Merton Street tennis court

Merton Street tennis court is the home of the Oxford University Real Tennis Club.^[1] It stands on the north side of Merton Street in central Oxford, England, and forms part of Merton College.^{[citation needed]}

There has been a tennis court in Oxford since 1450 and one at the Merton Street site since c. 1494, according to one source.^[2] Alternatively, according to another source,^[3] Oxford has had a court since 1595 and one at this site when it was rebuilt in 1798.^[1] The Merton Street court, being early, has somewhat non-standard dimensions, and in particular an unusually flat tambour (a buttress used as part of the court). ^{[citation needed]}

It is the smallest court in England and the second oldest.^[4]