270+ Tennis Dog Names For Your Pup

Ah, tennis – the gentleman’s sport, where Wimbledon strawberries and cream are as iconic as the swish of a perfectly executed backhand and love means nothing at all (LOL)! 

For many, tennis represents the epitome of class, grace, and sportsmanship. But what if you're not just a tennis enthusiast but a proud dog owner as well? How do you merge your love for the game with your furry friend's unique identity? The answer may lie in the world of tennis dog names. 

In this article, we will serve up an ace of inspiration by exploring an extensive collection of tennis-themed names that are sure to make your canine companion a star both on and off the court. Whether you're a seasoned player, a casual fan, or just someone who appreciates the elegance of the sport, you'll discover the perfect name that serves up a winning match for your four-legged champion. 

Let’s Rally!

🚺 Tennis Dog Names Inspired By Female Players

This list makes us nostalgic for the days when Monica Seles used to shriek-grunt her way through matches and Steffi Graf was the Queen of Cool. As far as dog names go, you really can't beat “Goolagong” – we cannot imagine any other dog in the whole world having that name! If you would like something a little more mainstream, we adore the name “Billie Jean” for a female pup.

Anastasia	Anastasia Potapova – Russian tennis player
Anna	Anna Kournikova – Russian tennis player
Aryna	Aryna Sabalenka – Belarusian tennis player
Beatriz	Beatriz Haddad Maia – Brazilian tennis player
Belinda	Belinda Bencic – Swiss tennis player
Billie Jean	Billie Jean King – American tennis player
Camila	Camila Giorgi – Italian tennis player
Caroline	Caroline Garcia – French tennis player
Chris	Chris Evert – American tennis player
Coco	Coco Gauff – American tennis player
Daria	Daria Kasatkina – Russian tennis player
Donna	Donna Vekic – Croatian tennis player
Elena	Elena Rybakina – Kazakhstan tennis player
Elina	Elina Svitolina – Ukranian tennis player
Elise	Elise Mertens – Belgian tennis player
Emma	Emma Raducanu – British tennis player
Eugenie	Eugenie Bouchard – Canadian tennis player
Goolagong	Evonne Goolagong Cawley – Australian tennis player
Hingis	Martina Hingis – Swiss tennis player
Jasmine	Jasmine Paolini – Italian tennis player
Jessica	Jessica Pegula – American tennis player
Justine	Justine Henin – Belgian tennis player
Karolina	Karolina muchova – Czech tennis player
Laylah	Laylah Fernandez – Canadian tennis player
Lesia	Lesia Tsurenko – Ukrainian tennis player
Madison	Madison Keys – American tennis player
Magda	Magda Linette – Polish tennis player
Maia	Beatriz Haddad Maia – Brazilian tennis player
Maria	Maria Sharapova – Russian tennis player
Marta	Marta Kostyuk – Ukrainian tennis player
Martina	Martina Navratilova – Czech tennis player
Monica	Monica Seles – Yugoslavian tennis player
Ons	Ons Jabeur – Tunisian tennis player
Petra	Petra Martic – Croatian tennis player
Qinwen	Qinwen Zheng – Chinese tennis player
Sakkari	Maria Sakkari – Greek tennis player
Sania	Sania Mirza – Indian tennis player
Serena	Serena Williams – American tennis player
Simona	Simona Halep – Romanian tennis player
Sloane	Sloane Stephens – American tennis player
Sofia	Sofia Kenin – American tennis player
Sorana	Sorana Cirstea – Romanian tennis player
Steffi	Steffi Graf – German tennis player
Venus	Venus Williams – American tennis player
Veronika	Veronika Kudermetova – Russian tennis player
Victoria	Victoria Azarenka – Belarusian tennis player
Zhang	Zhang Kailin – Chinese tennis player

🚹 Tennis Dog Names Inspired By Male Players

Who could forget the tantrums thrown by McEnroe? They are the stuff of legend and his epic on-court meltdown’s coined the now iconic phrase “You cannot be serious!” If you would like to name your dog after someone a little less controversial, we adore the names “Matteo” and “Norrie” for your boy dog.

Adrian	Adrian Mannarino – French tennis player
Alex	Alex de Minaur – Australian tennis player
Alexander	Alexander Zverev – German tennis player
Andre	Andre Agassi – American tennis player
Andrey	Andrey Rublev – Russian tennis player
Andy	Andy Murray British tennis player
Aslan	Aslan Karatsev – Russian tennis player
Becker	Boris Becker – German tennis player
Bjorn	Bjorn Borg – Swedish tennis player
Boris	Boris Becker – German tennis player
Borna	Borna Coric – Croatian tennis player
Cameron	Cameron Norrie – British tennis player
Carlos	Carlos Alcaraz – Spanish tennis player
Casper	Casper Ruud – Norwegian tennis player
Chang	Michael Chang – American tennis player
Dan	Dan Evans – British tennis player
Daniil	Daniil Medvedev – Russian tennis player
Denis	Denis Shapovalov – Canadian tennis player
Felix	Felix Auger Aliassime – Canadian tennis player
Frances	Frances Tiafoe – American tennis player
Grigor	Grigor Dimitrov – Bulgarian tennis player
Gustavo	Gustavo Kuerten – Brazilian tennis player
Hewitt	Lleyton Hewitt – Australian tennis player
Holger	Holger Rune – Danish tennis player
Hubert	Hubert Hurkacz – Polish tennis player
Ivan	Ivan Lendl – Czech tennis player
Jannik	Jannik Sinner – Italian tennis player
Jarry	Nicolas Jarry – Chilean tennis player
Jimmy	Jimmy Connors – American tennis player
John	John McEnroe – American tennis player
Lorenzo	Lorenzo Sonego – Italian tennis player
Mats	Mats Wilander – Swedish tennis player
Matteo	Matteo Berrettini – Italian tennis player
Murray	Andy Murray British tennis player
Norrie	Cameron Norrie – British tennis player
Novak	Novak Djokovic – Serbian tennis player
Patrick	Patrick Rafter – Australian tennis player
Pete	Pete Sampras – American tennis player
Rafael	Rafael Nadal – Spanish tennis player
Rod	Rod Laver – Australian tennis player
Roddick	Andy Roddick – American tennis player
Roger	Roger Federer – Swiss tennis player
Sebastian	Sebastian Korda – American tennis player
Stan	Stan Wawrinka – Swiss tennis player
Stefan	Stefan Edberg – Swedish tennis player
Stefanos	Stefanos Tsitsipas – Greek tennis player
Tallon	Tallon Griekspoor – Dutch tennis player
Taylor	Taylor Fritz – American tennis player
Tommy	Tommy Paul – American tennis player
Ugo	Ugo Humbert – French tennis player

🤩 Give Your Tennis Dog One Of The Tennis Stars Nicknames

There is nothing better than the nicknames that are bestowed on sportsmen and women and tennis does not disappoint! These names range from the funny to the cool and some are just utterly absurd, but good for a laugh none-the-less. We love the names “Pistol Pete” and “Rocket Man” for boys and “Juju” and “Little Mo” for girls.

A-Rod	Andy Roddick
Baron von Slam	Boris Becker
Big Bill	William Tilden Jr.
Big Pancho	Pancho Gonzalez
Boom Boom	Boris Becker
Butch	Earl Buchholz
Chino	Marcelo Rios
DelPo	Juan Martin Del Potro
Djoker	Novak Djokovic
Dominator	Dominic Thiem
Dreddy	Dustin Brown
El Gato	Miloslav Mecir
FedEx	Roger Federer
Gorgeous Gussie	Gertrude Moran
Guga	Gustavo Kuerten
Ice Borg	Bjorn Borg
Ice Maiden	Chris Evert
Ivan the Terrible	Ivan Lendl
Juju	Justine Henin
Le Mozart Noir	Yannick Noah – it means The Black Mozart
Little Bill	William Johnston
Little Miss Poker Face	Helen Wills Moody
Little Mo	Maureen Connolly
Little Pancho	Pancho Segura
Mosquito	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Muscles	Ken Rosewall
Musterminator	Thomas Muster
Muzza	Andy Murray
Peachy	Fern Kellmeyer
Peanut	Maureen Louie-Harper
Pistol Pete	Pete Sampras – American tennis player
Prime Time	Grigor Dimitrov
Rocket Man	Andy Roddick
Rusty	Lleyton Hewitt
Scud	Mark Philippoussis
Serbinator	Novak Djokovic
Smokin' Jo Willy	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Special Kei	Kei Nishikori
Stan the Man	Stan Wawrinka
Stanimal	Stan Wawrinka
Super Brat	John McEnroe
Tabasco	Fernando Verdasco
Ted	Cuthbert Tinling
The Barcelona Bumblebee	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
The BUlldozer	David Ferrer
The Punisher	Andre Agassi
Tiger Tim	Tim Henman
Timbo	Tim Henman
Tin Man	Tim Henman
Tomic the Tank Engine	Bernard Tomic
Tsunami	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Uncle Toni	Antonio Nadal (coach)
Wild Thing	Nick Kyrgios
X-Man	Xavier Malisse

😁 Funny Tennis Related Dog Names For Your Pooch

You must know by now that over here at Dogs Planet we are big fans of corny puns and so we had to include this silly list of funny, punny dog names. Did we honor your favorite player with a crazy doggy pun?

Andre Wagassi	for Andre Agassi – a legend on the courts
Bobby Diggs	for Bobby Riggs the tennis player
Boris Barker	for Boris Becker – he is a famous tennis player
Caroline Woofniaki	for Caroline Wozniaki – a tennis player
Eugenie Poochard	for Eugenie Bouchard – a female tennis player
Evonne Droolagong	for Evonne Goolagong Cawley – she is a tennis player
Fabio Dognini	for Fabio Fognini – a tennis player
Fangsesca Schiabone	for Fransesca Schiavone – she is an Italian tennis player
Lindsay Davenpup	for Lindsay Davenport – she plays tennis
Lleyton Chewitt	for Lleyton Hewitt – he is a tennis player
Maria Shar Pei Pova	for Maria Sharapova – a famous tennis player
Mary Jo Furnandez	for Mary Jo Fernandez – a tennis player
Novak Djokofetch	for Novak Djokovic – he is a well-known tennis star
Steffi Grrrrrrraf	for Steffi Graf – one of the greatest female players

🎬 Name Your Tennis Dog After These Fictional Tennis Characters

Pop culture does not have a wealth of fictional characters to draw on in the tennis realm – most of the movies are nonfiction accounts of the lives of famous tennis stars and there are a number of docu-series about tennis too. We did manage to rustle up this cool list of names though, thanks to some little known characters with an affinity for the game. We adore the name “Flamebird” and this would be particularly suited to a red-coated dog like the Irish Red Setter. We also love the dog names “Lizzie” and “Teddy” for a girl and boy respectively.

Akira	a character in the Prince of Tennis anime
Anne	Anne Boonchuy is from the Disney show Amphibia
Art	a character from the movie Challengers set to be released in 2024
Bette	Bette Kane aka Flamebird is the cousin of Batwoman and was a professional tennis player – she is a DC superheroine
Brad	Brad Vernon played a tennis pro in the show One Life to Live
Eiji	a character in the Prince of Tennis anime
Finn	a character from the movie Challengers set to be released in 2024
Flamebird	Bette Kane aka Flamebird is the cousin of Batwoman and was a professional tennis player – she is a DC superheroine
Guy	the tennis player character from the movie Strangers on a Train
Jaime	Jaime Sommers was a tennis player before becoming a cyborg in the show Bionic Woman
Kaoru	a character in the Prince of Tennis anime
Lena	a character from the movie Spring Fever
Lizzie	from the movie Wimbledon
Minerva	Minerva Glass is a character in the anime Detective Conan – she was inspired by Steffi Graf
Monsieur Hulot	from the French film Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Nancy	she is a character in the Archie comics and plays tennis
Neil	a character from the movie Spring Fever
Pedro	a character from the movie Spring Fever
Peter	from the movie Wimbledon
Richie	from the movie The Royal Tenenbaums
Ryoma	Ryoma Echizen is a character in the manga series The Prince of Tennis
Shinji	a character in the Prince of Tennis anime
Stevie	a character from the movie Spring Fever
Takeshi	a character in the Prince of Tennis anime
Tashi	a character from the movie Challengers set to be released in 2024
Teddy	Theodore Teddy Montgomery is a tennis player in the show 90210
Tezuka	a character in the Prince of Tennis anime
Theodore	Theodore Teddy Montgomery is a tennis player in the show 90210
Thomas	from the movie Final Set
Vernon	Brad Vernon played a tennis pro in the show One Life to Live

🎾 Tennis Terms That Make Fun Dog Names

Like most sports, there is no shortage of funny terms in tennis – we think these ones make especially good dog names. You cannot go wrong with the tennis dog names “Ace” and “Champ”.

Ace	when you serve a ball that doesn't get returned
Alley	the area between the single court lines and the double court lines
Champ	the shortened version of Champion which refers to the overall winner of a tennis tournament
Champion	the overall winner of the tournament
Chip and Charge	this is a great tennis term for a pair of dogs – this play is when you step into the court to return a serve but hit it to the opposite side of the court to the server while simultaneously charging forward to the net to prepare to volley the return
Chop	to hit a ball back with extreme backspin
Clay	this is a type of court surface that is played on – you also get grass and hard courts
Deuce	when the score is tied 40 all
Doubles	when you have 2 players on a team
Drop Shot	when you slice the ball softly with backspin so it just flops over the net out of reach of your opponent
Fetcher	the ball boys and girls fetch the balls for the players
Jamming	hitting the ball at your opponents body which doesn't allow them to use their racket to hit it back – “Jam” or “Jammer” are cool related dog names
Lob	when the ball goes way over the opponent's head
Love	that is when the score is zero
Rally	when you hit the ball back and forth successfully a number of times
Server	the person who serves the ball – the players take turns to do this
Smasher	when you hit a hard overhead shot with force it's called a smash
Spin	hitting a ball in a certain way to cause it to spin – you can have topspin and backspin – “Spinner” is a cool dog name
Tweener	a shot that goes between your opponents legs
Volley	when you hit the ball before it bounces
Winner	a shot that cannot be returned

🥰 Give Your Pup A Name Inspired By The Best Tennis Brands

Most of the well-known sporting brands around the world have lines of tennis clothes, shoes or equipment. Our top pick from this list is “Puma” because it is suited to both genders.

Adidas	they make tennis shoes and clothing
Asics	they are known for their shoes
Babolat	this is a French company that makes tennis equipment (as well as other sports)
Diadora	they make sportswear and shoes
Dunlop	they make tennis rackets
Fila	they make tennis clothing
Head	they make tennis rackets
K-Swiss	they make tennis clothes and shoes
Lacoste	this brand makes a wide range of things and was founded by a tennis player – they sponsor a number of top players
Lotto	Lotto Sport Italia make a range of sporting equipment and clothing
Mizuno	they make all kinds of sporting apparel
New Balance	they make shoes and apparel – “NewB” would be a cool dog name
Nike	this worldwide brand makes all kinds of sports gear including tennis equipment
Pacific	they make rackets, strings and accessories
Prince	Prince Sports makes a range of tennis equipment and apparel
ProKennex	they cater to all racket sports – “Pro” or “Kennex” would work as for dog names
Puma	they make sports gear and have a subsection of tennis gear
Slazenger	they are a well-known sporting goods brand and also cater to tennis
Tecnifibre	they make sporting equipment and specialize in tennis and squash – “Tecni” might be a dog name
Wilson	this is a popular sporting goods company who also makes tennis equipment
Yonex	this is a Japanese company that makes tennis equipment as well as other sporting gear

🕶️ Name Your Puppy After Tennis Equipment

This list was so much fun to make and is guaranteed to get you giggling. We love the dog names “Squeegee” and “Racer”. 

Balls	You hit a ball back and forth in tennis – this might be a cheeky name for an unneutered boy dog (lol)
Banana	you often see tennis players eating bananas between sets for an energy boost
Bandana	these are used to keep your hair back and keep sweat out your eyes while playing
Clipper	for ball clips – they let the player attach the balls to their clothes while playing
Court	you play tennis on a specially demarcated court
Gripper	for grip tape – its wrapped around the racket to help with comfort and to stop the racket slipping when your hands get sweaty
Hopper	a ball hopper is used to transport balls around the court
Machine	a ball machine allows you to practice alone – its a machine that fires balls at you to hit back
Netty	for the tennis net – you have to hit the ball over the net
Racer	many women choose a racerback style of top or dress to play in
Racket	you need to hit the ball back and forth with your racket
Rosin	this sticky substance is used to improve grip on the racket – it helps to keep the players hands dry
Shorty	male players wear shorts to play and the women sometimes put shorts on under their dresses or skirts
Sleeve	an arm sleeve gives the arm support and prevents the muscles from tightening up – it is usually worn on the dominant arm
Sneaker	all tennis players wear shoes called sneakers to play in
Socks	all tennis players wear socks with their shoes
Squeegee	these are used to dry out an outdoor tennis court if its rained and play needs to resume
Strings	the racket has a number of criss-crossed strings that allow you to hit the ball
Sunny	the slang term for sunglasses are Sunnies – they are sometimes worn if you are facing the sun when playing
Tee	for the tennis t-shirt that players wear during a match
Visor	this is a type of tennis hat that keeps the sun out of their eyes

😍 Dog Names Inspired By Popular Tennis Courts Around The World

There are so many places to play tennis around the world and some of the most popular courts are set in simply exquisite locations. There is one on a cliff edge overlooking the ocean, there is a floating court out in the sea and even one on top of a helipad in Dubai – I am not sure what happens when you hit those balls over the edge – “Look out belooooooooow!”

Ahoy	Rotterdam Ahoy is in the Netherlands
Anza	The Courts Anza- Borrego are in California
Ashe	Arthur Ashe Stadium is in New York
Astor	Astor Courts are in New York
Caja	the Caja Magica is in Madrid in Spain
Campo	Campo Centrale is in Rome, Italy
Cavalerie	La Cavalerie Club is in Paris
Diamond	Diamond Court is in China
Harris	Bunabhainneadar tennis court is the most isolated court in the Uk and is found on the Isle of Harris in Scotland
Laver	Rod Laver Arena is in Australia
Philippe	Court Philippe Chatrier is a clay court in France
Pietro	San Pietro Di Positano is in Italy
Roland	Roland Garros is the French court used for the French Open
Wimbledon	probably the most famous tennis location in the world – everyone knows Wimbledon!

Last Thoughts

And that’s Game, Set and Match! We hope you have enjoyed exploring the world of tennis with us and have picked out the perfect tennis-inspired name for your pup. Let us know your favorite’s in the comments below.