EVERYONE is for tennis ... according to new figures showing a post-Davis Cup surge in Glasgow.

Revamped and extra courts have served up success for the sport, with the number of people using the 25 free courts in the first six months of the year already beating all of last year’s figures.

A spokesman for Glasgow Life said the sport was enjoying a boom in Glasgow, following multi-million pound investment in 18 courts and the Davis Cup ties held in the city.

Attendance has risen from 11,500 in 2012/13 to 34,300 in the last financial year. For the first six months of 2015, the number rose to 45,300 - a three fold increase in the past three years.

Deputy leader of Glasgow City Council and chairman of Glasgow Life, Archie Graham, said the figures were “breathtaking.”

He said: “They show that there is a real appetite for tennis in Glasgow, with attendances at our park sites at an all-time high.

“National and citywide investment in new courts combined with Glasgow City Council’s commitment to providing free tennis in our parks and the success of the British Davis Cup team is helping to bring tennis to a new generation of players.

“We have set a blueprint in Glasgow that shows if you invest in courts and provide quality tennis development programmes then people will pick up a racquet and play. We are determined to build on that and further grow participation in the coming months and years.”

Stewart Harris, chief executive of sportscotland said: “The increase in tennis participation in Glasgow is terrific. We have all collectively worked hard to produce such a significant rise, and it is clear that the collaboration between sportscotland, Tennis Scotland, Glasgow Life, Glasgow City Council, the Lawn Tennis Association, and the Scottish Government is really paying dividends.”

Funding for the new courts came from the Lawn Tennis Association, Tennis Scotland, the Tennis Foundation, local authorities including Glasgow City Council and sportscotland. Around £1.5million has been spent on 18 new and improved courts in Glasgow.

Glasgow Life, Glasgow City Council and Tennis Scotland are also looking at possible extra sites across the city to meet the increased demand, with the East End identified as a priority.

Tennis Scotland Head of Development Doc McKelveysaid the partnership approach was paying dividends in terms of new and improved amenities.

He said: “Of the £5.4million total, £870,000 was provided by ourselves and the LTA. sportscotland has provided £1.7million into completed projects and a further £500,000 has been committed to the next stage of projects through its Active Places and Sports Facilities funds, while the remainder came from local authorities, local trusts and clubs."