La Manga Club has strengthened its credentials as one of the world's leading sports and leisure destination resorts after renewing its agreement as an official resort partner of Tennis Europe.

The multi award-winning venue in Murcia, south-east Spain has signed a new deal to partner with the continental organisation for the next two years.

Under the terms of the new agreement, La Manga Club will enjoy a range of benefits from Tennis Europe who will create new business opportunities for the resort and market it directly to key target groups including 49 national tennis federations, 700 tennis clubs and tournament organisers across Europe.

In return, Tennis Europe will hold international conferences at La Manga Club and have the opportunity to stage regional and pan-European training camps and events at the resort, while La Manga Club will host the prestigious European Seniors Club Tennis Championships later this year in September and potential exciting new events.

Jose Asenjo, general manager of La Manga Club, said: “La Manga Club has had a long and valued association with Tennis Europe, and this new agreement will help take our partnership to the next level.

“The resort has a rich tennis heritage having hosted some of the world's leading players and tournaments, and we're very excited at the prospect of working closely with Tennis Europe and the new opportunities that it will bring.”

Olli Mäenpää, Chief Executive Officer of Tennis Europe, said: “We are delighted to continue our fruitful relationship with La Manga Club. The facilities at the site are first class, and it has proven to be a perfect venue for our high-level tennis tournaments, training camps and conferences alike.

“Many of our member nations have followed suit in taking advantage of the excellent services available to organise their own events and camps, and we look forward to continuing to showcase La Manga Club at a European level in the coming years.”

With an average of more than 300 days' sunshine a year, La Manga Club offers the perfect destination for professional and amateur tennis players to work on all aspects of their technique under sunny skies at the venue's outstanding 28-court academy.

Featuring 20 clay courts, four hard courts and four on artificial grass, the academy boasts some of the finest tennis facilities in Europe and a wide range of academies are available to guests of all ages to improve their racquet skills.

La Manga Club is widely regarded as Spain's flagship resort and, among its recent accolades, it was named as Spain's leading golf complex at the 2014 World Golf Awards and was voted 'Best Golf Resort in Spain' by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine for an impressive fourth year in a row.

As well as hosting both Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, La Manga Club is the overseas training base for the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). It has also staged the Spanish Open golf championship and regularly attracts professional and international football teams to its first-class, year-round training facilities, which are also used by rugby and cricket sides.

In addition to its outstanding tennis academy, La Manga Club's extensive facilities also include three 18-hole championship golf courses and a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one of its kind in mainland Spain – a new High Performance Sports Centre and 2,000m² spa and fitness complex, a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 20 bars and restaurants.

For more details on La Manga Club, visit www.lamangaclub.com.

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Press release written and distributed on behalf of La Manga Club by the Azalea Group.

La Manga Club
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 new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – 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 been voted 'Best Golf Hotel/Resort in Spain' by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine for the last four years and was named 'Best Golf Hotel in Spain' at the 2014 World Golf Awards. La Manga Club 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 was also the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open, an LET Access Series event, and regularly hosts top women's amateur events and teams.

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For more information on La Manga Club contact Pete Simm on 01730 711920 or email petes@theazaleagroup.com