The Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex is a
tennis
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and
squash
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complex in
Doha
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,
Qatar
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. The center is owned and operated by the
Qatar Tennis Federation
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. It is the home venue of the
ATP World Tour
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's
Qatar ExxonMobil Open and
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Qatar Total Open. It formerly hosted the year-ending
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in 2008–2010. It has also hosted the tennis and squash competitions at the
2006 Asian Games
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, as well as the 2021
Padel World Championship.
History
Professional tennis in Qatar started with exhibition tournaments featuring distinguished players. Due to the success of these games, it was decided that an official organization should be created for the same. On 9 April 1984, the Qatar Tennis Federation was established. In 1987 tennis was introduced to major sports clubs in Qatar. Games were held at four major sports clubs – Al Arabi, Al Saad, Al Ahli, and Al Rayyan.
In 1991 facilities at the Qatar Tennis Federation had increased including the number of tennis courts and on 16 December 1992 this new complex was inaugurated. The complex was recently built the Phase III which was a major upgrade for the complex.
[Al-Balagh Projects – Khalifa Tennis Complex https://www.albalagh.com/en_US/projects/khalifa-sports-complex/]
Location
The facility is located adjacent to the Qatar Sports club and Doha compound in the Al Dafna area of Doha. It sits on one end of the West Bay district at the intersection of the Majilis Al Taawon and Al Markhiya streets.
It is within walking distance of major hotels and commercial establishments in the district. Several food chains like Fuddruckers and Burger king also have branches with in or around the complex.
Expansion and facilities
The stadium had an initial capacity of 4500 seats. It was renovated and enlarged in 2008 increasing its seating capacity to 7000. Additional areas introduced corporate boxes, lower, middle and upper sections. A media center and sponsor booths are also incorporated.
To cater to local needs an impressive VIP Tent along with a general public area with food courts and entertainment were gradually introduced. The complex has 24 courts and all the necessary facilities to host major tennis tournaments in the world.
File:Qatar open 2017 SF, Murray vs Berdych1183.jpg, A view of the main center court Tennis court of the complex.
File:Ana Ivanovic Qatar Open.jpg, Ana Ivanovic at the Qatar Open.
File:Rafael Nadal Doha.jpg, Rafael Nadal at the complex during one of the games.
File:Roger Federer Doha.jpg, Roger Federer swings to take a shot in Doha.
See also
*
List of tennis stadiums by capacity
The following is a list of notable tennis stadiums by capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators they can regularly accommodate.
Notes:
* Stadiums ordered by their capacity (if equal, by the first stadium to reach the capacity)
* Some o ...
References
External links
Qatar Tennis Federation
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Tennis venues in Qatar
Sports venues in Doha
Tennis in Qatar
1992 establishments in Qatar
Sports venues completed in 1992