The Indianapolis Tennis Center, originally known as the Indianapolis Sports Center, was a tennis stadium complex with additional outdoor and indoor tennis courts on the campus of

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(IUPUI) in

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. The stadium, which seated 10,000 spectators, was built in 1979. At that time it was the venue for the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships tournament. It was also the site of the tennis events for the

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. When originally constructed, the complex included 14 outdoor courts, all of which, including the stadium court, had a clay surface. In 1989 an indoor facility featuring six

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Ii courts was added, and the stadium court and other outdoor courts were converted from clay to DecoTurf. Due to the change in playing surface, the name of the tournament was changed to the RCA Tennis Championships. The name of the tournament changed again to the

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in 2007 due to the loss of the

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sponsorship. Changes to the date of the tournament to a less desirable point in the

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tour combined with the loss of sponsorship resulted in the tournament being sold and moved to

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. Maintenance costs due to the loss of tournament income plus IUPUI's need for the land for future development led to the closure of the facility in August 2010 and its subsequent demolition that year.

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Indianapolis Tennis ChampionshipsWikimapiaWorld Stadiums website
Sports venues in Indianapolis Atlanta Open (tennis) Tennis venues in Indiana 1979 establishments in Indiana Sports venues completed in 1979 2010 disestablishments in Indiana Sports venues demolished in 2010 {{Indiana-stadium-stub

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