Gates Tennis Center 50th Anniversary Party

SAVE THE DATE - Celebrate 50 LOVE! - Free gathering, free registration!

The exciting tennis finals competition is free, party entry is free; food and beverage ticket prices to be announced.

This note in July is to plan ahead for a fun FREE gathering with food and refreshments to celebrate publicly accessible tennis excellence! More updates coming with event details on Saturday evening, September 13.

The entire weekend will include high-level exciting tennis competition. If you're unable to attend, check out the Livestream available on the Colorado State Tennis Open website.

HELP US PLAN THE PARTY AND REGISTER

We need a headcount for food and refreshments, so please register!

Food: July 31 update...we will have vendor(s) at the event; currently a BBQ menu. Payment for food will be directly to vendors!

Beverages: Alcohol (bring your ID!) and non-alcoholic/family friend drinks available with payment. Our special tennis event drink will be Honey Deuce!

SHARE YOUR STORY!

How did the Gates Tennis Center enhance and change your game, your friendships, your life, your community? Click here to share your story!

PLAY IT FORWARD: Celebrate 50 LOVE and give to a new generation of tennis athletes!

Give tennis to a new generation of athletes by giving them access, lessons, gear, and competition—any size gift is appreciated! (Note: This link goes to the ColoradoGives.org page for The Park People, the governing operating organization. It is a non-profit tax-deductible gift.)

PART OF DENVER and COLORADO SPORTS HISTORY

Gates Tennis Center was founded and funded by the Gates Family Foundation to share the love of tennis with all who want to play. Providing country club-level excellence in facilities, programs, training, and competition was the Gates Family Foundation's gift to our Denver community in collaboration with Denver Parks and Recreation, and operated by The Park People.

Gates Tennis Center was created from humble beginnings as a landfill property (in Cherry Creek)— part of Pulaski Park. The Gates Family Foundation worked with Denver Parks and Recreation, and together in 1975, they designated an annexed section of Pulaski Park.

A unique public/non-profit facility, Gates Tennis Center was born during an exciting era of tennis providing access to all who love the sport. In 1975, American Arthur Ashe held his Wimbledon trophy high! Billie Jean King, a California public tennis facility athlete, won in the famous The Battle of The Sexes vs. Bobby Riggs. Two power house tennis champions Chris Evert competed with Iron Curtain defector Martina Navratilova—and are fast friends to this day.

DID YOU KNOW? Colorado Women's Sports Hall of Fame member Joan Birkland played Wimbledon winner Althea Gibson in Denver?

To view a recent profile on Colorado Women's Sports legend Joan Birkland by Rocky Mountain PBS, click here.