• The Forty Five Club's one- day veterans tennis tournaments are organised in many of the weeks of the year, mainly mixed doubles but also a small number of Ladies’ and Men’s events.    How Tournaments work
• Many friendly veterans tennis matches are arranged against other clubs in the U.K. by The Forty Five Club
• The Forty Five Club enters veterans tennis teams in various age groups that participate in the National Inter-Club competition organised by the Veterans Lawn Tennis Association (VLTA). Eligibility to play in one of these veterans tennis teams is restricted to people whose own club is not represented.
• The Forty Five Club send veterans tennis teams abroad to compete against other veteran teams and play return matches at various venues in the U.K.
• Regular group visits are arranged by The Forty Five Club to certain of the more popular overseas veterans tennis tournaments and, usually once a year, there is a long distance trip that combines playing with a holiday.
• We hold an annual Golf Day.
• The Forty Five Club also provides a veterans tennis information service through our Spring and Autumn News Magazine. These publications include a record of the Club’s events and articles of general interest to veterans tennis players.
• What does it cost to join?    What does it cost to join the 45 Club

 It is important to write down the early History of the Forty- Five Club before all the original members are no more and I am greatly indebted to Mirek Kizlink who supplied me with most of these details, writes Felicity Bernstein.

Felicity Bernstein - the History