Plexicushion is a brand ofacrylic-basedhardcourt tennis surface and one of the surface types used on the professionalAssociation of Tennis Professionals andWomen's Tennis Association tours. It is manufactured and sold by the sports surfaces division of California Products Corporation, a company based inAndover, Massachusetts, United States.
On May 30, 2007, theAustralian Open andTennis Australia announced Plexicushion as the new Australian Open surface, replacing theRebound Ace surface that had been in use sinceMelbourne Park was opened in 1988. The surface was installed in time for the2008 Australian Open, and was accompanied by a change in surfaces at the lead-up tournaments to the Australian Open.[1][2][3] The brand was used at the Australian Open from 2008 to 2019, before being replaced byGreenSet for the 2020 event.
A similar hardcourt surface, called "Plexipave", was in use at theIndian Wells Masters tournament.
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