Queensland Tennis Centre
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| Former names | Tennyson Tennis Centre |
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| Location | Tennyson, Queensland, Brisbane, Australia |
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| Owner | Queensland Government |
| Capacity | 5,500 (extra temporary 7,000) |
| Surface | Hard, outdoors |
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| Broke ground | 2007 |
| Built | December 2008 |
| Opened | 2 January 2009 |
| Construction cost | A$ 82 million[1][2][3] US$ 75 million EUR € 52.5 million |
| Architect | HOK Sport Venue Event (now Populous)[4] |
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Queensland Tennis Centre, known during its development as the Tennyson Tennis Centre,[5] is a tennis venue in Tennyson, Brisbane, Australia. It is an A$82 million tennis facility opened on 2 January 2009[6] at the site of the demolished Tennyson Power Station.
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.[7]
Construction
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It was designed by internationally recognised stadium designers HOK Sport Venue Event and The Mirvac Group's in-house architectural practice, HPA Pty Ltd[8] 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 structure 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 MakMax Australia (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 courts, including the centre court and two showcase courts, representing all playing surfaces (hardcourt, clay and grass).
The centre court Pat Rafter Arena,[9] named in honour of the Australian tennis player Patrick Rafter, has a seating capacity of 5,500 (with an extra temporary seating of 1,500 bringing total capacity to 7,000).
Davis and Fed Cup fixtures
[edit | edit source]The Queensland Tennis Centre has hosted several ties in the Davis Cup and Fed Cup representative tournaments.
| Tournament | Year | Winning nation | Losing nation | Tie score |
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| Davis Cup | 2010 | Australia Australia | Japan Japan | 5–0 |
| 2017 | Australia Australia | United States United States | 3–2 | |
| Fed Cup | 2014 | Germany Germany | Australia Australia | 3–1 |
| 2016 | United States United States | Australia Australia | 4–0 | |
| 2019 | Australia Australia | Belarus | 3–2 | |
| 2024 | Australia Australia | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 4–0 |
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See also
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Queensland Tennis Centre - A new theatre for top class tennis and community Projects: Queensland Tennis Center
- ^ Queensland State Tennis Centre, Tennyson, Brisbane Archived 14 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Projects: Queensland Tennis Center] Web Site: Projdevservices.com
- ^ Queensland Tennis Centre Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine construction cost
- ^ Queensland Tennis Centre Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine architect: Populous
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- ^ Stadium named after Pat Rafter
External links
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- Official website
- Details of Development (archived)
- Queensland Tennis Centre at Austadiums
