Tennis in Spain

Andalucian Spain is a sport lover’s paradise. The climate of Andalusia, coupled with its natural geography makes it a perfect place for water and adventure sports. Costa Del Sol in Andalucia is the Mecca of Spanish sports, because of the fact that its combination of coastline, climate and open countryside make it an ideal place for sports ranging from golf to tennis and polo to paragliding. Tennis is one of the most popular sports played in Spain, with the region of Andalucia providing the ideal climate to indulge in the sport through out the year. In fact, for a lot of people in the country, tennis is more of a religion than a sport. Spain also boasts of having produced a number of top seeded world tennis players, with Rafael Nadal nowadays holding the country’s flag high in the world of professional tennis.

Resorts and clubs dedicated to tennis can be found throughout Spain, and a number of tour companies and resorts also offer specialized tennis holidays for tourists. These holidays combine regular tennis playing activity along with sight seeing, gourmet food and luxury accommodation in order to give you a perfect tennis playing holiday experience. 

If you or your tennis crazy pals want to take a tennis holiday, then Spain is probably one of the best places to go to. With exceptional weather and sun filled days almost throughout the year, Spain is the perfect place for a tennis vacation. Many sports or tennis resorts cater for tennis holidays for individuals, families and groups. The best part is that people who do not know anything about the sport can also take one of these holidays and go back as tennis pros, since most resorts have expert coaches who are always on hand to give lessons to novices. These lessons are not very costly, especially when you take them as a group, but of course the cost mainly depends on the kind of establishment you chose for your holiday.

Most good tennis resorts boast of quite a number of tennis courts, of the grass, clay and astro turf variety to cater to the needs of all kinds of tennis players. Most courts are flood lit so that they can be utilized throughout the day and the night. So if you are a tennis aficionado, then you can brush up your skills on different types of surfaces if you want to. Many tennis centres also have facilities for alternative tennis like paddle and mini tennis. These resorts are perfect for bringing along a group of friends or colleagues who are inclined towards tennis, since there are a lot of facilities on hand for group tennis and sport activities. Most Spanish tennis clubs have some courts that have spectator seating and there are a lot of in house sports competitions where you can test your skills against formidable opponents. 

A number of premier tennis resorts in Spain do not stop at just providing awesome facilities for tennis playing, but many also have ample arrangements for indulging in other sports. Most good resorts, especially along the Costa del Sol also have very well maintained and well equipped golf courses.

Even if you are not planning to spend your holiday at a tennis or sport resort, do not worry that you won’t be able to indulge in your favourite sport, since most three to five star hotels and resorts have tennis courts on their premises. There are also a large number of clubs that keep hosting tennis tournaments almost every weekend, where every one is free to participate, and if you are a tennis lover, you will enjoy both participating and watching these local tournaments.