5 of America's best luxury tennis resorts
Courtesy of La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
You know you’ve arrived at a great tennis resort when you’re greeted with the inquisitive, “How’s your backhand?” In a sport that’s as much about strategy as it is physical agility, there’s always the opportunity to improve your game.
Take some time to train, condition, and enjoy the sport at one of the country’s best luxury tennis resorts, where advancements such as subsurface watering systems, high-tech video feedback, and grass courts enhance the game.
Your perfectly manicured court awaits.
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Courtesy of Mauna Kea ResortWhere: Kohala Coast, Hawaii
Just off of the natural white sands of Kaunaoa Beach, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel has given prime real estate to its 11-tennis-court club, bringing players closer than ever to the fresh breeze of the ocean. With lessons, daily clinics, round robin tournaments, and video instruction available, Mauna Kea hits high marks for its amenities, facilities, and service. The tennis staff’s passion for the sport is palpable as they happily offer to help set up a match, as is their attentive service on the court with fresh towels and water throughout your game.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Hawaii Guide
La Quinta Resort and Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort
Courtesy of La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria ResortWhere: La Quinta, California
A playing ground for the likes of international superstars Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova, La Quinta Resort & Club delivers a staggering 23 tennis courts (18 hard and five Har-Tru) in its desert terrain. Tennis icon Tom Gorman oversees the tennis program that offers lessons and coaching to all levels, as well as singles and doubles matching and strategy clinics. It’s hard to fathom, but the resort boasts forty-one pools throughout its 45-acre compound, averaging out to almost one pool per acre!
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Palm Springs and the Desert Resorts Guide
The Resort at Longboat Key Club
Courtesy The Resort at Longboat Key ClubWhere: Longboat Key, Florida
A mainstay on Florida’s gulf coast, The Resort at Longboat Key Club, just across the bay from Sarasota, attracts tennis fans from around the world with its twenty Har-Tru courts, including a 500-seat stadium for tournaments. Serving as the tennis director since 1976, John Woods oversees a bustling operation that fuses local tennis players with the hotel’s guests. The courts are free for guests of the resort and are well appointed with viewing decks, a café, and bar. After a grueling morning spent on the courts, head over to the resort’s beachfront swimming pool, where tropical cocktails make for the perfect afternoon toast.
Plan Your Trip: Visit Fodor’s Sarasota Guide
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