rio de janeiro is hosting the 2016 olympic games and one of the highly anticipated events is guaranteed to be tennis - the tennis section will be hosted at the olympic tennis centre in barra da tijuca.

many clubs and centres in rio de janeiro provide the opportunities to practice tennis in the city - leme tenis club located in the neighborhood of leme is a beautiful facility surrounded with lush trees and a fanastic view of the beach below.

clube dos caicaras is a a breath taking tennis club with prestine facilities - located on the lagoa dos freitas the club includes tennis competitions, socials and courts available to rent any day of the week.

if individuals are looking to play some tennis matches for free they can try the free courts on the lagoa dos freitas or in flamengo park - two sets of courts are found on the lagoa and are situated close the helicopter pad and the channel that seperates ipanema from leblon.