Tennyson Tennis Centre
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Queensland Tennis Centre, known during its development as the Tennyson Tennis Centre, is a tennis
venue in Tennyson
, Brisbane
, Australia
.
It is a A$
82 million state-of-the-art tennis facility opened on 2 January 2009.
It was designed by internationally recognised stadium designers HOK Sport Venue Event and The Mirvac Group's in-house architectural practice, HPA Pty Ltd and constructed by Mirvac as part of the Tennyson Riverside development.
The main court was designed to incorporate a PTFE glass fibre fabric roof. This tensile membrane allows diffused light through into the arena reducing the need for artificial lighting. The light weight of the fabric also reduced the amount of steel required and saved on building costs. Brisbane based company Taiyo Membrane Corporation supplied and installed this roof along with other smaller outdoor structures at this venue.
It has twenty three International Tennis Federation standard tennis court
s, including the centre court and two showcase courts, representing all playing surfaces (hardcourt
, clay and grass).
The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena, named in honour of the Australian tennis hero Patrick Rafter
, has a seating capacity
of 5,500 (with an extra temporary seating of 1500 bringing total capacity to 7,000).
Since January 2009 the Queensland Tennis Centre has been the host centre for combined men and women's international tennis
tournament entitled the 'Brisbane International
', a combination of the former Next Generation Adelaide International event in Adelaide and the Mondial Gold Coast Women's championships.
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...
venue in Tennyson
Tennyson, Queensland
Tennyson is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 7 km south of the CBD on the Brisbane River.The area was originally named Softstone by James Strong, one of the original settlers, but by 1897 the name was changed to Tennyson. Tennyson is named after the British poet Alfred Tennyson.The...
, Brisbane
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...
.
It is a A$
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
82 million state-of-the-art tennis facility opened on 2 January 2009.
It was designed by internationally recognised stadium designers HOK Sport Venue Event and The Mirvac Group's in-house architectural practice, HPA Pty Ltd and constructed by Mirvac as part of the Tennyson Riverside development.
The main court was designed to incorporate a PTFE glass fibre fabric roof. This tensile membrane allows diffused light through into the arena reducing the need for artificial lighting. The light weight of the fabric also reduced the amount of steel required and saved on building costs. Brisbane based company Taiyo Membrane Corporation supplied and installed this roof along with other smaller outdoor structures at this venue.
It has twenty three International Tennis Federation standard tennis court
Tennis court
A tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles.-Dimensions:...
s, including the centre court and two showcase courts, representing all playing surfaces (hardcourt
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
, clay and grass).
The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena, named in honour of the Australian tennis hero Patrick Rafter
Patrick Rafter
Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter is an Australian former World No. 1 tennis player. He twice won the men's singles title at the US Open and was twice the runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. He was known for his natural serve-and-volley style of...
, has a seating capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
of 5,500 (with an extra temporary seating of 1500 bringing total capacity to 7,000).
Since January 2009 the Queensland Tennis Centre has been the host centre for combined men and women's international tennis
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...
tournament entitled the 'Brisbane International
Brisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
', a combination of the former Next Generation Adelaide International event in Adelaide and the Mondial Gold Coast Women's championships.
