Enter your tennis time and body weight to calculate your calories burned playing tennis. A 155-lb person burns about 185 calories in 30 minutes of doubles, 269 calories in 30 minutes of singles, and 295 calories in 30 minutes of fast singles.

Calories Burned Playing Tennis Calculator

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Basic uses a general tennis pace.

Singles generally burns more calories than doubles because each player covers more court. Over the same 30 minutes, moving from doubles to singles raises calorie burn by about 46% for most body weights.

Calories Burned Playing Tennis Formula

CBT = BW \times TT \times F

Variables:

  • CBT = calories burned playing tennis (kcal)
  • BW = body weight (lb)
  • TT = tennis time (min)
  • F = tennis factor

Common tennis factors:

  • General tennis = 0.0520
  • Doubles = 0.0397
  • Singles = 0.0579
  • Fast singles = 0.0635

Multiply your body weight by total tennis time and the factor that matches your session.

How to Calculate Calories Burned Playing Tennis

  1. Enter your tennis time in minutes.
  2. Enter your body weight in pounds.
  3. If you use Advanced mode, choose general tennis, doubles, singles, or fast singles.
  4. Multiply body weight by tennis time and the tennis factor.
  5. The result is your calories burned in kilocalories.

Example

Tennis time = 45 minutes

Body weight = 180 lb

Singles factor = 0.0579

Calories burned = 180 × 45 × 0.0579 = 469 kcal

30-Minute Tennis Calorie Examples

  • 125 lb: about 149 calories in doubles, 217 calories in singles, and 238 calories in fast singles.
  • 155 lb: about 185 calories in doubles, 269 calories in singles, and 295 calories in fast singles.
  • 185 lb: about 220 calories in doubles, 321 calories in singles, and 352 calories in fast singles.

FAQ – Calories Burned Playing Tennis

What does the basic calculator use?

Basic mode uses a general tennis pace, so you only need time and body weight.

Does singles burn more calories than doubles?

Yes. Singles usually burns more because each player covers more court and moves into more rallies without a partner sharing the workload.

How many calories does 1 hour of tennis burn?

For a 155-lb person, 1 hour is about 369 calories in doubles, 538 calories in singles, and 591 calories in fast singles.

Why does body weight change the result?

At the same pace and duration, moving more body mass requires more energy, so calorie burn rises as body weight rises.