The United States Tennis Association (USTA) Helped Select Which Seattle Courts Would Be Resurfaced in 2024 and Beyond

Do you ever wonder why so many of the tennis courts with pickleball lines are in such bad shape and why so few of them get resurfaced every year?

Seattle Parks has a single budget item that covers the maintenance and resurfacing of public outdoor tennis and pickleball courts.

How would you fairly allocate this budget between the two sports?

In September 2023, Seattle Parks let the United States Tennis Association guide the selection of courts to be resurfaced in future years.

In 2024, all the tennis courts that were resurfaced were tennis-only courts. No tennis courts with pickleball lines were resurfaced.

UPDATE:

In 2025, we expect the two dual-lined Mount Baker tennis courts to be resurfaced. All other resurfaced courts should once again be tennis-only.
In 2025 again, all the tennis courts that were resurfaced were tennis-only courts. No tennis courts with pickleball lines were resurfaced.

What are you going to do about it?

Did you notice there are people waiting to play on the side of the pickleball courts?

Here is how it works. First, you have to register:

1. Go to the Playtime Scheduler web site.
2. Click the Register button.
3. Select Greater Seattle Area, WA as your region.
4. Fill in your information. including your zip code and skill level.
5. Click on the Register button.

Now, make it suit your needs:

1. Click on the My Account button.
2. Click on Email Preferences.
3. Tell the system when you are available to play pickleball and how far from home you are willing to travel.

That's it. You are now ready to join an existing session or create your own session and invite people to join. When someone creates a new session that fits your availability, your travel zone, and your skill level, you will receive an email.

See you on the courts!

• The Queen Anne Community Center stopped hosting Saturday pickleball. It might resume when the kids' basketball season ends. (Thank you, Jim!)
• The Rainier Beach Community Center no longer has drop-in pickleball on Sundays. The "activities" web site still says they do, but the community center staff confirmed they do not. (Thank you, Deb!)
• The calendar mistakenly stated that a pickleball session took place at Mercer Island's Community and Event Center on Fridays at noon. It also said that the Saturday pickleball session was for Mercer Island residents only while it actually is open to all. Both mistakes have been corrected. (Thank you, Conrad and Deb!)
• Pickleball at the Meadowbrook Community Center now starts at 9am instead of 10am. (Thank you, Nancy!)
• The calendar now shows current Issaquah Community Center pickleball times. (Thank you, Bella!)
• We again list drop-in pickleball at Shoreline's Spartan Recreation Center.
• Seattle Community Centers have published their winter schedules.
• The White Center Community Center gym is now open for drop-in pickleball, Monday to Friday, Noon to 3pm.
• The Fourth Avenue Beach open play schedule has been expanded to include Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• The Rainier Vista Boys and Girls is again hosting adult drop-in pickleball on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am until noon.

• Added in front of indoor locations and in front of outdoor locations