The Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre is a

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venue located at the corner of Hope Island Road and Activa Way, Hope Island,

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. It has hosted a number of international tennis tournaments. When

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's major tennis centre,

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, closed in 1990s due to financial losses, the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre became increasingly used for major tennis events in Queensland. When the

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opened their new

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in Brisbane in 2008, major events relocated to the new facility, while other events relocated to the Royal Pines tennis centre. Pat Cash sold his interest in the centre in 2008 to Tennis Asia, a company based in Hong Kong, from 2008 the centre has been leased to a number of local lease holders. The association with Pat Cash was lost in 2010 when the lease holder Chris Steele decided not to renew the relationship. In 2012, Tennis Blue took over the lease followed by Australia Tennis Academy in 2014. In 2016, Activa Tennis Academy Australia took over the lease and are the current lease holder with Jeff Schneider as company director and head coach. In April 2021, Gold Coast billionaire and former Member of Parliament,

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, purchased the centre.

Facilities

The venue has 12 international standard hardcourts with floodlighting.

Tournaments

1997 Gold Coast Classic The 1997 Gold Coast Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the first edition ...

* 1997 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs * 1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts * 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts * 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts * Australian Women's Hardcourts (1997–2008)

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Facilities

Tournaments

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