Awood court^[1] is one of the types oftennis courts on which the modern sport oftennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Wood courts are generally a form ofhardwood flooring. These courts were once used for indoor "covered court" tennis tournaments beginning in the late 19th century through to the early 1970s, and occasionally were used to stage outdoor tennis tournaments. They were largely supplanted by the development of indoorcarpet courts in professional play.

The surface was first introduced in competitive tournaments in 1878 at theScottish Championships in Edinburgh, which was held on indoor wood courts until 1883. They were also used beginning in 1881 in England at theCheltenham Covered Court Championships andGore Court Championships both indoor events. In 1885 theSeventh Regiment Championship was established and played on indoor wood courts at theSeventh Regiment Armory in New York City.

Wooden tennis courts are regarded as the fastest of all indoor courts, as they have a very short and low bounce.^[2][3] The player's speed is the tactical deciding advantage on wood courts.^[4] Wooden surface courts were better suited to players with the most highly honed reflexes.^[5] Also there is more resiliency to wood tennis courts compared to concrete or asphalt courts; wood tennis courts are not as hard on the players' feet, or the tennis ball itself.^[6]

A wood court specialist is a tennis player who excels on wood courts, usually more than on any other surface, but not always. Pre-open era players played on multiple surfaces, including wood courts.

Male tennis players who were particularly successful on this surface (titles won in brackets) include; French playerJean Borotra (23), Australian playersKen Rosewall (20), andRod Laver (18), American playerBill Tilden II (15), British playersGeorge Caridia (9),Laurence Doherty (8),Ernest Wool Lewis (7), New ZealanderAnthony Wilding (7), FrenchmanAndre Gobert (5), Czech–Egyptian playerJaroslav Drobny (4) and British playerBobby Wilson (8)

1. Bavarian International Covered Court Championships
2. Berlin International Covered Courts
3. British Covered Court Championships
4. Canadian Covered Court Championships
5. Cheltenham Covered Court Championships
6. Eastern Indoor Championships
7. French Covered Court Championships
8. German International Covered Court Championships
9. London Covered Court Championships
10. Lyon Covered Court Championships (from 1948 called Coupe Georges Cozon)
11. New England Indoor Championships
12. Queen's Club Covered Court Championship
13. Seventh Regiment Championship
14. Scottish Championships
15. Scandinavian Indoor Championships
16. Swedish International Covered Courts Championships
17. USSR International Covered Court Championships
18. Welsh Covered Court Championships
19. World Covered Court Championships

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