Milton Courts
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Milton Courts was a tennis venue in Brisbane
, Australia
. The complex consisted of 19 hard courts and four grass court
s. The main arena seated 7,000 people and opened in 1915.
It hosted eight Australian Open/Championships
, including the first tournament where professionals were allowed in 1969. In addition, it staged three Davis Cup
finals, in 1957, 1961, and 1966.
English
rock band The Rolling Stones
performed at the venue during their 1973 Pacific Tour
on 14 February 1973.
The venue closed in 1999 because of heavy financial losses by Tennis Queensland.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The complex consisted of 19 hard courts and four grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
s. The main arena seated 7,000 people and opened in 1915.
It hosted eight Australian Open/Championships
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
, including the first tournament where professionals were allowed in 1969. In addition, it staged three Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
finals, in 1957, 1961, and 1966.
English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rock band The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
performed at the venue during their 1973 Pacific Tour
The Rolling Stones Pacific Tour 1973
The Rolling Stones Pacific Tour 1973 was a concert tour of countries bordering the Pacific Ocean in January and February 1973 by The Rolling Stones. The tour is sometimes referred to as the Winter Tour 1973...
on 14 February 1973.
The venue closed in 1999 because of heavy financial losses by Tennis Queensland.