Rexall Centre
Encyclopedia
Rexall Centre is a tennis
stadium in Toronto
, Ontario
. Rexall Centre is the venue for the professional Canada Masters
tournament, held annually. The facility also is a year-round tennis training facility. The main stadium is occasionally used for seasonal concerts. Rexall Centre is located on the grounds of York University
in north-west Toronto.
cushioned acrylic surface, the same surface as the U.S. Open
Grand Slam event. The stadium has 39 executive suites and two party suites.
The Rexall Centre is also the home of the Toronto offices of Tennis Canada
and the Ontario Tennis Association. The grounds serve as the national and provincial tennis training centre year-round, offering 16 courts (eight of which are indoors). The stadium is also used by York University for exam writing.
The facility is located on the western edge of the York University campus, south-east of Jane Street and Steeles Avenue West
, at the intersection of Shoreham Drive, and Pond Road. To the west of the facility are forested park lands along the Black Creek
. The Saywell Woods and Stong Pond are located to the south and east of the facility.
, which was demolished in 2003. The facility opened on July 26, 2004. The stadium's scoreboard was unfinished and was not installed. The first match at the stadium was an opening round match between Andre Agassi
and Tommy Haas
attended by 10,500.
In 2011, the Centre became the venue for the BlackCreek Summer Music Festival, a series of concerts of jazz, opera, popular and symphonic music.
subway station.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
stadium in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Rexall Centre is the venue for the professional Canada Masters
Canada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...
tournament, held annually. The facility also is a year-round tennis training facility. The main stadium is occasionally used for seasonal concerts. Rexall Centre is located on the grounds of York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
in north-west Toronto.
Description
Built in 2004, the main venue holds 12,500 spectators. There are 11 other small courts next to the stadium. All twelve courts use the DecoTurfDecoTurf
DecoTurf is a tennis hardcourt comprising layers of acrylic, rubber, silica, and other materials on top of an asphalt or concrete base. It is manufactured by Decosystems, which is a division of California Products Corporation which also manufactures Plexipave, based in Andover, Massachusetts.The...
cushioned acrylic surface, the same surface as the U.S. Open
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
Grand Slam event. The stadium has 39 executive suites and two party suites.
The Rexall Centre is also the home of the Toronto offices of Tennis Canada
Tennis Canada
Tennis Canada is the national governing body of tennis within Canada. It works together with the provincial associations to organize tournaments and rules. Tennis Canada also host one ATP Masters Series tournament and one WTA Tier I tournament . The event locations rotate between Montreal and...
and the Ontario Tennis Association. The grounds serve as the national and provincial tennis training centre year-round, offering 16 courts (eight of which are indoors). The stadium is also used by York University for exam writing.
The facility is located on the western edge of the York University campus, south-east of Jane Street and Steeles Avenue West
Steeles Avenue
Steeles Avenue is an east-west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region, Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western Greater Toronto Area from Milborough Townline in Halton Region east to the Scarborough-Pickering limit. It runs for within...
, at the intersection of Shoreham Drive, and Pond Road. To the west of the facility are forested park lands along the Black Creek
Black Creek
-In Canada:* Black Creek, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island* A neighborhood in Fort Erie, Ontario* Black Creek, Toronto* Black Creek Pioneer Village, a historic site in Toronto-In the United States:* Black Creek, New York, a hamlet in Allegany County...
. The Saywell Woods and Stong Pond are located to the south and east of the facility.
History
The stadium was built to replace the National Tennis CentreNational Tennis Centre (Canada)
The original National Tennis Centre in Toronto was located in the north end of York University's Keele campus next to the Metro Toronto Track and Field Centre. Originally the courts were clay, they were later changed to Har-Tru...
, which was demolished in 2003. The facility opened on July 26, 2004. The stadium's scoreboard was unfinished and was not installed. The first match at the stadium was an opening round match between Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
and Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
attended by 10,500.
In 2011, the Centre became the venue for the BlackCreek Summer Music Festival, a series of concerts of jazz, opera, popular and symphonic music.
Access
The facility is located on Shoreham Road, which connects to Jane Street, just south of Steeles Avenue. There are an estimated 7,000 parking spaces in the vicinity. The 106 York University bus runs past the facility and connects to the DownsviewDownsview (TTC)
Downsview is a station of the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located at the intersection of William R. Allen Road and Sheppard Avenue West. The station is currently the northern terminus of its western branch, the Spadina line. It is also a ‘Vivastation’ on the...
subway station.