New Website Welcome to the all-new Gateshead Tennis website! We've been working hard over the last few months to bring this exciting and feature-packed new website to you and we'd love to know what you think of it so far. If you have any comments or suggestions please contact us and we'll do our best to assist you and incorporate your ideas. New to Tennis? We play tennis outside in the fresh air at Blaydon Tennis Club and have 9 floodlit tennis courts so weather permitting we play all year round. We are an accredited Sport England 'club mark' club which in part means we have a safe and secure environment to play and coach tennis. All coaches have an enhanced crb certificate and LTA coaching qualification. We have an extensive programme and will have something for you whether you are 3 or 63, a complete beginner or advanced team player, coming with a friend or by yourself - whatever you want we can provide it. There's a lot of courses listed on this site so please have a good look around. If you can't find what you are after please contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Many Thanks Jonathan Newton (Head Coach)

Gateshead Tennis is based at Blaydon Tennis Club, and works throughout the borough within primary schools, mini tennis centres (secondary schools) and parks. 

Led by Jonathan Newton since 1999, he has established himself as the Head Coach by developing the coaching programme, players, schools and coaches.

It is this drive, enthusiasm and initiative that saw him rewarded with the BTCA National Coach Of The Year Award, 2001. 

With the success of junior tennis players and team tennis, both Blaydon Tenniis Club's and Jonathan Newton's reputation grew quickly for quality tennis coaching and high achievement.

Jonathan mentored several tennis club juniors through their coaching awards: Ian Pearson and Phil Holmes are current Gateshead Tennis coaches and Sarah Stevenson moved to the Head Coaches position at Stocksfield TC. David Esther is another Gateshead Tennis coach, but qualified from outside the area.

Through the high standard of development and a massive amount of work from Blaydon Tennis Club chairman David Rochester, Blaydon Tennis Club opened 3 floodlit hard tennis courts in 2007 for junior tennis and tennis coaching. This brought the tennis court count to nine and made Blaydon Tennis Club one of the biggest clubs in the North of England.

 In 2008 Blaydon Tennis Club was awarded Club Mark status by Sport England, a kite mark award for excellence in management and coaching, largely thanks to the efforts of Gateshead Tennis and our coaching excellence. Jonathan has upgraded his qualification to a Senior Club Coach (level 4) and is using this to further enhance the quality of the tennis coaching programme with up to date coaching techniques and terminology.