Althea Gibson Tennis Complex

Located at 3405 Park Ave, Wilmington, NC 28403, Althea Gibson Tennis Complex operates as a tennis court serving Wilmington in North Carolina. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as park, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

Tennis in the United States is played on three kinds of places: public park courts run by a city or county, member clubs and country clubs with their own pros and leagues, and commercial tennis centers that sell court time by the hour. Public courts are usually free and first come, first served, with a posted limit (often 60-90 minutes when others are waiting); busier cities run online reservation systems with a small fee and a permit for the season. Indoor courts are rented by the hour and booked days ahead in winter. Most facilities are hard courts; clay is common in the Southeast and at private clubs, and grass is rare. Lights extend play into the evening at many parks, sometimes with a coin or app-operated switch.

The business lists hours on 7 days of the week. The most common schedule is 8 am–9 pm. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. You can reach Althea Gibson Tennis Complex at (910) 341-4631; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. More information is available on its website, empiepark.com.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.6 out of 5 from 130 reviews, which is a strong result for a tennis court in Wilmington and suggests consistent service.

Wilmington is in North Carolina, in the Southeast, where summers are long, hot and humid, winters are mild, and afternoon thunderstorms and the hurricane season from June to November can change plans at short notice. Getting around Wilmington is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across North Carolina's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

See the other tennis courts in Wilmington listed below to compare ratings, hours and locations before you decide. Details on this page come from public sources and may change; confirm anything important by phone before relying on it. Business owners can claim the listing to keep it up to date.