The LTA Box League Manager feeds results into players' official World Tennis Numbers, but it is only available to LTA registered venues in the UK and only runs tennis box leagues. Match Point Leagues is free for any club anywhere, covers tennis, pickleball and padel, and automates fixtures, standings and player statistics with public pages anyone can view without an account. Which one fits depends on whether official ratings matter to your players.
What the LTA Box League Manager is
The LTA Box League Manager is part of the LTA Competition Management System. It runs tennis box leagues for LTA registered venues in the UK: organisers create a box league event with entry restrictions, players enter themselves and are grouped into boxes by their World Tennis Number, matches are generated per round, and results count towards each player's official WTN. That ranking integration is its headline feature and the main reason competitive UK players ask for it.
What Match Point Leagues is
Match Point Leagues is free league management software for tennis, pickleball and padel clubs. Any club, group or organiser can sign up and have a league running in minutes: round-robin fixtures are generated automatically, players submit scores from a shared link without needing an account, and every league, season and player gets a public page with live standings, form guides, head-to-head records and season history.
Side by side
| Match Point Leagues | LTA Box League Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free, unlimited leagues, seasons and players | Included with LTA venue registration |
| Who can use it | Any club or organiser, anywhere | LTA registered venues in the UK with Results Manager access |
| Sports | Tennis, pickleball and padel | Tennis only |
| Formats | Round-robin leagues and social groups, singles and doubles | Box leagues |
| Fixture generation | Automatic at season creation | Automatic per round |
| Score entry | Organiser entry, or players submit from a share link with organiser approval | Players submit their own results |
| Official rankings | None | Results count towards World Tennis Number |
| Statistics | Standings, form, win rate, head-to-head, top performers, season history | Standings and results |
| Public pages | Every league, season and player, no login needed | Public page per box league |
| Setup | Minutes, self-service | Venue registration and approval process |
Where the LTA tool is stronger
- World Tennis Number integration: results feed each player's official rating, which Match Point Leagues cannot offer.
- Automatic grouping: players are placed into balanced boxes by WTN, with drag-and-drop adjustment.
- Automated promotion and relegation between rounds.
- Entry eligibility controls: age, gender and grading restrictions on an event.
Where Match Point Leagues is stronger
- Zero barrier: no venue registration, no approval process, free for anyone, not limited to the UK.
- Three sports, so one tool covers a club's tennis, pickleball and padel leagues.
- Statistics depth: automatic form guides, win rates, head-to-head records, top performers and champions history.
- Modern, mobile-friendly design rather than an admin console.
- Public shareable pages for every league, season and player that need no account to view.
- Score submission by share link, so players report results without creating accounts.
- Flexible per-league and per-club scoring configuration, plus a low-pressure social format.
Which should you choose?
If your club is an LTA registered venue and your players care most about their World Tennis Number, the LTA tool earns its place: official ratings are something no third party can replicate. For everything else, from a club that wants leagues running today with no paperwork, to groups playing pickleball or padel, to organisers who want proper statistics and pages players actually share, Match Point Leagues does more and costs nothing. Some clubs run both: WTN-counting box leagues through the LTA, and everything else on Match Point Leagues.
Frequently asked questions
Is Match Point Leagues affiliated with the LTA?
No. Match Point Leagues is an independent product with no affiliation to the LTA, and results recorded on it do not count towards World Tennis Numbers.
Can players enter their own scores on Match Point Leagues?
Yes. Organisers share a link and players submit match scores from it without needing an account. Submissions wait for organiser approval before they affect standings.
Is Match Point Leagues really free?
Yes. Unlimited leagues, seasons and players on the free plan, with no card required.
Can Match Point Leagues run a box league?
Yes. Create a league with a season per round: fixtures are generated automatically for each box, and past seasons keep the history. Promotion and relegation between rounds is managed by the organiser.
Run your league the easy way
Match Point Leagues does the fixtures, standings and stats for you, so you can spend your time playing. It is free, forever.