 Centre Court in January 2014 | |
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| Location | 489 Glenferrie Road Toorak,Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°50′18″S145°01′55″E / 37.83833°S 145.03194°E /-37.83833; 145.03194 |
| Owner | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | Plexicushion |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Renovated | 1934[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Kooyong Classic Australian Open(1972–1987) | |
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Kooyong Stadium, at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, is an Australiantennis venue, located in theMelbourne suburb ofToorak, adjacent to the namesake suburb ofKooyong. The stadium was built in 1927, and has undergone several renovations.
It has a seating capacity of slightly more than 5,000. At its peak the stadium was capable of hosting up to 15,000 patrons.[2]
Kooyong was the venue for theAustralian Open whenever that tournament was held in Melbourne, becoming the permanent venue from 1972 to 1987. It was the last Australian Open venue to play on grass courts.
The tournament was moved to the hard courts ofMelbourne Park in 1988.[3] Now a hard-court surface, it remains the venue for theKooyong Classic exhibition tournament.[2]
Kooyong has also hosted severalDavis Cup ties and finals, including the1986 Davis Cup Final which sawAustralia defeat two-time defending championsSweden 3–2 in late December. The stadium hosted a tie for the2016 Davis Cup againstthe USA in March 2016 on a portable grass court.[4]
In 2019 the club demolished the upper western and southern stands, revising the seating capacity to approximately 5,000.[5] The venue had previously been capable of seating 8,500 spectators.[6]
The venue has also hosted several concerts:
The club has started an $18 million redevelopment, which includes returning the stadium to its 1930s form ahead of major clubhouse and site improvements in 2020. A reduced capacity crowd of more than 5000 [results] in what organisers hope will provide a "boutique atmosphere" at the former home of the Open.
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| Preceded by | Davis Cup Final Venue 1946 1953 1957 1961 1966 1983 1986 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Fed Cup Venue 1965 1978 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Masters Cup Venue 1974 | Succeeded by |
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