
LED TENNIS COURT LIGHTING APPLICATION
What lights are used for tennis court lighting?
The requirements of tennis lighting are very high, the professionalism of the lamps is strong, tennis courts are full of challenges, in order not to affect the judgment of the players on the tennis ball, also can not make 4K shooting strobe, in addition to provide enough bright light for the players and spectators on the court.
The use of LED lights on tennis courts is an excellent choice because it provides brighter lighting, anti-glare and uniformity of illumination, with different standards implemented for different types of tennis courts.
Shinetoo Lighting offers LED lighting fixtures and lighting designs for a wide range of stadium tennis courts, from recreational to competition level tennis courts.
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In order to be able to see the players on the tennis court, to have a good playing environment and to eliminate unfavorable conditions for the players, it is crucial to choose good lighting.
Shinetoo’s LED lighting provides bright illumination with anti-glare technology to prevent players from being dazzled by the light, as well as an asymmetrical lighting design that allows for two types of lighting options for indoor and outdoor tennis courts, LED floodlights for outdoor and ufo high bay light for indoor with a greater angle of illumination and vertical illumination to make indoor tennis courts even brighter. brighter.
So, what kind of lights should you choose for your tennis court?
LED tennis flood lights - the best tennis court lights
Our Shinetoo lighting for tennis courts specially designed LED flood lights, with many features, for different courts have a wide range of wattage, from 100W to 1400W, can be customized according to the actual protection level requirements IP65 or IP66, with anti-glare design and anti-glare lampshade, high uniformity do not eat fish, using die-cast aluminum structure, good heat dissipation aluminum design. Using high quality LED chip NICHIA, long life, high brightness, more soft, more in line with the lighting design of tennis courts.
Our LED flood lights have the best design and the most word of mouth with good quality control.
Led tennis highbay lights
Our LED flood lights have the best design and the most word of mouth with good quality control.
Led tennis ufo led high bay light
LED highbay is suitable for installation on the ceiling of indoor tennis courts, different tennis courts lead to different lighting for tennis, our highbay can work at a minimum temperature of minus 40 degrees, also can work at a high temperature of 70 degrees, wattage has 100W, 150W, 200W, we can customize the best tennis court LED lighting for you.
Tennis courts lighting requirements and lighting design
Different use environments and lighting positioning require different lighting levels. When choosing lighting equipment, be sure to refer to international standards. Here are the international standards for tennis court lighting for reference:
Tennis Court Lighting Standards For Entertainment And Fitness | |||||||||||||||
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Classification | Eh (lx) | Eh Uniformity | GR max | Ra | Tcp (k) | Ra | Tcp (K) | ||||||||
U1 | U2 | U2 | |||||||||||||
PPA | TPA | PPA | TPA | PPA | TPA | TPA | PPA | TPA | |||||||
Outdoor Tennis Court | Standard | 150 | 125 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 50 | ≥65 | 4000 | - | - | - | ≥65 | 4000 |
High Grade | 300 | 250 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 50 | ≥65 | 4000 | - | - | - | ≥80 | 4000 | |
Indoor Tennis Court | Standard | 250 | 200 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 50 | ≥65 | 4000 | - | - | - | ≥80 | 4000 |
High Grade | 500 | 400 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 50 | ≥65 | 4000 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ≥80 | 4000/ 5000 | |
75m | - | - | 1400 | 1000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ≥80 | 4000/ 5000 | |
HDTV | - | - | 2500 | 1750 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ≥90 | 4000/ 5500 |
Tennis court lighting design plan 2022
Based on our years of experience in lighting design, usually most of the light poles in tennis courts are 6-8 meters (20 feet-26.6 feet). According to the lighting requirements of the court, the wattage of the court lights is usually 300-500 W. The following scheme is for reference.
8 poles ( 6m/20ft )
Standard tennis court ( 36*18m/120*60ft ), installed 8PCS MECREE LED 400W to up average lux 783lux.
6 poles ( 8.7m/29ft )
Standard tennis court, installed 6PCS MECREE LED 300W to up average lux 500lux.
Standard tennis court, installed 6PCS MECREE LED 200W to up average lux 300lux.
4 poles (12m/40ft)
Standard tennis court, installed 4PCS MECREE LED 500W to up average lux 419lux.
Standard tennis court, installed 8PCS MECREE LED 300W to up average lux 489lux.

Outdoor Tennis Court Lighting Standard | |||||||||||||||
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Classification | Eh (lx) | Ev (lx) | Eh Uniformity | Ev Uniformity | Ra | Tcp (K) | |||||||||
U1 | U2 | U1 | U2 | ||||||||||||
PPA | TPA | PPA | TPA | PPA | TPA | PPA | TPA | PPA | TPA | PPA | TPA | ||||
Training | 250 | 200 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | ≥65 | 4000 | |
Domestic competition | 500 | 400 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | ≥80 | 4000 | |
International competition | 750 | 600 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | ≥80 | 4000 | |
Camera distance | 25m | - | - | 1000 | 700 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ≥80 | 4000/ 5000 |
75m | - | - | 1400 | 1000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ≥80 | 4000/ 5000 | |
HDTV | - | - | 2500 | 1750 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ≥90 | 4000/ 5500 |
LED Flood Lights VS Metal Halide Lamps
Metal halide lights are relatively common and are used for LED tennis court lighting very often, but they have very many drawbacks.
Waste of electricity
It is very power hungry, if it produces 20,000 lumens, it needs to consume 3 times the electricity cost of LED lights, which directly leads to an increase in tennis court electricity costs, which is a considerable expense in the long run.
Short life span
The life span of metal halide lamps is very short, usually only 6,000-20,000 hours, frequent replacement is also the main culprit for the increase in cost.
Not environmentally friendly, harmful to the human body
Metal halide lamps are not good for the environment, they emit a lot of heat and emit UV radiation which is not good for the human body, so they are not recommended.
They take a long time to switch on
One of the biggest problems with metal halide lamps is that they take 20 minutes to turn on before they are completely bright, which wastes a lot of time and requires a slow wait of 20 minutes, which is a waste of time for the players and can reduce the reputation of the tennis court.
LED flood lights
Our manufacturer has been specialising in led floodlights for over 15 years and our products have a unique design concept and versatility.
Anti-glare, no glare
Our anti-glare technology and asymmetrical design allow for a non-glaring and evenly lit light.
Cost saving
The use of LED lights on tennis courts saves a lot of money on electricity in the long run. LED lights have a conversion efficiency of up to 90% and emit very little heat.
High lumens
The difference in power consumption between a 1500W metal halide lamp and a 500W led lamp is three times greater, but the same lumens can be produced.
We at shinetoo produce a wide range of LED lights for tennis courts, whether for recreational use, training or national competition.

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)
A tennis court in a club used for championship or professional matches; Using 8 lights, 60,000 lumens. Because LED lamps are much more efficient than metal halide lamps, far fewer wattages are needed to achieve this brightness.
Tennis organization lighting requirements for professional players
For televised games, the minimum lighting level should average about 285 feet.”
It only takes a few seconds to go from light to light.
Relatively speaking, LED lighting completely outperforms metal halide lamps in terms of longevity, power saving, no UV radiation, IP65 and IP66, IK08 and IK10.
Many tennis courts are now in the process of replacing LED lights from metal halide, the sooner you replace them the sooner you benefit, not only do you get brighter lights and they last up to 50,000 hours and are very energy efficient and reduce maintenance costs, LED lights are a very good choice now and in the future.
Recreational tennis court (size is 36*18m), 6 x 6m high poles, using 6 x 300W LED lights. 2 recreational tennis courts, using 12 x 9m high LED poles, using 8 x 300W LED lights per tennis court, for a total of 16 x 300W LED lights.
The general installation height should be no less than 40 feet and no lower than the other lights in the facility.
According to our years of experience in the design of LED lighting, tennis courts with LED lights, generally using 300-500W wattage, can replace metal halide lamps wattage is 800W-1500W, can save a lot of electricity.
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