The yearly tennis circuit is underway, and so it’s likely a good time to discuss the different tennis apps available for the iPad. Whether you wan too help improve your game or just want to keep on top of the latest news from the pro circuit, there are a bunch of great apps to try. Here are 10 iPad apps for tennis that you might want to check out.
The best iPad apps for tennis
15 Apr 2021, by Cherry Mae Torrevillas
The definitive rules of the game of tennis, as determined by the International Tennis Federation, the worldwide governing body for the sport. This tennis app for iPad provides essential information on how the game should be played, and is recommended for everyone involved in tennis, from players, club owners and coaches, to tournament directors and officials. The rules of tennis app includes specifications for the court, racket and ball as well as information on marking out a tennis court.
- ITF official rules of tennis
- Understand how the game is scored
- Read examples of in-play cases
- See the latest ball specifications
Tennis TV is the official live and on demand video streaming app of the ATP Tour. Watch live tennis matches on your iPhone or iPad from every ATP Tour tournament, as well as full match replays, classic matches, highlights and features. Sign up for alerts for your favourite players once you have downloaded the app and never miss a point.
- Watch tennis whenever and wherever you want with Tennis TV.
- Live streaming of all ATP Tour tournaments.
- Up to 8 courts of simultaneous coverage.
- Channels including Live, Replays, Highlights, Rivalries, Classics, Players, Doubles and more!
ProTracker Tennis captures information on your players' matches - to identify areas for improvement, strengths to exploit, or to spot opponent's weaknesses. ProTracker Tennis uses innovative graphical techniques making it very powerful but also very easy to use. One of the easiest to use match tennis apps on the market. If you are mad about tennis, you need this app!
- Match analysis for tennis professionals and parents. (Match Credit version)
- iOS13 supported.
- Import and Export matches.
- Amazing newly updated graphics!
Smashbook might just be the most impressive tennis tracking app on the planet. This app is so thorough that there are features you probably never thought you needed. But, trust us when we say that once you use this app, you will love every feature it has to offer. Track live matches, log completed matches, record practice sessions, stay connected with other players and friends, go back and review your data whenever you want, a Private Cloud stores data securely, and there are many options for what data you want to record and track in your logs. The app requires a subscription to use all of the features.
- Track live matches, Document completed matches
- Record all of your practice sessions in the practice log
- Options for which stats you want to log
- Review activity, Connect with others
- In-app purchase for subscription options
TennisKeeper is a wonderful tracker for your tennis activities. You can record 5 different types of activities from singles and doubles to hitting, lessons and training. So, whether you’re practicing, training or playing in a match, this app will help you to track the relevant data for analyzing later. The app also has a healthkit integration so that you can monitor your overall physical health and things like how many steps you took in a match. There’s a feature that also allows you to document things like your opponent’s play or how you feel. The app has an in-app purchase for the Pro version, which unlocks all of the features.
- Track data for 5 different types of tennis activities
- A Social Sharing feature, Healthkit Integration
- Document additional info that you feel is important
- Store data in the iCloud, Review stats whenever you want
- In-app purchase for the Pro version
ATP/WTA Live is the official Live Scoring App from the ATP World Tour and WTA. You can follow your fave players and tournaments in real-time during the season, including ATP Challenger Tour events. Features of the app include draws, rankings, live match stats, order of play information, a tournament calendar, live scores, player biographies and head-to-head records, and the option to share with friends. The user interface design is great and this is a must-have app if you’re a tennis fan. The only drawback is that matches in other countries aren’t converted to your local time.
- Official scoring app
- Live match statistics
- Tournament calendar
- Player bios
- Free iPad app for tennis
Hudl Technique: Slow Motion Video Analysis allows you to record, analyze and improve your game of tennis. This app is great for coaches and athletes alike. It works for all sports but of course we’re talking about tennis here. Use the camera in your iPad to record and break down your technique for instant feedback. You can compare your serve beside a pro’s, record up to 240 FPS, download reference videos from the Hudl Technique community, organize and view your videos by athlete and technique, and more. You can use drawing tools to measure or highlight form, synchronize comparison videos, zoom and pan videos, and playback in multiple slow motions speeds or frame-by-frame.
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- Import video from camera roll, apps, or email
- Record up to 240 FPS
- Create video voice-overs
- Track and compare progress over time
- Free with in-app purchases
ServeSpeed will calculate the initial speed of your tennis serve. It calculates in both MPH and km/h and you can record your serve at 240 FPS in high-def. The app also calculates and tracks the time, average speed, distance, direction, and speed at bounce. You can save videos, analyze them frame-by-frame or in slo-mo, and get instant feedback. You can compare yourself against tennis pros like Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, and many others. The app uses a four-step intuitive interface to help you calculate the serve speed in just a few seconds. The app is easy to use overall, gives you instant feedback, and is accurate.
- Calculate the initial speed of your tennis serve
- Record your serve
- Save results and videos
- Compare yourself against tennis pros (in-app purchase)
- Review and compare your serves against your opponents
Tennis Round Robin Pro makes it easy to assign doubles players. The app works great to generate random combinations for doubles players in tennis, badminton, and table tennis. It easily produces fair and various combinations with little work from you. You can change the settings to prioritize men’s and women’s doubles or mixed doubles, fix the pairs to practice several combinations, and more, in between matches. Just enter the number of courts available and the number of players. Then tap “New” to generate your new doubles combination or tap “Done.”
- Easily assign doubles players
- Generates random combinations
- Works for tennis, table tennis, and badminton
- Change the settings between matches
- Easy-to-use interface
Live Tennis Rankings is an app for ATP and WTA rankings projections and the results updated after each match. You get official ranking with projections for next week, live scores, career high and new career high tracking, and rankings projections for the next four weeks. You also have access to players’ schedules for the next four weeks, ATP World Tour Finals and WTA Finals qualification cut, national ranking, and main tour, challengers, and ITF/Futures with qualifications. This is basically just like the website turned into a handy app.
- For ATP and WTA rankings projections
- Players’ schedules for next four weeks
- National ranking
- Official rankings with projections for next four weeks
- Free iPad app for tennis
