No more Tennis.

I had this list in a draft for quite a long time, but it seems that the Wimbledon 2024 final motivated me to share products that might impact the tennis industry, especially in amateur sports.

In the current fast-growing environment it’s hard to catch all the trends. I decided to save your time and collect interesting startups in the Tennis industry that need to be observed.

Everyone is trying to find a product-market fit or implement a game-changing solution that simplifies athletes’ lives. Your solution must be accessible but at the same time valuable. Seems like a challenge when you have a limited budget. This is a great part of every story.

Let’s see what’s happening in the landscape and save your favorites.

Hardware (stats, streaming, analysis)

Zenniz is a hardware system for electronic line calls. You could learn about your game with advanced statistics and video highlights. Use real-time performance feedback, interactive drills, and the Zenniz application to master your craft and track your progress.

PlayReplay offers advanced line calling technology and comprehensive tennis statistics, they aim to level the playing field and ensure that every player has the tools they need to improve their game.

Wingfield transforms traditional Tennis and Pickleball courts into smart playing fields, allowing access to the most interactive experience ever. AI-based tracking technology is affordable for every amateur club.

Track.Tennis live streaming, video recording, and match analytics for every facility.

Swing.Tennis helps to elevate player games with just an iPhone. You can track your shot placement, ball speed, win percentage, and more to reach your goals faster. Line calling is also available based on the information from the website.

Mojjo automation production for any facility with a replay module, game training, match stats, highlights, and more.

Training

Teachme a platform where you can improve your skills and find a coach for your pickleball game.

Gamesense is an app that can help you to improve your reaction time, returns and break serve in tennis. Also available for baseball and softball.

Aibility aims to transform tennis with advanced sensor technology and AI-driven feedback. Their platform want to empower players to unlock their full potential and coaches to refine training strategies.

Vodar is a training app for tennis clubs working with juniors for mental health.

Matchpoints promises to help you improve your strokes using a smartphone. Your digital mirror transforming your strokes into precise 3D models for in-depth analysis.

Other

In the end, I just want to keep this one. I found it so useful because when I’m thinking about technologies in sports in most cases it’s something about performance, achievements, recovery, and analysis.

Wait…but who will pick up the balls?

Tennibot autonomously patrols the courts and collects the balls that you lobbed, and smashed. It’s a dream for every tennis player.

Summary 📝

It seems that each aspect of the game shortly will be covered by technologies to simplify things in different aspects of the sport. That’s a good sign for me because you never know what the future holds. Some of the products that already exist should become another step to engage more fans and attract more people to the sport of tennis. You can follow big names in tennis, but anyway, if you have accessible technologies that only increase your interest in sport it means that you both won already.

P.S. Don’t forget to share a list with your friends. ✌️