LTA Extends La Manga Club Partnership

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has extended its partnership with La Manga Club in Spain for a further three years.

The long standing partner is the official overseas training base for the LTA and offers elite level, year-round facilities.

Located in Murcia on Spain’s south-east coast, La Manga Club has 28 courts and regularly hosts training camps for Britain’s players including, most recently, Liam Broady and Davis Cup team member Dan Evans.

The partnership with La Manga Club includes access for elite British player training camps, as well as promotional opportunities at the Aegon Series of British grass court events, including the Aegon Championships, at The Queen’s Club.

Its facilities include three 18-hole golf courses and a Leadbetter Academy, eight FIFA-approved football pitches, a sports centre as well as four and five-star accommodation.

Leon Smith, LTA head of men’s tennis and Aegon GB Davis Cup captain, commented: “La Manga Club is a world-class tennis venue with excellent facilities that are so important for the development of our players. The year-round access to top-class clay courts especially gives us the opportunity to train our best players in ideal conditions that are a long way from the wet and grey skies of a British winter.”   

Speaking at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, London, on the new agreement, Brendan Dwyer, commercial and marketing director at La Manga Club, said: “La Manga Club has a long and proud relationship with the LTA and we are delighted to confirm the partnership for another three years as the official overseas training base for elite training camps.

“Helped by some fantastic results, including last year’s memorable Davis Cup victory against Belgium, British tennis is enjoying a renaissance and all of us at La Manga Club are looking forward to supporting the LTA in preparing its performance programme players of at our acclaimed tennis centre and resort facilities.”