Hot property: five homes for sale with tennis courts
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House, West Sussex, UK, £3.5mn
Where The hamlet of Tisman’s Common, a 20-minute drive west from the market town of Horsham, south-west of London. Gatwick airport is about 35 minutes away by car.
What An Arts & Crafts house that the current owners have extended and updated. There are six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a spiral wine cellar and a conservatory. Living spaces, including the orangery, have doors on to the garden.
Why The all-weather hard court has an adjacent clubhouse with a veranda for spectators. The property’s 2.3-acre grounds also feature a rotunda, kitchen garden, ponds and manicured lawns.
Who Knight Frank
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House, California, US, $41.95mn
Where Fronting Padaro Beach, a 15-minute drive south along the Pacific coast from Santa Barbara. Los Angeles international airport is about 90 minutes by car.
What A four-bedroom main home with large windows providing clear views of the ocean, plus a detached one-bedroom guest house. A fitness studio next to the principal suite opens on to a rooftop balcony.
Why The property’s hard court has lights so tennis can continue into the evening after a day on the beach. Steps from the back patio lead down on to the sand.
Who Village Properties — Riskin Partners Estate Group
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Villa, Andalusia, Spain, €8.9mn
Where The gated community of La Cerquilla, a 15-minute drive north of Puerto Banús marina on the Costa del Sol. Marbella is about 25 minutes away.
What A modern villa with six en suite bedrooms plus ground-floor, one-bedroom accommodation for guests or staff.
Why There is a heated outdoor swimming pool and adjacent Jacuzzi in which to relax tired muscles after a workout on the private hard court, accessed via steps down from the poolside terrace.
Who Engel & Völkers Marbella Puerto Banús
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Estate, Provence, France, €17.75mn
Where In the department of Bouches-du-Rhône a 20-minute drive north of the southern French city of Aix-en-Provence; Marseille is about 40 minutes by car.
What A renovated rural estate comprising a six-bedroom main house, two guest houses providing a further six bedrooms between them, and two-bedroom staff accommodation. There is a separate home office and also a gym.
Why The outdoor space: home to a hard court, the property’s 25-hectare grounds also include two outdoor swimming pools, a vegetable garden, an outdoor kitchen, landscaped gardens and olive groves.
Who Savills
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Farmhouse, Tuscany, Italy, €1.2mn
Where On the outskirts of the town of Talla, about a 30-minute drive north of the city of Arezzo and 90 minutes south-east of Florence.
What A stone farmhouse built in 1800 and renovated in 2013. Features include six bedrooms, five of which are en suite, and a gym.
Why There are multiple outdoor spaces, including terraces and a loggia, from which to relax and enjoy the views of the Tuscan countryside after a match on the multipurpose hard court.
Who Engel & Völkers Arezzo-Cortona
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