Sutton East Tennis

What Sutton East Tennis does

Sutton East Tennis Club is a privately held indoor tennis facility operating 8 red clay courts (6 doubles, 2 singles) in a climate-controlled environment at 488 East 60th Street in Manhattan's Sutton Place neighborhood. Founded in 1979 and owned and operated by Dr. Scolnick as managing partner and tennis director since inception, the club serves a broad base of NYC adult and junior tennis players through a unified set of court-based services. Its core offerings include hourly and seasonal court rentals, structured instructional programs for adults (Adult Clinics, Drill & Play, Cardio Tennis, Match Play, Evening League for 4.0–5.0+ players, and private/semi-private lessons), and a USTA Junior Pathway-aligned junior program spanning age 3 through high school (Three's, Red Ball, Orange Ball, Green Ball, Yellow Ball, High Performance, and High School tiers).

The business is anchored by a physical asset that the company describes as the only indoor red clay court facility in Manhattan, supported by 40+ international tennis professionals with backgrounds including ATP Tour and Davis Cup representation. Sutton East is part of a three-club Manhattan group that includes two sister clubs — Yorkville Tennis Club on the Upper East Side and Vanderbilt Tennis Club in Grand Central Terminal — and operates an online pro shop at tennisproshopnyc.com offering 5,000+ SKUs alongside its on-site retail and stringing services.

The revenue model combines usage-based hourly court rental, subscription-style seasonal court time and multi-week clinic enrollment, professional services revenue from private lessons, one-time event hosting (corporate outings, birthdays), and hardware sales through the pro shop. Distribution is direct-to-consumer, with no membership required: bookings are made by phone, email, or in person, and customer segments span individual adults, juniors, and a secondary corporate/event vertical. The company maintains no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, has no external funding, and has no parent company or institutional investors, operating as an independent single-asset business within a multi-club group.

Name

Sutton East Tennis

Legal name

Sutton East Tennis

Website

https://suttoneasttennis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sutton East Tennis Club operates 8 indoor red clay courts in a climate-controlled Manhattan facility, serving adult and junior NYC tennis players through hourly and seasonal court rentals, private lessons, USTA-aligned junior programs, adult clinics, corporate events, and an on-site pro shop, alongside two sister Manhattan clubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tennis Club and Indoor Court Rental Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Tennis & Racquet Sports Clubs (Tennis, Padel, Pickleball, Squash) (MPAKABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tennis & Racquet Sports Facilities (MPAKAEAE)

Keywords

• Indoor tennis courts
• Tennis instruction
• Junior tennis programs
• Tennis court rental
• Tennis club membership

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hourly Court Rental: Pay-per-use court time rental with fees varying by day and time. Reservations made via phone call.
2. Seasonal Court Time: Guaranteed weekly court reservations for the full season at preferred time slots.
3. Private and Semi-Private Lessons: One-on-one and small group instruction with professional tennis players. Available for all skill levels from beginner to advanced.
4. Adult Clinics and Programs: Weekly group classes including Drill and Play, Cardio Tennis, Adult Match Play, and Evening League. Offered in 8-week sessions.
5. Junior Programs: Structured youth tennis programs following USTA Junior Pathway with age-appropriate equipment and court sizes (Three's, Red Ball, Orange Ball, Green Ball, Yellow Ball, and High Performance levels).
6. Pro Shop and Stringing Services: On-site pro shop offering racket sales, stringing services, re-gripping, clothing, shoes. Additional 5000+ products available via tennisproshopnyc.com online marketplace.
7. Corporate and Private Events: Event hosting including children's birthday parties and corporate outings with viewing deck and court facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sutton East Tennis operates 8 indoor red clay tennis courts (6 doubles, 2 singles) in a climate-controlled Manhattan facility, offering hourly and seasonal court rentals, adult instructional programs (clinics, private/semi-private lessons, league play), junior programs following the USTA Junior Pathway, an on-site pro shop with stringing services, and event hosting. The facility is open 7 days a week, 6am-11pm, and operates without a membership requirement.

Product overview

Sutton East Tennis is a tennis facility operator offering a unified suite of court-based services centered around 8 indoor red clay courts. The core offering comprises court time rentals (hourly and seasonal), structured instructional programs for adults (Clinics, Drill and Play, Cardio Tennis, Match Play, Evening League) and juniors (Three's through Yellow Ball programs following USTA Junior Pathway), plus private/semi-private lessons. Ancillary services include ball machine training, pro shop operations with stringing services, and event hosting. The portfolio operates as a single facility without modular add-ons or separate product tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Court Time Rental (Hourly and Seasonal) Pay-per-use hourly court rentals with fees varying by day and time, plus seasonal court time guaranteeing weekly preferred playing slots for the full season at the Sutton East indoor clay facility. Available to all players with no membership required, booked via phone (212-751-3452) for within 7 days or by email ([email protected]) for seasonal reservations.
• Adult Tennis Programs and Lessons Weekly group clinics (Adult Clinics, Drill and Play, Cardio Tennis, Adult Match Play, Evening League for 4.0-5.0+ players) and private/semi-private lessons with 40+ international tennis professionals. Designed for adult players from absolute beginner to advanced/tournament level, with weekday, weeknight, and weekend scheduling.
• Junior Tennis Programs Structured youth tennis instruction for ages 3-17 following USTA Junior Pathway, including Three's Program (age 3), Red Ball 1&2 (ages 4-7), Orange Ball (ages 8-9), Green Ball (ages 10-11), Yellow Ball (ages 12+), High Performance, High School Program, Beginners Program, and Weekend Play Sessions. Low student-to-teacher ratios (max 4 for Red Ball, max 6 for Orange/Green/Yellow Ball).
• Pro Shop and Stringing Services On-site and online pro shop (tennisproshopnyc.com) offering racket sales, demo racket rentals ($10, applicable to purchase), stringing services, re-gripping, clothing, and shoes, with more than 5,000 products available.
• Corporate and Private Events Event hosting for corporate outings, team-building events, and children's birthday parties, leveraging the club's viewing deck and indoor court facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Low student-to-instructor ratios: 4:1 for Red Ball and Orange/Green/Yellow Ball programs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vanderbilt Tennis Club: Sister club under shared ownership/operator (Dr. Scolnick), located inside Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. Directly comparable indoor tennis facility with the same pay-per-use, no-membership model and access to the shared 40+ pro roster.
• Yorkville Tennis Club: Sister club on Manhattan's Upper East Side, operated by the same management as Sutton East. Directly comparable indoor tennis facility sharing the same instructor bench and pricing/booking model.
• Manhattan Plaza Racquet Club: Long-standing indoor tennis and racquet facility in Midtown Manhattan offering court rentals, lessons, and clinics — the closest non-affiliated direct competitor to Sutton East in terms of urban indoor tennis positioning.
• Midtown Tennis Club: Indoor tennis club in Midtown Manhattan offering court rentals, lessons, leagues, and junior programs. Directly comparable business model (pay-per-use courts, lessons, junior programming) in the same catchment area.
• Chelsea Piers Tennis: Indoor tennis facility inside the Chelsea Piers sports complex on Manhattan's west side, offering lessons, leagues, and junior programming alongside broader sports and fitness amenities — a direct comparable in scale and offerings.
• John McEnroe Tennis Academy: Premium tennis instruction brand in the NYC region (Sportime-operated) focusing on junior development and high-performance coaching. Comparable in its junior-pathway programming and credentialed-instructor model, with strong overlap in target families.
• Sportime Tennis: Multi-location indoor tennis operator in the greater NYC area offering court rentals, lessons, leagues, and junior academies — a scaled, multi-club comparable to Sutton East's three-club Manhattan footprint.
• West Side Tennis Club: Historic private tennis club in Forest Hills, NY, hosting the US Open until 1977. A directly comparable tennis-only club offering court access, lessons, and competitive programming, though structured as a traditional membership club.

Broad incumbents

• Life Time Tennis: National, multi-sport fitness and tennis club operator with indoor tennis facilities across multiple U.S. markets. Overlaps with Sutton East in tennis programming and lesson offerings but operates as a broad fitness/amenity club rather than a tennis-pure-play facility.
• USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center: Home of the US Open in Flushing, NY, and the USTA's flagship instructional and competitive programming venue. A broad incumbent in NYC tennis that overlaps with Sutton East on junior pathway programming, competitive player development, and tournament hosting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/suttoneastennis
• Facebookfacebook.com/suttoneasttennis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sutton-east-tennis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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