Munich · Founding Edition · May 2027

The club where innovators meet on the court.

A private and global community connecting senior leaders shaping business, technology and society — through tennis.

Limited to 32 players. Every request is reviewed personally.

A player serving on a sunlit clay court, long shadows across the clay

Why Future Courts

Why tennis?

Traditional networking creates dozens of short conversations. Tennis creates better ones — two people, thirty minutes, one thing to focus on. Competition breaks the ice, and the conversation follows naturally. The court is simply where the relationship begins.

Thirty minutes together

Every match puts two people side by side for half an hour — no name badges, no elevator pitch.

Competition breaks the ice

The game does the difficult part. By the first changeover, the conversation is already underway.

The court is the beginning

The match ends; the relationship does not. That is the entire point of the day.

Attending

How it works.

Request

Submit a ticket request with a few details about you and your game. Two minutes.

Reviewed

Every request is reviewed personally, to build a balanced and engaging group of players.

Confirmed

Confirmed players receive their ticket to the Founding Munich Edition.

The day

Seven rounds of tennis, meals and a reception throughout, closing with the championship final.

Who attends

Built for innovators.

Future Courts is built for senior leaders who enjoy a real conversation and a competitive match — the people shaping business, technology and society.

Founders & operators

The people building companies. Early and established, technical and commercial.

Investors

Those backing the next generation. Angels, funds and executives close to the work.

Innovation leaders

People driving change, inside and out. Titles matter less than curiosity and ambition.

Tournament format

A format where everyone plays.

Thirty-two players across eight courts, in a Swiss-style tournament of seven rounds. Winners meet winners; players with similar results meet each other. There is no early elimination — everyone plays throughout the day, right up to the championship final.

32 · 8

Thirty-two players, eight courts. A curated field, kept deliberately small.

Swiss · 7 rounds

Seven rounds, matched by result. You are always playing someone at your level.

No early exit

Every participant plays all day. One loss never ends your tournament.

Experience

More than a tournament.

The tennis is the reason to come. The day is what you remember — a single, well-made experience from morning to evening.

A full day of tennis

Seven rounds across eight courts, closing with the championship final and awards.

Around the table

Breakfast, a networking lunch, an evening reception and dinner — the conversations between the matches.

Kept for good

Professional photography throughout, so the day stays with you long after the last point.

The day

One day, start to finish.

A single, well-paced day — enough tennis to matter, and enough time around it to actually meet people.