During the 1950s, an engineer named Robert Lee began applying his expertise in building materials to the needs of American tennis. The result was a product that standardized and improved clay courts throughout the United States – HAR-TRU® clay courts. Along with building clay courts, Lee built a foundation of knowledge to help make owning and maintaining a clay court easy and affordable. Today, Lee Tennis’ HAR-TRU surfaces are the premier-selling clay surface in the United States.

By adding products like sub-surface irrigation systems, court lighting, sweepers, rollers and drag brushes, Lee Tennis quickly became a one-stop shop for surfacing materials, maintenance equipment, court accessories and court development advice.

When Robert Lee retired in 1997, Lee Tennis was purchased by Luck Stone, a longtime partner and their Virginia-based supplier of stone materials. Luck Stone then acquired the manufacturing assets of the original HAR-TRU material provider and, finally, bought the HAR-TRU brand, a surface associated with some of the finest courts in the world.