There have been some comments about the costs of playing tennis in Switzerland. Actually from my point of view I don't find it too bad. I play in a club in Winterthur for about CHF 500 a year a year (there was no entry fee). For that I can play every day if I want from April till November without any extras. My two sons are also members at CHF 50 a year including tennis course. Playing in tennis centres is pretty expensive here and I play badminton instead. The tennis licence always annoys me. You don't need it but if you want to play some matches or a tournament or two you'll need one. Luckily my club doesn't have too many members so you can usually play for about 2 hours without being disturbed. Finding the club that suits you is important and some tennis clubs are still quite snobby. My club is full of "Ausländer" like me who happen to be mad keen on tennis which suits me fine