Buying a tennis and pickleball gift for someone who already owns three racquets and a wall of paddles is genuinely hard. Gear is personal, sizing is risky, and nobody needs another logo water bottle. The trick is to give the things players never buy for themselves: the organisers, the shoe bags, the small leather pieces and the party kit for after the match.
Doubletake is a useful place to shop for exactly that, because the brand is designed by players for players and sells accessories and gifts alongside its bags. Here are the picks that land, sorted by who you are buying for.
Under-the-radar gift: Quinn Keychain
Start with the smallest thing in the catalogue, because it is the easiest gift to get right. The Quinn Keychain features a stylized tennis or pickleball design and is crafted from Napa Valley leather.
It has no sizing risk, no colour-matching problem, and it signals the sport without being loud about it. Pair it with the Wells Wristlet for a complete small gift: Doubletake describes the wristlet as the perfect way to organise small essentials, compact enough for a sports bag or for travel, shopping or a night out, with a slim wrist strap for hands-free carry. It comes in various colours designed to coordinate with Doubletake bags and complement on and off-court attire.
Together they cost less than a bag and still feel considered, which is exactly what you want for a club partner, a coach or a secret santa.
For the player who is always packing: Cincy Sports Clutch
If your recipient plays several times a week and lives out of a bag, this is the gift they will actually use every day.
The Cincy Sports Clutch tucks neatly into tennis and pickleball bags, backpacks, gym bags and luggage, and exists to make switching essentials such as phone, keys, wallet and other small items between bags easy. It has designated pockets for phone and sunglasses so there is no digging through a larger bag, and it is designed to be small, light and easy to carry to the gym, a sports event or a casual night out. It also works as a cord organiser or a cosmetics pouch, and is made with premium fade-proof and water-resistant materials.
This is the classic never-buys-it-themselves gift. Players know they need one and never get around to it. Current colours are at Doubletake.
For the multi-surface player: Roma Shoe Bag
Anyone who plays on more than one surface has a shoe problem, and most of them are solving it with a grocery bag.
The Roma Shoe Bag keeps tennis gear clean and shoes protected, and Doubletake pitches it precisely at transporting different shoes for different playing surfaces such as hard court, clay and grass. It is crafted from premium fade-proof and water-resistant materials, measures 13 inches long by 7.5 wide by 4.5 tall, and fits shoe sizes up to 15 in women and 13 in men. It also doubles for laundry, toiletries or accessories on a trip.
It coordinates with the main bags, which makes it feel like part of a set rather than an add-on. If the gift is really about footwear, our guide to barefoot shoes for pickleball and court sports is worth reading first.
The big gift: a court bag they will actually use
If the budget stretches to a bag, the choice comes down to sport and carry style.
Melbie Pickleball Backpack / Tote is the pickleball pick. Doubletake says it is perfect for most pickleball players, fits pickleball essentials without excess bulk, is designed to stand up on its own so it will not tip over, and is extremely organised with convenient pockets for sunglasses, phones and pickleballs. It wears as a backpack and switches conveniently to a tote.
Melbourne is the tennis equivalent, offered as a Melbourne Tennis Backpack/Tote and a Melbourne Pickleball Backpack/Tote in colourways including Black with Watermelon and Canvas with Poppy. Parisii is the tote version for someone who does not want backpack straps.
One safety tip for gifting bags: colour is the risky part, not the model. If you are unsure, a neutral colourway plus a bright accessory beats guessing on a bold two-tone. All the court bags are made from high quality fade-proof and water resistant materials, so a light colour is less of a gamble here than it would be elsewhere, and the full colour lineup is at Doubletake.
For the host: trays, flutes and team night
Some of the best court gifts never touch a court. Doubletake makes a small homeware group aimed at exactly the people who organise the team.
The Serving Tray is a pickleball and tennis themed tray crafted from high-quality acrylic with beautiful brass handles, described as functional and stylish for any gathering and ideal for serving drinks at team parties. It wipes clean with a damp cloth. The Catchall Tray is the smaller sibling, made with thick waterproof acrylic, suitable for snacks at team parties or as living room and office decor.
The Champagne Flutes are sold as a set of two, perfect for making tennis gatherings more memorable and ideal for celebrating wins, team bonding or weekend get-togethers. Doubletake designs them to coordinate seamlessly with its serving trays, so a tray plus flutes reads as one gift rather than two unrelated ones.
This is the gift for the captain, the person who hosts after league night, or the friend whose house everyone ends up at. It also solves the awkward group-gift problem, since a tray and a pair of flutes can be split between two or three people without anyone having to guess a size.
The luxury gift: Napa Valley leather
For a milestone birthday or a serious gift, the off-court leather line is where Doubletake goes upmarket. All three pieces are crafted from Napa Valley leather and handcrafted, so each bag is one-of-a-kind with slight variations that the brand frames as part of the appeal.
- Lex Leather Clutch: slim and compact, usable alone or as an organiser inside a larger bag, with a bright metallic finish and bold design.
- Reya Leather Crossbody: slim silhouette with metallic stripes, an adjustable guitar strap and an outside snap pocket for phone or keys.
- Noe Leather Shoulder Bag: spacious market tote with a stripe pattern, logo lining and a buckled wide leather strap for adjustable length.
These work as gifts precisely because they are not sports-branded. They connect to the recipient hobby through the brand rather than through a print, which is a much safer bet for someone with taste. For a gift built around clothing instead, our tennis gift guide for the player who has everything covers the apparel angle.
Gift picks by budget and recipient
- Small and safe: Quinn Keychain, or the Wells Wristlet in a colour that matches their bag.
- Most useful: Cincy Sports Clutch, for anyone who switches bags constantly.
- Most practical: Roma Shoe Bag, especially for clay and hard court players.
- Best big gift: Melbie for pickleball, Melbourne for tennis, Parisii for tote lovers.
- For the host: Serving Tray with the Champagne Flutes pair.
- Luxury: Lex, Reya or Noe in Napa Valley leather.
One last note if you are shopping a deal: the Final Few, Like New and Sample sections offer high quality bags at a fraction of the regular price, but all are final sale and Sample bags are one-of-a-kind, so they are better for yourself than for a gift you cannot exchange. Browse the full gift range at Doubletake and start with the recipient, not the price.