63 Tennis Tattoo Designs
Tennis is one of my favorite pass-times, and I think it’s about time that I invest in some tennis tattoos!
Tennis tattoos are so cute, and I love how well they represent my skills with the racket.
Tennis is a classy sport too, so these ink ideas are going to have an elegant, yet sporty vibe to them, which is extra fun for a first time tattoo.
If you’re on a sports tattoo kick or have a football fan in your house, these football tattoos are just the next post for you to dive into.
Tennis Racket Tattoos
The most common tattoo in this category is the tennis racket. It’s the most obvious and easiest to style piece. And there’s so many variations of it, you can make it totally your own!
1. Crossed Rackets
The preppy symbol.
2. Broken Racket
Want to translate how hard you go with tennis? This broken racket is the perfect tattoo for you.
3. Traditional Style Roses
These roses in a traditional style make this tennis racket fit right in with any other tattoos you’ve got going.
4. Minimalist
The low-key style of this one is right up my alley.
5. Pop Of Color
This one is one of my favorites because of the style and color. No outlining makes it pop even more against your skin. Not to mention the retro style of these colors!
6. Cartoon
If you love a little cartoon tattoo, you’ll love this one!
7. Pulse
The tennis racket interrupting your pulse is so accurate to a tennis lover’s heart beat.
8. Tropical Scene
The tropical scene inside of the racket is giving… Miami in the 80’s! What a cool piece of work.
9. Simple Details
Simple shading and detailing in this one is phenomenal. Almost looks like a chalk drawing.
10. Skeleton Service
Something a little funky and quirky like this can be just what you need!
11. Heart
Adding a little heart in the racket adds a cute little detail that tells everyone what has your heart.
12. Smackdown
The “pow” details here adds to the image of you smashing the tennis ball.
Tennis Ball Ink
Maybe you want to go the ball route. These are cute and little more unique, and if you have color tattoos, it might be a really cool addition.
13. Fine Line
A cute little fine line moment is easy.
14. Pulse Check
Another pulse interrupted by tennis, but this one with a tennis ball.
15. Shadow
The shadow really makes this one a little more pop-art-ish and I really love it.
16. Hash Shadow
I love a hash-line shadow, making it look like an old school animation.
17. Clean Lines
These clean lines are a minimalist tattoo-lover’s dream!
18. Matching With Your Partner
Whether your romantic partner or your partner on the court, this is the perfect matching tattoo.
19. Dissolve
Geometric tattoos really are their own category and this one is so cool– a tennis ball dissolving into a geometric pieces.
20. Realistic Shading
This one is pretty realistic.
21. In Green
Getting it in the iconic shade of yellow-green is so fun for a little added spunk to it.
22. Realism In Green
I almost feel like I could pick this one up and play with it!
23. Planet
A tennis ball in the form of a planet is so creative.
24. Tennis Forever
The infinity symbol is nothing new in the tattoo world, but throw in your passion on top and you’ve got yourself a pretty meaningful tattoo.
Small Sporty Ideas
Want something a little smaller. There’s plenty of options for you to get just what you’re looking for!
25. Little Player
This little player is crushing the game, I just know it.
26. Single Line
The single line around each one leaves it simple enough for any small tattoo lovers to commit to.
27. Tiny Tennis
I am so obsessed with this tiny tennis court. How cute are they!
28. Little Racket
This racket, though it has incredible shading, doesn’t have too much going on.
29. Simple Crossed Rackets
Keep it simple!
30. Stick Figure
If you have a series of unserious tattoos, this guy might need to be next on the list.
Tennis Court Tattoo Designs With Flair
Adding something with a little more design to it is the best way to make this unique to you. Your artist might have some ideas too if you take them some of these inspo pictures first!
31. Bike Wheels
Tennis balls as bike wheels is such an interesting concept, especially if you love both of these activities.
32. Pineapple Player
Putting a sweatband on a pineapple feels random but it makes sense to someone!
33. Frog Going For It
This frog is really going for it.
34. Tennis And Soccer
This is one multi-faceted athlete. If you love soccer and tennis, you may not have to pick when you’re getting a sports related tattoo.
35. Funky Bunnies
There’s a lot to unpack here with these funky bunnies playing a quick game of tennis.
36. Set Up The Serve
How amazing is this image?!
37. Shredded
A stunning image of a shredded racket… It doesn’t get more intense than this.
38. Florals
No matter what the tattoo is of, adding some sort of flower details just makes it cuter and more fun.
39. Mini Court
I’m in awe with the idea of this fine line mini court.
40. Cross
We’ve seen a few of these already, but crossing the rackets in a large piece is more impactful than the minimalist version.
41. Court Detail
You have to check out how cool this one is with the subtle view of the court underneath the racket. I’m obsessed.
42. Pre-Game Stretch
43. Commemorate
Put a name on the tennis ball to commemorate something or someone special.
44. Newspaper Cartoon
The drawing style reminds me of a newspaper cartoon, and I don’t see that too often in tattoos.
45. Geometric Piece
How cool is this?
46. Line Of Path
The dotted line of the path of the tennis ball is actually a pretty cool detail.
47. Polaroid
I adore the look of this polaroid of a tennis ball. I love having a physical photo of something that I love, but getting it tattooed just takes it to the next level.
48. Galaxy
Something about this is so interesting.
Every sport lover goes all in on the activity that they love the most. These are the perfect ways to symbolize what takes up all of your free time.
49. Sparrow
The sparrow is a stunning edition to this tennis racket piece.
50. Sun And Moon
These two are playing like old opponents.
51. Spiral
The spiral of the letters has a really interesting and artistic twist to something so simple and athletic.
52. Breaking Through
If intense is more your style, this tennis ball breaking through a racket is pretty rocking.
53. Blind Lining
It’s simple with a little bit of a cool concept.
54. Crown
Winners get crowns, right?
55. Retro Art
The retro coloring and sound affect is pretty cute if you like a cutesy twist.
56. On Fire
If you want to show the competition that you’re on fire, this is the move.
57. Flash
All of the pieces without much detail is a fun style.
58. Tennis Girl
I’m not exactly sure what style of art this is, but I adore it.
59. Center Of The World
This tells me that tennis is the center of your world!
60. Splatter Paint
The rainbow splatter paint adds some energy.
61. Into The Teacup
This is a tribute to someone’s sweet pup, but makes for a fun design!
62. Me VS Life
We all love a little self depreciating meme, and making it a tattoo is a commit to a bit.
63. One Line
People done in one line is one of my favorite styles, and a famous player is the perfect move.
How Much Does It Hurt?
It’s hard to make a generalization, but most of these tattoos aren’t ones that I would bet on being super painful. Most of these are pretty minimal which are easy.
More thick lined and detailed tattoos tend to be the more painful ones and thankfully there’s a lot of space between these racket lines!
If you place it somewhere tender or if you have a low pain tolerance, you might find them to be not particularly enjoyable, but overall they should be simple ones to sit through.
Can I Play Tennis With A New Tattoo?
It depends on how big and where it is, if you have a really large and detailed piece it’s best not to sweat in it. But if you’ve got something pretty small and simple, I would personally go ahead and play.
Always go based on what your artist tells you and recommends.
Tennis is a pretty specific passion, but so many people are into it. If you’re wandering around town with a tennis tattoo you might just find another group that loves it just as much as you do!
Getting the fun and quirky little things about yourself as tattoos is what body art is all about in my book. Something as simple as a racket to represent something that makes you happy and enjoy life is the perfect tattoo idea.
