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Queensland Tennis Centre

Coordinates:27°31′30″S153°0′26″E/ 27.52500°S 153.00722°E/-27.52500; 153.00722
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Queensland Tennis Centre
Centre Court (Pat Rafter Arena) in March 2019
Map
Former namesTennyson Tennis Centre
LocationTennyson,Queensland,Brisbane,Australia
Coordinates27°31′30″S153°0′26″E/ 27.52500°S 153.00722°E/-27.52500; 153.00722
OwnerQueensland Government
Capacity5,500
(extra temporary 7,000)
SurfaceHard, outdoors
Construction
Broke ground2007
BuiltDecember 2008
Opened2 January 2009
Construction costA$82 million[1][2][3]
US$75 million
EUR €52.5 million
ArchitectHOK Sport Venue Event (nowPopulous)[4]
Tenants

Queensland Tennis Centre,known during its development as the Tennyson Tennis Centre,[5]is atennisvenue inTennyson,Brisbane,Australia. It is anA$82 million tennis facility opened on 2 January 2009[6]at the site of the demolishedTennyson Power Station.

Since January 2009 the Queensland Tennis Centre has been the host centre for combined men and women's internationaltennistournament entitled theBrisbane International,a combination of the formerNext Generation Adelaide Internationalevent in Adelaide and the Mondial Gold Coast Women's championships.[7]

Construction

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Pat Rafter Arena in July 2020

It was designed by internationally recognised stadium designersHOK Sport Venue Eventand The Mirvac Group's in-house architectural practice, HPA Pty Ltd[8]and constructed byMirvacas part of the Tennyson Riverside development.

The main court was designed to incorporate aPTFEglass fibrefabric roof.Thistensile membrane structureallows 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 standardtennis courts,including the centre court and two showcase courts, representing all playing surfaces (hardcourt,clay and grass).

The centre courtPat Rafter Arena,[9]named in honour of the Australian tennis playerPatrick Rafter,has aseating capacityof 5,500 (with an extra temporary seating of 1,500 bringing total capacity to 7,000).

Davis and Fed Cup fixtures

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The Queensland Tennis Centre has hosted several ties in theDavis CupandFed Cuprepresentative tournaments.

Tournament Year Winning nation Losing nation Tie score
Davis Cup 2010 AustraliaAustralia JapanJapan 5–0
2017 AustraliaAustralia United StatesUnited States 3–2
Fed Cup 2014 GermanyGermany AustraliaAustralia 3–1
2016 United StatesUnited States AustraliaAustralia 4–0
Fed Cup 2019 AustraliaAustralia Belarus 3-2
Fed Cup 2024 AustraliaAustralia Mexico ?

See also

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References

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  1. ^Queensland Tennis Centre - A new theatre for top class tennis and communityProjects: Queensland Tennis Center
  2. ^Queensland State Tennis Centre, Tennyson, BrisbaneProjects: Queensland Tennis Center] Web Site: Projdevservices.com
  3. ^Queensland Tennis Centreconstruction cost
  4. ^Queensland Tennis Centrearchitect:Populous
  5. ^"Your first view of the Tennyson Tennis Centre".Brisbane Times.Retrieved25 November2009.
  6. ^"Queensland Tennis Centre".Department of Public Works. Archived fromthe originalon 16 May 2009.Retrieved25 November2009.
  7. ^"Adelaide to merge with Brisbane in '09".Tennis Australia. Archived fromthe originalon 1 September 2007.Retrieved26 November2009.
  8. ^"QLD Tennis Centre".Tennis Australia. Archived fromthe originalon 27 October 2009.Retrieved25 November2009.
  9. ^Stadium named after Pat Rafter
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