Tennis in Prague

Tennis is one of the favorite local sports, but the national passion remains at a simmer instead of a rolling boil. The best-known Czech players have been Ivan Lendl and, by ethnicity at least, Martina Navratilova. But there are a crop of younger players out there trying to crowd into the top 10. Prague is blessed with several public tennis courts. Most are cinder or clay surface.

At Bendvík indoor courts cost 250 Kc to 430 Kc per hour, outdoor courts 100 Kc to 200 Kc per hour. Diskarská 1, Hradcany, Prague, Bohemia. 251-611-129. Tram 15, 22, or 23 to Malovanka.

Some of the city's best tennis courts are found right next door to the tennis stadium, Cesky Lawn Tennis Klub, which in its time has hosted ATP events. Open to the public for 300 Kc-600 Kc per hour are 10 outdoor courts and 6 indoor courts, all hard surface or clay, despite the name. Ostrov Stvanice 38, Holesovice, Prague, Bohemia. 222-316-317. Line C: Vltavská.