Top 10 Most Beautiful Tennis Courts in The World!
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Normally when it comes to sports, people i.e. Fans tend to focus more on players and often
forget to admire or even remember the grounds on which these players play their games! Tennis
is no different either, but still, from London to New York and from Melbourne to Shanghai
there are plenty of tennis courts, which are not famous for having a great facility but
also for their picturesque lakes. Lawn Tennis is known for attracting huge crowds, fans
are crazy to see their favorite player play live. Earlier, the looks of the players matter
alone, but now the facilities and infrastructure of stadiums play a key role in luring crowds
for the ATP and WTA tournaments.
So without any further ado, let's dive in:
10. Floating tennis court, Qatar: When a court is wet, usually international
tennis stars Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer retreat to the locker room and wait until
it's dry. However, during a friendly knockabout in Qatar, they managed to play on a court
that was floating in the middle of a lagoon in the Persian Gulf. Federer of Switzerland
took on his Spanish rival, the world No 1, on the specially made stage in Doha ahead
of the Qatar Open, which marks the start of the tennis calendar.
Back in 2011, tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were invited by the Qatar Tennis
Federation to play a round of tennis on a suspended tennis court at the Palm Tree Island
in Doha, Qatar. We can only imagine the challenges the two pros faced on the precarious wet court
— though we're certain both Federer and Nadal would've been pleased to tick this one
off the bucket-list.
9. World's highest tennis court in Dubai: The Burj al-Arab is the fourth tallest hotel
in the world at 321 m (1,053 ft) and stands out in the water on its own artificial island.
Resembling the sail of a ship, the iconic hotel gives itself a 7-star rating, although
we’re not really sure if you can go above 5 on the luxury scale. Designed by Tom Wright
and completed in 1999, the hotel features a double membrane PTFE fiberglass covering
that reduces solar heat gain, but lets in filtered light.
On February 22, 2005, the Burj al-Arab hosted Andre Agassi and Roger Federer to play a match
on their helipad tennis court before heading to the US$1 million Dubai Duty-Free Men’s
Open, which was the first round of the two-week Dubai Tennis Championships. The hotel’s
helipad is situated 211 meters high and covers a surface area of 415 sq m.
8. Foro Italico, Rome: Rome’s Foro Italico just edges Roland Garros
for inclusion in this list. It was built before the Second World War at the express command
of Italy’s then dictator, Benito Mussolini, and initially named after him – “Foro
Mussolini”. Mussolini’s ambition was that the surrounding sports complex would help
Rome to win the right to stage the 1940 Olympics, but of course, the little matter of World
War Two put paid to that. However, even if the man who commissioned its construction
was the most dangerous of jackasses, the Foro Italico (as it was renamed after the war)
is an aesthetic triumph, with its classically red clay usually contrasting beautifully with
the blue Roman sky above.
7. Centre Court at Queen’s Club: Forget Wimbledon – this is the most beautiful
grass court in the world. Wimbledon’s Centre Court is undoubtedly magnificent especially
now that it has a retractable roof, to ensure play in all weather, but its colossal size
is such that it simply cannot compete with the Centre Court at Queen’s Club when it
comes to pleasing the eye. And when John McEnroe was at his mercurial best in the early to
mid-1980s and usually winning Queen’s before winning Wimbledon (he won Queen’s four times,
to go with his hat-trick of Wimbledon singles titles), it was the perfect stage for one
of the most beautiful tennis players ever to hold a racket.
6. Monte Carlo: The first tennis tournament in Monte Carlo
was staged in 1897, so it is possible that such lovers of tennis as F. Scott Fitzgerald,
who famously depicted the French Riviera in Tender Is The Night, and Claude Debussy, whose
last major orchestral work, Jeux, was a musical depiction of a tennis match might once have
sat in the stands, nominally watching the tennis itself but in reality taking in the
whole extraordinary panorama in front of them. Monte Carlo’s main court is unquestionably
the most beautiful tennis court in the world. It is also proof that tennis is the game for
aesthetes, such as Fitzgerald and Debussy, being not so much poetry in motion as geometry
in motion, as its finest proponents demonstrate almost mathematical genius to hit and retrieve
winners.
5. Bio-Hotel Stanglwirt: This 400-year-old, family-run hotel sits at
the foot of the stunning Austrian Alps. In addition to the 6 indoor tennis courts, there
are 8 outdoor red-clay courts with a ridiculously beautiful mountain backdrop. As if that weren’t
enough, the resort is also home to a 5-star health spa, 7 swimming pools, horse stables,
and a golf course. Located at the base of the awe-inspiring Wilder Kaiser mountain range
in Tirol, Bio-Hotel Stanglwirt is surrounded by verdant pastures in summer and is only
minutes from world-class skiing nearby Kitzbühel during the winter. A small village in itself,
this rustic resort has a familiar charm and all the features you would expect in a first-class
destination.
4. Singita Sabora Camp: Imagine watching wild zebras and giraffes
graze the Savannah plains of the Serengeti…. all alongside a tennis court. This is actually
possible at Tanzania’s Singita Sabora, a 1920’s-style explorer’s camp set on a
350,000-acre private game reserve. Singita Sabora Plains Camp is a luxurious 1920s style
tented camp, resting on the Serengeti plains, along the Great Migration route. The nine
lavish tents are air-conditioned and feature a spacious bedroom with a reading area, bathroom
with bath and outdoor shower, viewing deck with a Swarovski spotting scope, and a library
lounge tent lined with antique and rare volumes of African literature.
3. Royal King’s Park Tennis Club: Royal King's Park Tennis Club, founded in
1899, is located in Kings Park, Western Australia. It was originally called the Mount Tennis
Club and included two asphalt courts. Later, lawn tennis, bowls, and croquet facilities
were added. The members' pavilion was built in 1926 and the McGibbon stand built-in 1935.
A new building opened in 2007 and includes social facilities as well as a gymnasium,
squash courts and swimming pools.
Not only is this one of Australia’s oldest tennis clubs, it’s also one of its most
picturesque. The 30-court facility (22 of which are grass) is located in Kings Park
– the largest urban park in the world, 5 minutes from the center of Perth, Australia.
There’s nothing quite like playing to the sound of kookaburras cackling and the smell
of eucalyptus trees.
2. San Pietro di Positano The regulation-size tennis court lying between
the rock face with lush Mediterranean greenery and the pebble beach, gives players the unusual
pleasure of playing by the sea. The tennis court is complimentary and exclusive to our
guests. This hard court is nestled between the terraced cliffs of the sun-kissed Amalfi
Coast. Anyone else down for sipping limoncello between sets and then going for a post-match
dip in the Mediterranean Sea. San Pietro is the only hotel in Positano with direct access
to a private beach. The beach is a natural cove surrounded by crystal clear waters, with
a solarium and bar by the sea.
1. Enchantment Resort: One of the five outdoor hard courts nestled
between the towering red rock cliffs of Boynton Canyon in the resort’s 70-acre estate. Follow
it up with a sunset cocktail on the resort’s patio and watch the surrounding canyon turn
a dozen shades of crimson. Nestled at the base of Boynton Canyon, spanning across 70
acres, resides 218 recently refreshed casita guestrooms and suites. The newly designed
southwestern motif draws inspiration from Sedona’s iconic landscapes.
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