Optics Valley International Tennis Center
The Optics Valley International Tennis Centre (simplified Chinese: 武汉光谷国际网球中心; traditional Chinese: 武漢光穀國際網球中心; pinyin: Wǔhàn Guānggǔ Guójì Wǎngqiú Zhōngxīn), is a tennis facility located in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The center is the venue for the Wuhan Open, a professional tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour and held annually since 2014.[2]
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| Location | Wuhan, Hubei Province, China |
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| Capacity | 15,000 (Central Court) |
| Surface | Hard, outdoors |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2014 |
| Built | January 2014 |
| Opened | September 2015 |
| Construction cost | yuan ￥1,5 billion[1] USD $ 225 million (complex) 156 million (central court) EUR € 135 million (central court) |
| Tenants | |
| Wuhan Open WTA (Tennis) (2015–present) 2017 League of Legends World Championship | |
The facility has a 15,000-seat main stadium named "Central Court", a 5,000-seat annex stadium (Court 1), and 6 standard outdoor hard courts with necessary supporting facilities, covering an area of 103,400 square metres (1,113,000 sq ft).[3][4] The center is located in the Wuhan East Lake New Technology Development Zone, being adjacent to Erfei Hill.
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References
- Optics Valley International Tennis Center Projects: Optics Valley International Tennis Center
- "Wuhan In 2015: A Whole New Level". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- "English Wuhan". english.wh.gov.cn. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- "Venues-WUHANOPEN". en.wuhanopen.org. Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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