Gates Tennis Center

Love, Love, Love Gates! I live across the street and it is the best public tennis facility! They have tons of different programs to participate in. Reserving a court is super easy with the online system. It is great that you can reserve a ball machine as well for some needed practice. Great courts and I plan on taking lessons and signing up for group classes soon. I signed up as a free agent for a USTA league at Gates and got to meet a ton of awesome people. When I do end up moving, I will miss Gates dearly.

I am a beginner and started taking tennis lessons with Jonathan. He’s excellent — always encouraging, patient and helpful! He has taught me so much and has even given a lesson to my husband. The tennis courts are great, they have friendly staff, many tournaments you can join and even rackets you can demo during your lessons. I highly recommend this place!

Ok, today I went to Gates to see a tennis match as well as yesterday. I saw dogs on Friday 06/​12/​2015 on the grounds. So today I decided to bring my four legged family member. I was told by a Witch with at capital“B” that we do not allow dogs here. There is NO SIGN POSTED anywhere. I feel that I am discriminated against. If people can bring their YAPPY KIDS anywhere and they are not tamed then they should not produce kids. As I call Breeders.
By law if you are serving food they yes, you are not able to bring a pet in. But there is NO food except a dam vending machine if you want to call that Junk FOOD. So this place should be accepting to everyone, and yes I am gay person that has a kid and I am being told one thing everyone else that has pets are told something else. I saw a Pit Bull as well as a Poodle at the Center today. Pit Bulls are against the city and country of Denver or against the law. I did not see anyone tell them something. All I got was if we can catch them then we will tell them something. That was the Witch Aubrey remark.
Trust me I will ask the tennis people to go some where else and not there. I hope you find this helpful. Please Boycott this place.

This is a great place to play a match or hit around with friends. I love the drill and instructional classes. The pros are awesome and love their drills and enthusiasm! Highly recommend Gates for lessons for the kiddos as well. I was for happy with their class for my little ladies (4 and 5 years old at the time). Did I say the pros were awesome? It’s worth mentioning again!

Great place best Tennis facility in the heart of Denver
Great staff great programs
You will not be disappointed I recommend it highly
Specially for kids programs
Try their top dog nights are really fun too

This place is awesome largest tennis center in Colorado… all types of programs from new players to ball machine bonanza. Big money from Gates foundation built this place open to public… raquet demos available Pickleball clinic on sunday showers and lockers available

Great place to find nicely maintained courts. Reasonable pricing, $ 6/​hour for nonpeak hours and $ 8/​hour for peak hours (evening and weekends). If you are looking for some private or group lessons, mixers, socials, drill classes, aerobic tennis… this is the place. You can also sign up for leagues, ladders and tournaments. All the pro’s are awesome, but KB totally rocks!
Areas for improvement: You can only sign up for lessons within the week you want to take it (no earlier than a week out). And you can only reserve courts the day before — super annoying! If you need to schedule a match, that is really inconvenient. Website is a little dated. Parking is not all that abundant, especially if there’s a tournament going on, so be prepared to drive around and look for street parking.
Overall, a wonderful facility with showers, water, courts get dried after rain pretty quickly. Staff is very friendly and helpful.

I don’t play tennis, but enjoy watching it! I had a chance to come here the other day for a tennis tournament for charity. As soon as I pulled in I noticed how nice the court area was. I didn’t count how many there were, but I would make a guess of around 20 courts at the whole center. I didn’t even know this place excited, however, if I were able to play tennis this would be a great environment to learn and play in!

Always able to get a court, as long as you call the day before! Great courts and not too crowded! Staff is typically friendly too!

These tennis courts are always maintained and looking good. Jon, the manager is a very nice guy and I enjoy chatting with him about the tennis rackets.

Sweet public tennis facility in the heart of Cherry Creek.
Helpful staff and lots of courts (that doesn’t mean they all won’t be full).

I’m going to qualify this review by saying that the advance beginner course I’m taking is probably below my level but tennis lessons were something I wanted to do with my wife. That being said, I’m extremely disappointed with my experience at Gates.
The main problem is that there are simply WAY TOO MANY STUDENTS (18 for 3 instructors & 3 courts). Learning sports, especially tennis, is about repetition and one just doesn’t get enough reps among so many other students.
Additionally, the instruction is average at best. The primary instructor is decent as is one of his subordinates but the third instructor is not at all engaged mentally. After a technique is introduced, there is little or no correction. Students are allowed to repeat bad habits. Finally, our limited court resources are not utilized to their fullest potential. Instructors have chosen to restrict play to two rather than three courts (I assume because it’s easier).
Perhaps I’d have had a better experience in an intermediate course. Perhaps I expect too much for $ 16 an hour. However, I feel certain that Gates is not doing everything they can to make my course as beneficial as it could or should be.

Gates is a fantastic facility for all levels of tennis enthusiast. I was introduced to a Sunday evening ‘Swingers’ drop in doubles event. There were folks of varying skill levels, and the way it was organized mixed up the pairs at steady intervals. Best thing about it, at the end, everyone had played with most everyone else, and then nearly everyone goes around the corner to Choppers Sports Grill for a bite and libation.
Great, friendly staff, lessons available, clean and well kept facility — all make for a great experience.

I’ve been driving by this place for five years thinking it was some sort of private club that I wouldn’t be allowed in until I made more than a McDonald’s fast food worker. Was I happy to find out that even middle class me could make an enjoyable tennis experience happen behind those dark fences.
I recently finished the summer ladder program, which is a great way to meet new people, play very competitive matches and work out without feeling like you’re locked to the treadmill. All of this for $ 10? Not too bad.
I’ve also had the benefit of doing the group lessons, which are $ 96 for six hours of training. A great value for the money. If you are in the mood to go solo, you can rent a ball machine or participate in private lessons. Don’t forget the pro shop on site.
Think the Cherry Creek Country Club tennis facility, without the mamosas and trust funds and you’ll get why Gates is a great place to learn, play and exercise.

I can’t say enough good things about the Gates Tennis Center. The courts are in excellent condition, the staff is courteous and the instructors are first-​class. My husband and I took both group and private lessons and were impressed with the quality of the classes and professors. We had private lessons with top-​notch professors like Paula Janus and Kent Waryan who, along with being fantastic people, were able to impart useful skills and techniques.

I love Gates! The facility is large and very well-​run, the pros are great, and they have tons of fun events and classes. Their prices can’t be beat for classes, instruction, and merch. One star deduction for the often yucky state of the women’s restroom and the snippy ‘tude of some of the front desk staff when you call with questions or to reserve a court. But overall a wonderful tennis facility!

This is one of the best public tennis facilities in the country. The courts have all been resurfaced and the lights are good. The staff is very friendly and the new clubhouse has showers and a wide screen tv. The pro shop also has great prices on equipment. I was surprised to find tennis shoes there for less than online websites! They also coordinate a lot of social activities and ladders. Denver is a great tennis city thanks to Gates!

After many years I am now getting back into playing tennis. It is sooo hard trying to keep up with my 5 year old. Gates has great courts with plenty of chilled water in coolers all around the place. They also have a very helpful and knowledgeable crew in the pro shop. I needed a new racket and they could not have been better at helping to point me in the right direction. For $ 5 you can demo 4 rackets and then get the $ 5 credited to a racket purchase. I demoed 8 and finally picked the one I liked best and then received some excellent stringing advice and half price on the strings and labor. Best yet, a check of online tennis sellers showed that the price I paid was less than the large tennis websites would have charged. They take reservations for courts and they are all well surfaced courts.

Two words. Woody Open. Oh I’m sorry, they revised it to the Wooden Open. You have got to play in it. My friend and I got 2^nd place last year and we totally should have one! I missed the sudden death point, my bad and I’m still pissed. Only because the people we played totally stacked and weren’t even wearing costumes. They were so serious and we out to have a good time. My friend in mullet and me in some long white 1920’s tennis looking costume.
Good times for a super great cause. Proceeds from this charity event fo towards teaching tennis to local underprivileged kids.

Ever wanted to learn how to play tennis? Or looking for a place where you can easily book a court? This is your place!
This is a great all-​around PUBLIC tennis facility with probably 20+ out-​door concrete courts that are very well maintained and can be booked for $ 6/​hr. You can even rent a racket for $ 5/​hr for out-​of-​towners. They even keep nice super-​chilled water in coolers court-​side. There is a pro shop if you need gear, balls, etc
And for $ 55 for a four-​week period you can take group lessons from beginner on up to get started.
This really is a great public resource if you want to get in to tennis but don’t quite know how to get off the ground– or even if you need quick and easy court time. Highly recommended.