Despite the growing visibility of women’s tennis at elite level, participation gaps persist at grassroots and recreational levels, particularly among girls and young women. Tennis, while offering strong health, social and lifelong participation potential, often remains perceived as competitive, inaccessible or not sufficiently inclusive at entry level. The first Tennis4Women initiative demonstrated that targeted, well-designed grassroots interventions can effectively address these barriers and re-engage young women in physical activity.

TENNIS4WOMEN 2.0 builds on these lessons by moving from pilot action to structured capacity building and wider European impact.