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Find The Perfect Match At Our Palm Springs Tennis Club
Book your unforgettable Palm Springs tennis vacation at La Quinta Resort & Club and enjoy a world-class experience. Under the leadership of Director of Tennis, Tom Gorman, America´s most successful Davis Cup captain and coach, our state-of-the-art facility has grown into a fabulous resource for enthusiasts of the game. With exceptional facilities and a USPTA-certified staff, our award-winning Palm Springs tennis club resort is consistently ranked among the "Top 20 Tennis Resorts" by Tennis Magazine and Gold Medal Resort ranking by Tennis Resorts Online.
- USPTA-certified staff
- 5 Har-Tru clay courts
- 18 hard courts - ten lighted for night play
- Fully stocked Tennis & Fitness Pro Shop
- Centre Court Cafe
- Olympic-size swimming pool and Jacuzzi
- Ranked among the "Top 20 Tennis Resorts" by Tennis Magazine
- Ranked #8 in the Top 100 Resorts & Camps for 2010 by Tennis Resorts Online
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A World-Class Destination Among Palm Springs Tennis Resorts
Discover a destination for all tastes at La Quinta Resort & Club – a unique desert hideaway designed for indulging in exceptional recreation and relaxation. Book your vacation at this exceptional Palm Springs tennis club online for our Best Rates Guaranteed.
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Tom was named Director of Tennis at the world famous La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA WEST in La Quinta, CA in November 2008.
Tom attended Seattle University and graduated as a two time NCAA All-American. From there he went on to compete on the international professional tennis tour for 12 years, where he won 7 singles titles and 10 doubles titles.
He was a singles semi-finalist at the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, the French Open, and a French Open doubles runner-up with Stan Smith. Tom played on the U.S. Davis Cup team four years, including the Championship team in 1972. His top individual match wins included defeating Jimmy Connors at the U.S. Open, two time French Open winner Jan Kodes at the French Open, and two time Grand Slam winner Rod Laver at Wimbledon. Tom’s most thrilling victory came when he defeated Bjorn Borg in the finals of the Stockholm Indoors Open. He twice competed in the year-end Master’s Championships.
After retiring, Tom parlayed his tennis talents and began a highly respected coaching career. He led the U.S. Women’s Wightman Cup and Federation Cup teams in 1984 and 1985. In 1986, Tom was named as the U.S. Davis Cup Captain, a position he held for eight years. During that time, he also was selected as coach of the U.S. Men’s Olympic Tennis team in Seoul, Korea, and Barcelona, Spain. At the Seoul Summer Games he guided the doubles team of Ken Flach and Robert Seguso to a gold medal winning performance.
But it was coaching the Davis Cup teams that brought Tom the most success. Over the eight years, his teams won eighteen times, currently a U.S. Davis Cup Captain record. The highlight of those years was first winning the Davis Cup World Championship title in 1990 against Australia, and then again in 1992 defeating Switzerland with the "Dream Team", consisting of Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, and Jim Courier. Tom is the most current American to have won a Davis Cup Championship as both a player and as a captain.
Tom is married to Danni and have two daughters, Hailey and KellyAnn.
Jim has been at the La Quinta Resort & Club since 1998. A USPTA professional since 1985, he was named "Illinois Pro of the Year" in 1989. In 1995, Jim was ranked nationally in the Mens 35 singles. Jim spent 19 summers (1985-2004) as the head pro at La Grange Country Club, where his junior teams won a record four straight conference titles.
Jim has extensive involvement with the USTA national tennis ranking program. From1991-1993, he served on the seven member national subcommittee that rewrote the NTRP guidebook. He verified at the USTA national championships in Tucson, Palm Springs, Dallas, and Key Biscayne from 1989-1999.
Jim has also authored a chapter on tennis programming for the USPTA book on country club tennis and currently serves on the Head tennis Advisory Board.
Jim resides at PGA West in La Quinta and enjoys bikram yoga and reading "old Hollywood" biographies.
Leif Meineke, originally from Frankfurt, Germany, joined the La Quinta Resort & Club in 2005. He has a strong background of tennis knowledge from playing at a high level of tennis to coaching at the club, junior, and college level.
Leif’s personal accomplishments include a NAIA National Team Championship while playing for the University of Mobile, where he was ranked among the top 5 players in the nation. He was also a two-time NCAA All-American at Boise State University, where he led his team to two conference championships and was ranked as high as #20 in collegiate singles. In doubles, Leif teamed with Wimbledon Doubles champion Wesley Moodie and they were ranked #3 in college doubles. His best collegiate win was over James Blake, then ranked #1 in the nation. After college tennis, Leif played one year on the ATP professional tour.
In addition to his tennis successes, Leif completed a Bachelor’s degree from Boise State University in International Business and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Jacksonville. When he is not on the tennis court, he enjoys running, golfing, and eating good sushi. Leif is married and his wife Laurie is a Palm Desert native.
Ian began his teaching career in the summer of 1992 and has been at the La Quinta Resort & Club since 2001. During the summer months, Ian directs the tennis program at the Tahoe Donner Tennis Center. Some of his coaching highlights include two national junior championships at the Fiesta Bowl in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ian focuses on the technical elements of the game and also emphasizes the strategy and fitness portions of tennis to round out a complete tennis player.
Ian has strung thousands of rackets at many professional tournaments around the country, including the BNP Paribas event right here in Indian Wells. "String your racket as many times per year as you play per week, this is a good rule of thumb", says Ian.
Ian is from Winnipeg, Canada and grew up playing ice hockey. Upon his arrival in the desert in 1989 he quickly took to tennis and developed a life long passion for the game. One of Ian’s goals is to win a National Singles title in one of the Senior Categories.
Ian is married. He and Katherine have three children, Zachary, Lily, and Jack.
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