12 Dec 2018
La Manga Club's role as a major driving force in European tennis continues to push new boundaries after the French Tennis Federation became the latest national organisation to endorse the Spanish resort's award-winning facilities.
A group of France's most talented junior boys players headed to Murcia this month for a warm-weather training camp at the resort, whose world-class facilities include a 28-court tennis centre.
It is the first time that the French Tennis Federation has sent an elite squad to La Manga Club, with the group following in the footsteps of Tennis Ireland and the Russian and Swedish tennis federations who have all held national training camps at the iconic resort in 2018.
The official overseas training base of the Lawn Tennis Association and host venue for Spain's Fed Cup tie against Paraguay earlier this year, La Manga Club is a haven for professionals and amateurs alike looking to perfect their techniques under sunny skies, with British number ones Kyle Edmund and Johanna Konta among the list of regular visitors.
Also a resort partner for Tennis Europe, the top sports and leisure venue annually hosts the European Senior Tennis Club Championships, while Europe's best club players headed to the resort last month to compete in the 16th La Manga Club Seniors' Tennis Open, an official Category 1 International Tennis Federation Seniors' Tournament.
Enjoying an average of more than 300 days' sunshine a year, La Manga Club is the perfect destination for people of all ages to enjoy a tennis break, with the resort offering an array of adult and junior academies at its tennis centre, which includes 20 clay courts.
In addition to tennis, the resort's extensive wider facilities include three 18-hole golf courses and a Golf Training Centre, a High Performance Sports Centre and 2,000m² Wellness Centre. There is also a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 15 bars and restaurants.
ENDS
Information for journalists
Press release written and distributed on behalf of La Manga Club by Azalea.
About La Manga Club
Located in a magnificent natural environment next to Calblanque National Park and the Mediterranean Sea, with a mild year-round climate and enjoying exceptional security and privacy, the exclusive resort of La Manga Club (Los Belones, Cartagena, Murcia) offers luxury, leisure and sport in the same place, and is set just 20 minutes from Murcia airport, a 30-minute drive from the city's new Corvera airport which opens in January 2019 and an hour away from Alicante. Founded in 1972, the resort now covers an area of 566 hectares containing accommodation, professional sports facilities, relaxation zones, first-class real estate and a private community of 2,300 residents, in a region which boasts more than 350 days' of sun and is surrounded by natural parks and untouched beaches. La Manga Club's extensive facilities include:
- A five-star hotel: Hotel Príncipe Felipe 5*
- Tourist apartments: Las Lomas Village 4*
- Luxury villas
- Three 18-hole golf courses, an academy and par-47 pitch-and-putt course
- A 28-court tennis centre- Eight FIFA-sized football pitches
- 2,000m2 Wellness Centre
- The resort's famous La Cala beach and restaurant, overlooking the Mediterranean
- More than 15 bars and restaurants
Additionally, there is the opportunity to rent a property, purchase a plot of land or buy any of the villas already available that have been built on the complex, and benefit from the services and commodities that a five-star hotel has to offer, such as the sports facilities on the resort. With the variety of activities and facilities available, La Manga Club has firmly established itself as one of the best sports and leisure destination resorts in Europe, and has been the proud recipient of a host of prestigious international awards and accolades over the last four decades.
• High-resolution images of La Manga Club may be downloaded for editorial purposes from https://goo.gl/oi837y
For more information on La Manga Club contact Pete Simm on 01730 711920 or email petes@theazaleagroup.com
