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| Former names | NSW Tennis Centre |
|---|---|
| Location | Sydney Olympic Park,New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 33°51′18″S151°4′20″E / 33.85500°S 151.07222°E /-33.85500; 151.07222 |
| Owner | Tennis Australia |
| Operator | Sydney Olympic Park Authority |
| Capacity | 10,500 |
| Surface | Hard (GreenSet) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 1998 |
| Opened | 8 December 1999 |
| Construction cost | AUD42.9 million |
| Architect | BVN Architecture, 2000 andCox Architecture (roof structure), 2020 |
| Tenants | |
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TheSydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre is a tennis and multi-purpose sports facility in theSydney Olympic Park suburb ofSydney,New South Wales,Australia. The centre was built in 1999 and hosted thetennis events for the2000 Summer Olympics. The venue hosted theSydney International tournament from 2000 to 2019, theSydney Tennis Classic in 2022, theATP Cup in 2020 and 2022, and theUnited Cup since 2023. The main stadium in the centre is theKen Rosewall Arena, which has a seating capacity of 10,500, and is capable of hosting multiple sports, includingtennis andnetball.
In December 2008, the centre court was renamedKen Rosewall Arena, named in honour of the Sydney-born tennis player and multiple Grand Slam winnerKen Rosewall.[1] The stadium holds 10,500 people.[2] There are also two other show courts in the precinct seating 4,000 and 2,000 spectators respectively, as well as ten other match courts and six practice courts.[3]
In January 2019, theNew South Wales Government announced a $50.5 million upgrade of the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, to improve facilities for players and spectators ahead of theATP Cup multi-nation tennis tournament, which began being held at the venue in 2020.[4][5] The biggest change to the venue was the construction of a large permanent roof over Ken Rosewall Arena, allowing play to continue on the arena irrespective of the weather conditions. In addition a hardwood playing surface was added to the floor of Ken Rosewall Arena, giving the venue the capability to host sports such asnetball andbasketball.[6]
The arena was chosen to host the finals matches of the first three editions of the ATP Cup, from 2020 until 2022.[7][8] The upgrade was completed in time for the2020 ATP Cup in January.[9]
Super Netball clubs theNew South Wales Swifts andGiants Netball were to have moved all home matches to Ken Rosewall Arena ahead of the 2020 season.[10] However, only three days before the 2020 season commenced theNew South Wales-Queensland border was shut due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, forcing both the Swifts and Giants out of the state and into a Queensland hub; subsequently, neither club played a single home match at the venue in 2020.[11]
Since 2022, the arena has hosted Pulse Alive, a showcase of the creative and performing arts featuring students fromNSW Public Schools. Pulse Alive features more than 5000 students performing over two nights and includes dancers, singers, musicians and actors as well as students taking on behind the scenes roles on the production team.[12]
The Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre was the tennis venue for the 2000 Olympics Games and is the headquarters of Tennis NSW. The Centre comprises 16 courts which include 10 match courts and six practice courts. The match courts include the centre court stadium and two show courts. The centre court holds 10,300 spectators and offers 70 percent roof coverage. The show courts accommodate 4000 and 2000 spectators respectively.
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