Kallang Tennis Centre is a tennis court in

Kallang Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the ...

, Singapore. It is located along Stadium Boulevard, adjacent to the

Kallang Field Kallang Field is a sports field located in Kallang, Singapore. It is part of the Kallang Sports Complex, near where the Singapore Indoor Stadium and the Singapore Sports Hub are. History Kallang Field and the adjacent Tennis Centre are part of the ...

, and is part of the Kallang Sports Centre. It is located just outside the central business district area.First youth Olympic Games: Kallang Tennis Centre
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History

The Kallang Tennis Centre was opened as a community sports facility in March 1978. Since then, it has been a popular venue for tennis programmes and competitions, including hosting the local national schools’ tennis competitions. It is also the training venue for the national team and national youth teams. The Kallang Tennis Centre is equipped with 14 courts.

2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Kallang Tennis Centre was used as a competition venue for

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

during the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

. Temporary seating stands for 2,000 were built around the main court for fans and the media during the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

Notes and references

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