{"id":3530,"date":"2026-10-16T08:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T06:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/artificial-turf-for-tennis\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:39:26","slug":"artificial-turf-for-tennis","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/artificial-turf-for-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Turf for Tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Artificial tennis turf<\/strong> usually consists of short, often <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/fibrillated-fiber\/\">fibrillated<\/a> or textured fibers that are completely infilled with <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/silica-sand\/\">silica sand<\/a>. It is particularly popular with clubs that wish to use their courts earlier in the year and for longer periods. <\/p>\n<h2>Benefits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>playable in almost any weather<\/li>\n<li>lower maintenance requirements than a traditional clay court<\/li>\n<li>gentle on the joints due to easy sliding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Maintenance<\/h2>\n<p>The sand must be regularly redistributed and topped up. Leaves and fine particles compact the surface over time\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/deep-cleaning\/\">deep cleaning<\/a> restores water permeability and playing characteristics. A double tennis court measures 23.77 \u00d7 10.97 m; see also our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/ratgeber\/football-pitch-size-dimensions-square-meters-and-hectares-at-a-glance\/\">football pitch sizes<\/a> for a field comparison.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial tennis turf is a sand-infilled synthetic turf for tennis courts. It combines year-round usability with a playing experience reminiscent of clay courts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3530","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3530\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}