The Taube Tennis Center is an outdoor

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facility on the west coast of the

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, located on the campus of

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. In addition to hosting the

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's men's and women's tennis teams, the 17-court facility was the home of the

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between 1997 and 2017, a

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event. The stadium court, ''Taube Family Tennis Stadium'', has a

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of 2,445 spectators. The facility has hosted many tennis events, including the

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final, which saw the

defeat

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; four NCAA Women's Tennis Championships; and the first combined NCAA Women's and Men's Tennis Championships in 2006. Since 2008, Taube has also been host to the annual USGO Gay/Lesbian tournament, held every Memorial Day weekend. See The Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance. Opened in 1926, the site was previously occupied by Stanford Field. The approximate

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is above

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External links

Facility's page on GoStanford.comPhoto galleryFed Cup Final September 1999, USA vs RussiaPhoto gallery 2Wikimapia
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