01
The wrong match
Players guess skill level from old USTA bios, half-finished UTRs, or whatever number their cousin gave them.
01The local tennis network
Find the right tennis match, not another group chat.
Tennis Buddy helps players find compatible partners nearby, propose matches in two taps, choose courts, verify scores, build a reliability-backed rating, and join the leagues and tournaments happening around them.
Or skip the city — go straight to the beta.
Player discoveryCourt matchingScore verificationTournaments
02The problem
Local tennis still runs on friction.
Most players don't need more inspiration. They need someone at the right level, a time that works, a court nearby, and a simple way to confirm what happened after the match.
02
The scheduling mess
Availability lives in five group chats, two DMs, and a club spreadsheet that nobody updates after Tuesday.
03
The court question
Nobody knows which courts are open, lit, indoor, or worth the drive — until they get there.
04
The organizer burden
Captains rebuild brackets, invites, reminders, and score updates by hand, every single week.
Before
Anyone free tonight at 6?
Tom: Maybe? What level?5:42 PM
Sara: I'm a 3.5 / 4.0 ish5:48 PM
Tom: Court at Westside?6:01 PM
Sara: It rained, lights out6:14 PM
Tom: ...6:30 PM
After
Match proposed in two taps.
Match invite · Sara
94% fit
Time
6:30 PM
Court
Eastside · Lit
Format
Singles
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03One connected loop
One product for the full match lifecycle.
Tennis Buddy is built around the loop of local tennis: discover a player, propose a match, choose a court, play, log the result, update your reputation, and keep the community moving.
01
Find
02
Propose
03
Court
04
Confirm
05
Play
06
Log
07
Grow
Player discovery
04 / Pillar
Find players who actually fit.
Search nearby players by distance, rating, match type, looking-now status, and public profile signals. Tennis Buddy makes the next match feel obvious instead of random.
- Nearby player list and map
- Privacy-rounded distances
- Looking-now live status
- NTRP + internal rating signal
- Singles, doubles, and mixed
- Public tennis card
- Matchmaking rationale
Less guessing. Better level matching. Easier first matches with someone new.
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Players · 8 km
Map
Radius
8 km
MC
Maya Chen Looking
NTRP 4.0 · 2.3 km · Singles, doubles
94%
AR
Alex Rivera Looking
NTRP 3.5 · 4.1 km · Singles, doubles
89%
JL
Jordan Lee
NTRP 4.5 · 0.8 km · Singles, doubles
87%
Courts & scheduling
05 / Pillar
Know where to play before you ask.
Tennis Buddy connects match proposals to real courts, location preferences, and calendar-aware scheduling so players move from interest to confirmed plan faster.
- Nearby court directory + map
- Surface, lighting, indoor filters
- Add-a-court flow with URL prefill
- Google Calendar conflict awareness
- Match proposal sheet
- Reminder + confirmation flow
Fewer dead-end plans. Players show up with details already locked.
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Courts nearby
HardClayIndoor
Ha1.2 km
Westside Park · Court 3
HardOutdoorLit
Cl3.0 km
Eastside Tennis Center
ClayOutdoorLit
Ha5.4 km
Atrium Indoor Club
HardIndoorLit
Matches, scores, ratings
06 / Pillar
Every match builds your tennis reputation.
Players accept matches, log outcomes, verify scores, earn kudos, track streaks, and build a reliability-backed rating that gets more useful over time.
- Proposed → accepted → completed flow
- Score logging + verification
- Reliability score
- Rating + games-played count
- Streaks + milestones
- Match kudos
- Public profile preview
Ratings become earned, not guessed. Good players get rewarded for showing up.
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Match · completed
VerifiedMaya Chen
NTRP 4.0 · Westside
vs
You
NTRP 3.5 · Westside
S1
6–4
S2
4–6
S3
6–2
Great hustleSmart servePunctual
Rating delta
+0.05
Reliability
94%
Streak
5
Communities & messages
07 / Pillar
Turn local circles into active networks.
Players join local groups, club crews, doubles teams, and league circles while keeping match coordination, announcements, and messages close to the people they actually play with.
- Feed + community directory
- Direct messages
- Threaded community channels
- Join + request flows
- Inbox + bell notifications
- Email, push, and SMS infrastructure
Less fragmentation. Conversation moves to match faster.
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Westside Doubles
42 membersT
Tessa K.
2m
Looking for a 4th for Saturday — anyone free?
M
Marco V.
8m
I'll bring the new balls. We're 3 already.
P
Priya S.
12m
Court 4 is open at 9am. Hard.
Type to reply, or propose a match...
Tournaments & leagues
08 / Pillar
Run the bracket without the spreadsheet.
Tennis Buddy gives organizers the structure for events: tournaments, divisions, invites, entries, seeding, bracket matches, winner advancement, and player-facing tournament pages.
- Admin tournament creation
- Divisions by skill + format
- Player invite + RSVP flow
- Bracket generation
- Winner advancement
- Public tournament list
- Player tournament detail page
Faster setup. Cleaner communication. A real event cockpit, not a spreadsheet rebuild.
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Spring Open · 4.0 Singles
QuarterfinalsQuarters
M. Chen
T. Park
K. Davis
R. Singh
E. Vlad
B. Kim
P. Nair
L. O.
Semis
M. Chen
K. Davis
B. Kim
P. Nair
Final
TBD
TBD
8 entries · 2 divisions
Sat · Apr 18AI utility
09 / Pillar
AI where it removes work.
Tennis Buddy uses AI in focused moments: onboarding skill classification, match rationale, court URL prefill, voice match logging, scoreboard photo parsing, rating explanation, and post-match insights.
- NTRP onboarding classifier
- Matchmaking rationale
- Court URL prefill
- Voice score logging
- Scoreboard photo parsing
- Post-match insight cards
- Rating explainer chat
New players onboard faster. Logging takes less effort. AI assists without becoming the product.
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Post-match insight
6:30 PM · Westside
You closed 3 of 4 break points and held all 6 service games above 65% win rate. Consistency on second serve is what tipped the third set.
1st serve
68%
Break pts
3 / 4
Avg rally
6.4
Or log via voice — “6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 2, win” → 6–4 4–6 6–2
Scoreboard photo? Snap it and we’ll parse the score.
10Player story
From "anyone free?" to confirmed match.
Maya wants a competitive singles match after work. Six steps later, the result is logged, the rating moves, and the next search is sharper.
01
Find
Filter for 4.0 within 8 km, looking now.
02
Compare
Maya, 94% fit, 2.3 km, reliable.
03
Propose
Singles, 6:30 PM, Westside Court 3.
04
Confirm
Calendar conflict check + reminder.
05
Log
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 — verified.
06
Grow
+0.05 rating, kudos, streak +1.
11Organizer story
Give organizers a real event cockpit.
Instead of collecting names by text, building brackets in a spreadsheet, and chasing scores manually, an organizer creates a tournament, adds divisions, invites players, seeds the bracket, and advances winners — all from one admin workflow.
- Build divisions by skill and format
- Send invites and track responses
- Keep players on one event page
- Advance winners without manual edits
- Foundation for club + league tiers
/admin/tournaments/spring-open
LiveOverview
Divisions
Bracket
Invites
Players
Entries
32
+4 today
Confirmed
28
88%
Pending
4
3 invites out
No-shows
1
0.4%
Recent activity
M. Chen accepted · Quarterfinal slot 11m
Bracket regenerated · 4.0 division2m
Invite sent · K. Davis (4.0)3m
Score logged · E. Vlad def. T. Park 6-3 7-54m
12 / Trust + safety
Built for real people, real locations, real competition.
Tennis Buddy handles identity, location, messages, scores, and reputation. The product is opinionated about what stays private and what becomes a shared signal.
Privacy-aware location
Distances are rounded by privacy zone — neighborhood, city, region. Exact coordinates never leave the player's device.
Verified scores
Both players verify outcomes before ratings move. Disputes flag the match for review without breaking the loop.
Reliability over hype
Show-up record is tracked separately and surfaced on every profile. Repeat reliability beats one good week.
Notifications you control
Push, email, and SMS each toggle independently. Quiet hours, unsubscribe, and pause-all are first-class settings.
Public profile, careful projection
Public tennis cards show level, reliability, and recent matches — never your home court address or exact location.
Account deletion + restore
Soft-delete with a 30-day restore window, hard-delete on request. We don't keep what you ask us to remove.
13Roadmap
Built for beta now, ready for leagues next.
Honest about what's live, what's coming, and what's farther out. No vaporware timeline.
Now
01 / 03
Player discovery, courts, match proposals, scores, profile reputation, communities, messages, and tournaments. All routes are live in the beta product.
- Discovery + map
- Match flow
- Reliability + rating
- Communities
- Tournaments
Next
02 / 03
Richer leagues, club workflows, organizer payouts, deeper admin polish, and a mobile-app wrapper for native push and home-screen install.
- League season
- Club tier
- Organizer payouts
- Mobile wrapper
- Photo score parsing v2
Later
03 / 03
Pro tier, club tier, white-label local-tennis pages, federation partnerships, and adjacent racket sports once the tennis network reaches density.
- Pro tier
- Club tier
- White-label clubs
- Federation API
- Adjacent sports
14Questions
What players ask before signing up.
If you can't find your question, email hello@tennisbuddy.io.
Is Tennis Buddy free?
Yes for the player beta. Organizer tools, communities, and tournaments are free during the beta period. Pricing for premium tiers will be announced before any plan is charged.
Do I need to be in a club?
No. Tennis Buddy works for unaffiliated players, club members, and league captains alike. The product is designed to bridge club tennis and casual local play.
How is my NTRP set?
You self-report at onboarding, optionally take a short skill quiz, and the system refines your level over time as match results come in. You can override your displayed level at any point.
What stops a no-show from gaming the rating?
Reliability is tracked separately from rating. Players who confirm and complete matches build a Reliability score; chronic no-shows lose visibility in match recommendations. Match outcomes only count toward rating once both players verify.
How is my location used?
Your exact coordinates are never shared with other players. The product uses privacy-rounded distances (~100m at neighborhood, ~1km at city) and never displays a precise pin on your home address.
Do you support doubles?
Singles, doubles, and mixed are first-class match types. Doubles partner discovery, division setup, and tournament brackets all support pair entries.
Can I run my own tournament?
Organizer access is a separate request — message us. Approved organizers get the full admin cockpit: divisions, invites, seeding, bracket generation, and winner advancement.
Will you support other racket sports?
Adjacent racket sports are on the roadmap once the tennis network reaches density. The data model and matchmaking are designed to extend.
15 / Join the network
Your next match should be easier to find.
Join Tennis Buddy and help build the local tennis network for players, clubs, and organizers who want more matches with less coordination.
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