Tennis Umpire Chairs
- Manufactured and maintained for some of the world’s most prestigious tennis tournaments
- Trusted by tennis clubs, from local villages to Grand Slams
- Available in a range of colours
- Wooden and steel umpire chairs suitable for both indoor and outdoor use
- Bespoke sun shades designed specifically for tennis umpire chairs
Stuart Canvas can manufacture tennis umpire chairs to your requirements.
At Stuart Canvas, we specialise in the manufacture and maintenance of high-quality tennis umpire chairs. From local village tennis clubs to Grand Slams, our chairs are trusted by tennis clubs worldwide.
With over 50 years of experience, we’re committed to providing custom-made umpire chairs that meet your specific needs, combining style, comfort, and durability to ensure every match is a success.
Umpire chair materials
Our umpire chairs are made from premium Redwood and steel, combining durability, comfort, and style.
Wooden umpire chairs (Redwood)
This natural, weather-resistant wood is perfect for both indoor and outdoor venues. Its rich colour and grain make it a popular choice for prestigious events like Wimbledon where using Redwood ensures your chair will withstand the demands of professional tennis matches while looking great.
Steel umpire chairs
For a more modern and practical option, our steel umpire chairs are tough, durable, and designed to stand up to outdoor conditions. Made from high-quality, powder-coated steel, they’re perfect for venues exposed to harsh weather or high traffic.
Custom-made in a range of colours
We take pride in offering a bespoke service, providing custom umpire chairs in a range of colours to suit any event. Get in touch to find out more.
Bespoke sun shades for umpire chairs
We also offer bespoke sun shades, custom-designed for use with umpire chairs. Our sun shades provide ultimate protection from the elements, allowing umpires to focus on the match without the distraction of harsh sunlight or glare.
Tailor-made to fit your chair, these sun shades are made with weather-resistant materials and UV-resistant coatings, offering protection for all conditions.
Our umpire chairs
We offer a range of standard and bespoke tennis umpire chairs, each designed with a focus on quality, comfort, and functionality. Here are some of our most popular chairs:
The Championship Wooden Umpire Chair
This iconic chair is the same model used at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Made from Redwood, it stands at 2.7m high by 1.46m deep. It includes the umpire’s tray, sawdust box, wheels, and axles, all made from the same high-quality wood.
Standard Wooden Umpire Chair
Made from Redwood and hand-painted to a colour of your choice, this chair measures 1.93m high by 1.4m deep, with the seat positioned at 1.5m high. It includes an umpire’s tray as standard. This chair is ideal for clubs seeking a classic, durable option that fits a variety of venues.
Standard Steel Umpire Chair
Our steel umpire chairs, commonly used at events like the Wimbledon Qualifying Tournament, are made from durable steel and powder-coated in a colour of your choice. With a sturdy base, a plastic seat, and a design built to withstand outdoor conditions, these chairs measure 2m high by 1.4m deep. They also come with an umpire’s tray, making them an ideal, modern, and practical choice.
PVC material is durable, sturdy, waterproof, and tear-resistant, giving it versatile applications. PVC is simple to maintain; it can be cleaned with a wet towel or washed with soapy water. It is waterproof with great weather resistance, including rain, snow, hail, UV rays, and frigid temperatures. We offer PVC in 580gsm to 900gsm weights with our most popular being 610gsm, which offers a great balance between performance and aesthetics. PVC is also available as a fire retardant option.
Manufactured from 580gsm PVC, this durable PVC comes in a variety of striped colours, making them versatile for different aesthetics. Specifically for canopies and market stalls, they offer ideal protection against the elements, being both waterproof and UV stabilised, ensuring longevity and reliability in outdoor settings.
This recyclable material offers a fabric weight of 350gsm whilst providing a tensile strength that is greater than a heavy duty PVC of 610gsm. The material is entirely PVC-free as it is manufactured from recyclable polypropylene. It can come with a polypropylene rope inside the hem. It also has a high UV durability of at least 5 years for Northern Europe. Recyclable polypropylene can be used on any application in which PVC would typically be used. It is also available in an extra-heavy duty 600gsm weight.
Durable and stylish multi-purpose ripstop fabric is available in a range of vibrant colours. Ripstop Canvas is a specially woven fabric that prevents tearing and ripping, making it ideal for projects that require the organic look of canvas but need the strength and durability that ripstop can provide.
Woven Polyester offers the perfect balance of science, toughness and style. It is a lightweight, highly water resistant, breathable, non sagging and durable fabric, ideal for covers, awnings, UV strips, upholstery, cushions, umbrellas and sun shades. It is available in two weights with various finishes and a wide range of colours to suit all applications.
Specially designed windbreak material is manufactured from robust polypropylene. It is UV stabilised, making it ideal for year round outdoor use. The material blocks the majority of wind from passing through, creating a still air area behind it. The porous nature of the martial prevents it from acting like a sail in high winds, while still offering protection.
Heavy duty PVC mesh is an extremely strong hard wearing fabric with a high tensile strength. The mesh allows for wind to pass through while still creating a strong barrier; it is ideal for areas requiring increased ventilation. It can also be added to PVC material to create an opening, for example, to create a window on a PVC machine cover to the retractable tunnel.
Our seasoned install manager oversees our in-house installations teams. With decades of experience and SSSTS qualification, he brings extensive knowledge and skills to our teams.
Depending on the job requirements, our install staff can hold CSCS cards along with ASMA, IPAF, and FLT certifications, ensuring they are equipped to handle diverse tasks safely and efficiently.
From working at height to groundwork, we use a wide range of machinery tailored to suit every job. Our arsenal includes diggers with various ground working attachments and our own scaffold tower, welding machines, and a fleet of vans and extra long wheelbase trucks.
We maintain contracts with major suppliers of plant and powered access equipment, ensuring access to top-quality resources for every project.