Rancho Valencia Junior Tennis Programs

Rancho Valencia Junior Tennis Programs offers junior tennis, padel, and pickleball, with options for one-on-one or group instruction in all racquet modalities. Kids can join junior tennis through fall, winter, and spring after school sessions, as well as summer and holiday junior tennis camps. The programs also include a Rafael Nadal junior and adult tennis camp.

• Ages: 5–14 years old
• Schedule: Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy Monday July 13th – Friday July 17th, 2026.

Since its opening in 1989, Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa has operated as Southern California’s only Relais & Châteaux property. The resort features 12 Plexipave championship tennis courts, 3 European Red Clay courts, 3 padel courts, and 4 pickleball courts. The racquet sports programs are led by highly accredited, experienced tennis, pickleball, and padel professionals. Rancho Valencia has been ranked Southern California’s #1 Tennis Resort by Tennis Magazine since 2008, and Tennis Magazine continues to name the resort as a top U.S. tennis resort each year. It has been recognized by Forbes Travel Guide as a Five-Star hotel and spa and has received the AAA Five Diamond award, both for five consecutive years. Additional recognition includes rankings as the #1 Best Hotel in California and #1 Best Resort and #1 Best Hotel in California by U.S. News & World Report in 2022, #2 Best Hotel in California by Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards in 2021, inclusion on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards list, and a place among the Top 10 World’s Best Rooms by Forbes Travel Guide in 2019. Rancho Valencia is partnered with Produce Good, a local organic upcycling organization that contributes its annual collection to San Diego County’s charitable food supply.

Last updated June 11, 2026.