Introducing Players: Find Every Tennis Player Near You

Deuce has the magnifying glass out, because the hardest part of social tennis was never the tennis. It was finding someone at your level who is actually free.

Everyone knows the feeling. You want a hit, you have the afternoon, and you have nobody to call. The Players directory is the answer to "who is even around to play?" It is the searchable list of every active player on RallyHub, built so you can find a real hitting partner in about a minute.

What it is

Players is the full directory of people on RallyHub. You can browse it, search it, and filter it down to exactly the kind of player you are after, then send a friend request to anyone who looks like a good match. It is the front door to your tennis network.

How it works

• Filter to what matters. Narrow the list by suburb or distance, by rating, by who has marked themselves available, and by verified status, so you are looking at players who could realistically be a fit.
• Profiles that tell you enough. Each player shows their level, a bit of bio, where they play, and their record, so you are not connecting blind.
• One tap to connect. Send a friend request from the directory. Once they accept, they drop into your Friends list with their live availability.
• Privacy stays in the player's hands. What shows on a profile is controlled by that player's own visibility settings. Nobody is over-shared into the directory.

How to use it

1. Open /players.
2. Filter. Set a distance or suburb, then a rating range, so you only see players near your level near you.
3. Open a profile that looks promising and check their level, bio, and record.
4. Send a request. If it looks like a match, connect. When they accept, you can message and organise a hit straight away.

Players or RallyMate?

Two ways to find people, for two moods. The Players directory is the search-and-filter approach: you know roughly what you want and you go looking for it. RallyMate is the swipe approach: one player at a time, yes or no, when you would rather browse than search. Same pool of players, two different front doors. Use whichever suits the day.

Why we built it

There is a whole population of what we call invisible players: people who own a racket, would love a regular hit, and never find one because there was no good way to see who else was out there. Booking systems tell you which court is free. They never tell you who wants to play on it. The Players directory is the missing piece, the bit that turns "I should play more" into an actual game in the calendar.

Cheers, the RallyHub team

Quick context if you are new here: RallyHub is an Australian social tennis platform built by two brothers. Invite-only beta. More blog posts here.