THE BIG TENNIS DIRECTORY
Where to train, travel and play
Whether you’re choosing a high-performance academy for a serious junior, booking a summer camp, planning a tennis vacation or looking for a weekly group game, the right place makes all the difference. We’ve curated trusted academies, camps, resorts, getaways and playing groups so you can spend less time searching and more time on court. Every listing is chosen by our team, not paid placement.
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Tennis academies
Academies offer structured, often full-time training with coaching, fitness and match play under one roof, and many add academics or boarding for juniors. Visit in person and ask about coach-to-player ratios before you commit.
IMG Academy
📍 Bradenton, FL
The boarding-school blueprint for modern player development, blending full-time training, academics and sport science on one sprawling Gulf Coast campus.
Visit website ↗Mouratoglou Academy
📍 Biot, France
Patrick Mouratoglou's Riviera base pairs elite junior pathways with week-long adult programs, all wrapped in a resort setting between Nice and Cannes.
Visit website ↗Rafa Nadal Academy
📍 Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
Rafa's home-island academy teaches the work ethic and clay-court intensity that built 22 Slams, with school, residence and camps on site.
Visit website ↗JC Ferrero Equelite Sport Academy
📍 Villena, Spain
Juan Carlos Ferrero's hillside academy shaped Carlos Alcaraz and welcomes juniors, pros and adult guests for immersive Spanish-style training.
Visit website ↗Evert Tennis Academy
📍 Boca Raton, FL
Co-founded by Chris Evert, this focused junior academy is known for disciplined fundamentals, college placement and a family-style coaching culture.
Visit website ↗Emilio Sánchez Academy
📍 Barcelona, Spain & Naples, FL
The evolution of the famed Sánchez-Casal program, combining Spanish tactical schooling with academics on two continents.
Visit website ↗BTT Tennis Academy
📍 Barcelona, Spain
A respected Barcelona training hub where touring pros and ambitious juniors share courts, coaches and a no-shortcuts competitive culture.
Visit website ↗USTA National Campus
📍 Orlando, FL
The 100-court home of American tennis offers junior development, performance training and adult programming open to the public.
Visit website ↗Saddlebrook Tennis Academy
📍 Wesley Chapel, FL
A longtime Tampa-area training ground offering academy and adult programs inside a full-service resort with dozens of courts.
Visit website ↗Rick Macci Tennis Academy
📍 Boca Raton, FL
Legendary coach Rick Macci's hands-on program brings the same technical eye that helped shape multiple world No. 1s to players of every level.
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SUMMER AND BEYOND
Tennis camps
Camps are a fantastic way to pack a lot of improvement into a short window. Options range from day camps for young beginners to overnight programs and adult tennis weekends.
Nike Tennis Camps
📍 Nationwide (US)
Run by US Sports Camps on college campuses and clubs nationwide, offering overnight and day camps for juniors plus adult weekends.
Visit website ↗John Newcombe Tennis Ranch
📍 New Braunfels, TX
Texas Hill Country tradition with year-round junior camps, adult tennis vacations and the warm Aussie hospitality of its namesake champion.
Visit website ↗Total Tennis
📍 Saugerties, NY
A Hudson Valley tennis camp-resort where adults eat, sleep and play tennis for a weekend or a full week of drills and match play.
Visit website ↗Van der Meer Tennis
📍 Hilton Head Island, SC
Decades of proven teaching methods on Hilton Head, with junior summer camps, adult clinics and intensive weekend programs.
Visit website ↗Boar’s Head Resort Sports Club
📍 Charlottesville, VA
The University of Virginia Foundation's resort runs summer sports camps and adult tennis programs on indoor hard and outdoor clay courts.
Visit website ↗IMG Academy Camps
📍 Bradenton, FL
Short-term camps give juniors and adults a taste of IMG's full-time training model, with weekly options throughout summer and holidays.
Visit website ↗Cliff Drysdale Tennis School at Stratton
📍 Stratton, VT
Mountain-air adult camps in southern Vermont that mix structured drills, match play and plenty of Green Mountain summer scenery.
Visit website ↗USTA National Campus Camps
📍 Orlando, FL
Summer junior camps and dedicated adult camps hosted at the national campus, with coaching across every level and surface.
Visit website ↗College Tennis Camps
📍 College campuses (US)
Junior camps staged on university campuses and led by college coaches, ideal for players eyeing a future college roster spot.
Visit website ↗Smith Stearns Tennis Academy
📍 Hilton Head Island, SC
Based at Sea Pines, this Hilton Head program offers junior camps and adult clinics steeped in the island's long coaching heritage.
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PLAY ON VACATION
Tennis resorts
These resorts take tennis seriously, with quality courts, resident pros and programs for every level, plus everything else you want from a getaway.
The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne
📍 Key Biscayne, FL
An oceanfront Miami retreat whose Cliff Drysdale Racquet Garden offers tennis, padel and pro instruction minutes from the beach.
Visit website ↗Saddlebrook Resort
📍 Wesley Chapel, FL
A Tampa-area resort built around tennis, with dozens of courts on multiple surfaces and an on-site academy for guests who want structure.
Visit website ↗La Quinta Resort & Club
📍 La Quinta, CA
A historic desert resort near Indian Wells with a sunken tournament-style stadium court and pro-led instruction.
Visit website ↗The Sea Pines Resort
📍 Hilton Head Island, SC
Hilton Head's landmark resort offers soft-court tennis, pickleball and pro programs alongside beaches, bike trails and Harbour Town.
Visit website ↗Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort
📍 Hilton Head Island, SC
Home to a nationally recognized tennis and pickleball center with year-round clinics, round robins and expert instruction.
Visit website ↗Omni Amelia Island Resort
📍 Fernandina Beach, FL
A barrier-island escape with 23 Har-Tru courts, pickleball and a full racquet program surrounded by maritime forest and beach.
Visit website ↗Kiawah Island Golf Resort
📍 Kiawah Island, SC
Better known for golf, Kiawah also delivers a superb racquet program, quiet beaches and Lowcountry charm just outside Charleston.
Visit website ↗Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa
📍 Rancho Santa Fe, CA
A Relais & Châteaux hideaway north of San Diego with world-renowned tennis programming, padel, pickleball and serious spa time.
Visit website ↗Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
📍 Kohala Coast, Hawaii
The Seaside Racquet Club's oceanfront courts on the Big Island may be the most scenic place to hit a crosscourt forehand.
Visit website ↗Stanglwirt
📍 Going, Austria
A family-run Tyrolean organic resort near Kitzbühel with indoor and outdoor tennis set against the dramatic Wilder Kaiser peaks.
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TENNIS TRAVEL
Tennis getaways
From tournament travel packages to guided tennis holidays, these companies and guides take the planning off your plate so you can focus on the fun.
Paradise Tennis
📍 Online
An independent tennis-travel guide curating dreamy court escapes, Grand Slam trips, camps and handy planning tools for players on the move.
Visit website ↗Grand Slam Tennis Tours
📍 Online / Worldwide
Premium travel packages to the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open with tickets, hotels and hosted extras.
Visit website ↗Tennis Resorts Online
📍 Online
A long-running guide to tennis resorts and camps worldwide, packed with rankings, reviews and destination features since 1999.
Visit website ↗DreamSetGo
📍 Online / Worldwide
Curated luxury sports experiences, including premium tennis packages built around marquee events like Roland-Garros.
Visit website ↗Sports Traveler
📍 Online / Worldwide
Customizable tour packages to Wimbledon, the US Open, Miami and Indian Wells, bundling tickets, hotels and transport.
Visit website ↗Club Med Tennis
📍 Worldwide
All-inclusive resorts where group tennis lessons for all levels are included, making it easy to blend a family holiday with daily court time.
Visit website ↗Peter Burwash International
📍 Worldwide
The resort-tennis management firm behind pro programs at hotels and clubs around the globe, a useful map of where serious tennis travel happens.
Visit website ↗Wimbledon Official Hospitality
📍 London, UK
The Championships' official hospitality packages pair guaranteed seats with dining and the unmistakable atmosphere of SW19.
Visit website ↗Active Away
📍 London, UK / Europe
A UK-based operator running hosted tennis, padel and pickleball holidays across Europe, built for sociable adult players.
Visit website ↗Jonathan Markson Tennis
📍 UK / Worldwide
Running tennis camps and holidays since 1981, from UK summer courses to coached adult trips in sunny destinations abroad.
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PLAY EVERY WEEK
Groups and leagues
Leagues and social groups are the heartbeat of recreational tennis. Join one to find regular, level-matched matches and a community. For hitting partners near you, visit Find a Game.
USTA League
📍 Nationwide (US)
America's largest adult competitive league, grouping players by NTRP level with a path from local flights to national championships.
Visit website ↗ALTA
📍 Atlanta, GA
Metro Atlanta's iconic volunteer-powered league, with adult, senior, junior and wheelchair divisions plus a find-a-team tool.
Visit website ↗USTA Junior Team Tennis
📍 Nationwide (US)
Coed team play for kids ages 5 to 18 that turns lessons into match experience while building friendships and sportsmanship.
Visit website ↗USTA Tennis On Campus
📍 College campuses (US)
Club tennis for college students who want competition without varsity demands, from campus matches to national championships.
Visit website ↗USTA Wheelchair Tennis
📍 Nationwide (US)
Programs, sanctioned events and rankings for wheelchair athletes of all ages, with pathways up to Paralympic competition.
Visit website ↗Special Olympics Tennis
📍 Worldwide
Inclusive training and competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities, including unified doubles with partners.
Visit website ↗Meetup Tennis Groups
📍 Worldwide
Hundreds of local tennis Meetup groups make it easy to find social hitting sessions, round robins and new partners in your city.
Visit website ↗Global Tennis Network
📍 Online / Worldwide
Free player-matching plus ladders, leagues and tournaments across thousands of local networks worldwide.
Visit website ↗Ultimate Tennis
📍 Multiple US cities
A flex league with decades of history where players schedule their own singles, doubles and mixed matches each week.
Visit website ↗GLTA
📍 Worldwide
The global LGBTQ+ tennis alliance sanctioning welcoming amateur tournaments on multiple continents for players of all levels.
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CHOOSE WISELY
How to pick an academy, camp or resort
Glossy brochures all look the same. The difference is in the details, so ask good questions before you book.
- What is the player-to-coach ratio on court?
- Who actually runs the sessions, and what are their credentials?
- How are players grouped by level and age?
- How many hours of on-court time are included each day, and how much is live-ball play?
- Are junior programs run by safeguarding-trained, background-screened staff?
- What surfaces are available, and is there an indoor or rain backup plan?
- What is the cancellation and refund policy?
- Can you speak to past participants or families?