How Many Lights do we need for Tennis Court?
When planning tennis court lighting, many people may wonder how many lights are needed for a tennis court. In fact, this number of lighting varies as it varies with the type of venue, i.e. outdoor and indoor tennis courts. Depending on the lux and lumen requirement and classes of tennis court, different sets of LED lighting may be needed for the sports court.
| Tennis court classes | How many lights do we need for the tennis court |
| Class I (Professional) | 50 to 100 lights |
| Class II (College, high school) | 8 to 16 lights |
| Class III (Recreational, tennis club) | 4 to 8 lights |
From the table above, we can see the number of tennis court lights increases with the level of competition. For the class I professional tennis arena, we may need up 50 to lights for the tennis area, while we only need 4 to 8 lights for the recreational or residential tennis courts. There is a big gap between Class I and Class II because we need much more lights to provide higher lux level for tennis players, so they can clearly see the fast moving tennis balls. The high lumen and lux on the tennis court provide a better visual experience for the spectators as well.
How many lights do we need for a tennis club?
When it comes to lighting a tennis club, we need around 4 to 8 lights per tennis court. Depending on the light pole layout, we will have 1 to 2 lights per pole. For example, a tennis court with 6 poles need 6 or 12 lights. Each lighting fixture will have around 200 to 500 watts according to the brightness requirement of the tennis court owner.
How many LED lights are required to light a high school tennis court?
If your high school tennis court requires new lighting, you are getting to a right place, as this section is talking about how many lights are needed for college or high school tennis court. As the lux, or brightness, requirement is higher in the high school, we need more pieces of lighting fixture. Sometimes we need 8 to 16 LED lights for high school tennis court if we put 4 lights per pole. For the side-by-side tennis courts, we may have share poles between the tennis court, but this doesn’t affect the overall number of the lights.
How many lights are needed for a tennis stadium or tennis arena?
When it comes to lighting a tennis stadium, the situation is completely different. This is because the lighting requirements for a tennis stadium are much higher than those of a tennis club. Typically, a Class 1 tennis stadium requires 1000 to 1500 lux of lighting. So, we need approximately 50 to 100 lights. The tennis stadium lights will be installed around the roof. We need such a large amount of tennis court lighting because it is easier for us to achieve better uniformity and illumination. Since the light comes from all directions, shadows in the tennis court can be greatly eliminated.
Conclusion
There is no clear answer as to how many lights should be on a tennis court, as the actual number depends on many factors such as the level of competition, the layout of the poles, the type of tennis court, etc. If you have any questions about tennis court lighting, please feel free to contact us. We offer a free lighting consultation.