A newly formed nonprofit, Kentucky Tennis and Pickleball Center, Inc., plans to completely refurbish the Louisville Tennis Center with a $65 million proposal.

Many years ago, tennis legends including John McEnroe and Arthur Ashe played on the courts at the Louisville Tennis Center, but those outdoor courts have fallen into disrepair.

The planned pickleball and tennis complex in Louisville's Joe Creason Park would include 36 tennis courts (12 of them indoors), 18 pickleball courts (14 of them indoors), a restaurant, kids club, and a sports medicine clinic.

While the project is slated to cost a pretty penny, it’s expected to provide a strong economic impact for Louisville. An economic impact analysis by TAG Management projects that the complex could generate $17 million annually in visitor spending, including 700,000 hotel stays, and $1 million in Kentucky sales tax revenue alone.

The Kentucky Tennis and Pickleball Center is seeking a $20 million bond from the city, which would need to be approved by the Louisville Metro Council, and the rest of the money will come from private funding.

Public meetings for the project are scheduled to be held in May, but construction would not start until 2027.

The project sounds very exciting. We just feel that the 2 to 1 ratio of tennis courts to pickleball courts should probably be flipped. 😃 Other than that, it sounds like a good idea!

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