The Tennis Museum

Women & Tennis in Canada: Tennis became so popular due to the social nature of the game as one of the first sports where women and men played and socialized together. It was also one of the first active outdoor sports quickly attracting women’s participation by playing their own game, with the same rules as men. This created an explosion of female participants.

From the beginnings in the 1870’s/80’s tennis grew across Canada with the International Championships in Niagara on the Lake, in clubs and social events from West Coast BC , Saskatchewan’s Prince Albert and Toronto Clubs and Tennis courts all the way to the East Coast Nova Scotia.

Celebrating Canadian Tennis History. The original Canadian tennis championships is one of the longest standing professional tennis tournaments. Founded in 1881, it is now the highly coveted masters 1000 tour event National Bank Open held every year in Toronto and Montreal.

Wimbledon Stories, the 149th Anniversary Celebrations!

The CHAMPIONSHIPS history is deeply rooted in the traditions of the original social game of lawn tennis, introduced as the Game of Sphairistike’ in the 1870”s, played for the first time on outdoor lawns around garden parties, in parks, private estates and clubs.

The Tennis Museum shows here some unique examples of Women’s 1870’s original fashion, equipment and women's first participation in sport through Lawn Tennis.
A rare example of an original Game Boxed Set by “Cassiobury Games of Lawn tennis and Badminton” ( the Cassiobury courts still exist!).
Also featured here is one of the most iconic Wimbledon history items, a copper edition of the famous Women’s winner Trophy - the Venus Rosewater Basin, made for Wimbledon from an original artist’s work from 1585, depicting female ancient mythology figures representing the Liberal Arts and the Elements of Nature!

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Wimbledon Stories ! Can’t get enough of Wimbledon!

Featured here are 149 Years of Wimbledon Championships memorabilia!

Wimbledon gear! Historic late 1870’s to 1880s Army and Navy Lawn tennis boxed set, from the original sponsor of Wimbledon Ayres brand!

And some of the most famous and long time winning Brittish Tennis brands, SLAZENGERS AND DUNLOP 60’s and 70s golden age rackets, shoes, and tennis balls some still the official Wimbledon exclusive brand in use!

It's the Women's and Men's Finals weekend at the Wimbledon Championships 2026! The Tennis Museum celebrates 149 years of Wimbledon history and tradition in tennis.

Finals weekend at the Wimbledon Championships!
Welcome to the Wimbledon Garden Party with strawberries and cream! Enjoy!