per person.
- No refunds, credits, re-bookings or wait lists.
- Use of court permitted only during time booked.
- Proper clothing required including non-marking soled shoes only. No jeans or black soled shoes permitted.
- All courts are for public use.
- For the safety and enjoyment of all participants, private lessons are restricted to those operated by the Steveston Community Society.
- Schedule is subject to change.