What to Wear on a Tennis Court — The PP Natural Fabric Guide

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What to Wear on a Tennis Court — The PP Natural Fabric Guide

What to wear on a tennis court — the distinction between performance and social tennis, the PP natural fabric answer for resort courts.

Pieter Petros July 2026 5 min read PP Tennis

What to wear on a tennis court depends on two variables: the formality of the venue and whether the intent is competitive performance or social play in a resort or club context. These are different requirements that produce different wardrobe answers.

For competitive and performance play. Technical synthetic fabrics — stretch, engineered moisture management, aerodynamic cut — are the correct choice for competitive tennis where physical performance is the primary requirement. PP's linen tennis collection is not designed for this context.

“Social and resort tennis is a different context from competitive play. The wardrobe for the resort court is the one that carries the game and the terrace with the same natural fabric.”

— Pieter Petros, founder

For social and resort tennis. The club court at a Mediterranean resort, the practice session at a luxury hotel, the social game at a country club or private villa — these are the contexts where PP's natural linen tennis collection is designed to perform. In these conditions — warm, outdoors, the game more social than competitive — natural linen in white or a composed natural tone is the appropriate fabric choice. The breathability of certified Belgian linen in warm outdoor conditions is well-suited to the moderate physical demands of social tennis.

The dress code. Many traditional tennis clubs maintain a white or near-white dress code — the sport's long-standing aesthetic preference for clean, composed colours. PP's tennis collection in white certified Belgian linen meets this dress code while confirming the natural fabric commitment that runs through the entire PP collection.

The practical outfit. A PP linen tennis shirt in white with PP natural linen shorts or the PP tennis short, leather court shoes or appropriate training shoes. After the game: the same shirt open over a natural linen short, leather sandals, transitioning directly to the terrace.

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