IMG Academy (Bradenton)
Founded in 1978 as the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, the world’s most famous tennis academy — a 600-acre campus with 50+ courts whose alumni include Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles and Maria Sharapova.
Tennis Clubs in Florida
Florida is one of the great tennis states in the world. Its warm, year-round climate makes it a true tennis capital — the place top juniors, touring pros and snowbird club players head to train and compete twelve months a year. Tennis across the state is governed by USTA Florida, one of the 17 sections of the USTA, headquartered in Orlando with more than 50,000 members. Florida is also home to the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Orlando — a 100-court national training and competition center — and to the Miami Open, one of the largest combined ATP and WTA events outside the Grand Slams.
Whether you are looking for competitive tournaments, organized doubles leagues, private lessons, junior summer camps or weekly clinics, clubs from Miami and Fort Lauderdale to Orlando, Tampa and the Gulf Coast provide year-round programming for juniors, adults and seniors at every skill level. Browse the city-by-city directory below to explore local clubs, leagues, notable players and tennis history across Florida.
Florida Tennis Communities
Explore the tennis communities of Florida — their clubs, leagues, tournaments, match play, camps and clinics across the Sunshine State. Tap any city to open its full local guide.
13 tennis communities in this Florida directory.
| City | Highlights |
|---|---|
| Miami | Home of the Miami Open, the historic Junior Orange Bowl, and one of the deepest junior pipelines in the country. |
| Florida Keys | Tropical, year-round resort and community courts from Key West to Islamorada and Marathon across Monroe County. |
| Fort Lauderdale | Broward County clubs and the hometown of Chris Evert, with year-round outdoor hard & clay play and USTA Florida leagues. |
| Boca Raton | Home to the Evert Tennis Academy and Rick Macci Tennis Academy, with deep private-club tradition and nearby Delray Beach Open ATP tennis. |
| West Palm Beach | Palm Beach County clubs and public courts, country-club tradition, junior programs, and USTA Florida league play. |
| Port St. Lucie | Treasure Coast clubs anchored by the Club Med Sandpiper Bay tennis academy, with year-round outdoor courts and USTA Florida play. |
| Orlando | Anchored by the 100-court USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, plus public courts, academies, and Central Florida leagues. |
| Tampa | Tampa Bay clubs with year-round outdoor courts, the nearby Saddlebrook Tennis Academy, and competitive USTA Florida play. |
| Sarasota | Gulf Coast clubs near IMG Academy — the legendary Bollettieri campus in Bradenton — with active leagues and lessons. |
| Jacksonville | Northeast Florida clubs across Duval and St. Johns, including Ponte Vedra, with public courts, leagues, and a strong junior scene. |
| Naples | Southwest Florida clubs known for an exceptional concentration of private clubs and year-round outdoor play. |
| Fort Myers | Lee County clubs on the Southwest Florida coast, anchored by Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) ASUN tennis and year-round outdoor play. |
| Tallahassee | Capital and Panhandle-region clubs anchored by Florida State ACC tennis, public courts, leagues, and lessons. |
Highlighted Florida Tennis Events
Marquee professional, junior and league events that define the statewide tennis calendar.
Miami Open
Featured
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
One of the largest combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 events outside the Grand Slams.
Junior Orange Bowl
Featured
Coral Gables / Miami-Dade
Historic international junior championship that has featured many future Grand Slam champions.
Delray Beach Open
Featured
Delray Beach
ATP Tour stop on Florida’s southeast coast, near the Boca Raton academy corridor.
USTA Florida League Championships
Featured
Florida Tennis Center, Daytona Beach
Section-level adult league championships that advance top teams toward USTA League Nationals.
Notable Professional Tennis Players from Florida
From all-time Grand Slam champions and Hall of Famers to today’s leading stars on the ATP and WTA tours.
| Player | FL Connection | Career Level | Major Achievement | Legacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Evert | Fort Lauderdale | World No. 1 | 18 Grand Slam Singles Titles | International Hall of Fame |
| Jim Courier | Sanford / Dade City | World No. 1 | 4 Grand Slam Singles Titles | International Hall of Fame |
| Coco Gauff | Delray Beach | World No. 2 | 2023 US Open & 2025 French Open Champion | Multiple Grand Slam Champion |
| Andy Roddick | Boca Raton (raised) | World No. 1 | 2003 US Open Champion | International Hall of Fame |
| Sloane Stephens | Plantation (born) | World No. 3 | 2017 US Open Champion | Multiple WTA Titles |
| Mardy Fish | Vero Beach (raised) | World No. 7 | 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist | U.S. Davis Cup Team |
Top Junior Tennis Academies in Florida
One of the deepest networks of junior academies and performance centers in the world, powered by a warm year-round training climate.
Evert Tennis Academy (Boca Raton)
Founded in 1996 by 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert and her brother John Evert, a leading South Florida full-time academy and camp program for elite juniors.
Rick Macci Tennis Academy (Boca Raton)
Run by famed developmental coach Rick Macci, who worked with the Williams sisters, Jennifer Capriati, Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova as juniors.
Saddlebrook Tennis Academy (Wesley Chapel (Tampa area))
A long-running resort-based academy north of Tampa offering full-time junior training, boarding and adult tennis programs on a large multi-court campus.
USTA National Campus (Lake Nona, Orlando)
The USTA’s 100-court national training and competition center, opened in 2017, hosting collegiate, junior and adult events alongside year-round player development.
Club Med Academies (Port St. Lucie)
A long-established multi-sport academy on the Treasure Coast offering full-time tennis training, boarding and camps for juniors from around the world.
South Florida Junior Pipeline (Miami / Broward / Palm Beach)
One of the densest junior tennis ecosystems anywhere, anchored by the historic Junior Orange Bowl and dozens of clubs and academies feeding USTA Florida and national competition.
Central & Gulf Coast Junior Programs (Orlando / Tampa / Sarasota)
Active USTA Florida junior development across Orlando, Tampa Bay and the Sarasota–Bradenton corridor, feeding sectional and national-level competition.
College Tennis in Florida
NCAA Division I powers across the SEC, ACC and Big 12, deep Division II programs and a year-round climate that draws top recruits and NCAA postseason play.
Florida (Gators)
NCAA Division I · SEC
Gainesville
The men won the 2021 NCAA team title; the women own seven NCAA team championships — second-most all time behind Stanford.
Florida State (Seminoles)
NCAA Division I · ACC
Tallahassee
ACC men’s and women’s programs with a near-annual presence in the NCAA Tournament.
Miami (Hurricanes)
NCAA Division I · ACC
Coral Gables
A longtime fixture in NCAA postseason play in South Florida.
UCF (Knights)
NCAA Division I · Big 12
Orlando
Big 12 program; in 2026 both teams reached the NCAA Tournament, with the men hosting a regional at the USTA National Campus — the only Florida school to host.
South Florida (Bulls)
NCAA Division I · AAC
Tampa
American Athletic Conference Division I tennis in Tampa Bay.
Florida Atlantic (Owls)
NCAA Division I · AAC
Boca Raton
American Athletic Conference Division I tennis.
Florida Gulf Coast (Eagles)
NCAA Division I · ASUN
Fort Myers
ASUN Conference men’s and women’s tennis on the Gulf Coast.
Stetson (Hatters)
NCAA Division I · ASUN
DeLand
ASUN Conference Division I program in Central Florida.
Barry (Buccaneers)
NCAA Division II
Miami Shores
A perennial Division II national power.
High School Tennis in Florida
Governed by the FHSAA across four classifications, with both boys and girls playing each spring and all classes converging on Seminole County for the state finals.
Florida high school tennis is governed by the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA), headquartered in Gainesville, which organizes schools into four classifications (1A–4A) by school population. Both boys’ and girls’ tennis are contested in the spring, with district and regional qualifying leading to a team championship in each class plus statewide Overall Singles and Doubles championships — held each spring at three Seminole County parks in the Orlando area (Sanlando Park, Red Bug Lake Park and Sylvan Lake Park). With well over a hundred teams competing in each classification per gender, Florida high school tennis is among the most competitive in the nation.
Boys Tennis
Girls Tennis
Classes 1A–4A
Classifications
Classes 1A–4A
Team + Singles & Doubles
Championships
Team + Singles & Doubles
Spring (Feb–May)
Season
Spring (Feb–May)
District → Regional → State
Qualifying
District → Regional → State
Seminole County (Apr–May)
State Finals
Seminole County (Apr–May)
Same season, same parks: Florida runs boys’ and girls’ tennis together each spring, and every classification converges on three Seminole County parks — Sanlando, Red Bug Lake and Sylvan Lake — in the Orlando area for the state finals.
Adult Tennis in Florida
Year-round league play, sanctioned tournaments and clinics anchored by USTA Florida across every region of the state.
Leagues
USTA League Tennis is highly active statewide, with Adult 18 & Over, 40 & Over, 55 & Over and 65 & Over divisions running year-round alongside Mixed Doubles, Combo and Flex League formats.
Local teams advance to USTA Florida’s Section Championships — traditionally hosted at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach — with top finishers reaching USTA League Nationals.
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Adult tournament play ranges from local club events to USTA-sanctioned tournaments and national-level competition across NTRP and Open divisions.
Florida players regularly compete at the USTA NTRP National Championships across 18 & Over, 40 & Over and 55 & Over divisions, with NTRP levels from 2.5 to 5.5.
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South Florida — Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach county play.
Central Florida — Orlando, Tampa Bay and the I-4 corridor, plus the USTA National Campus.
Gulf Coast — Sarasota, Naples and Fort Myers.
North & Panhandle — Jacksonville, Gainesville, Ocala, Tallahassee and Pensacola.
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Florida Tennis Facts
Curious one-line facts about the people, places and history that make tennis in Florida unique.
Florida is its own USTA section — USTA Florida — headquartered in Orlando with more than 50,000 members.
The USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Orlando is a 100-court national training and competition center that opened in 2017.
The Miami Open is one of the largest combined ATP and WTA events outside the Grand Slams.
IMG Academy in Bradenton opened in 1978 as the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy.
Fort Lauderdale’s Chris Evert won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and is an International Tennis Hall of Famer.
Delray Beach’s Coco Gauff won the 2023 US Open and 2025 French Open and reached World No. 2.
Jim Courier, of Sanford and Dade City, was a former World No. 1 with four Grand Slam singles titles.
FHSAA high school tennis is a spring sport for both boys and girls, across four classifications (1A–4A).
Every FHSAA tennis state final converges on three Seminole County parks in the Orlando area each spring.
The Florida Gators men won the 2021 NCAA team title, and the women own seven NCAA team championships.
Miami’s historic Junior Orange Bowl has launched many future Grand Slam champions.
Florida’s warm, subtropical climate supports outdoor tennis twelve months a year.