Olympic Tennis Center (Rio de Janeiro)
| Location | Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 22°58′44″S 43°23′47″W / 22.978822°S 43.396382°WCoordinates: 22°58′44″S 43°23′47″W / 22.978822°S 43.396382°W |
| 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) |
| Surface | Hard[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2013 (planned) |
| Opened | 2015 (planned) |
| Construction cost | $46 million |
| Tenants | |
| Tennis events for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and wheelchair tennis events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
Olympic Tennis Center is a proposed 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. The surface will be fast hard courts similar to the other North American tournaments that will be held in August.[2]
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
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