Many of the clubs are "bundled" - which means that club membership is included with the purchase of your home. If you were "only"a tennis player you would think it unusual to purchase in a "bundled" golf community, but it is done. Often the fees are very reasonable and the golf /tennis membership is an attractive sales feature. Monthly dues may be as low as $100 which includes features such as golf, tennis, fitness, clubhouse, driving range, restaurant, computer rooms, etc.

There are several "bundled" tennis communities in Naples with minimal fees, and residents have the benefit of tennis at a very low cost. The World Tennis Club is a community where tennis membership is included with home purchase. Monthly dues include all of your tennis amenities (unlimited with free court time), custom backboard (practice area), restaurant and bar facilities, beautiful swimming pool, locker rooms and clubhouse.

The World Tennis Center is centrally located in Naples and has condominiums, villas and single family homes ranging in price from approximately $90,000 for a 2 bedroom/2 bath condo to large villas and single family homes ranging from 150,000 to 300,000. Surrounding communities such as Grey Oaks, Kensington and Banyon Woods include homes in the 500,000 to one million-dollar ranges.

There's several other tennis communities that are structured in different ways. Sterling Oaks, Naples Bath and Tennis, Longshore Lakes and Carlton Lakes are all facilities that include tennis lessons, programs and an on-site professional - all at a very reasonable cost. Home prices run from the low 100,000's to 500,000+.

World Tennis Club
Gated community, fully staffed tennis pro shop with on-site professional, restaurant, workout area.
16 tennis courts/12 lighted/ 11 har-tru, 5 hard court.

Naples Bath & Tennis
Gated community, fully staffed tennis pro shop with on-site professional, restaurant, new fitness center.
38 tennis courts/10 lighted/37 har-tru, 1 hard court.

Sterling Oaks
Gated community, fully staffed tennis pro shop with on-site professional, restaurant.
12 har-tru courts/10 lighted.

Longshore Lakes
Gated community, fully staffed pro shop with on site professional, restaurant.
9 lighted har-tru tennis courts.

Carlton Lakes
Gated community, active tennis group, tennis shop, no professional
4 lighted har-tru tennis courts.

PUBLIC TENNIS

Public tennis centers in Naples are numerous and some of the best anywhere. The Naples Park system is remarkable with groomed soccer fields, sand volleyball, roller hockey rinks, grass infields on baseball diamonds, cloth nets on basketball courts and beautiful hard and clay tennis courts. One of the parks even has hydro-wated har-tru courts. The local YMCA is a tremendous facility and boasts the Beckler Tennis Center with 10 har-tru courts.

Tennis tournaments are common in Naples, from the amateur level to the professional. The Nuveen Masters is held every year in Naples. John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Johann Kriek and many other top senior
professionals play in the event.

The YMCA holds the largest amateur tournament in Southwest Florida (The North Naples Clay Court Championships) with as many as 700 entries. Divisions from 3.0 to 5.0 to Open professionals play singles, mens, womens and mixed doubles.

The Naples City Tournament is held yearly at Cambier Park. Although it not as large as the North Naples Clay Court Championships, it is very well run and includes age divisions for seniors.

The Florida Section of the USTA is one of the largest and best in the country. Adult and junior tournaments are abundant in the Southwest Florida area. Statewide, there are adult tournaments nearly every weekend and sometimes two or three in every age division from 25 to 80+. In regard to junior tennis, Florida turns out some of the best young players in the world. It is easy to see how many opportunities there are for junior players. There are adult and junior tennis camps all over the state.

There's also a large number of tennis leagues in the Naples area, and making tennis connections is easy. For the avid tennis player, young or old, Naples is the place to be.

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