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This week, we’ve got serious fodder for your vacation daydreams: a list of the 7 best luxury tennis hotels and resorts in the USA! From award-winning instruction to pristine grass courts and a seaside racquet club, these are perfect for everything from family trips, couples’ escapes, and team intensives.   

On the fashion front, Tennisette founder Amelia Wilson shares her latest finds, including the flattering, comfortable tennis dress she’s obsessed with, a useful lightweight layering piece, plus a very well-priced pair of stylish suede loafers.

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The 7 Best Luxury Tennis Hotels in the USA

If your idea of a perfect vacation involves a morning tennis clinic, a long lunch, an afternoon by the pool or on the beach, and a little more tennis before dinner, this list is for you!

We found seven of the most beautiful luxury resorts in the USA for players who take their game seriously, from a Palm Beach landmark with brand-new grass courts to a Hawaiian classic with a seaside racquet club.

Each offers instruction for adult players, plus everything you’d want during a luxury getaway, from gourmet meals and spa treatments to private beaches.

Here are seven fabulous stays to add to your vacation-planning wish list!

1. The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, South Carolina

The Sanctuary is the grand oceanfront hotel at the heart of Kiawah Island Golf Resort, a 10,000-acre barrier island 21 miles from Charleston with ten miles of wide oceanfront beach. The 255 guest rooms and suites are generously sized, and about 90% have ocean views. The Sanctuary offers multiple restaurants and cafés, a full-service spa, a fitness center, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and access to the resort’s golf courses. Separate private home and villa rentals are also available.

The Roy Barth Tennis Center features 22 courts (19 Har-Tru clay and 3 hard), two padel courts, pickleball, highly experienced teaching staff, and a well-stocked pro shop. It consistently ranks as one of the best tennis resorts in the world and offers year-round weekly tennis, pickleball, and padel lessons and clinics, plus dedicated women’s tennis and pickleball weekends in the fall and winter.

2. The Cloister at Sea Island, Sea Island, Georgia

A favorite of families and outdoor lovers since 1928, The Cloister sits on a private island with five miles of wide, sandy beach, three championship golf courses, a 65,000-square-foot spa, multiple pools and restaurants, squash courts, a shooting school, watersports, and horseback riding. Bikes are available for rent to explore the island, and an all-day children’s activity club serves ages 5-14, with a reduced-hours program for 3–4-year-olds.

Sea Island’s Tennis Center has 16 Har-Tru clay courts, with clinics and USPTA-level instruction, plus a stadium court for watching the pros play. Adult private lessons and clinics are available every day, year-round, and the staff can build a custom clinic for your group or match you with partners at your level. The resort also runs clinics for children and teens each summer.

3. Rancho Valencia, Rancho Santa Fe, California

Spread across 45 acres of lush gardens dotted with citrus and olive groves, this hacienda-style retreat, a member of the luxe Relais & Châteaux group, sits in the hills of Rancho Santa Fe, about 25 miles from San Diego International Airport.

With just 49 casitas and 3 grand private residences, each with a private patio and some with fireplaces, it feels like a cozy private estate. Guests can dine at the restaurant or in-room, relax in the spa or by the pool, and work out in the on-site fitness center or yoga pavilion.

Racquet sports are the heart of the resort, with an experienced roster of teaching pros available for daily lessons or clinics, 12 Plexipave championship courts, three red clay courts, three padel courts, and four pickleball courts spread through the gardens. The Rafa Nadal Academy offers on-site summer programs for adults and children.

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Here are Tennisette founder Amelia Wilson’s latest finds, including the tennis dress she’s obsessed with, a useful lightweight layering piece, plus a very well-priced pair of stylish suede loafers!

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