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Best Tennis APIs in 2026

The tennis data APIs developers actually use: who covers it, what it costs to start and what the community says.

How this list is built: Providers that list tennis explicitly, then the strongest multi-sport feeds, ordered by the SportDex Score. SportDex Score explained. No provider pays to be here.

Short answer: Live Tennis API (56/100), API-Tennis (53/100) and AcesAPI (48/100) lead this list of 15 providers in 2026. Last checked 2026-11-04.

  1. Live Tennis API logo

    1. Live Tennis API

    Sports data API

    Tennis API for ATP, WTA, Challenger and ITF with live point-by-point scores, match history, market odds, rankings and an AI win-probability field, over REST and WebSocket.

    Free tierfrom $9.99/moโšก Streaming8 discussions80 GitHub repos

    What developers say

    Tennis feed (REST and WebSocket) with point-by-point scores, odds and win probability. Most mentions are vendor-authored issues and promotions. A few independent users say they use it for tennis models or a match-simulation app and find the data detailed, but there is no real feedback on price, reliability or latency.

    Liked

    • + Point-by-point data and win probability
    • + MCP server and open-source clients
    from $9.99/moFull profileWebsite
  2. API-Tennis logo

    2. API-Tennis

    Sports data API

    Tennis data API with fixtures, livescores, standings, players, head-to-head, draws and pre-match and in-play odds, delivered over REST and WebSocket.

    14-day trialfrom $40/moโšก Streaming57 GitHub reposMixed

    What developers say

    Tennis API with livescores, fixtures, odds and WebSocket, used in around thirty small GitHub projects and tutorial apps. Users describe it as pricey compared with RapidAPI options, and one developer found it only a results feed, with no draw sheet, seeds or bracket positions. Compared with Matchstat; little other direct feedback.

    Liked

    • + Live scores and odds over REST and WebSocket
    • + Used in many hobby projects

    Watch out

    • โˆ’ Considered pricey
    • โˆ’ No full draw sheet, seeds or bracket data
  3. AcesAPI logo

    3. AcesAPI

    Sports data API

    ATP and WTA tennis API with 13 endpoints for matches, draws, rankings, Elo ratings, head-to-head, surface splits and odds, usable over REST or MCP with a credit-based quota.

    Free tierfrom $19/mo

    What developers say

    Tennis API offered over REST and a hosted MCP server. Evidence is limited to the vendor's own MCP directory submissions and repos plus an API-profile listing. No independent user feedback on accuracy, price or reliability was found.

  4. BALLDONTLIE logo

    4. BALLDONTLIE

    Sports data API

    Unified REST API for scores, box scores, stats, odds and player props across 20+ leagues (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, soccer, tennis, golf, F1, MMA, esports), plus webhooks and an MCP server.

    Free tier2-day trialfrom $9.99/moLive data15 discussions902 GitHub reposMostly positive

    What developers say

    Long-popular free NBA stats API, now covering NBA, NFL, MLB and EPL with a free tier and paid keys. Beginners use it for tutorials, React projects and portfolio apps; betting and fantasy builders pair it with odds feeds. Recommended as an alternative to nba_api and API-Sports. Little discussion of reliability or pricing.

    Liked

    • + Free tier and easy start for learners
    • + Simple REST endpoints with decades of NBA history

    Watch out

    • โˆ’ Free tier limited to subset of endpoints
    • โˆ’ CORS issues for browser apps
    from $9.99/moFull profileWebsite
  5. 5. The Odds API

    Odds API

    Bookmaker odds for dozens of sports via a simple JSON API, covering moneyline, spreads, totals, outrights and some player props, plus scores and historical snapshots. Credit-based billing.

    Free tierfrom $30/moLive data159 discussions2.4k GitHub reposMostly positive

    What developers say

    Widely used for pulling bookmaker odds into fantasy tools, arbitrage scanners and betting models; many GitHub repos and tutorials build on it. Users like the free tier and breadth of markets and books. Complaints: modest refresh rate, historical odds limited to one day per call and gaps in snapshots, no prop results or match outcomes, some books paid-only.

    Liked

    • + Free tier for quick odds checks
    • + Broad sports and bookmaker coverage

    Watch out

    • โˆ’ Refresh rate not the best
    • โˆ’ Historical odds fetched one day at a time
  6. SportsDataIO logo

    6. SportsDataIO

    Sports data API

    Commercial sports data provider offering scores, odds, projections, news, historical data, IDs and widgets for 75+ sports and 1,500+ competitions through developer APIs.

    Demo accessLive data44 discussions776 GitHub reposMixed

    What developers say

    Commercial provider widely used for US sports, especially NFL fantasy tools that pull projections and stats from it. A free trial key makes prototyping easy. Developers on a budget repeatedly call it and Sportradar too expensive, and one user reported inaccurate season stats. Hobbyists look at JsonOdds or MySportsFeeds instead.

    Liked

    • + Free trial key for prototyping
    • + Strong US sports and fantasy projections coverage

    Watch out

    • โˆ’ Too expensive for bootstrapped projects
    • โˆ’ Reported inaccurate player season stats
    Price not publicFull profileWebsite
  7. Lumify logo

    7. Lumify

    Odds API

    REST and MCP API for scores, schedules, odds, betting splits and AI bet analysis across eight sports; pay-per-credit pricing with a free credit allotment and a flat Growth plan.

    Free tierDemo accessfrom $5 /usageโšก Streaming12 GitHub repos

    What developers say

    Newly launched sports intelligence API with an MCP server, aimed at AI agents (odds, betting splits, bet analysis). All material found is the vendor's own Show HN post and catalog submissions; no independent user opinions on pricing, quality or reliability exist yet.

    from $5 /usageFull profileWebsite
  8. All Sports API logo

    8. All Sports API

    Sports data API

    Livescore and sports data API covering football, basketball, cricket, tennis, hockey, baseball and American football, with widgets, a WordPress plugin and beta websockets. Per-sport subscription plans.

    Free tier14-day trialfrom $74/moโšก Streaming48 GitHub repos

    What developers say

    Little real discussion exists. Nearly all hits are the generic phrase 'all sports' or Indian resellers' promo videos. Only a couple of directory listings and a few small GitHub apps for live scores reference allsportsapi.com. Nothing is known about pricing, quality or reliability from users.

  9. Cito API logo

    9. Cito API

    Sports data API

    Unified sports and esports API with UFC cards, fighters, round stats, rankings and live fight state, plus CS2, League of Legends, Dota 2, tennis and more. Free key plus paid plans.

    Free tierDemo accessโšก Streaming11 GitHub repos

    What developers say

    Newer unified sports and esports API with UFC, CS2, Dota 2 and LoL data, a free key and paid plans. Only a few small hobby repos use it, plus an automatic OpenAPI import issue. There are no user discussions, so quality, limits and pricing feedback are unknown.

    Liked

    • + Free key available
    • + Covers UFC and esports in one API
  10. 10. Polymarket

    Betting exchange

    Prediction market exchange whose public Gamma API lists markets and events, including sports, without credentials; separate trading APIs and SDKs exist.

    Free tier52 discussions4.5k GitHub reposMostly positive

    What developers say

    Widely used as a free, no-key source of prediction-market prices (Gamma and CLOB APIs) for sports arbitrage bots, wallet trackers and odds aggregators, with many GitHub clients and MCP servers. Users note thin or missing historical data and the need to match events across Kalshi and sportsbooks; live-score speed is a concern.

    Liked

    • + Public market data without credentials
    • + Large ecosystem of SDKs and bots

    Watch out

    • โˆ’ Historical data hard to find, especially before 2024
    • โˆ’ Manual cross-venue event matching
  11. TheRundown logo

    11. TheRundown

    Odds API

    Odds, scores, stats and play-by-play API covering North American leagues, soccer, tennis, cricket and more, with data from 25+ sportsbooks and a free tier.

    Free tierfrom $49/moโšก Streaming12 GitHub repos

    What developers say

    Odds and scores API with a free tier, offered directly and via RapidAPI. Very little real discussion: one old Stack Overflow question about a 404 and a few repos, including a sportsbook ingestion service and an odds API benchmark that lists it among rivals. No user opinion on quality or price is available.

  12. Odds-API.io logo

    12. Odds-API.io

    Odds API

    Aggregated pre-match and live odds from 450+ bookmakers across 34 sports, including player props, value bets and historical odds, available over REST and a paid WebSocket add-on.

    from $65/moโšก Streaming8 discussions221 GitHub reposMixed

    What developers say

    Aggregated odds API with broad bookmaker claims, used in side projects and sportsbook prototypes, and listed in MCP/agent tool collections. User feedback leans negative: live odds delayed by roughly 10 seconds or more, many UK bookmakers shown inactive, and Pinnacle support dropped in January 2026. Seen as an alternative to The Odds API and OpticOdds.

    Liked

    • + Many bookmakers and sports claimed
    • + Easy to plug into prototypes

    Watch out

    • โˆ’ Live odds delayed 10+ seconds
    • โˆ’ Pinnacle odds discontinued
  13. Entity Sport logo

    13. Entity Sport

    Sports data API

    Cricket-first sports data provider also offering football, basketball, baseball, NFL, NHL, tennis and kabaddi feeds, with live scores, play-by-play, fantasy points and an exchange odds API. Plans priced per sport.

    Demo accessfrom $150/moโšก Streaming3 discussions14 GitHub repos

    What developers say

    Cricket-first provider used in a number of hobby cricket and IPL score sites, with a community SDK on GitHub. The one user opinion says it covers part of what a developer wanted for deep cricket stats but not all. Other hits are vendor-style posts; nothing on pricing, reliability or support.

    Liked

    • + Used in cricket live-score projects

    Watch out

    • โˆ’ Does not cover advanced cricket analytics like wagon wheel
  14. SportScore logo

    14. SportScore

    Sports data API

    Free, no-key JSON endpoints for live matches, standings, top scorers, player stats and brackets in football, basketball, cricket and tennis. Requires a visible attribution link; commercial licensing on request.

    Free tierLive data27 GitHub repos

    What developers say

    Free keyless JSON API for live scores, standings and stats across four sports, requiring an attribution link. Only GitHub activity is visible: an MCP server, a Python client, a WordPress widget and a few small apps, mostly from one author. No user reviews of reliability, limits or accuracy.

    Liked

    • + No API key needed

    Watch out

    • โˆ’ Attribution link required
  15. TheSportsDB logo

    15. TheSportsDB

    Sports data API

    Crowd-sourced sports database with artwork, teams, players, events and league tables. Free API with tight limits; paid keys add livescores, highlight links and higher rate limits.

    Free tierfrom $9/mo5 discussions919 GitHub reposMixed

    What developers say

    Crowd-sourced sports database popular for hobby apps, tutorials, student projects and Plex metadata agents, with many wrappers in several languages. Praised as free and good for artwork. The free tier is tight, paid keys are needed for more, and developers report image and RapidAPI access problems and gaps in per-season artwork.

    Liked

    • + Free tier for hobby use
    • + Strong artwork and metadata

    Watch out

    • โˆ’ Tight free limits
    • โˆ’ Artwork gaps and access errors reported

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