Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash 3 in Japan) is the second sequel to 's game franchise, . The arcade version of Virtua Tennis 3 is powered by the -based arcade system board. Ports for the , , and consoles are also available with a traditional collection of tennis that the home versions of Virtua Tennis are known for. In 2009, Sega updated and re-created Virtua Tennis 3 in .
Besides having Tournament Mode and Exhibition Mode from the arcade version, the home versions include a World Tour Mode and Court Games mode. These game modes replace the Challenge Mode that was present in the arcade version.
The Xbox 360 version has exclusive Xbox Live online tournaments and modes, whilst the PlayStation 3 version incorporates the option to control the game using the motion-sensitive controller.
Both the 360 and PS3 versions offer native support.
A playable game demo of the Xbox 360 version was released on on March 16, 2007.