Best bookmakers for tennis
Point-by-point in-play is the draw, and retirement rules differ between bookmakers more than in any other sport. The bookmaker that streams the match and settles a retirement fairly is worth more than the one with the biggest bonus.
Lowest tennis margin we measure, at 4.5%, with live streaming on all four tours and set and game handicaps priced tight.
- Sport margin
- 4.5%
- Depth
- 90+ markets a match
BEST FOR TENNIS
Five bookmakers, ranked for this sport
Ranked on tennis specifically — price, market depth and in-play product — not on their overall score.
MARKETS & MARGINS
Tennis markets, and what each one costs
Margins are our own measurement across the sport's main markets. The wider the margin, the less often that market is price-checked.
Green margins are cheap by the standards of this sport, red ones expensive. The gap between the two is where line shopping earns its keep.
TENNIS OFFERS
Promotions that apply to this sport
£10 free bet on any Continental Tour or Women’s Tour match
New customers, one match, minimum odds 1.50
Offer details18+. New customers only. Terms apply.In-play price boost, three a week
Any live tennis single, up to 20%
Offer details18+. New customers only. Terms apply.Bet £10, get £30 in free bets
New customers, no wagering
Offer details18+. New customers only. Terms apply.Odds boost token every week
Applies to any pre-match tennis single
Offer details18+. New customers only. Terms apply.THIS WEEK
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TENNIS GUIDES
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QUESTIONS
Tennis
betting FAQ
The questions readers send us most often about betting on tennis.
Lanterna, on our measurements: a 4.5% average margin across the tennis markets we price, live streaming on all four tours and the tightest game handicaps we found. It carries little beyond tennis and football, so most readers hold it beside a generalist for the outright markets.
It depends entirely on the operator, and this is the biggest difference between tennis books. Some void every market, some settle the match winner once one set is complete, and a few settle markets already decided. It is in the rules rather than the price.
At most operators, on the Continental Tour and Women’s Tour tours, with a funded account or a recent bet. major streaming is rare because those rights are sold separately; Lanterna carries the widest tennis coverage of the fifteen.
Around 90 on a main-draw match at the deepest operator, and 25 to 40 on a Challenger. Anything below 20 means the set betting and game handicap lines are missing.
Because a single break of serve changes the modelled win probability more than a goal does in football. Prices reprice every point, which is why refresh speed matters more here than market depth.
They carry the widest margins in tennis, close to 6%, because almost nobody price-checks them. If you bet them, line shopping matters more here than on the match winner.
Knowing the sport does not beat the margin
Following tennis closely makes betting more interesting, not more profitable. Set a deposit limit before you open an account, keep your stake flat, and never raise it to recover a losing week.