who's behind this
About Tennis Slam
League tennis is the same faces every week. You know who lobs, who poaches, who brings the orange slices. We love it too, and we also know the itch it can't scratch: new opponents, a real bracket and a good excuse to get eight of you to a resort.
What a weekend is
Tennis Slam is that excuse. A women's doubles tournament weekend at a resort. Squads of eight, four pairs each. Five matches guaranteed, win or lose, against women you have never played. A Thursday social so you meet your squad before the bracket does. And a format built so a loss drops you into a smaller bracket that is still alive, never onto the sideline.
Our first weekend, at Amelia Island in October 2026, sold out on September 11. Every upcoming weekend, with its dates, rooms and prices, is on the events page.
The bracket started on a spreadsheet
Back in 2019 the original draw was worked out on a spreadsheet: a catch-net bracket where every loss drops you one level into a smaller bracket that is still going. Nobody gets eliminated from playing. You find your level, and then you play it. In 2026 we rebuilt that idea into the weekend we run now.
- Friday, ladder day. Three matches. Round 1 is blind. Rounds 2 and 3 are matched by record, so the matchups tighten as the day goes on.
- Saturday, bracket day. Seeded by Friday. Championship, plus Plate, Bowl and Shield brackets, so a loss moves you down a bracket instead of out of the weekend.
- Sunday, Super Sunday. When a pair from your squad wins her flight, all eight of you are back in: squad against squad semis and finals, all four lines on court at once.
No rating required. Women 21 and over. Nothing you do here touches a USTA rating, and we are not USTA sanctioned. That is on purpose: the score you post at Tennis Slam stays at Tennis Slam.
Who's running this
Tanner Baker. He took over Tennis Slam in August 2026 from the people who dreamed it up, and Amelia Island in October is the first weekend he is running. There is no big staff behind the curtain: there is Tanner, the format, a resort with clay courts and an inbox he reads himself.
How we treat you
- Plans change. Every event page spells out its refund rules before you pay. We would rather say it plainly there than in the fine print.
- Balls at every match. Bring your racquet and your partner. We handle the rest.
- The Thursday social is included. Meet your squad, hit a little, no scoreboard.
- A human answers your email. Usually within a day, often much faster.
Hold us to it
- Women only
- Squads of eight
- Five matches guaranteed
- Four days at the resort
Pick a name, claim a crest
Twenty team identities are part of the deal, from the Wonder Women to the Court Crashers to the Pirates. When your squad fills to eight, you claim one and it is yours for the weekend. Choose wisely; the group text will have opinions.
Want to talk to a person?
Questions about your squad, your room or whether this is your kind of weekend: send them over. Email info@slamtournaments.com and Tanner will write you back. The player guide walks through the whole weekend, day by day.
Tennis Slam is run by Tennis Slam Corporation, based in Georgia.
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