Tennis Resorts Online has just published its annual rankings of the Top 100 Tennis Resorts and Tennis Camps. The two first-place 
finishers are familiar names at the top of these rankings: Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina once again seized the No. 1 slot among resorts, while the Roy Emerson Tennis Weeks at the Gstaad Palace in Switzerland captured first place among camps. Both Roy Barth, who heads the Kiawah tennis operations, and 12-time Grand Slam singles champion "Emmo" have been running their programs for more than 30 years, more than long enough to have finely tuned their programs and developed a loyal following. Still they have had to fend off strong competition to maintain their No. 1 status, and so for anyone looking for a quality tennis experience, these rankings provide both an excellent place to start and a broad choice of options.
As always, we based these rankings on the evaluations submitted by avid tennis players about the places they know first hand. No one is in a better position than they to know what the experience is like, so it is their reviews of the various aspects of a tennis holiday—not only the tennis staff, instruction, programming, and overall tennis experience but also the quality of the creature comforts like food and lodging—that underpin these rankings. More than 3,000 vacationers filed reports, and our list represents their collective wisdom. Still, opinions differ and thus the Top 100 affords a broad range of high-quality options. It is the ideal place to begin the search for your next tennis vacation.
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The Mutua Madrid Open announced last year that it would be switching to blue clay. Here's a video about the process behind its creation.
Discounts, room upgrades, and special packages only available on Tennis Resorts Online.
Dave Marshall Tennis, Delaware
Exclusive Weekend Specials
From now through December, Dave Marshall has two special weekend (Friday-Sunday) packages exclusively for Tennis Resorts Online readers. 
"Singles Spectacular": a weekend clinic for one with 8 hours of instruction, match play, a tournament, and lodging in a 1-bedroom condo. Cost: $600. "Double the Fun": a weekend clinic for two with 8 hours of instruction, match play, a tournament, and lodging in a 2-bedroom condo. Cost: $850. To book, phone Dave Marshall at 302-526-5111 and tell him you want the "Tennis Resorts Online special."
Saddlebrook Tennis (Hopman), Florida
Free Upgrade to One-bedroom Suite + Amenity Basket
Book the Saddlebrook Tennis School (which offers five hours a day of instruction) and a regular deluxe guest room at Saddlebrook Resort and they'll upgrade you to a one-bedroom suite* at no extra cost (two-night minimum) and include a complimentary Saddlebrook Amenity basket.
To get it, phone toll-free 800-729-8383 and ask for the Tennis Resorts Online Upgrade.
*Subject to availability at the time of booking
Julian Krinsky School of Tennis, Pennsylvania (Juniors)
JKCP Special: Save on Jr. Packages
Tennis Resorts Online has secured a discount of $250* off residential and $100 off day* bookings on any tennis camp you book at the Julian Krinsky School of Tennis. To get it, email imagine@jkcp.com or apply online at www.jkcp.com/tennis and use one of these codes: for Residential camps, TRORES2012, and for day camps, TRODAY2012.
Not sure what you want? Send an online brochure request.
*Note: May not be combined with other discounts.
Dispatches from my latest travels
Cliff Drysdale Tennis at Hawk's Cay Resort, Florida
A Northern California Tennis Odyssey
Big Island's Kohala Coast: Where Hawaiian Royalty Vacationed
Soaring Above Phoenix, Arizona
Update on Florida's Alluring Panhandle
Guide to Hilton Head Island Tennis
Newport, Rhode Island, For Tennis Players
Club Med-Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Little Dix Bay, British Virgin Islands
Boulevard Village & Tennis Club, Vero Beach, Florida
The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, South Carolina
Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas, Texas
Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
indicates a tournament
Internazionali BNL d'Italia. www.internazionalibnlditalia.it/
The Italian Open, a combined men's and women's event, held in Rome's Foro Italico.
ROLAND GARROS (French Open). www.rolandgarros.com
Na Li and Rafael Nadal are defending champions.
Nick Bollettieri Discovery Open, IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy, Florida, Phone: 941-752-2689
This first-year, elite singles-only event will feature 32 of the best U11, U13 and U15 players in the world, with each boys' and girls' age group winner receiving one free week of camp evaluation, and the overall top player earning the opportunity to receive a year-long scholarship to attend IMG Academies. Entries close May 1, 2012
33rd Annual Banana Open, Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center, South Carolina, Phone: 843-785-1152
Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles. Presented by The Center for Health, Fitness & Sports Performance and Bodies in Balance.
Singles Sessions, Total Tennis, New York
Mariani's Virtual Gourmet
Weekly food, wine and travel reports from around the world
www.johnmariani.com
My Family Travels
Family Travel Information Advice, Custom Planning
www.myfamilytravels.com
Everett Potter's Travel
Value-focused Travel Advice Interviews, Reviews, Articles
www.everettpotter.com
Sports Psychologist
Mental Coaching by Phone or in Palm Beach, Florida Office
www.JohnFMurray.com
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See Also: Map of Europe and North Africa
Here's a sample of recent critiques of the top resorts and camps by other vacationers.
Saddlebrook Tennis (Hopman), Florida
La Quinta Resort & Club, California
New England Tennis Holidays at Sugarbush, Vermont
Wild Dunes Resort, South Carolina
Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina