The Mount Royal Tennis Club has been the most-used venue for
Canada
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hosting
Davis Cup
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ties. It has been the country's most prominent
grass court
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Although grass c ...
Davis Cup venue.
The MRTC has played host to 28 Davis Cup ties between 1923 and 1964.
All but the last of these ties was played on grass courts—the 1964 tie was played on clay. Only three other Davis Cup ties played in Canada have ever been on grass, one held at the
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
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in 1952, one at the
Victoria Lawn Tennis Club on Vancouver Island in 1956, and one held at the
Hollyburn Country Club in Vancouver in 1992.
As of 2009, the club has been operating for 102 years.
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The Mount Royal Tennis Club
Mount Royal
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