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The properties on this list treat tennis as a genuine pillar of the guest experience — with professional-grade surfaces, certified coaching, and the kind of post-match amenities that make the whole thing feel less like exercise and more like an occasion.
One&Only Palmilla
It’s no secret that One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos operates at the top of the luxury resort conversation in Latin America, and its tennis program is a significant reason why. The courts — clay and hard surface — sit within one of the most dramatically situated properties in Mexico, perched on a privileged peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez. Former ATP and WTA professionals run the coaching program, offering everything from private sessions to multi-day intensive clinics. When the match is over, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s restaurant is on the property, and the bar at sunset needs no further endorsement than its view. oneandonly.com
The Gleneagles Hotel
The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland, has been doing this since 1924, and it shows. While the property is perhaps best synonymous with golf — having hosted the Ryder Cup twice — its Tennis & Sports Centre is among the most comprehensive in the United Kingdom, with nine all-weather courts and fully indoor options that make the unpredictable Scottish climate a non-issue. LTA-certified coaches run private lessons and group clinics at a genuinely serious level. Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles holds two Michelin stars, the Drew Spa is exceptional, and there is nowhere in the world quite like it.
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on the Big Island of Hawaii earns its reputation every time. The Tennis Club features six plexi-cushion championship courts — four lighted for evening play — alongside a fully staffed Tennis Pavilion with USPTA-certified professionals, ball machines, racket rentals, and a well-stocked pro shop. The resort’s Tennis Director runs clinics and match-play round robins for guests at every level. Between sessions, King’s Pond — a natural lava-rock pool teeming with tropical fish, carved directly into the coastline — is reason enough to extend the stay.
Amangiri in Canyon Point
Amangiri in Canyon Point, Utah does not announce itself — it never needs to. The resort, a masterwork of architecture set into the sculpted red rock of southern Utah, offers tennis on pristine hard courts framed by one of the most singular landscapes in the American West. Private coaching is available through the resort’s sports concierge, and the courts carry the same meticulous, unhurried energy that defines every corner of an Aman property. The spa, the mesa pool, and the sheer silence of the canyon do the rest. Rates begin around $3,000 per night.
Hôtel du Cap-Éden-Roc
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes has been setting the standard for Riviera hospitality since 1870, and its floodlit clay courts — set among umbrella pines on the tip of Cap d’Antibes — are among the most singular in Europe. The courts are impeccably maintained, private coaching is available on request, and the experience of simply rallying here, with the Mediterranean visible through the trees, is an amenity unto itself. After the match, the Eden-Roc Pavilion pool, carved directly into the cliffside above the sea, is waiting. Worth knowing, and playing, every summer.
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