Your guide to the valley’s tennis courts.

In naming the La Quinta Resort & Club this month the No. 1 tennis resort in the United States, Luxury Travel Magazine picked up on pro Rafael Nadal’s affinity for the desert hideaway.

Maria Sharpova, the No. 3 ranked women’s tennis player in the world, took time out March 6 to introduce her premium candy line, Sugarpova, to the BNP Paribas Open faithful at the La Quinta Resort & Club.

Boasting a field of the nation’s top-ranked men’s and women’s college teams and players, the National Collegiate Tennis Classic is nicknamed “the Wimbledon of College Tennis”.

What you want is the same tennis racquet as Roger Federer. What you need is one that fits your ability and frequency of play.

Support AIDS Assistance Program by competing in or watching others compete in the Palm Springs Tennis Open Nov. 23-25 2012

Tennis players from all over Southern California want to try the tennis court at Bighorn Country Club — not just because it’s made of clay.

You can see on the surface — 25 U.S. Open-blue tennis courts — that Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa wants competitive players. The color of the courts asserts, “This is where the pros play.

Fashion icon Anna Wintour stopped by the Indian Wells Tennis Garden player’s lounge during the 2012 BNP Paribas Open.

Novak Djokovic is everywhere. The tennis phenom steams up the covers of sports magazines and is known for his spot-on impersonation of tennis darling Maria Sharapova on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show.