Membership Benefits

Becoming a GLTF Member is a simple process that can be completed online in less than 5 minutes. All you need to do is fill out our membership application and then pay the yearly fee ( Automatic-renewal memberships are $40/year and manual-renewal memberships are $50/year), either through our on line payment system, or if you are old school, by check. The GLTF is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization (i.e., no one gets paid). Your yearly membership fee helps offset club costs, primarily our insurance policy, which we need in order to reserve courts for our teams and tournaments. Click here to join.

So what do you get by becoming a GLTF member? The answer is a whole lot!

1. You're Part of Our Community
GLTF has many members only events and we partner with other organizations to bring you interesting events and discounts on services you may be interested in.  These opportunities are many and varied and come and go depending on the needs of our organization, so we can't list them all here.  Have a conversation with any of our Directors for more information about the advantages of being a GLTF member is all about.  

2. USTA Teams
There are several seasons for USTA teams: seniors, adult, mixed, combo, etc. We field teams for them all. We often have 20 teams for Adult Season. The teams vary in skill levels from beginner (2.5) to advanced (4.5). Being on a team is an easy way to get regular play and meet a whole bunch of people. Our USTA Director can help you find a team.

Check out our Events calendar to see all the events we host over the course of a year, the proposed dates, and which are social or competitive. Take a look and start planning today.  It isn't always up to date (we are a volunteer organization, so cut us some slack, lol).  Another way to see what is up and coming is heading to the main page of our web site and scrolling down to Upcoming Events. 

3. Competitive Events
Our biggest event is the USGO, which in recent years has attracted more than 150 participants and has been played over Memorial Day weekend at the icon Goldman Tennis Center and San Francisco State. We will be rolling out additional tournaments in 2026, so keep a tab on our Monthly Newsletter for information.   In addition, we even field teams for Cal Cup, Gold Cup, Pac Cup, and West Coast Cup that travel (unless we host!) to cities around western US and Canada for an annual weekend tournament.

4. Non-Competitive Events
The GLTF also has dozens of non-competitive tennis events each year.  These are social tennis events in SF and the East Bay.  These events provide ways for all levels of players to get together, meet new people, and hit the ball without the pressure of competition.  Some of these events are also open to non-members.

5. Ongoing Events

We are looking to put together Social Doubles for women and also for men.  If you are a go getter type and want to help us put something in place, please let us know.

We have an annual event, call the Bunny Hop.  This happens at Easter each year and is a fun event with costume play and more.  

Every year we have our annual Tennispalooza at the end of the year at Goldman Tennis Center.  GLTFers come together to celebrate what we have done that year and roll out some ideas and events for the coming year. 

For more information, please email the  Social Director for more info.

6. Non-Tennis Events

While we do love our tennis, we also have events that don't actually involve playing. We organize trips to see local tournaments, partner with sports medicine, massage and other companies and have periodically have open houses.

We are starting a new social exercise in the second half of 2026.  We will be co-hosting social events with all the other gay and lesbian athletic groups in the Bay Area.  A way to bring our community together!  Keep an eye on our "Upcoming Events" section of our home page for more info, or if you are a member, you will receive updates in our monthly newsletters.

7. Developing Skills

While the GLTF is not generally in the business of teaching tennis, we do provide outlets for our members to improve.

We will be starting a Doubles Clinic in July 2026.  These clinics will run for 4 - 5 weeks and will be ongoing, with different topics and strategies to concentrate on.

8. Discounts
By being a GLTF member, you are often able to get tickets for tennis events at a reduced cost.  We also have partnered with Sports Basement and as a member, you get 20% off (including sale items) at different times throughout the year.  We also partner with other vendors and store in the SF area, and will receive special discounts as well, throughout the year

9. Newsletter
You will automatically start receiving "Topspin and Tea" monthly newsletter, on the 1st of each month and on the 15th of each month, the "GLTF Quick Queer Serve" update newsletter.  

So basically, we make it very easy for you to get involved, meet a bunch of new people, network within the tennis community, and organize more tennis events than one person could ever possibly play. We're a very welcoming group, we like to have fun, play hard and enjoy some laughs when it's all done. We hope you'll join us.

Click here to join.

If you would like to know more see our Frequently Asked Questions or email our Membership Director. If you'd like to add your contact info to our database but aren't quite ready to become an official member, please either register for a free event such as our monthly social doubles in the East Bay or at SFSU, even if you cannot make the event, or fill out this simple contact form. We'll include you in mailings of our e-newsletter, The Ad Out, and occasional emails for events open to non-members. You can expect about one email per month and you can unsubscribe at any time.