La Manga Club helped inspire Great Britain's men to an epic Davis Cup victory over America this month and tennis lovers can experience the same five-star treatment at Spain's flagship resort with a range of tempting packages in 2014.

Britain's elite players, including Davis Cup team members Colin Fleming and Dominic Inglot, prepared for their memorable world group win - the first time they have beaten the United States since 1935 - with a warm-weather training camp at La Manga Club before Christmas.

While many parts of the UK have suffered their wettest January since records began, the award-winning resort in Murcia has enjoyed temperatures of up to 21 degrees, seven degrees above the seasonal average, and fans of the game can enjoy a three-night tennis break from just €243 per person (approx £200).

The official overseas training base of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and boasting facilities including a 28-court tennis academy, La Manga Club is the ideal place to improve your game and visitors can take advantage of fantastic value this year, with accommodation including two hours' court hire or a 45-minute lesson available from only €81 (approx £67) per person per night.

As well as tennis, the eye-catching daily rates include accommodation in La Manga Club's fully serviced, four-star Las Lomas Village apartments, breakfast and access to the luxury spa featuring fitness centre, indoor pool, saunas and steam rooms.

Players seeking a touch of luxury during their visit can stay in the resort's five-star Principe Felipe Hotel and enjoy the same privileges from €292.5 per person (approx £245) for a three-night stay.

And if guests fancy taking a break from the court for a day, they can exchange their session for another activity including a round of golf on one of La Manga Club's three championship courses or dinner at the one the restaurants around the resort. 

Prices for the Best Tennis and More packages include VAT and are based on two people sharing a twin or double room. 

Featuring a tennis academy including 20 clay courts, four hard courts and four on artificial grass, La Manga Club boasts some of the best facilities in Europe and British stars including Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, Laura Robson and Tim Henman  have all used the resort to train over the last decade. It has also been used to stage Davis Cup and Fed Cup matches.

In addition, the venue offers unrivalled facilities as a sport and leisure resort including three 18-hole championship golf courses and a 2,000sqm spa and fitness centre. It also offers the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 20 bars and restaurants. 

For more information and to book call 00 34 968 17 5577, email reservas@lamangaclub.com or visit www.lamangaclub.com.

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La Manga Club - www.lamangaclub.com - is an unrivalled sports and leisure paradise which sits between the low hills that separate the Mediterranean from the Mar Menor Sea, just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour from Alicante.  

Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it enjoys a mild year-round Mediterranean climate and offers visitors a prestigious five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and extensive sports facilities, including three championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and eight grass sports pitches. The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2,000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars. 

As well as hosting both Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, La Manga Club has signed a long-term deal to be the overseas training resort of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) until 2016. It has also staged the Spanish Open golf championship and regularly attracts professional and international football teams to the first-class year-round training facilities which are also used by rugby and cricket sides.

As a result of more than 40 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain's flagship resort and as one of the finest sports and lifestyle destinations in the world. Evidence of this is provided by its numerous awards and accolades.
La Manga Club was the proud recipient of a 2013 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, for the facilities and service on offer at its five-star Hotel Principe Felipe. The resort has long been a staunch supporter of women's golf, being the official overseas resort partner of the English Women's Golf Association for three years as well as hosting the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School from 2009-12. La Manga Club is also the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open, an LET Access Series event, and regularly hosts top women's amateur events and teams.