The Mary Terán de Weiss Stadium , commonly known as Parque Roca, is a newly constructed multipurpose stadium, in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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, Argentina

Argentina

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. It is located at Avenida Coronel Roca and Avenida Escalada in the Villa Riachuelo

Villa Riachuelo

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 neighborhood.

The new stadium has a capacity of 14,510 spectators. The first phase of construction cost 11.5 million Argentine peso

Argentine peso

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s (approximately US$3.71 million). Former Buenos Aires mayor Jorge Telerman

Jorge Telerman

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 officially opened the stadium on September 19, 2006. The first official event to take place in the stadium was a semifinal of the 2006 Davis Cup

2006 Davis Cup

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, between Argentina

Argentina Davis Cup team

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 and Australia

Australia Davis Cup team

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, on September 22–24, with the Argentine team winning, 5-0.

The stadium has four main spectator areas: court-level boxes, lower and upper grandstand decks, and upper enclosed boxes. Below the grandstands are locker rooms, a large gymnasium, and offices.
In future stages (beginning in 2007), a permanent facade and retractable roof

Retractable roof

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 will be built. When finished, it will be the largest-capacity enclosed stadium in Buenos Aires. The stadium will be able to host many events besides tennis, including basketball

Basketball

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, volleyball

Volleyball

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, and artistic and cultural fairs.

Ciudad del Básquet

The Buenos Aires government signed an agreement with the Argentine Basketball Federation

Argentine Basketball Federation

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 that the Argentina national basketball team

Argentina national basketball team

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 will play exclusively at the Mary Terán de Weiss stadium, once it is roofed in 2007. Also, during the first phase of construction in 2007, the Ciudad del Básquet will be built. The complex inside Parque Roca will serve as a training and practice center for the national teams, similar to the facility the national football team

Argentina national football team

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 has in Ezeiza

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.

External links

Buenos Aires government site

• Ley 2502, Boletín Oficial de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 06-12-2007.