SV Waldhof Mannheim 07

What SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 does

SV Waldhof Mannheim 07, Tennisabteilung (tennis department), is a registered amateur sports club association (eingetragener Verein) located in the Mannheim-Waldhof district of Mannheim, Germany. The tennis department was founded in 1954 and operates from a single facility on Alsenweg featuring 7 outdoor sand courts, a clubhouse with the Tennisstube restaurant and a large sun terrace, and an online court-booking system (svw07.app.platzbuchung.de). The department fields 5 active teams across age and gender categories in regional Bezirksliga and Bezirksklasse league play (Medenrunde), and serves approximately 150 members across three segments: competitive league players, recreational and social players (served via the weekly Friday Tennis-Treff), and children/youth (U10/U12 teams, Wednesday trial training without prior registration, and holiday tennis camps). Adjacent service lines include racket stringing via member Dominik Sacherer (string-king.de, since 2017), an annual LK-rated SV Waldhof Open tournament (since 2017), and seasonal social events (Saisoneröffnung, Sommerfest, Herbstfest, Glühweinfeier).

The business model is a non-profit membership-association model with three revenue streams: tiered annual membership dues (active adult €215/year, students/apprentices €130, youth €96, trial year €120, family €390–€420, billed monthly at €8–€17.90), guest court rental at €15 per visit via the Platzbuchung app, and ancillary stringing-service fees. Pricing tiers include mandatory community-work obligations (3 hours/year or €15/hour buyout) and a March 31 cancellation deadline aligned to the July–June membership year. Technology is limited to a standard web stack (SSL, Google Fonts, OpenStreetMap, ReCaptcha) plus the third-party court-booking app — there are no proprietary AI/ML, data, or platform components.

Go-to-market is community-led and grassroots: free Probetraining sessions, the weekly Tennis-Treff, word-of-mouth referrals, a Facebook group, and the club website (svwaldhof-tennis.de). The club is managed by an elected Abteilungsleitung (Gerald Herbel, 2. Abteilungsvorsitzender; Jessica Herbel, Jugendwartin/Öffentlichkeitsarbeit; Frederik Sacherer, Sportwart) with no external investors, no funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history. The entity operates exclusively in the Baden region of Germany and has no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

SV Waldhof Mannheim 07

Legal name

SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 e.V., Abt. Tennis

Website

https://svwaldhof-tennis.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 is the tennis department of a registered non-profit sports club in Mannheim-Waldhof, Germany (founded 1954). It operates 7 sand courts, ~150 members, 5 league teams, training, youth development, an on-site restaurant, and a stringing service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tennis Club & Sports Facility

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Tennis & Racquet Sports Facilities (MPAKAEAE), Tennis Leagues & Team Competitions (MPAKAAAJ), Sports & Recreation Lessons (Surfing, Skiing, Golf, Tennis) (THAJAKAN), Sports Community Relations & Grassroots Program Management (MPAKAKAJ)

Keywords

• Tennis club membership
• Recreational tennis programs
• Youth tennis development
• Tennis court rental
• Tennis training lessons

Headquarters

HQ city

Monheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees collected monthly or annually. Tiered pricing for active members, students/apprentices, children/youth under 18, spouses, and families. First-year trial membership available at reduced rate.
2. Guest Court Rental: Non-members pay 15€ per visit to play on club courts. Reservations made through the Platzbuchung app.
3. Stringing Services: Stringing service offered by member Dominik Sacherer through string-king.de partnership, providing racket stringing for members and external customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 operates a tennis club offering outdoor court access, organized training and coaching programs for adults and youth, racket stringing services, on-site gastronomy, and tournament organization for members and guests. The club functions as a community sports association providing recreational and competitive tennis facilities and programming in Mannheim, Germany.

Product overview

SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 Tennis Department operates as a traditional sports club offering tennis facilities and services. The core offering consists of 7 outdoor sand tennis courts with a court booking system, supported by organized training programs (Tennis-Treff, trial training, tennis camps), a racket stringing service, and on-site gastronomy (Tennisstube restaurant). The club also organizes annual SV Waldhof Open tournaments and various recreational events like Schleifchenturniere (round-robin tournaments), summer festivals, and Glühweinfeier. Membership tiers include standard, reduced (students/apprentices), youth, family, and a special trial year at €120 for new adult members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tennis Court Rental & Membership

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hristo Shopov and Pepi Zheleva (Pächter/Tennisstube operators)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Restaurant operators running the Tennisstube club restaurant since 2018. They have prior restaurant experience and provide catering services including fresh pasta, pizza, schnitzel, salads, and daily changing specials. They manage the clubhouse opening which is required for guest court access.
• Dominik Sacherer (String-King)minorOthersLong-term member offering professional tennis racket stringing services since 2017. Provides stringing for club members and external customers through string-king.de website.
• Trainer FilipcoreOthersProfessional tennis coach leading the Tennis-Treff training sessions for adults. Contact available via phone/WhatsApp for trial training bookings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Platzbuchung.de: Provider of the online court booking platform (Platzbuchung-App) that SV Waldhof uses for member reservations. Comparable as an enabling technology vendor whose product is embedded in the club's operations.
• Tennis-Point: Major European tennis retailer selling rackets, strings, and equipment — overlapping with SV Waldhof's stringing service partnership. Comparable as a touchpoint for equipment needs of the same tennis player customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Badischer Tennisverband: Regional tennis federation covering Baden (including Mannheim) that organizes the Bezirksliga/Bezirksklasse leagues where SV Waldhof's teams play. Comparable as the governing body for the same competitive amateur tennis ecosystem.
• Deutscher Tennis Bund (DTB): The German national tennis federation governing amateur clubs including SV Waldhof. Comparable as the umbrella membership/competition organization for the same Medenrunde league system in which SV Waldhof's teams compete.

Direct peers

• TK Grün-Weiss Mannheim: A traditional Mannheim-based tennis and leisure club offering court memberships, training, and team league play. Directly comparable as a same-city membership tennis club targeting the same local player base.

Regional players

• SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 e.V. (parent club, Fußball): The parent multi-sport club under which the Tennis department operates. Comparable as the host association structure, though the football department operates at a vastly different professional scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/SVWaldhofMannheim07AbteilungTennis
• Xx.com/svw07

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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