"Where is ""The Royal Tennis Court"", a ""real tennis"" court built for Henry VIII of England who played there from 1528, that is still home to an active ""real tennis"" club?"
Royal Tennis Court, Hampton Court Melbourne Tennis Club. Royal Tennis Court, Hampton Court The Royal Tennis Court, Hampton Court Palace is a court for playing the sport of real tennis. It was built for Cardinal Wolsey between 1526 and 1529. Henry VIII of England played there from 1528. This court is still home to an active tennis club. In 2015 it was closed to visitors for major restoration works. During the 17th century various improvements were made to the court. One of the first acts of Charles II after his restoration in 1660 was to order the extensive refitting of the Tudor tennis court. This
Royal Tennis Court, Hampton Court The Ladies' World Championship, inaugurated in 1985, was played at the Royal Tennis Court in 1999, when defending champion Penny Lumley beat Sue Haswell 2–1 in the final. The court is home to a real tennis club of over 450 members. The club is active in interclub competitions and fields sides in the National League (administered by the International Real Tennis Professionals Association) and also in Tennis & Rackets Association tournaments including the Field Trophy. The club regularly records the highest court usage of any court in the world, along with the courts at Radley College, Oxford and the Royal