Tennis Ladder
Club leagues made easy
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
Tennis Ladder runs your tennis club's competitive play — singles & doubles ladders, box leagues and knockout tournaments, all in one place.
• Climb the ladder — challenge players above you, log set-by-set results, and watch positions update live.
• Box leagues & tournaments — round-robin boxes and knockout draws with automatic brackets.
• Find a game — post that you're up for a match and get matched with players at your level.
• Stay in it — achievements, season points, weekly recaps and shareable result cards.
• Free to browse your club's leagues; sign in to play, challenge and track your stats.
Built with clubs, for clubs.
more • Challenge slots free up faster: ladder matches are booked within 14 days, and a missed date stops blocking your diary.
• If you've already sent two challenges, the app tells you which two.
• Coin Shop: rings, name effects, titles, taunt packs and crests now show everywhere they should, including in Dark.
• Double down: if the match is never played your coins come back, and doubling closes when the match starts.
• Limited editions show how many exist and how many are left.
• Trash talk clears from Your Serve once its match is played.
• Many fixes and polish.
1.0.33 Oct 13
• Your match on the Lock Screen: on match day, who you're playing, when, which court and a countdown, in the Dynamic Island too.
• Follow a live-scored match from its scoreboard and watch every point land on your Lock Screen.
• Pull down from the top of any page to refresh it.
• Menus and swipe actions that feel like the rest of your iPhone.
• Smoother chat: the message box glides up with the keyboard; drag the conversation down to put it away.
• Coaches can give badges and leave notes on matches; junior leagues show their ball colour.
• A cleaner Competitions page with your leagues first, plus many fixes and polish.
1.0.32 Oct 6
• Your match on the Lock Screen: on match day, who you're playing, when, which court and a countdown, in the Dynamic Island too.
• Follow a live-scored match from its scoreboard and watch every point land on your Lock Screen.
• Pull down from the top of any page to refresh it.
• Menus and swipe actions that feel like the rest of your iPhone.
• Smoother chat: the message box glides up with the keyboard; drag the conversation down to put it away.
• Coaches can give badges and leave notes on matches; junior leagues show their ball colour.
• A cleaner Competitions page with your leagues first, plus many fixes and polish.
1.0.31 Oct 5
• Centre Court: put a match that matters on Centre Court — the club sees the badge and the winner's result is marked Won on Centre Court.
• Rivalry rounds: fixtures show your story so far — "Round 3 · Greta leads 2–0".
• Comebacks, giant-killers and Class Act wins get their own badges on results, and bonuses are fairer.
• Trash talk: more taunts a day to give your rivals some stick.
• Predictor League: see exactly when this month's table opens and how close you are.
• Find a club anywhere: thousands of clubs worldwide, a map that fills in as you explore, and a country picker.
• Notifications take you straight to the right place, plus many fixes and polish.
1.0.30 Oct 3
• Your spot on every ladder, pinned: Challenge or log a result from anywhere on the table — now a native bar, so every tap lands first time, even mid-scroll.
• Enter a score with one tap per set, with a preview of the result before you save.
• Results read like a scoreboard: a column per set, each player's Court Coins, and match tiebreaks marked TB.
• See who's climbing: ▲▼ movement on the ladder over the last 30 days — tap your rank to jump to your row.
• A tidier Competitions page, clearer match cards on Your Serve, and many fixes.
1.0.29 Sep 28
• Tennis Ladder comes to Apple Watch: your fixtures on your wrist, one-tap match recording with live heart rate, pause for rain breaks, and log the score with a spin of the Digital Crown.
• Attach your watch workout to any result — calories, heart rate and time on court on your match card, private to you unless you choose to share.
• Health snapshot on the wrist: HRV, resting heart rate, blood oxygen, respiratory rate, wrist temperature and sleep, with ranges based on your own recent history.
• Match history on the watch — heart-rate chart, zones and intensity for every recorded match.
• New Club effort board — the month's calories and court time from players who share their workouts. Bragging rights only, never ranking points.
1.0.28 Sep 1
• Tennis Ladder comes to Apple Watch: your fixtures on your wrist, one-tap match recording with live heart rate, pause for rain breaks, and log the score with a spin of the Digital Crown.
• Attach your watch workout to any result — calories, heart rate and time on court on your match card, private to you unless you choose to share.
• Health snapshot on the wrist: HRV, resting heart rate, blood oxygen, respiratory rate, wrist temperature and sleep, with ranges based on your own recent history.
• Match history on the watch — heart-rate chart, zones and intensity for every recorded match.
• New Club effort board — the month's calories and court time from players who share their workouts. Bragging rights only, never ranking points.
1.0.27 Aug 24
• New Club honours: follow the monthly awards race, revisit winners in the Hall of Fame and share branded award cards.
• A richer arcade-style badge collection, clearer icons and welcoming empty-screen illustrations.
• League group chat, official organiser announcements and improved search.
• Find, follow and switch clubs more easily, with detailed pages for 600+ UK venues.
• Safer, smoother matches: Play now, challenge-queue visibility, live-scoring fixes and better friendlies.
1.0.25 Aug 2
• Add a real photo to your profile — crop it just how you want. Easier to recognise each other at the club (your tennis-legend avatar stays if you prefer)
• Doubles pairs now show both players' faces side by side
• A smarter Play section — one-off or standing weekly games (auto re-invites), level-banded open seats, and your personal QR: Scan to challenge me
• Polish and reliability fixes throughout
1.0.22 Jul 26
• Club night — run your social mix-in without the whiteboard. Pick a format, share the QR (friends without the app join with just their name), and fair pairings + live standings sort themselves.
• Club TV — every live-scored match at your club on one screen, side by side. Perfect for finals day (Clubhouse → Club TV).
• This week's weather at the courts, right on the Clubhouse.
• Polish and reliability fixes throughout.
1.0.21 Jul 25
• Club night — run your social mix-in without the whiteboard. Pick a format, share the QR (friends without the app join with just their name), and fair pairings + live standings sort themselves.
• Club TV — every live-scored match at your club on one screen, side by side. Perfect for finals day (Clubhouse → Club TV).
• This week's weather at the courts, right on the Clubhouse.
• Polish and reliability fixes throughout.
1.0.20 Jul 24
• Tennis News — the latest stories from BBC Sport, The Guardian and Tennis365, with club announcements woven in. Find it under More.
• Tap any story for a quick preview, then read the full piece at the source.
• Plus everything from this week's big update: Chase the Pros, UTR ratings, live-scoring court clock.
• Polish and reliability fixes throughout.
1.0.19 Jul 24
• Connect your UTR — see your official Universal Tennis Rating right in the app.
• Chase the Pros — a live leaderboard of tennis pros in your own season points; pass them and climb.
• Live-scoring upgrades — a court-time clock plus weather / bad-light pauses and mid-match retirements.
• Faster Players & Messages, tidier navigation, and tournament matches now earn season points.
• Polish and reliability fixes throughout.
1.0.18 Jul 23
• Pro Chase — on Your Serve, see how your recent form and points stack up next to a tennis pro. Beat a pro on your best day!
• Message anyone at your club — a new compose button on Messages starts a chat with any member, and you can favourite the people you play most.
• Read receipts — see when your message has been read.
• Share a match replay — send anyone the point-by-point replay link.
• Polish and reliability fixes throughout.
1.0.14 Jul 22
• Match replays — any match scored live now has a Replay you can play back point by point, with pause, scrub and 0.5×–4× speed.
• Signing in always takes you to your club now — no more landing on the wrong club's ladder.
• Tap any player's "pts" to see how season points work — 2 for playing plus 1 per game you win.
• A brand-new launch screen, and upcoming fixtures show more of what's coming up.
• Smoother "find your club" when you first open the app, plus plenty of polish and speed-ups.
1.0.13 Jul 21
• LIVE SCORING — organisers can score a match point by point courtside (proper tennis scoring: deuce, tiebreaks, match tiebreaks, undo) and share a live scoreboard link anyone can follow in real time. The final score saves straight to the ladder.
• Friendlies now show in Results with an "Include friendlies" toggle.
• Away with a return date — set when you're back; everyone sees it and you return automatically.
• Fairer walkovers — a heads-up before one applies, brand-new players are protected, and organisers can reverse one.
• "Did you mean…?" catches email typos when you join.
• Plus polish and fixes throughout.
1.0.11 Jul 20
• Courtside banter — cheeky pre-match one-liners in chat ("Hope you've been practising", "Loser buys the drinks"). Tap the emoji button and let them have it.
• It's on! A full-screen VS card marks the moment a challenge becomes a fixture — avatars, ratings, head-to-head and who's on form.
• Club pulse — win streaks and hot months on the Results page, with one-tap kudos. The player gets a nudge that the club's behind them.
• Pre-match hype — reacting to an upcoming fixture now has its own phrases ("Should be a great game", "Calling an upset").
• Big-match emails now come in themed flavours — The rematch, Upset watch, Under the floodlights and more.
• Plus polish and fixes throughout.
1.0.10 Jul 19
• Match chat! Every game gets its own chat — and you can message any club member directly (mute, block & report built in).
• Tennis stickers & a proper emoji picker — ACE!, the 6-0 bagel, GG and friends, one tap to send.
• Junior match chat — juniors can arrange their matches once a parent or guardian says OK; guardians get a copy of every message.
• Add to calendar now opens your calendar properly — for ladder matches, friendlies and open games.
• Play a game — create a singles or doubles game, invite players or leave seats open.
• New Players tab and Your Snapshot — browse your club, see your rating trend, form and climb.
• Plus heaps of polish and fixes.
1.0.9 Jul 18
New elite achievements to chase — diamond-tier legends and UTR-level badges — plus: away leagues now show in your list, quick club filters, smoother toggles, contact opponents by WhatsApp/email, clearer onboarding, and a fix for the Log-a-game buttons hiding behind the bottom bar.
1.0.5 Jul 16
• Rivalries — see your head-to-head record against every opponent, right on the ladder, and settle the score.
• New tennis-player avatars by default — pick your own style and skin tone any time.
• New here? Find your club by name, location or code to get started.
• Join a public league and start playing straight away — no waiting for approval.
• A buzz + tennis-shot sound when you're challenged (mutes with your ringer).
• Quick actions on every league, plus a batch of polish and fixes.
1.0.3 Jul 15
• New "Looking to play" board — post that you're up for a game and get matched at your level.
• Start your own private league and invite friends with a link.
• Age-group competitions (Over 45s, Over 55s and more).
• Faster doubles pairing, clearer season points, and a batch of polish and fixes.
1.0.1 Jul 14
• Challenge slots free up faster: ladder matches are booked within 14 days, and a missed date stops blocking your diary.
• If you've already sent two challenges, the app tells you which two.
• Coin Shop: rings, name effects, titles, taunt packs and crests now show everywhere they should, including in Dark.
• Double down: if the match is never played your coins come back, and doubling closes when the match starts.
• Limited editions show how many exist and how many are left.
• Trash talk clears from Your Serve once its match is played.
• Many fixes and polish.
more Version 1.0.33 Oct 13
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