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TRIVANDRUM TENNIS CLUB

The Trivandrum Tennis Club was established in the year 1937 at Sasthamangalam, then one of the finer suburbs of the city. In 1950, it moved over to the present premises, adjacent to the Kowdiar Palace, the seat of royalty in Trivandrum. The Club today has 9 playing courts, 7 clay and 2 synthetic making it the finest tennis infrastruture facility in the state of Kerala. Five coaches work hard in the morning and evening to train students and adults in the game of tennis. The Club has coached thousands of young children in tennis and has given the game respectablility in a country where cricket remains the game of mass attraction. This is no mean achievement.

The Tennis Club joins the Golf Club, Swimming Centre, Flying Club and Boat Club to complete the recreational facilities that is the preserve of a modern city. It is astonishing that though Trivandrum was only a overgrown village in the forties all these facilities were in place then.And one can avail of all these facilities at half the cost of the same in a big city. This happy occurrence is due to the sagacity of a few individuals who could make the difference, with the support of the Maharaja's who had made it their Capital. Once name that stands tall in this illustrious list is of G.V.Raja who is also the founder of the Trivandrum Tennis Club, fondly abbreviated to TTC.