Caja Mágica (; ), also known as the Manzanares Park Tennis Center, is a multi-purpose stadium located in
Madrid
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,
Spain
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. Since 2009, it has been the home of the
Madrid Open tennis tournament.
There are three
courts
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Courts gene ...
under the one structure, and a series of retractable roofs. The
seating capacity
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of Courts 1 and 2 would have been increased if
Madrid's bid for the
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
had been successful.
Construction
The main building of the complex is the ''Edificio Madrid Caja Mágica'', a sports venue that houses three arenas. The center clay court, with a maximum capacity for 12,442 spectators, is officially named ''Estadio
Manolo Santana''. The second largest court is called ''Estadio
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario (; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 12 weeks, as well as ...
'' and has 3,194 seats alongside a third smaller court for 2,730 spectators. All courts have an individual adjustable roof that can be moved into several different positions, opened or completely closed if necessary. The sports complex was designed by French architect
Dominique Perrault. The main materials used in the cubic-shaped building are steel, aluminum, concrete and glass. Initially budgeted for 120 million euros, the total construction bill amounted to 294 million euros.
Also part of the complex is an elongated building with eleven tennis courts and an outdoor facility with sixteen courts.
Other sports and events
It was opened by a concert of singer
Lenny Kravitz
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on 8 May, 2009.
In the 2010–11 season, it was the home stadium for the
Real Madrid
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basketball team. In January 2013, it was the Madrid venue for the
2013 World Men's Handball Championship.
It can also be used for concerts and shows. It was the venue for the
2010 MTV Europe Music Awards held on 7 November of that year.
On 10 May 2024, Caja Mágica was announced as the selected venue for the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
On 12 November 2024, it was announced that the first Major tournament of the
2025 Call of Duty League season hosted by
Toronto Ultra would be played at Caja Mágica from 30 January to 2 February.
Gallery
See also
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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 of ...
*
List of indoor arenas in Spain
References
External links
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Caja Mágica
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Indoor arenas in Spain
Tennis venues in Spain
Basketball venues in Spain
Sports venues in Madrid
Sports venues completed in 2009
2009 establishments in Spain
Buildings and structures in Usera District, Madrid
Retractable-roof stadiums in Europe