Tennis betting sites
Betting · Canada 
Tennis has no draw, a match almost every hour of the year and prices that move point by point. That makes it one of the best sports for live betting and one of the easiest to overdo. Here is how the markets work and which sportsbooks in our data list tennis.
Key points
- Two outcomes, no draw: the match winner market is the simplest two-way line in sport.
- Retirement rules differ by book - some void the bet, some settle once a set is complete.
- 12 of the 16 books in our data list tennis.
- National Bank Open 2026: Ben Shelton won in Montreal, Iga Swiatek in Toronto; 2027 runs July 31 to August 12.
Sportsbooks for tennis
| Sportsbook | Score | Sports | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 8.9 | 43 | 12 h |
 | 8.9 | 34 | 24 h |
 | 8.6 | 35 | 1 h |
 | 8.5 | 34 | 48 h |
 | 8.2 | 30 | 24 h |
 | 8.1 | 22 | 8 h |
 | 8.0 | 9 | 24 h |
 | 8.0 | 21 | 12 h |
 | 7.8 | 32 | 1 h |
 | 7.8 | 11 | 1 h |
 | 7.3 | 13 | 4 h |
 | 7.2 | 6 | 10 min |
The tennis markets
One player wins, one loses. Everything else is a way of slicing the scoreline.
- Match winner. The straight two-way bet. Big favourites are priced very short.
- Set betting. The exact score in sets: 2-0, 2-1 in best-of-three; 3-0 through 3-2 at the men's Grand Slams.
- Game handicap. A handicap on total games - the tool for backing a favourite at a better price.
- Total games. Over or under the games played across the match. Tie-breaks and long sets push totals up.
- Set and game markets. First-set winner, next game, tie-break yes or no - mostly live.
- Futures. Tournament winner, posted before the draw and updated every round.
The line types are covered in moneyline, spread and totals, and odds formats in how to read odds.
A two-way price, worked through
With no draw, a tennis match line is the cleanest way to see a book's margin.
Favourite 1.40, underdog 3.00
- Implied
- 71.43% + 33.33% = 104.76% overround
- Payout 95.45% -> margin 4.55%
- A 100 stake on the underdog at 3.00 returns 300 if it wins.
- Game handicap alternative
- favourite -3.5 games at about 1.90.
Paste any price into the odds converter to see the probability behind it.
Retirements: the rule to check first
Tennis is the sport where an injury can end a match halfway. What happens to your bet then is not standard. Some books void every bet unless the match finishes; some settle once the first set is complete; some pay whoever advances. Set and game bets already decided usually stand. This is the one house rule worth reading before any tennis bet - especially on parlays, where a void leg drops out and changes the payout.
Tennis in Canada
The National Bank Open is the home event: the men's ATP 1000 in Montreal and the women's WTA 1000 in Toronto. In 2026 Ben Shelton beat Brandon Nakashima for a repeat title in Montreal and Iga Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina in Toronto. The 2027 edition runs July 31 to August 12. For the full calendar, the ATP and WTA tours publish their schedules.
Sportsbooks for tennis
Twelve of the 16 books we cover list tennis. Features below come from each operator's published terms, not from betting with them:
| Sportsbook | Live betting | Cash out | Live streaming | Bet builder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20Bet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Beazt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Betway | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| LeoVegas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sports Interaction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stake | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CasinOK | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| V.Vegas | Yes | Singles only | Not listed | Not listed |
TonyBet, PowerPlay, Oxibet and MagicianBet list tennis too; MagicianBet adds padel and table tennis alongside it. Beazt's sports list also carries table tennis.
Live tennis: fast by design
Most tennis money is bet in play. Every point moves the price, and a break of serve can flip a match line in seconds. A review of in-play research by Killick and Griffiths found its speed and constant bet opportunities make in-play betting potentially more harmful than other forms, though the authors call the evidence not yet definitive. Live betting and cash out explains how cash-out offers are priced. If you build tennis parlays, check the hit rate in the parlay calculator.
For a sport with a similar head-to-head shape, see the MMA and boxing page.
Before you bet
These books are licensed outside Canada and serve players outside Ontario and Alberta. Provincial self-exclusion does not apply to them, so set limits in each account. 19+. Help: responsible gambling.
Questions players ask
What happens to my bet if a player retires injured?
It depends on the book. Common rules are: void unless the match is completed, void unless one set is completed, or settle in favour of the player who advances. The rule is in each book's house rules, so check it before betting tennis.
What is a game handicap?
A handicap on total games won. A player at -3.5 games must win at least four more games than the opponent across the match.
Is live tennis betting risky?
It is fast. Prices update every point, and research on in-play betting finds its speed and continuous bet opportunities make it potentially more harmful than pre-match betting. Set a limit before the match starts.