Match Point: Hotels with World-Class Tennis Tuition

“If you’ve ever admired the smooth backhand and powerful service of an elite tennis player, you’ve probably wished you could play like that. Short of hours practising your winning shots, a holiday with pro coaching is a great way to up your game and treat yourself at the same time. Try one of these top hotels with tennis coaches who have tutored the best.

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Forte Village Resort, Sardinia
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Forte Village‘s tennis academy has 12 clay courts, one grass court and the services of Grand Slam champions. Taught by the likes of Karel Nováček, Magnus Larsson and Dominik Hrbatý, courses are aimed at players of all ages and abilities, with a junior camp for youngsters and weekly tournaments for experienced players. This superb Sardinian resort has a spa, restaurants, shopping, and a whole host of other sports to keep the entire family happy and active.

If you want to see more hotels in Sardinia, visit our Sardinia hotels page.

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La Manga Club Hotel Príncipe Felipe, Murcia, Spain
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Practise on one of the 28 courts at La Manga Club Hotel Príncipe Felipe and you could spot Andy Murray or Jo Konta. Near Murcia in sunny south-eastern Spain, this superior sports resort is also the Lawn Tennis Association’s official overseas training base and host to various world-class tournaments. Its tennis academy is run by experienced coach James Rose and caters for all ages and abilities. You can choose from a range of options, from a 10-hour adult course to private classes and fun junior tuition for the kids.

If you want to see more hotels in Murcia, visit our Murcia hotels page.

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Saddlebrook Resort and Spa, Tampa, USA
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Set up by legendary coach Harry Hopman, the Hopman Tennis Program at Saddlebrook Resort and Spa in Florida offers tuition for all ages and abilities. With 45 courts, including all the different Grand Slam surfaces, tennis fanatics visit from all over the world. Expect demanding five-hour-a-day programs with world-class coaches. As well as polishing your own technique, you could end up watching some the world’s best players training; past guests include Pete Sampras, Martina Hingis and Andy Roddick.

If you want to see more hotels in Tampa, visit our Tampa hotels page.

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The Ritz Carlton, Guia de Isora, Tenerife
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On a clifftop above banana plantations, the Ritz-Carlton, Abama is a luxurious Moroccan-styled hotel with its own championship golf course, a spa, a secluded golden beach and two Michelin-starred restaurants. It’s also home to a tennis academy headed by former British number one Annabel Croft. Working with Croft’s on-court philosophy of ‘movement and repetition’, her team of coaches aim to improve your ability, whatever your level. Lessons are available for the whole family, groups, couples and individuals on seven world-class courts overlooking the Atlantic.

If you want to see more hotels in Guia de Isora, visit our Guia de Isora hotels page.

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Gstaad Palace, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
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The country that brings you tennis superstars Roger Federer and Martina Hingis is also home to the fabulous Gstaad Palace. A ski hotel by winter, in the summer it turns its attention to tennis, squash, golf, hiking and mountaineering. Men’s Grand Slam world-record holder Roy Emerson won the Swiss Open here five times, and now returns every summer to host his Tennis Weeks. You can join the legend and his international group of pros on courts overlooked by mountains for what Emerson describes as ‘tennis in paradise’.

If you want to see more hotels in Canton of Bern, visit our Canton of Bern hotels page.”