Badminton and Tennis in Mysore

Badminton was initially not that popular in the state of Mysore. It was played and enjoyed among the defense personnel and common people were not much aware of this game. The first club where badminton was played was the Belgaum Club. The club was established around 1900 and the game of badminton was played using wooden rackets during that time. The sport started getting popular over the years as various tournaments were played across the state and players started emerging like Asha Damle and Indumati from Mysore. Thanks to these women players who received much support and encouragement.

After the popularity of the game increased n Bangalore, people wanted to learn the game and enjoy it. A few of the badminton coaching centers in Mysore are:

• Mysore Badminton Clinic
  Location:  Kalidasa Road, Mysore
  Mobile-Number: 8884402300,
  Offical Address: 2, Govindappa Complex
  2573/7, 2nd Cross, Kalidasa Road
  Mysore- 570002, Karnataka

• Vani Vilas Ladies Club
  Location: Nazarbad, Mysore
  Landline-Phone:  (0821) 2443199
  Offical Address: 72, Fair Lawn
  Government Guest House Road, Nazarbad
  Mysore- 570010, Karnataka
  

• Country Club
  Location: Bannimantap, Mysore
  Landline-Phone: (0821) 2490761, (0821) 2490762
  Mobile-Number: 9342103335,
  Offical-Address: Bangalore-Mysore Highway
  Bannimantap, Mysore- 571111
  

• Vontikoppal Club
  Location- Vani Vilas Mohalla , Mysore
  Landline-Phone: (0821) 2513625
  Offical Address: VV Puram, Vani Vilas Mohalla, Mysore- 570002, Karnataka
  

• Vivek Social Club
  Location- Srirampura, Mysore
  Landline-Phone: (0821) 2362803
  Offical Address: CA-4, SBM Colony, 2nd Stage, Srirampura, Mysore- 570023,
  

• Vijayanagar Sport Club,
  Location-Vijaya Nagar, Mysore
  Landline-Phone: (0821) 2514823
  Offical-Address:  CA-12, 2nd Stage, Hunsur Road, Vijaya Nagar, Mysore- 570017

Tennis is a very popular sport in India. There have been many prominent talented tennis players from Mysore. These players are Prahlad Srinath, Rohana Boppana who achieved glory in Davis Cup tournament. Along with Bangalore, Mysore had its share of coaching classes which educate the young sportsman about tennis and help the game to become popular.

List of Tennis Coaching Club in Mysore

• Mysore Tennis Club
  Office-Address: Krishnaraja Boleward, Chamarajapuram, Mysore-570004.
  Landline-Phone: 2330463.
  Club Facilities: 3 Synthetic courts and 3 clay courts & gymnasium.
  Membership fee: 1000/- Deposit
  Monthly Fee: 100/-
  Free club membership available for young boys and girls below the age of 10 years.
  Timings: 6 AM to 9.00 AM & 2.30 PM to 6.00 PM (except Mondays).
  

• Garden Tennis Club
  Offical-Address: Guest Hose Road: Nazarbad, Mysore . Ph: 0821-2564582
  Membership: Adults; 10,000/- deposit
  Monthly Fee: Rs 200/-.
  Membership Children: 500/- deposit
  Monthly Fee: Rs 200/-.
  Timings: 6 to 9 AM & 2.30 PM to 6.00 PM
  

• Vontikoppal Club
  Offical-Address: Jayalakshipuram, Next to Vontikoppal Police Station, Mysore
  Landline-Phone: 0821-2513625.
  Club facilities: 3 Badminton Clay Courts
  

• Cosmopolitan Club
  Offical-Address: Next to Ramya Hotel, Mysore.
  Landline-Phone: 0821-2423881
  Club Facilities:badminton courts
  

• Raghuveer Tennis Club
  Offical-Address: Maharana Pratap Singh Road, Next to Olive Garden, Nazarbad, Mysore
  Mobile-Phone: 09886495901.
  

• Free Mount Tennis Club’s Charan’s tennis Academy
  Offical Address: University Tennis courts, Opposite Hotel Ramya, Mysore
  

• Vijayanagar Club
  Offical-Address: 2nd Stage, Near Divya Roopa Kalyan Mantap, Mysore
  Mobile-Number: 09342441837
  Landline-Phone: 0821-2545050
  Club Facilities: There is a mini tennis court to train for tennis court.
  

• Southern Railway Tennis Court
  Offical-Address: Railway Quarters, Mysore
  Mobie-Number: 9845293785
  Club Facilities: 2 clay courts.
  

• Infosys campus
  Offical- Address: Belavadi Post, Mysore
  Club Facilities: 4 Synthetic Tennis courts
  Mobile-Number: 9349592000.
  

• De Paul International Residential School
  Offical-Address: KRS Road, Mysore
  Club Facilities: 4 clay courts
  Mobile-Number: 9900557696
  

The club helps to create awareness regarding badminton and tennis as important sports in Mysore by rendering their training services to people.