R. K. Khanna Tennis Complex is a
tennis
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stadium in
New Delhi
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,
India
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. It has a centre court, six match courts and six warm-up courts. It has a capacity of 5,015.
[XIX Commonwealth Games]
RK Khanna Tennis Complex
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About
The stadium was opened in 1982, and was renovated in 2009.
The arena was named after Raj Kumar Khanna, a former president of the All India Tennis Association
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) ( hi, अखिल भारतीय टेनिस संघ), is the governing body of tennis in India. It was established in 1920 and affiliated by International Tennis Federation and Asian Tennis Fed ...
(AITA) and a former non-playing captain of the India Davis Cup team
The India men's national tennis team represents India in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the All India Tennis Association.
History
India competed in its first Davis Cup in 1921 but has yet to win the Cup.
India finished as runne ...
.
It was a venue for the tennis events at the 1982 Asian Games
The 9th Asian Games ( hi, 1982 एशियाई खेल) were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of t ...
and 2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, ...
. It is also used sometimes for India's Fed Cup
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and Davis Cup
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matches.
From 2012 it will annually host the India Open
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, a WTA Challenger Tournament.
References
2010 Commonwealth Games venues
1982 Asian Games
Tennis venues in India
Sport in New Delhi
1982 establishments in Delhi
Sports venues completed in 1982
Sports venues in Delhi
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