ASB Tennis Centre

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The ASB Tennis Centre is a tennis facility located in the Parnell district of Auckland, New Zealand. The centre was founded in 1920 by Tennis Auckland. It hosts the Heineken Open for men and the ASB Classic for women on consecutive weeks in January each year before the Australian Open. The centre is also a regular host of New Zealand Davis Cup team ties, including the 1975 and 1977 Eastern Zone finals. It is located on Stanley Street next to the Auckland Domain.

The centre has 2 Indoor Astrograss Tennis Courts, 3 Indoor Hardcourts and 7 Outdoor Rebound Ace Courts, all with floodlighting. As well as tennis, the center court is transformed after Heineken Open to host international beach volleyball tournament on the week after the Open.

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• Auckland Tennis

• ASB Tennis Centre is at coordinates 36°51′14″S 174°46′25″E / -36.853742, 174.773507 (ASB Tennis Centre)Coordinates: 36°51′14″S 174°46′25″E / -36.853742, 174.773507 (ASB Tennis Centre)