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Hengqin International Tennis Center

Coordinates:22°07′43″N113°31′48″E/ 22.12861°N 113.53000°E/22.12861; 113.53000
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Hengqin Tennis Center, Zhuhai
Hoành cầm quốc tế võng cầu trung tâm
Map
LocationChinaHengqin New Area,Zhuhai
OwnerHuafa Group
Capacity5,000 (center court)
1,500 (Court 1)
Record attendance45600 (2017)
SurfacePlexicushion(tennis)
Construction
Broke ground2014
Built2014
OpenedSeptember 2015(2015-09)
Main contractorsPopulous
Tenants
WTA Elite Trophy
Zhuhai Championships
Zhuhai Open
Zhuhai ITF Women's Pro Circuit
Zhuhai Challenger
Website
Venue Website
Hengqin International Tennis Center
Simplified ChineseHoành cầm quốc tế võng cầu trung tâm
Traditional ChineseHoành cầm quốc tế võng cầu trung tâm

Hengqin International Tennis Center(Chinese:Hoành cầm quốc tế võng cầu trung tâm) is atennisstadium complex inHengqin,Zhuhai,Guangdong Province,China. It is operated by Huafa Sports, part of the Zhuhai Huafa Group.[1]It currently hosts three international competitions: theWTA Elite Trophy,theZhuhai Openand the Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff for theAustralian Open.[1]

Huafa Center Court

The center covers a floor area of approximately 117,000 square meters. Its first phase, which was completed in 2015, is 68,000 square meters in area. It consists of a center court with a capacity for 5,000 spectators, one court accommodating 1,500 people, four smaller match courts, and twelve practice courts.[2]It was purpose built for the WTA Elite Trophy, which was inaugurated in 2015. It was designed by the sporting architectural companyPopulous,which was also behind theWimbledonCentre Court and theMargaret Court Arenain Melbourne Park.[3]The first phase was begun only a year before the center opened, and involved draining and reclamation of the site before construction could begin.[3]Because the WTA Elite Trophy is classified as an outdoor competition, the specifications included a requirement that all courts, indoor and outdoor, have the same climatic conditions in terms of temperature and humidity. Populous achieved this by designing a covered center court with two roofs: acantileveredouter roof covering the stands, and a central roof covering the court, which allows natural light and ventilation while protecting players and spectators from direct sunlight and rain.[4]The grounds were landscaped as a park, which is open to the public while tournaments are not taking place.[4]The center opened in September 2015, two months before the2015 WTA Elite Trophy,and hosted the $50,000Zhuhai ITF Women's Pro Circuit,which subsequently combined with a men's tournament to become the Zhuhai Open. TheWomen's Tennis Associationwebsite reported that "players and fans loved the new stadium, which offered excellent vantage points from every seat."[5]

The center is in the central section of HenqinNew Area.[2]The Henqin New Area was developed, beginning in 2009, as an area of cooperation between the prefecture of Zhuhai and thespecial administrative regionsofMacauandHong Kong,under China's "one country, two systems"policy. Henqin and Macau are separated by only 200 meters, and there is a bridge between the two.[6]Between August and December 2018, the Hengqin Tennis Center offered the use of its training facilities for free to all residents of Zhuhai, Macau and Hong Kong.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ab"Hengqin International Tennis Center".Hengqin Record.Retrieved4 November2018.
  2. ^ab"WTA Elite Trophy inaugurates new Hengqin Tennis Center".Macau Daily Times.6 November 2015.Retrieved5 November2018.
  3. ^abNewcomb, Tim (4 November 2015)."How Zhuhai's new center was created for the inaugural WTA Elite Trophy".Sports Illustrated.Retrieved5 November2018.
  4. ^ab"Zhuhai Tennis Centre".Achello.Retrieved5 November2018.
  5. ^"Zhuhai Gears Up For WTA Elite Trophy".Women's Tennis Association.4 October 2015.Retrieved5 November2018.
  6. ^"Welcome to Hengqin".Instituto de Promoção do Comércio e do Investimento de Macau (IPIM).Retrieved5 November2018.
  7. ^Song, Wendi (10 August 2018)."Hengqin International Tennis Center open for use by residents of Zhuhai, Macau and Hong Kong".Hengqin Record.Retrieved5 November2018.

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