The St. Petersburg Tennis Center was established in 1928 and the current facility was opened in 1934. The center has hosted many major tournaments over the years including the State Closed Junior Championships, the St. Petersburg Masters Professional tournament, and professional women's events.

Our Walk of Champions lists over 90 legendary players who have played at the center including Bill Tilden, Jack Kramer, Don Budge, Doris Hart, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Margaret Court, Arthur Ashe, Billy Jean King, and Martina Navratilova. Chris Evert won her first professional title on the stadium courts named in her honor. Over a dozen professional players and well over 100 college players developed their games under such world-renowned tennis coaches as Dan Sullivan and Bill Lufler. The center became known as the Court of Dreams.