After the completion of the Australian Open, tennis is on our minds. BetGeorgia.com wanted to know what states are the most tennis-loving. Using Google Trends, we conducted a 5-year search on January 28, 2025, to find the search interest scores for “tennis” and “tennis court near me.” We then ranked the top 10 states based on total search interest scores.
America’s Most Tennis Loving States
Rank | State | Total Score |
1 | Florida | 153 |
2 | California | 152 |
3 | New Jersey | 146 |
4 | Massachusetts | 143 |
T-5 | Georgia | 140 |
T-5 | North Carolina | 140 |
7 | South Carolina | 139 |
8 | Connecticut | 136 |
9 | Maryland | 132 |
10 | Utah | 80 |
According to our model, Georgia ranks out tied as the fifth most tennis-loving American state with North Carolina. In other words, if our rankings were a tournament, the Peach State would likely make it all the way to the semi-finals.
Florida is definitely the local tennis hub, with the capital ranking out inside the Top 25 of Global Tennis Network’s listings of cities with the most tennis courts, and the Top 25 of most active players.
What's interesting about Georgia's high ranking is the state just this year unfortunately lost a mainstay ATP event in the Atlanta Open. The ATP 250 event, which was held each summer in the lead-up to the U.S. Open, was won in 2022 by Australian Alex de Minaur. Among the other competitors year-in-year out were the world’s top-ranked American Taylor Fritz, Atlanta’s own Ben Shelton (just twenty-one years old), and six-time Atlanta Open winner John Isner. The event is off the 2025 schedule for now after a 15-year-run, but don't dismiss Atlanta for an ATP return down the line.
Although born in neighboring North Carolina, Isner is well-known to locals. The former No. 1 overall-ranked tennis pro was a member of the University of Georgia tennis squad that won the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship in 2007.
For decades the Bulldogs have boasted one of the nation’s top collegiate tennis programs — capturing 5 total men’s championships, and 2 women’s titles. For their part, the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets also captured an NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship in 2007.
You can bet Georgia tennis fans will be watching the major odds in 2025. Don't worry, we will have information on all the best Georgia sportsbook apps expected to launch once they become legal.
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Jeff Parker is an entertainment writer for BetGeorgia.com. A writer for film, television and the internet, Jeff is a life long movie buff, with a Masters Degree in Popular Culture. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he works full time as documentary filmmaker and producer.
