Championship Tennis
Championship Tennis — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Championship Tennis on?
- Championship Tennis was released on Intellivision.
- When did Championship Tennis release?
- Championship Tennis was first released on January 31, 1986.
About Championship Tennis
You can play alone, against your Intellivision unit or with another player either in singles or in doubles. You can even let your Intellivision take both sides and just watch. Go ahead conquer Paris, New York, and Wimbledon if you can. You will need both great concentration and strong legs to win at Championship Tennis. Play locations such as Flushing Meadows, Roland Garros, Wimbledon. In Championship Tennis you are in charge. See if you have what it takes to win the "grand slam"!
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Intellivision
Details via IGDB.
Collector value & authenticity
Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20
How often it sells
- Loose: about 5 times a year
- Complete: about 5 times a year
- Sealed: about 2 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $21 in Oct 2012, $20 five years ago, and $17.74 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2013 | $21 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $17.99 | $21 |
| Jan 2015 | $27 | $8.00 |
| Jan 2016 | $17.99 | $80 |
| Jan 2017 | $12.00 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $17.52 | $25 |
| Jan 2019 | $13.97 | $29 |
| Jan 2020 | $12.21 | $25 |
| Jan 2021 | $17.19 | $37 |
| Jan 2022 | $23 | $38 |
| Jan 2023 | $14.99 | $31 |
| Jan 2024 | $12.30 | $37 |
| Jan 2025 | $13.49 | $35 |
| Jan 2026 | $11.74 | $40 |
| Oct 2026 | $17.74 | $19.41 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1986
- Authenticity
- Low
A late sports cart that Computer Entertainer recommended: spare graphics, fast play, and a computer opponent that bites at top speed.
Championship Tennis arrived in 1986. The library credits Nice Ideas as developer and Dextell as publisher, and Computer Entertainer's schedules listed it among INTV's new releases. The computer player's skill depends on the starting speed, and at the top Championship level the magazine warned of wicked passing shots. Graphics are spare but well animated, the sound effects add a tournament feel, and it recommended the game as a great addition to a system whose strength has always been sports.
It plays solo or with two players, unlike Mattel's earlier two-player-only sports games.
What the press said at the time
| Computer Entertainer Vol. 5 No. 5 | August 1986 | Graphics ♦♦♦ · Play-Action ♦♦♦½ |
“Sports games have always been onc of the strong points of the Intellivision system, and CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS makes a great addition to the line-up. Graphics are spare but well animated, sound effects add to the tournament atmospherc, and the game is great fun to play.”
Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — diamonds through early 1987, stars after — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.
Before you buy
Dextell's copies came with two overlays. Do not use this cart with the ECS attached; it is documented as not working with it. Mattel France finished the game, and the European release came first. A complete copy costs only slightly more than a loose cart, so buy complete.
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