- Olympic Tennis Center (Rio de Janeiro)
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Olympic Tennis Center (tentative) Location Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Coordinates 22°58′44″S 43°23′47″W / 22.9788215°S 43.3963823°WCoordinates: 22°58′44″S 43°23′47″W / 22.9788215°S 43.3963823°W Broke ground 2013 (planned) Opened 2015 (planned) Construction cost $46 million Capacity 18,250 total for the four courts
10,000 (Center Court)
5,000 (Show Court 1)
3,000 (Show Court 2)
250 (Match Courts)Tenants Tennis events for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and wheelchair tennis events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics Olympic Tennis Center is a description of the tennis venue that is planned to be built in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue will consist of four separate tennis courts and will host the tennis events for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the wheelchair tennis events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Construction is due to begin in 2013 and be completed in 2015. The four courts are expected to cost about $46 million.
References
- Rio2016.org.br bid package. Volume 2. p. 18.
- Sports and venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics
Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics Barra Cluster Barra Velodrome · Maria Lenk Aquatic Center · Olympic Aquatics Stadium · Olympic Tennis Center · Olympic Training Center - Arena 1 · Olympic Training Center - Arena 2 · Olympic Training Center - Arena 3 · Olympic Training Center - Arena 4 · Rio Olympic Arena · Rio Olympic Velodrome · Riocentro - Pavilion 2 · Riocentro - Pavilion 3 · Riocentro - Pavilion 4 · Riocentro - Pavilion 6Copacabana Cluster Deodoro Cluster Maracanã Cluster Football stadia Venues of the 2016 Summer Paralympics Barra Cluster Barra Velodrome · Olympic Aquatics Stadium · Olympic Tennis Center · Olympic Training Center - Arena 1 · Olympic Training Center - Arena 2 · Olympic Training Center - Arena 3 · Olympic Training Center - Arena 4 · Rio Olympic Arena · Riocentro - Pavilion 3 · Riocentro - Pavilion 6Copacabana Cluster Deodoro Cluster Maracanã Cluster List of Olympic venues in tennis 1896: Athens Lawn Tennis Club • 1900: Puteaux • 1904: Francis Field • 1908: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Queen's Club • 1912: Östermalm Athletic Grounds • 1920: Beerschot Tennis Club • 1924: Stade de Colombes • 1988: Olympic Tennis Center • 1992: Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron • 1996: Stone Mountain Tennis Center • 2000: NSW Tennis Centre • 2004: Athens Olympic Tennis Centre • 2008: Olympic Green Tennis Center • 2012: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club • 2016: Olympic Tennis Center
Categories:- Tennis venues in Brazil
- Sports venues in Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Proposed sports venues
- 2016 Summer Olympic venues
- Olympic tennis venues
- Brazilian sports venue stubs
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